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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 17)
National Fuel Gas Company
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
_______636180101_________
(CUSIP Number)
David Goldman
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1435
(914) 921-5000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
______________________ March 17, 2020________________________
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box .
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CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
Gabelli Funds, LLC I.D. No. 13-4044523
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2
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
00-Funds of investment advisory clients
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
New York
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
3,189,500 (Item 5)
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: 8
:
:
:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
:
:
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Sole dispositive power
3,189,500 (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,189,500 (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
3.68%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA, CO
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2
CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
GAMCO Asset Management Inc. I.D. No. 13-4044521
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2
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
00-Funds of investment advisory clients
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
New York
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
1,894,656 (Item 5)
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: 8
:
:
:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
:
:
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Sole dispositive power
1,990,756 (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
1,990,756 (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
2.30%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA, CO
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CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3379374
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2
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
00 – Client funds
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
Delaware
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
5,300 (Item 5)
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: 8
:
:
:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
:
:
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Sole dispositive power
5,300 (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
5,300 (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
0.01%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC, CO, IA
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CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
MJG Associates, Inc. I.D. No. 06-1304269
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2
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
00-Client Funds
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
Connecticut
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
53,500 (Item 5)
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: 8
:
:
:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
:
:
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Sole dispositive power
53,500 (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
53,500 (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
0.06%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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5
CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
Gabelli Foundation, Inc. I.D. No. 94-2975159
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2
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
NV
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
15,000 (Item 5)
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: 8
:
:
:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
:
:
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Sole dispositive power
15,000 (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
15,000 (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
0.02%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
00-Private Foundation
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CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
GGCP, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3056041
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2
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
Wyoming
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
24,000 (Item 5)
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: 8
:
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:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
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:
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Sole dispositive power
24,000 (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
24,000 (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
0.03%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC, CO
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CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
GAMCO Investors, Inc. I.D. No.
13-4007862
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
None
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
Delaware
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
None (Item 5)
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: 8
:
:
:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
:
:
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Sole dispositive power
None (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
None (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
0.00%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC, CO
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CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
Associated Capital Group, Inc. I.D. No. 47-3965991
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
Delaware
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
3,300 (Item 5)
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: 8
:
:
:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
:
:
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Sole dispositive power
3,300 (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
3,300 (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
0.00%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC, CO
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CUSIP No. 636180101
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1
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Names of reporting persons
I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only)
Mario J. Gabelli
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2
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Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a)
(b)
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3
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Sec use only
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4
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Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
00 – Funds of a Private Entity
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5
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Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e)
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6
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Citizenship or place of organization
USA
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Number Of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
By Each
Reporting
Person
With
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: 7
:
:
:
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Sole voting power
6,500 (Item 5)
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: 8
:
:
:
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Shared voting power
None
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: 9
:
:
:
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Sole dispositive power
6,500 (Item 5)
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:10
:
:
:
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Shared dispositive power
None
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11
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Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
6,500 (Item 5)
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12
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Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X
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13
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Percent of class represented by amount in row (11)
0.01%
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14
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Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 17 to Schedule 13D on the Common Stock of National Fuel Gas Company (the “Issuer”) is being filed on behalf of the
undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended (the “Schedule 13D”), which was originally filed on August 11, 2010. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in
the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background
Item 2 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows:
This statement is being filed by Mario J. Gabelli (“Mario Gabelli”) and various entities which he
directly or indirectly controls or for which he acts as chief investment officer. These entities, except for LICT Corporation (“LICT) and CIBL, Inc.
(“CIBL”), engage in various aspects of the securities business, primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and individual clients, including registered investment companies and pension plans, and as general partner or the equivalent of
various private investment partnerships or private funds and as a registered broker-dealer. Certain of these entities may also make investments for their own accounts.
The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a particular issuer.
Although several of the foregoing persons are treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting their beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings of those who do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed the
1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G or implementation of their investment philosophy may from time to time require action which could be viewed as not completely passive. In order to avoid any question as to whether their beneficial
ownership is being reported on the proper form and in order to provide greater investment flexibility and administrative uniformity, these persons have decided to file their beneficial ownership reports on the more detailed Schedule 13D form rather
than on the short-form Schedule 13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be necessary.
(a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one or more of the following persons: GGCP, Inc. (“GGCP”), GGCP Holdings LLC (“GGCP
Holdings”), GAMCO Investors, Inc. (“GBL”), Associated Capital Group, Inc. (“AC”), Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli Funds”), GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (“GAMCO”), Teton Advisors, Inc. (“Teton Advisors”), Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc.
(“GCIA”), Morgan Group Holding Co., (“MGH”), G.research, LLC (“G.research”), MJG Associates, Inc. (“MJG Associates”), Gabelli Foundation, Inc. (“Foundation”), Mario Gabelli, LICT and CIBL. Those of the foregoing persons signing this Schedule 13D are
hereinafter referred to as the “Reporting Persons”.
GGCP makes investments for its own account and is the manager and a member of GGCP Holdings which is the controlling shareholder of GBL and
AC. GBL, a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is the parent company for a variety of companies engaged in the securities business, including certain of those named below. AC, a public company listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, is the parent company for a variety of companies engaged in the securities business, including certain of those listed below.
GAMCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GBL, is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended
(“Advisers Act”). GAMCO is an investment manager providing discretionary managed account services for employee benefit plans, private investors, endowments, foundations and others.
GCIA, a wholly owned subsidiary of AC, is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act and serves as a general partner or
investment manager to limited partnerships and offshore investment companies and other accounts. As a part of its business, GCIA may purchase or sell securities for its own account. GCIA is a general partner or investment manager of a number of
funds or partnerships, including Gabelli Associates Fund, L.P., Gabelli Associates Fund II, L.P., Gabelli Associates Limited, Gabelli Associates Limited II E, ALCE Partners, L.P., Gabelli Capital Structure Arbitrage Fund LP, Gabelli Capital Structure
Arbitrage Fund Limited, Gabelli Intermediate Credit Fund L.P., GAMA Select Energy + L.P., GAMCO Medical Opportunities L.P., and Gabelli Multimedia Partners, L.P.
G.research is a wholly owned subsidiary of MGH. MGH in turn is controlled by AC through an 83% ownership interest. G.research, is a
broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“1934 Act”), which as a part of its business regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account.
Gabelli Funds, a wholly owned subsidiary of GBL, is a limited liability company. Gabelli Funds is an investment adviser registered under
the Advisers Act which provides advisory services for The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc., The Gabelli Asset Fund, The Gabelli Growth Fund, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc., The Gabelli Value 25 Fund Inc., The Gabelli Small Cap
Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity Income Fund, The Gabelli ABC Fund, The Gabelli Global Content & Connectivity Fund, The Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc., The Gabelli Global Rising Income & Dividend Fund, The Gabelli
Capital Asset Fund, The Gabelli International Growth Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Global Growth Fund, The Gabelli Utility Trust, The Gabelli Utilities Fund, The Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund, The Gabelli Focus Five Fund, The Comstock Capital Value Fund,
The Gabelli Dividend and Income Trust, The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust, The GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources, & Income Trust, The GAMCO Natural Resources Gold & Income Trust, The GDL Fund, Gabelli Enterprise Mergers &
Acquisitions Fund, The Gabelli ESG Fund, Inc., The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund, The Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Rx Trust, The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust, Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust, Gabelli Merger Plus+
Trust Plc, The Gabelli Global Financial Services Fund, The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund, The Gabelli Go Anywhere Trust, The Gabelli Media Mogul Fund, The Gabelli Pet Parents’ Fund, The Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, Bancroft Fund Ltd.
and Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd. (collectively, the “Funds”), which are registered investment companies. Gabelli Funds is also the investment adviser to The GAMCO International SICAV (sub-funds GAMCO Merger Arbitrage and GAMCO All Cap
Value), a UCITS III vehicle.
Teton Advisors, an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, provides discretionary advisory services to The TETON Westwood
Mighty Mitessm Fund, The TETON Westwood Income Fund, The TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund, TETON Westwood Intermediate Bond Fund, and The TETON Westwood Mid-Cap Equity Fund.
MJG Associates provides advisory services to private investment partnerships and offshore funds. Mario Gabelli is the sole shareholder,
director and employee of MJG Associates. MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of Gabelli International Limited and Gabelli Fund, LDC. Mario J. Gabelli is the general partner of Gabelli Performance Partnership, LP.
The Foundation is a private foundation. Mario Gabelli is the Chairman, a Trustee and the Investment Manager of the Foundation. Elisa M.
Wilson is the President of the Foundation.
LICT is a holding company with operating subsidiaries engaged primarily in the rural telephone industry. LICT actively pursues new business
ventures and acquisitions. LICT makes investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and acquisitions and are not engaged in the business of investing, or trading in securities.
Mario J. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer, a director, and substantial shareholder of LICT.
CIBL is a holding company with interests in telecommunications operations, primarily in the rural telephone industry. CIBL actively pursues
new business ventures and acquisitions. CIBL makes investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and acquisitions and are not engaged in the business of investing, or trading
in securities. Mario J. Gabelli is a director, and substantial shareholder of CIBL.
Mario Gabelli is the controlling stockholder, Chief Executive Officer and a director of GGCP and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
GBL. He is the Executive Chairman of AC. Mario Gabelli is also a member of GGCP Holdings. Mario Gabelli is the controlling shareholder of Teton.
The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute a group.
GAMCO is a New York corporation and GBL, MGH and Teton Advisors are Delaware corporations, each having its principal business office at One
Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. GGCP is a Wyoming corporation and AC and GCIA are Delaware corporations each having its principal business office 191 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830. GGCP Holdings is a Delaware limited liability
corporation having its principal business office at 191 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830. G.research is a Delaware limited liability company having its principal officers at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. Gabelli Funds is a New York
limited liability company having its principal business office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. MJG Associates is a Connecticut corporation having its principal business office at 191 Mason Street, Greenwich, CT 06830. The Foundation
is a Nevada corporation having its principal offices at 165 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. LICT is a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business as 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, New York 10580. CIBL, Inc. is a Delaware
corporation having its principal place of business as 165 West Liberty Street, Suite 220, Reno, NV 89501.
For information required by instruction C to Schedule 13D with respect to the executive officers and directors of the foregoing entities
and other related persons (collectively, “Covered Persons”), reference is made to Schedule I annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) – Not applicable.
(e) – Not applicable.
(f) – Reference is made to
Schedule I hereto.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows:
On March 17, 2020, GAMCO issued a press release commenting on the Issuer’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A copy of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows:
(a) The aggregate number of Securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is 5,287,856 shares, representing 6.11% of the 86,560,898 shares
outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s most recently filed Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending December 31, 2019. The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities as follows:
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Name
|
Shares of
Common Stock
|
% of Class of
Common
|
|
GAMCO
|
1,990,756
|
2.30%
|
|
Gabelli Funds
GCIA
Foundation
Mario Gabelli
MJG Associates
GGCP
AC
|
3,189,500
5,300
15,000
6,500
53,500
24,000
3,300
|
3.68%
0.01%
0.02%
0.01%
0.06%
0.03%
0.00%
|
Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial owner
ship of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons. GCIA is deemed
to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by G.research. AC, GBL and GGCP are deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons other than Mario Gabelli and the
Foundation.
(b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of the Securities reported for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment clients or its partners, as the case may be, except that (i) GAMCO does not have the authority to vote 96,100 of the reported shares,
(ii) Gabelli Funds has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to the shares of the Issuer held by the Funds so long as the aggregate voting interest of all joint filers does not exceed 25% of their total voting interest in the Issuer and, in
that event, the Proxy Voting Committee of each Fund shall respectively vote that Fund’s shares, (iii) at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion the entire voting power with respect to the
shares held by such fund under special circumstances such as regulatory considerations, and (iv) the power of Mario Gabelli, AC, GBL, and GGCP is indirect with respect to Securities beneficially owned directly by other Reporting Persons.
(c) Information with respect to all transactions in the Securities which were effected during the past sixty days or since the most recent
filing on Schedule 13D, whichever is less, by each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons is set forth on Schedule II annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(e) Not applicable.
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Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: March 17, 2020
GGCP, INC.
MARIO J. GABELLI
GABELLI FOUNDATION, INC.
By:/s/ David Goldman
David Goldman
Attorney-in-Fact
TETON ADVISORS, INC.
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC
By:/s/ David
Goldman
David Goldman
General Counsel – Gabelli Funds, LLC
Counsel-Teton Advisors, Inc.
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
By:/s/ Kevin
Handwerker
Kevin Handwerker
General Counsel
& Secretary – GAMCO Investors, Inc.
ASSOCIATED CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
GABELLI & COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.
By:/s/ Douglas R. Jamieson
Douglas R. Jamieson
President
& Chief Executive Officer – Associated Capital
Group, Inc.
President – GAMCO Asset Management Inc.
President – Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc.
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Schedule I
Information with Respect to Executive
Officers and Directors of the Undersigned
Schedule I to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows:
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The following sets forth as to each of the executive officers and directors of the undersigned: his name; his business address; his present
principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted. Unless otherwise specified, the principal employer of each such individual is
GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC, Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc., G.research, LLC, Teton Advisors, Inc., Associated Capital Group, Inc. or GAMCO Investors, Inc., the business address of each of which is One
Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580, and each such individual identified below is a citizen of the United States. To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the last five years, no such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and no such person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject to a judgment, decree or
final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities law or finding any violation with respect to such laws except as reported in Item 2(d) and (e) of this Schedule 13D.
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GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Directors:
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Edwin L. Artzt
Raymond C. Avansino
Leslie B. Daniels
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Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Procter & Gamble Company
900 Adams Crossing
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
E.L. Wiegand Foundation
165 West Liberty Street
Reno, NV 89501
Operating Partner
AE Industrial Partners, LP
2500 N. Military Trail, Suite 470
Boca Raton, FL 33431
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Mario J. Gabelli
Elisa M. Wilson
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC.
Director
c/o GAMCO Investors, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
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Eugene R. McGrath
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Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
4 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003
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Robert S. Prather
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President & Chief Executive Officer
Heartland Media, LLC
1843 West Wesley Road
Atlanta, GA 30327
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Officers:
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Mario J. Gabelli
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Henry G. Van der Eb
Bruce N. Alpert
Agnes Mullady
Kevin Handwerker
Kieran Caterina
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Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Senior Vice President
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Chief Accounting Officer
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GAMCO Asset Management Inc.
Directors:
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Douglas R. Jamieson
Regina M. Pitaro
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Officers:
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Mario J. Gabelli
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios
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Douglas R. Jamieson
David Goldman
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director
General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
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Gabelli Funds, LLC
Officers:
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Mario J. Gabelli
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Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios
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Bruce N. Alpert
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Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
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Agnes Mullady
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President and Chief Operating Officer – Open End Fund Division
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David Goldman
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General Counsel
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Gabelli Foundation, Inc.
Officers:
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Mario J. Gabelli
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Chairman, Trustee & Chief Investment Officer
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Elisa M. Wilson
Marc Gabelli
Matthew R. Gabelli
Michael Gabelli
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President
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
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GGCP, Inc.
Directors:
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Mario J. Gabelli
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC.
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Marc Gabelli
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President – GGCP, Inc.
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Matthew R. Gabelli
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Vice President – Trading
G.research, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
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Michael Gabelli
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President & COO
Gabelli & Partners, LLC
One Corporate Center
Rye, NY 10580
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Frederic V. Salerno
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Chairman
Former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
Verizon Communications
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Vincent S. Tese
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Executive Chairman – FCB Financial Corp
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Elisa M. Wilson
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Director
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Officers:
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Mario J. Gabelli
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer
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Marc Gabelli
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President
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Silvio A. Berni
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Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, Vice President Corporate Development and Controller, Assistant Secretary
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GGCP Holdings LLC
Members:
GGCP, Inc.
Mario J. Gabelli
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Manager and Member
Member
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Teton Advisors, Inc.
Directors:
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Marc Gabelli
Vincent J. Amabile
Stephen G. Bondi, CPA
Aaron J. Feingold, M.D.
Nicholas F. Galluccio
Kevin M. Keeley
John M. Tesoro, CPA
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Executive Chairman
Founder- Amabile Partners
Chief Financial Officer – Mittleman Brothers, LLC
President and Founder – Raritan Bay Cardiology Group
Chief Executive Officer and President
President & Executive Chairman – Keeley Teton Advisors, LLC
Retired Partner – KPMG LLP
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Officers:
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Nicholas F. Galluccio
Patrick B. Huvane, CPA, CFA
Deanna B. Marotz
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See above
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Compliance Officer
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Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Directors:
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Mario J. Gabelli
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc.
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc.
Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC.
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Marc Gabelli
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President – GGCP, Inc.
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Douglas R. Jamieson
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Bruce Lisman
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Former Chairman - JP Morgan – Global Equity Division
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Daniel R. Lee
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Chief Executive Officer
Full House Resorts, Inc.
4670 South Ford Apache Road, Suite 190
Las Vegas, NV 89147
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Salvatore F. Sodano
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Vice Chairman – Broadridge Financial Solutions
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Frederic V. Salerno
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See above
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Elisa M. Wilson
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Director
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Officers:
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Mario J. Gabelli
Douglas R. Jamieson
Kenneth D. Masiello
Kevin Handwerker
David Fitzgerald
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Executive Chairman
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Accounting Officer
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Assistant Secretary
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Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc.
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Directors:
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Douglas R. Jamieson
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Officers:
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Douglas R. Jamieson
John Givissis
Kevin Handwerker
David Fitzgerald
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Chief Executive Officer and President
Controller
Secretary
Assistant Secretary
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G.research, LLC
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Officers:
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Cornelius V. McGinity
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Office of the Chairman
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Vincent Amabile
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President
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Bruce N. Alpert
Douglas R. Jamieson
Kevin Handwerker
David Fitzgerald
David Goldman
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Vice President
Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Secretary
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xA0; SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)
SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE
DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2)
COMMON STOCK-NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
GABELLI FOUNDATION, INC.
3/12/20 1,000 35.2732
GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
3/16/20 1,500 37.0280
3/16/20 300- 36.0879
3/16/20 2,500- 37.2952
3/13/20 300- *DO
3/13/20 900- 36.0001
3/13/20 290- 35.8081
3/13/20 100- 35.5300
3/13/20 575 35.0206
3/12/20 200- 35.8000
3/12/20 1,650- 35.6458
3/11/20 200- 37.3400
3/11/20 875 37.2594
3/11/20 500- 36.9150
3/11/20 1,400 37.1709
3/11/20 1,500- 37.2570
3/11/20 3,225- 37.2033
3/11/20 925- 37.0770
3/10/20 400- 38.7672
3/10/20 200- 39.1050
3/10/20 1,000 39.3290
3/10/20 800- *DO
3/10/20 300- 38.1800
3/10/20 7,900- 38.0173
3/10/20 3,500- 37.5354
3/09/20 1,000 37.2881
3/06/20 100- 38.3200
3/05/20 75- 37.1600
3/05/20 200 37.6700
3/04/20 500- 38.7248
3/04/20 500 38.8272
3/03/20 200- *DO
3/03/20 1,000 37.9651
3/03/20 500 37.7400
3/02/20 5,500 37.5937
3/02/20 200 37.3750
2/28/20 1,200 36.3467
2/27/20 225 37.2884
2/26/20 1,800 39.3496
2/25/20 1,500- *DO
2/25/20 2,000- *DO
2/24/20 200- *DO
2/21/20 4,000- 43.0959
2/21/20 1,300- *DO
2/20/20 900- 43.4333
2/20/20 200- 43.2100
2/19/20 250- *DO
2/18/20 4,000- 43.5445
2/13/20 200- 43.0850
2/13/20 1,000 43.0632
2/12/20 400-
0; 42.9001
2/12/20 360 42.9476
2/12/20 200 42.6881
2/12/20 25- 42.9104
2/11/20 1,320 42.6893
2/11/20 100- 42.9938
2/11/20 200- *DO
2/10/20 300 42.0344
2/10/20 200- 42.3001
2/07/20 400 42.5525
2/07/20 1,600- *DO
2/07/20 200- 42.7500
2/05/20 300- *DO
2/05/20 200- *DO
2/04/20 500- 43.1020
2/04/20 200 42.9100
2/04/20 500- 43.3880
2/03/20 700 42.9100
1/31/20 283 41.5900
1/31/20 7- 42.9600
1/31/20 2,000- 42.9322
1/31/20 18- 42.4558
1/30/20 200- *DO
1/30/20 400 42.2200
1/30/20 680- 41.8951
1/29/20 800- *DO
1/29/20 200 42.8000
1/29/20 1,000 42.8400
1/27/20 500 43.0435
1/22/20 100- *DO
1/21/20 200 44.9430
GGCP, INC.
3/02/20 4,000 37.7034
MARIO J. GABELLI
3/03/20 1,000 38.5100
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC.
GABELLI VALUE PLUS TRUST PLC
2/05/20 2,000 44.5188
GABELLI GO ANYWHERE TRUST
3/02/20 800 37.9886
GABELLI EQUITY INCOME FUND
3/02/20 4,500- 37.6096
GABELLI DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND
3/16/20 500- 35.2500
3/13/20 300- 35.7500
2/05/20 200- 44.2500
1/29/20 500- 42.9500
GABELLI ASSET FUND
3/11/20 1,600- 37.5075
3/09/20 1,000- 37.2488
2/05/20 7,000- 44.1612
1/23/20 2,000- 44.0567
ASSOCIATED CAPITAL GROUP INC.
1/27/20 600 42.7445
(1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
ON THE NYSE.
(2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.
(*) RESULTS IN CHANGE OF DISPOSITIVE POWER AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.
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