UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

March 30, 2016

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

Corning Natural Gas Holding Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York   000-00643   46-3235589
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

330 West William Street, Corning, New York 14830
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(607) 936-3755

(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:

 

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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On March 30, 2016, Corning Natural Gas Holding Corporation (the “Holding Company”) filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation reallocating its shares of preferred stock into 140,000 shares of 6% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and 360,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with the Department of State of the State of New York. That amendment to the Holding Company’s Certificate of Incorporation was effective as of the March 30, 2016 filing date.

The Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation described above is filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 3.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the number of shares of preferred Stock allocated between 6% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock filed by the Department of State of the State of New York on March 30, 2016.

SIGNATURE

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

Corning Natural Gas Holding Corporation

By: /s/ Michael I. German

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: March 31, 2016

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Form 8-K of Corning Natural Gas Holding Corporation

 

Exhibit 3.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation

with respect to the number of shares of preferred Stock

allocated between 6% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock

and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock filed by

the Department of State of the State of New York

on March 30, 2016 Filed herewith

 

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