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  0001858812
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000070145
  NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO
  001-03880
  6363 MAIN STREET
  WILLIAMSVILLE
  NY
  14221-5887
  716-857-7000
  Loweth Justin I
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 Summer Street
  Boston
  MA
  02110
  19532
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  /s/ Christian Nasser as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Justin Loweth