A D D E N D U M
NINTH EXTENSION TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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Paragraph 5 of the five-year Employment Agreement between NATIONAL FUEL
GAS COMPANY ("Employer") and XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX ("Employee"), which was executed
on September 17, 1981, and originally terminated on December 31, 1986
("Agreement"), anticipated its extension at the end of three years, and each
year thereafter. Pursuant thereto, extensions to such agreement were executed by
the parties on September 20, 1984, September 18, 1985, September 16, 1986,
September 11, 1987, September 12, 1988, September 19, 1989, September 20, 1990
and September 20, 1991. The last extension extended the Agreement to September
1, 1996. Accordingly, Employer and Employee hereby agree to the further
extension of this Agreement from September 1, 1996 until September 1, 1999.
DATED: September 19, 1996
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NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY
By /s/ P. C. Xxxxxxxx
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P. C. Xxxxxxxx
Vice President of Employer
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Employee
