National Fuel Gas Increases Dividend by 2.9% to $0.355

The Board of Directors of National Fuel Gas Company NFG today approved a 2.9 percent increase in the dividend on the Company's common stock, raising the quarterly rate from 34.5 cents per share as approved in June 2010 to 35.5 cents per share, for an annual rate of $1.42 per share. This action marks the 109th year of uninterrupted dividend payments and the 41st consecutive year that National Fuel has increased its dividend.