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~~May 1710, 2017

(Date of earliest event reported)

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

Ohio	001-34585	27-3003768
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Ohio
(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

001-34585
(Commission

File Number)

27-3003768
(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1375 East Ninth Street, Suite 3100, Cleveland, Ohio	44114
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

1375 East Ninth Street, Suite 3100, Cleveland, Ohio

(Address of principal executive offices)

44114

(Zip Code)

(~~440~~216) ~~974~~202-~~3770~~1509

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 82.~~01.~~02 ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition.

On ~~April~~May 1710, 2017, ~~following a hearing on April 12, 2017,~~ the ~~United~~Company ~~States~~announced ~~District~~its financial ~~Court~~results for the ~~Northern~~three ~~District~~months ofended ~~Ohio~~March ~~issued an order (the “Final Order”) in the action captioned In re Gas Natural Inc.~~31, ~~Case No~~2017. ~~1:13-cv-02805,~~A ~~granting~~copy ~~final approval~~ of the ~~settlement~~Company’s ~~(the~~press ~~“Settlement”) as~~release ~~set~~is ~~forth~~attached inas ~~the Stipulation of Settlement dated January 13, 2017 (the “Stipulation”), by and among (i) plaintiffs~~Exhibit ~~John~~99.1 ~~Durgerian~~to ~~and~~this ~~Joseph~~report ~~Ferrigno, individually and derivatively~~ on ~~behalf~~Form ~~of Gas Natural Inc~~8-K. ~~(the “Company”); (ii) certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors; and (iii) the Company.~~

AsItem ~~previously reported, the Court granted preliminary approval of the Settlement in an order dated January 31, 2017~~9.01 InFinancial ~~February~~Statements ~~2017, the Company~~ and ~~its insurance carriers paid the settlement payment into an escrow account established pursuant to the Stipulation~~Exhibits. The Final Order approved the award of attorneys’ fees and unreimbursed expenses to lead counsel for Plaintiffs’ in the amount of $3,200,000, which will be paid from the settlement payment that is being held in the escrow account.

~~The~~(d) ~~Settlement, as finally approved, caused the dismissal with prejudice of this litigation~~Exhibits. ~~However, the Final Order is subject to appeal. The Settlement will become effective 30 days from April 17, 2017, the date the Final Order was entered by the Court, in the event no appeal is filed.~~

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Earnings Press Release, dated May 10, 2017, announcing the financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

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.

	Gas Natural Inc.
	By:	/s/ Christopher J. Hubbert
	Name:	Christopher J. Hubbert
	Title:	Corporate Secretary
Dated: April 18, 2017

	Gas Natural Inc.

	By:	/s/ James E. Sprague
	Its: Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 10, 2017

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