<p>纽约州威廉斯维尔，2025 年 12 月 15 日（全球新闻稿）——国家燃气公司（“国家燃气” 或 “公司”）今天宣布，它已与一组投资者（“投资者”）签署了一项认购协议（“认购协议”），进行一项普通股的私募发行（“发行”）。在发行完成后，公司预计将获得 3.5 亿美元的毛收益，扣除费用和支出之前，预计将出售约 440 万股普通股，购买价格为每股 79.50 美元。该发行预计将于 2025 年 12 月 17 日完成，前提是满足认购协议中规定的交割条件。</p>
<p>国家燃气打算将发行的净收益用于一般企业用途，包括为国家燃气之前宣布收购 CenterPoint 在俄亥俄州的受监管天然气公用事业业务的部分购买价格提供资金。通过此次发行，国家燃气已满足与该交易相关的普通股需求，符合其维持当前投资级信用评级的目标。</p>
<p>普通股仅向合格投资者提供。公司预计将在发行完成后的 15 个日历日内，准备并向证券交易委员会（“SEC”）提交现有 S-3 注册声明（统称为 “注册声明”）的招股说明书补充，涵盖普通股的转售。</p>
<p>普通股的销售和发行不在证券法下注册，依赖于证券法第 4(a)(2) 条和根据该条款制定的 D 规章第 506 条提供的豁免，以及适用州法律下的类似豁免。</p>
<p>本新闻稿仅供信息参考，不构成出售或购买任何证券的要约，也不构成在任何州或司法管辖区内进行此类要约、招揽或销售的要约，在任何此类州或司法管辖区内，未经注册或资格审查，此类要约、招揽或销售将是非法的。</p>
<p>富国证券和 TD 证券担任此次发行的配售代理。</p>
<p><strong>关于国家燃气公司</strong></p>
<p>国家燃气是一家多元化能源公司，总部位于纽约西部，经营着一系列综合天然气资产，涵盖三个业务部门：综合上游和收集、管道和储存，以及公用事业。有关国家燃气的更多信息，请访问 www.nationalfuel.com。</p>
<p><strong>警示声明</strong></p>
<p>本新闻稿包含根据 1995 年私人证券诉讼改革法定义的 “前瞻性声明”。前瞻性声明包括所有非历史事实的声明。前瞻性声明通常通过 “预期”、“估计”、“期望”、“预测”、“打算”、“计划”、“预测”、“项目”、“相信”、“寻求”、“将”、“可能” 等类似表达来识别。除历史事实声明外的所有声明，包括有关计划、目标、目标、预测、战略、未来事件或表现及其基本假设的声明，均为前瞻性声明。前瞻性声明包括但不限于关于发行及注册声明提交时间、预期发行毛收益及预期净收益使用的任何声明。实际结果可能因情况变化、假设未实现或其他风险、不确定性和其他因素而与前瞻性声明有重大差异。无法预测或识别所有风险因素。有关不确定性和风险因素的描述和列表可以在我们截至 2025 年 9 月 30 日的 10-K 年度报告以及随后提交的 10-Q 季度报告和 8-K 当前报告中找到。在评估本新闻稿中的前瞻性声明时，您应仔细考虑上述所有风险、不确定性和其他因素，以及这些 SEC 报告中的内容。</p>
<p>尽管本新闻稿中的前瞻性声明基于国家燃气所表达的良好信念和合理基础的期望、信念和预测，但不能保证管理层的期望、信念或预测将实现或达成。这些前瞻性声明是基于截至本新闻稿日期的信息作出的，除法律要求外，国家燃气不承担任何义务，并明确拒绝任何义务，修订或更新这些声明以反映新信息或后续事件或情况。</p>
<p><strong>联系方式</strong></p>
<p><strong>分析师</strong></p>
<p>Natalie Fischer</p>
<p>716-857-7315</p>
<p><strong>媒体</strong></p>
<p>Karen Merkel</p>
<p>716-857-7654</p>
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国家燃气

<p>国家燃气公司宣布进行 3.5 亿美元的普通股私募，出售 440 万股，每股价格为 79.50 美元。所得款项将用于融资其收购 CenterPoint 在俄亥俄州的天然气公用事业业务的一部分。此次发行预计于 2025 年 12 月 17 日完成，旨在维持公司的投资级信用评级。股票将根据注册要求的豁免出售给合格投资者</p>

<p>WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Fuel Gas Company (“National Fuel” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) with a group of investors (the “Investors”) for a private placement of common stock (the “Offering”). Upon closing of the Offering, the Company expects to receive gross proceeds of $350 million, before deducting fees and expenses, resulting from the sale of approximately 4.4 million shares of common stock at a purchase price of $79.50 per share. The Offering is expected to close on December 17, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreement.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>纽约州威廉斯维尔，2025 年 12 月 15 日（全球新闻稿）——国家燃气公司（“国家燃气” 或 “公司”）今天宣布，它已与一组投资者（“投资者”）签署了一项认购协议（“认购协议”），进行一项普通股的私募发行（“发行”）。在发行完成后，公司预计将获得 3.5 亿美元的毛收益，扣除费用和支出之前，预计将出售约 440 万股普通股，购买价格为每股 79.50 美元。该发行预计将于 2025 年 12 月 17 日完成，前提是满足认购协议中规定的交割条件。</p>
</div><p>National Fuel intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, including to finance a portion of the purchase price for National Fuel’s previously announced acquisition of CenterPoint’s Ohio regulated gas utility business. With this Offering, National Fuel has satisfied its common equity needs in connection with that transaction, in line with its objective to maintain its current investment grade credit rating.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>国家燃气打算将发行的净收益用于一般企业用途，包括为国家燃气之前宣布收购 CenterPoint 在俄亥俄州的受监管天然气公用事业业务的部分购买价格提供资金。通过此次发行，国家燃气已满足与该交易相关的普通股需求，符合其维持当前投资级信用评级的目标。</p>
</div><p>The common stock was offered only to accredited investors. The Company expects to prepare and file a prospectus supplement to its existing Form S-3 registration statement (collectively, the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) covering the resale of the shares of common stock within 15 calendar days following the closing date of the Offering.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>普通股仅向合格投资者提供。公司预计将在发行完成后的 15 个日历日内，准备并向证券交易委员会（“SEC”）提交现有 S-3 注册声明（统称为 “注册声明”）的招股说明书补充，涵盖普通股的转售。</p>
</div><p>The common stock is being sold and issued without registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>普通股的销售和发行不在证券法下注册，依赖于证券法第 4(a)(2) 条和根据该条款制定的 D 规章第 506 条提供的豁免，以及适用州法律下的类似豁免。</p>
</div><p>This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新闻稿仅供信息参考，不构成出售或购买任何证券的要约，也不构成在任何州或司法管辖区内进行此类要约、招揽或销售的要约，在任何此类州或司法管辖区内，未经注册或资格审查，此类要约、招揽或销售将是非法的。</p>
</div><p>Wells Fargo Securities and TD Securities are acting as placement agents for the Offering.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>富国证券和 TD 证券担任此次发行的配售代理。</p>
</div><p><strong>About National Fuel Gas Company</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于国家燃气公司</strong></p>
</div><p>National Fuel is a diversified energy company headquartered in Western New York that operates an integrated collection of natural gas assets across three business segments: Integrated Upstream and Gathering, Pipeline and Storage, and Utility. Additional information about National Fuel is available at www.nationalfuel.com.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>国家燃气是一家多元化能源公司，总部位于纽约西部，经营着一系列综合天然气资产，涵盖三个业务部门：综合上游和收集、管道和储存，以及公用事业。有关国家燃气的更多信息，请访问 www.nationalfuel.com。</p>
</div><p><strong>Cautionary Statements</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>警示声明</strong></p>
</div><p>This press release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “will,” “may,” and similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, projections, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any statements regarding the Offering and the timing of the filing of the Registration Statement, the anticipated gross proceeds from the Offering and the anticipated use of the net proceeds of the Offering. Actual outcomes or results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of changes in circumstances, assumptions not being realized or other risks, uncertainties and other factors. It is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Descriptions and listings of uncertainties and risk factors can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2025 and in subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. You should consider all risks, uncertainties and other factors identified above and in those SEC reports carefully when evaluating the forward-looking statements in this press release.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新闻稿包含根据 1995 年私人证券诉讼改革法定义的 “前瞻性声明”。前瞻性声明包括所有非历史事实的声明。前瞻性声明通常通过 “预期”、“估计”、“期望”、“预测”、“打算”、“计划”、“预测”、“项目”、“相信”、“寻求”、“将”、“可能” 等类似表达来识别。除历史事实声明外的所有声明，包括有关计划、目标、目标、预测、战略、未来事件或表现及其基本假设的声明，均为前瞻性声明。前瞻性声明包括但不限于关于发行及注册声明提交时间、预期发行毛收益及预期净收益使用的任何声明。实际结果可能因情况变化、假设未实现或其他风险、不确定性和其他因素而与前瞻性声明有重大差异。无法预测或识别所有风险因素。有关不确定性和风险因素的描述和列表可以在我们截至 2025 年 9 月 30 日的 10-K 年度报告以及随后提交的 10-Q 季度报告和 8-K 当前报告中找到。在评估本新闻稿中的前瞻性声明时，您应仔细考虑上述所有风险、不确定性和其他因素，以及这些 SEC 报告中的内容。</p>
</div><p>Although the forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on expectations, beliefs and projections expressed in good faith and believed by National Fuel to have a reasonable basis, there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished. Such forward-looking statements are made based on information available as of the date of this press release, and, except as required by law, National Fuel undertakes no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, revise or update such statements to reflect new information or subsequent events or circumstances.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>尽管本新闻稿中的前瞻性声明基于国家燃气所表达的良好信念和合理基础的期望、信念和预测，但不能保证管理层的期望、信念或预测将实现或达成。这些前瞻性声明是基于截至本新闻稿日期的信息作出的，除法律要求外，国家燃气不承担任何义务，并明确拒绝任何义务，修订或更新这些声明以反映新信息或后续事件或情况。</p>
</div><p><strong>Contacts</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>联系方式</strong></p>
</div><p><strong>Analysts</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>分析师</strong></p>
</div><p>Natalie Fischer</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Natalie Fischer</p>
</div><p>716-857-7315</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>716-857-7315</p>
</div><p><strong>Media</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>媒体</strong></p>
</div><p>Karen Merkel</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Karen Merkel</p>
</div><p>716-857-7654</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>716-857-7654</p>
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