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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ROBOTTI ROBERT   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PANHANDLE OIL & GAS INC [PHX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 110 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 1100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/02/2008 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock, $0.0166 Par Value 01/02/2008   J(1)   10,896 D $ 25.63 (2) 693,455 (3) (4) (5) (6) I See Footnote (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ROBOTTI ROBERT 110 EAST 42ND STREET SUITE 1100 NEW YORK, NY 10017	X

Signatures

/s/ Robert E. Robotti		04/21/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On January 2, 2008, an aggregate of 10,896 shares of the Class A Common Stock, $0.0166 par value, were distributed to certain partners who withdrew from The Ravenswood Investment Company, L.P.
(2)	Price per share upon distribution.
(3)	This amount includes 5,340 shares of the Class A Common Stock, $0.0166 par value (the "Common Stock") directly owned by Robotti & Company, Incorporated ("ROBT").
(4)	This amount includes 441,131 shares of the Common Stock directly owned by The Ravenswood Investment Company, L.P. ("RIC") and beneficially owned by its partners.
(5)	This amount includes 228,984 shares of the Common Stock directly owned by Ravenswood Investments III, L.P. ("RI") and beneficially owned by its partners.
(6)	This amount includes 18,000 shares of the Common Stock owned by Suzanne Robotti ("Su Robotti"), wife of Robert Robotti ("Robotti").
(7)	Mr. Robotti may be deemed to beneficially own (solely for the purpose of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act")) the shares of the Common Stock set forth in footnotes 3-6 above through his proportionate ownership of ROBT, as a managing member of Ravenswood Management Company, L.L.C., which serves as the general partner of RIC and RI, and through his marriage to Su Robotti. Mr. Robotti disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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