NW Natural Investor Relations Information: Investor Relations Information

Market Summary
Trading Symbol	NWN
Exchange	NYSE
Market Value ($M)	1,135.47
Stock Quote	$ 42.82
Change	$ (0.19) 0.44%
Volume	82,381


As of November 20, 2009 Minimum 20 minute delay.

NW Natural
220 NW Second Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 226-4211

Investor Relations
Robert S. Hess
(503) 220-2388
Bob.Hess@nwnatural.com

Shareholder Services
Kimberlee Anderson
(503) 220-2402
(800) 422-4012, ext. 3412
kva@nwnatural.com

Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Co.
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
(800) 937-5449

Corporate Profile

Northwest Natural Gas Company, dba NW Natural, (NYSE: NWN), is a 150-year-old natural gas local distribution and storage company headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with a customer growth rate above the national average. NW Natural serves more than 662,000 customers in Oregon and southwest Washington, including the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area, the Willamette Valley, the Oregon coast and the Columbia River Gorge. The company's financial goals include achieving on average a long-term growth of 5 percent or more per year, while providing a targeted dividend payout of 60 to 70 percent. In keeping with its steady growth, the company has increased dividends paid to shareholders for 53 consecutive years, a feat matched by few publicly traded companies.

NW Natural purchases natural gas for its core market from a variety of suppliers in the western United States and Canada. The company operates gas storage facilities in its service territory, contracts for additional gas storage outside its service territory, and provides gas storage services to other energy companies in the Northwest. The company is also a first-mover in the regulatory arena, having implemented regulatory mechanisms to adjust for declining consumption patterns, without negatively affecting profitability.

NW Natural also is developing a new gas storage facility at Gill Ranch near Fresno, California, and plans to develop a new natural gas transmission pipeline from central Oregon to northwest Oregon, providing enhanced gas deliverability and reliability for the region.

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Third Quarter Conference Call
Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:00 AM ET

Second Quarter Conference Call
Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 11:00 AM ET

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Press Releases
11/03/2009	NWN Reports Results for the Third Quarter & Nine Months
10/30/2009	Customers Rate NW Natural Second in J.D. Power and Associates Study
10/12/2009	NW Natural Schedules Conference Call to Review Financial Results for Quarter & Year-to-Date Period Ending Sept. 30, 2009
10/01/2009	NW Natural Increases Dividend for 54th Consecutive Year
8/04/2009	NWN Reports Results for the Quarter & Six Months Ended June 30, 2009