On September 12, 2011, the Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc. entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement with National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, AIG Global Energy North America, Chartis U.S. Inc. and related parties (collectively, the ‘Chartis Parties’). The Settlement Agreement dismissed with prejudice all claims in the litigation between the company and the Chartis Parties and stipulated that the company and the Chartis Parties agree to mutual releases. The Settlement Agreement provides for a one-time payment of $300,000 from the Chartis Parties to the company. The Chartis Parties agreed to remit payment to the company within thirty days from the date of the execution of the Settlement Agreement. The company agreed to file a Stipulation of Dismissal With Prejudice, dismissing the lawsuit, within five days of the receipt of the payment from the Chartis Parties. The lawsuit that is the subject of the Settlement Agreement was filed by the company in January, 2011 and sought reimbursement of $1,350,000 related to gas that escaped from the company's underground storage field during 2007. During such time, the company had a policy with the Chartis Parties to insure the natural gas stored in the underground storage field, and the company believed the policy was designed to cover such a loss. The external consultant engaged by the Chartis Parties challenged the company's right to recover under the policy; consequently, the Chartis Parties refused to reimburse the company for the loss.