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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · National Fuel Gas (NFG)

NFG: Distribution president DeCarolis to retire July 1, 2025, then serve as consultant

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

National Fuel Gas said it entered a consulting agreement dated June 13, 2025 with Donna L. DeCarolis, president of its Distribution Corporation subsidiary, who is retiring July 1, 2025. Michael D. Colpoys will succeed her as president on that date, a change the company had previously disclosed. The filing describes a routine leadership transition with a planned consulting arrangement running through July 1, 2028.

Key points

  • Consulting agreement dated June 13, 2025; retirement date July 1, 2025
  • Consulting period runs from retirement through July 1, 2028, at the CEO's reasonable request
  • Consulting fee of $15,000 per month, or $540,000 over three years, plus a computer, subscriptions and travel reimbursement
  • Michael D. Colpoys succeeds DeCarolis as Distribution Corporation president effective July 1, 2025

The filing

CompanyNational Fuel Gas (NFG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 18, 2025, 5:27 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-142824

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 18, 2025.

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