LGC believes it can provide low cost, clean burning, locally produced natural gas to industry and residents of the region.

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1 Who is Leatherstocking Gas Company LLC? LGC is 50/50 Joint Venture formed in 2010 between Corning Natural Gas Corporation and Mirabito Holdings Inc. Combined these companies have proudly served the energy needs of this region for over 190 years! LGC believes it can provide low cost, clean burning, locally produced natural gas to industry and residents of the region. What is our vision? Development of a natural gas local distribution systems within Broome, Chenango, Delaware, and Madison Counties in New York State and Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania in locations currently without natural gas service. Leatherstocking s plan is to provide lower cost, clean burning, abundant, locally produced natural gas to rural communities. Our motto is Local Gas for Local People. Why Leatherstocking? Both of Leatherstocking s parents have extensive experience providing both highly regulated utility service and a market base energy product and services. Corning Natural Gas Corporation has successfully connected directly to the Marcellus Shale production in Tioga County Pennsylvania. So far in 2011 of 50% of the company s throughput has been from locally produced gas in PA allowing the company and its customers to circumvent interstate pipeline charges and provide some of the lowest cost gas in New York State. This is one of the factors that helps keep industry thriving in our part of the southern tier of New York. Mirabito Holdings Inc. has over 675 employees. The company sells and brokers propane, fuel oil, natural gas, bio-diesel, gasoline, and electricity throughout New York state. Utilizing Leatherstocking as the mechanism we believe we can provide superior lower cost natural service to the region that produces it. 1

2 Why Corning Natural Gas? Corning is a small local distribution company that provides superior customer service, safety, reliability and economical natural gas to its 15,000 customers. Because of its size and location it is accessible to all its customers. We understand the responsibility we have to our customers and the community at large and we understand the needs and special operating environment of rural communities. We believe we can successfully utilize our knowledge to benefit the communities we desire to operate in.. What is our Plan? To connect the customers and their businesses to local production in the region via a fully functional state regulated local distribution network. Initially Leatherstocking will connect to existing production and gathering system s to serve the areas identified. Additionally As other gathering projects develop the Company would connect to those facilities to bolster existing supplies and expand into other non-franchised communities in the region. Gathering System Leatherstocking Gas Company LLC Local Distribution Company End Users / LOCAL Customers 2

3 Who We Are: Leatherstocking Gas Company, LLC 49 Court Street, Binghamton, NY (Pennsylvania Office 100 North Tenth St., Harrisburg, PA 17101) LEATHERSTOCKING BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael I. German CEO CEO, President Corning Natural Gas Corporation Matthew J. Cook Vice President Gas Operations & Engineering Corning Natural Gas Corporation Russell S. Miller Vice President Gas Supply & Marketing Corning Natural Gas Corporation Joseph P. Mirabito CEO Mirabito Holdings Inc. William Mirabito President Mang Insurance Company John Mirabito Chairman Mirabito Holdings Inc. Contact Phone: x 280 Contact Karl Hayden Esq. Former New York State Regents Chancellor and State University New York Trustee Chancellor 3

4 Susquehanna Co. Susquehanna CO. Great Bend Township Borough of Great Bend Borough of Hallstead Oakland Township Borough of Oakland Borough of Susquehanna Harmony Township Borough of Lanesboro New Milford Township Borough of New Milford Bridgewater Township Borough of Montrose Borough of Forest Lake 4

5 Bluestone TGP 400 Madison Chenango Broome Delaware NEW YORK Madison CO. Town of Lebanon Village of Hamilton Delaware CO. Town of Sidney Village of Sidney Chenango CO. Town of Coventry Town of Bainbridge Village of Bainbridge Broome CO. Town of Windsor Village of Windsor TGP 300 Susquehanna 5

6 TGP 400 Madison Leatherstocking Gas Company, LLC currently has Municipal nonexclusive utility franchises in the Town of Bainbridge, Chenango Co. and the Town and Village of Sidney in Delaware Co. New York State. The Company has filed a application with the Pennsylvania Utility Commission to provide natural gas utility service to customers in portions of Susquehanna Co. in Pennsylvania. Update: 12/14/2011 Chenango Delaware Broome Susquehanna TGP 300 6

7 TGP 400 Madison COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION P.O. BOX 3265, HARRISBURG, PA IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO OUR FILE PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED Thomas J. Sniscak, Esquire Todd S. Stewart, Esquire Janet L. Miller, Esquire Hawke McKeon & Sniscak, LLP 100 North Tenth Street P. O. Box 1778 Harrisburg, PA Dear Mr. Sniscak: November 30, 2011 Broome Chenango A Receipt is acknowledged of the Application of Leatherstocking Gas Company LLC for approval to Supply Natural Gas Service to the Public in Certain Townships and Boroughs in Northern Susquehanna County, PA, which has been docketed to the above number. You are directed upon receipt of this letter to publish the enclosed notice once in a newspaper having a general circulation in the area involved and file proof of publication with the Commission on or before December 27, This matter will receive the attention of the Commission and you will be advised of any further necessary procedure. Sincerely, Application of Leatherstocking Gas Company, LLC, for approval to Supply Natural Gas Service to the Public in Northern Susquehanna County, in the Townships of Bridgewater, Forest Lake, Great Bend, Harmony, New Milford, and Oakland, and in the Boroughs of Great Bend, Hallstead, Lanesboro, Montrose, New Milford, Oakland and Susquehanna. Docket Number: A Formal protests and petitions to intervene must be filed in accordance with Title 52 of the Pennsylvania Code, on or before December 27, All filings must be made with the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA , with a copy served on the Applicant. The documents filed in support of the Application are available for inspection and copying at the Office of the Secretary between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on the Commission's website at and at the Applicant's business address. Delaware Applicant: Leatherstocking Gas Company, LLC Through and By Counsel: Thomas J. Sniscak, Esquire Todd S. Stewart, Esquire Janet L. Miller, Esquire Hawke, McKeon & Sniscak LLP 100 North Tenth Street P. O. Box 1778 Harrisburg, PA RC:ddt Rosemary Chiavetta Secretary BY THE COMMISSION Rosemary Chiavetta Secretary Enclosure TGP 300 Susquehanna 7