SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2024-02-08

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="id43c768af0f444f48a3e0b83e5a2bafd_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit 10.3</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Form of Award Notice for ESG Performance Shares </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Name</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Address</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dear_________&#58;</font></div><div style="text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">I am pleased to inform you that on &#91;date of grant&#93; the Compensation Committee (&#8220;Committee&#8221;) of the Board of Directors of National Fuel Gas Company (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) granted to you (the &#8220;Grantee&#8221; or &#8220;you&#8221;) ____ Performance Shares under the National Fuel Gas Company 2010 Equity Compensation Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), subject to a Performance Goal related to reductions in methane intensity rates and greenhouse gas emissions, as set forth in this Award Notice. Performance Shares are an award, pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, constituting units denominated in Common Stock, the number of which such units may be adjusted over a Performance Cycle based upon the extent to which Performance Goals have been satisfied. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The Performance Shares covered by this letter agreement (&#8220;Award Notice&#8221;) may be referred to in this Award Notice as &#8220;Your ESG Performance Shares.&#8221; The number of Performance Shares set forth above is referred to in this Award Notice as the &#8220;Target Opportunity.&#8221; The Plan and the Committee&#8217;s Administrative Rules (&#8220;Rules&#8221;) govern the operation of the Plan, as well as the terms and conditions of Your ESG Performance Shares, and are incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth for such terms in the Plan or the Rules.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Performance Cycle and Performance Goal</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The vesting of Your ESG Performance Shares is subject to a Performance Goal as set forth in this Award Notice. The Performance Cycle for Your ESG Performance Shares is &#91;start date&#93; through &#91;end date&#93;. Except as otherwise specified in the Plan or determined by the Committee, and to the extent the Performance Goal has been achieved, Your ESG Performance Shares shall vest on such date as the Committee determines the extent to which the Performance Goal has been achieved. Such determination date shall be not later than &#91;date&#93;. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">The Performance Goal upon which any vesting and payment of Your ESG Performance Shares is conditioned shall consist of two parts&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.12pt;margin-top:0.12pt;text-indent:0.36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style