UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 1, 2012 | ||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | ||
DELTA NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Kentucky | 0-8788 | 61-0458329 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3617 Lexington Road, Winchester, Kentucky | 40391 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
859-744-6171 | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | ||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
May 1, 2012 is the distribution date for the previously announced Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc., (the “Company”) two-for-one stock split (the “Stock Split”) of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock (the “Common Stock”), par value $1.00 per share. The Company’s Board of Directors declared the Stock Split on February 17, 2012, pursuant to which one (1) additional share of Common Stock is being issued for each share of Common Stock held by shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 17, 2012. May 2, 2012 will be the ex-dividend date, which is the first day that the Common Stock will trade on a post-split basis at a post-split adjusted price. See Exhibit 99.1 for the Company’s press release issued on May 1, 2012 regarding the Stock Split.
The Stock Split will increase the Company’s total shares of common stock outstanding from 3,408,696 shares outstanding prior to the stock split to 6,817,392 shares.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release issued on May 1, 2012
SIGNATURES | ||||||||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. | ||||||||
DELTA NATURAL GAS COMPANY, INC. | ||||||||
Date: May 1, 2012 | By: | /s/John B. Brown | ||||||
John B. Brown | ||||||||
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary |