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

Date of Report: April 15, 2016

(Date of earliest event reported)

Gas Natural Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 15, 2016, Gas Natural Inc. (“Gas Natural”) entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and Promissory Note (the “Note”) with NIL Funding Corporation (“NIL Funding”). Pursuant to the Note and Loan Agreement, NIL Funding made a single loan to Gas Natural in the principal amount of $4.0 million, bearing an interest rate of 7.5% per annum, and a maturity date of November 15, 2016. The Note and Loan Agreement are subject to other customary loan covenants and default provisions. In an event of default, as defined under the Loan Agreement, NIL Funding may, at its option, require us to immediately pay the outstanding principal balance of the Note as well as any and all interest and other payments due or convert any part of the amounts due and unpaid to shares of Gas Natural’s common stock at a conversion price of 95% of the previous day’s closing price on the NYSE MKT.

The previous October 23, 2015 loan and note from NIL funding was paid in full in March 2016. Gas Natural will use the proceeds from this loan primarily for interim general corporate cash needs.

NIL Funding is an affiliate of The InterTech Group, Inc. (“InterTech”). The Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of InterTech, Anita G. Zucker, beneficially owns 940,000 shares, or 8.95%, of Gas Natural’s outstanding common stock, as of February 9, 2015. A member of Gas Natural’s Board of Directors, Michael B. Bender, currently serves as Director, Corporate Secretary, and Corporate Counsel of InterTech. Another current Board member, Robert B. Johnston, serves as the Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer of InterTech.

The foregoing description of the Loan Agreement and Note is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Loan Agreement and Note, which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 10.01 and 10.02.

The disclosures set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated herein by reference.

The disclosures set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.