Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. on Form 10-K for the period ending June 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Glenn R. Jennings, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. |
| DATE: August 26, 2014 | /s/Glenn R. Jennings | |
| Glenn R. Jennings | ||
| Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||