Gas Natural Inc. (NYSEMKT:EGAS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07

On December28, 2016, Gas Natural Inc. (the Company) held a
special meeting of shareholders (the Special Meeting), at 11:00
a.m. at Fairfield Inn Suites, located at 628 CC Camp Road / 268
Bypass, Elkin, North Carolina 28621, to submit to a vote the
shareholder proposals described in the definitive proxy statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November23,
2016 in connection with the previously announced Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), by and among the Company,
FR Bison Holdings, Inc. and FR Bison Merger Sub, Inc. (Merger
Sub), to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company
(the Merger), on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Merger Agreement.

The proposal to approve the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement required the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
the Companys common stock entitled to vote on the proposal. There
were 10,519,728 shares of the Companys common stock issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, of which
7,682,992 shares of the Companys common stock, representing
approximately 73.03% of the total common stock issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote, were represented, in person or
by proxy at the Special Meeting, constituting a quorum on all
proposals voted upon.

At the Special Meeting, the Companys shareholders voted on and
approved all of the Companys proposals. The results of each
shareholder vote taken at the Special Meeting, by proposal, were
as follows:

Proposal 1: The shareholders approved the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Proposal 2: The shareholders approved, by a
non-binding, advisory vote, the Merger related compensation that
may be paid by the Company to its named executive officers.

Proposal 3: The shareholders approved an
adjournment of the special meeting to a later date or time, if
necessary or appropriate, including for the purpose of soliciting
additional votes in favor of the proposal to approve the Merger,
and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

On December28, 2016, the Company issued a press release
announcing the results of the Special Meeting. The press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

(d) Exhibits.

About Gas Natural Inc. (NYSEMKT:EGAS)

Gas Natural Inc. is a natural gas company. The Company operates through three segments: Natural Gas; Marketing and Production, and Corporate and Other. The Natural Gas segment annually distributes approximately 20 billion cubic feet of natural gas to its customers through regulated utilities operating in Maine, Montana, North Carolina and Ohio. Its operations in Maine provide natural gas service to customers in Bangor, Brewer, Old Town, Orono, Bucksport, Hermon, Veazie and Lincoln. Its operations in Montana provide natural gas service to customers in Cascade, Gallatin and Glacier counties. Its North Carolina operations provide natural gas service to customers in Ashe, Surry, Warren, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. The Company’s Marketing and Production segment annually markets approximately 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas to commercial and industrial customers in Montana, Wyoming and Ohio through its subsidiaries, Energy West Resources, Inc. and Gas Natural Resources, LLC.

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