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

December 2, 2008

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

TEXAS AND VIRGINIA   1-10042   75-1743247

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1800 THREE LINCOLN CENTRE,

5430 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS

  75240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

  (b) As reported in its news release dated December 2, 2008, John P. (Pat) Reddy, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Atmos Energy Corporation, has notified the company of his resignation, effective December 31, 2008.

 

  (c) As was also reported in its news release dated December 2, 2008, F.E. (Fred) Meisenheimer, vice president and controller, has been appointed by the board of directors of Atmos Energy to also serve as interim chief financial officer, effective January 1, 2009, until a successor is appointed. Mr. Meisenheimer, 64, has served as vice president and controller of Atmos Energy since July 2000. Atmos Energy has not entered into any new material plan, contract or arrangement to which Mr. Meisenheimer is a party or in which he participates, or any material amendment thereto, nor has Mr. Meisenheimer received any grant or award under any plan, contract or arrangement, in connection with the appointment described above.

A copy of the news release issued on December 2, 2008 announcing these management changes is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

99.1   News Release issued by Atmos Energy Corporation dated December 2, 2008

 

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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.

 

    ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
                        (Registrant)
DATE: December 3, 2008     By:  

/s/ LOUIS P. GREGORY

      Louis P. Gregory
      Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

99.1   News Release issued by Atmos Energy Corporation dated December 2, 2008

 

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Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

News Release

Analyst and Media Contact:

Susan Giles (972) 855-3729

Atmos Energy Corporation Announces

Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

DALLAS (December 2, 2008)—Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) today announced that Pat Reddy has notified the company of his resignation as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective December 31, 2008.

“Pat has decided to pursue another opportunity outside the company,” said Robert W. Best, chairman and chief executive officer of Atmos Energy Corporation. “I am very appreciative of his service to Atmos Energy and wish him all the best in his new endeavor.”

“It is with mixed emotions that I have decided to leave Atmos Energy,” said Reddy. “I am proud of the work that we have achieved together during a decade of unparalleled growth, but the time is right for me to move on to my next professional opportunity.”

Fred Meisenheimer, vice president and controller, has been appointed by the board of directors to serve as interim chief financial officer, effective January 1, 2009, until a successor is appointed.

About Atmos Energy

Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the country’s largest natural-gas-only distributor, serving about 3.2 million natural gas distribution customers in more than 1,600 communities in 12 states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also provides natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers primarily in the Midwest and Southeast and manages 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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