UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 7, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)
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TEXAS AND VIRGINIA
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1-10042
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75-1743247
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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1800 THREE LINCOLN CENTRE,
5430 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS
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75240
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(972) 934-9227
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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(b) On February 7, 2007, following the conclusion of the 2007 annual meeting of shareholders of Atmos Energy Corporation, Gene C. Koonce retired
from the company’s Board of Directors in accordance with the Board’s mandatory retirement policy, having served the Company as a Board member since 1997. In connection with Mr. Koonce’s retirement from the Board, he also
simultaneously retired as a member of the Executive Committee, the Human Resources Committee and the Work Session/Annual Meeting Committee of the Board of Directors.
A copy of a news release issued on February 7, 2007, announcing Mr. Koonce’s retirement from the Board of Directors is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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News release issued by Atmos Energy Corporation dated February 7, 2007
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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Date: February 9, 2007
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By:
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/s/ LOUIS P. GREGORY
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Louis P. Gregory
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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News release dated February 7, 2007
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Exhibit 99.1
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News Release
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Media Contact:
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Analyst Contact:
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Ray Granado
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Susan Kappes Giles
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972-855-3057
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(972) 855-3729
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214-208-9582
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Atmos Energy Announces Retirement of Gene C. Koonce
from Board of Directors
DALLAS
(February 7,
2007) –Atmos Energy Corporation announced today that Gene C. Koonce has retired from the company’s board of directors effective today, following the company’s annual meeting of shareholders, after a decade of service to the company.
Koonce first joined Atmos Energy’s board in 1997 when the company acquired United Cities Gas Company. At that time, he was chairman, president and
chief executive officer of United Cities. During his tenure on the Atmos Energy board, Koonce served as a member of the executive committee, work session/annual meeting committee and as chairman of the human resources committee.
“Gene’s leadership, vision and guidance have truly helped shape the direction of our company, and he has been an outstanding board member for the last 10
years,” said Robert W. Best, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Atmos Energy. “We are extremely grateful for the contributions he has made to our company, and he will be missed.”
Koonce is a staunch supporter of both community and industry organizations. He previously served as chairman of the Southern Gas Association, director of the Southern,
Southeastern and American Gas Associations and president of the Tennessee Gas Association.
Koonce received his engineering degree from the University of
Tennessee in Knoxville and served as a pilot in the Air Force’s Strategic Air Command before starting his career in the utility business in 1958.
About Atmos Energy
Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the country’s largest natural gas-only distributor, serving about 3.2 million gas utility customers. Atmos Energy’s utility operations serve more than 1,500 communities in
12 states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy’s nonutility operations, organized under Atmos Energy Holdings, Inc., operate in 22 states. They provide natural gas marketing and procurement
services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers and manage company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. Atmos Energy is a Fortune 500 company. For
more information, visit
www.atmosenergy.com
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