The board of directors of Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: DGAS) at a meeting held August 24, 2007, authorized a quarterly stock dividend of thirty-one cents ($.31) per share to be paid September 15, 2007 to all common shareholders of record as of August 31, 2007.

Delta Natural Gas Company, Inc.
John B. Brown, 859-744-6171
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary