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Title of each Class of
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Proposed Maximum
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Amount of
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| Securities to be Registered | Aggregate Offering Price | Registration Fee (1)(2) | ||||||||
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6.35% Senior Notes Due 2017
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$250,000,000 | $7,675 | ||||||||
| (1) | Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) under the Securities Act. | |
| (2) | The fee has been satisfied by applying, pursuant to Rule 457(p) under the Securities Act, $7,675 of the previously paid filing fee of $278,740 with respect to the initial offering price of securities that were previously registered pursuant to the registrants prior registration statement on Form S-3 (SEC File No. 333-118706), initially filed on August 31, 2004, and that have not been sold thereunder, of which $29,554 of the registration fee paid with respect to the prior registration statement remained unused prior to the offset of this $7,675 fee. This Calculation of Registration Fee table shall be deemed to update the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the registrants registration statement on Form S-3ASR (SEC File No. 333-139093). |
| Per Note | Total | |||||||
| Public offering price(1) | 99.729% | $249,322,500 | ||||||
| Underwriting discount | .65% | $1,625,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds, before expenses, to Atmos | 99.079% | $247,697,500 | ||||||
| (1) | Plus accrued interest from June 14, 2007, if settlement occurs after that date |
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Banc of America Securities LLC
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Citi | Goldman, Sachs & Co. | ||
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JPMorgan
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Lehman Brothers | RBS Greenwich Capital |
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BNY Capital Markets, Inc.
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Comerica Securities | Lazard Capital Markets | ||
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Piper Jaffray
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SOCIETE GENERALE | UBS Investment Bank |
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About Information in this Prospectus Supplement and the
Accompanying Prospectus
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Incorporation by
Reference
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Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Prospectus
Supplement Summary
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Use of
Proceeds
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S-6 | |||
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Capitalization
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Business
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Description of the
Notes
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Material U.S.
Federal Income Tax Considerations
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Underwriting
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Experts
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Prospectus
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Securities We May Offer
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Plan of Distribution
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Incorporation of Certain Documents
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i
ii
| | Our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2006; | |
| | Our proxy statement dated December 26, 2006; | |
| | Our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007; and | |
| | Our current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 20, 2006, November 13, 2006, December 4, 2006, December 12, 2006, December 19, 2006, February 9, 2007, April 3, 2007 and May 2, 2007 (only with respect to Items 5.03 and 8.01). |
iii
regulatory trends and decisions, including deregulation
initiatives and the impact of rate proceedings before various
state regulatory commissions;
adverse weather conditions, such as warmer-than-normal weather
in our utility service territories or colder-than-normal weather
that could adversely affect our natural gas marketing activities;
the concentration of our distribution, pipeline and storage
operations in one state;
the impact of environmental regulations on our business;
market risks beyond our control affecting our risk management
activities, including market liquidity, commodity price
volatility, increasing interest rates and counterparty
creditworthiness;
our ability to continue to access the capital markets;
effects of inflation;
effects of changes in the availability and prices of natural
gas, including the volatility of natural gas prices;
increased competition from other energy suppliers and
alternative forms of energy;
increased costs of providing pension and post-retirement health
care benefits;
the capital-intensive nature of our distribution business;
the inherent hazards and risks involved in operating a gas
distribution business;
effects of natural disasters or terrorist activities; and
other factors discussed in this prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus and our other filings with the SEC.
iv
the utility segment, which includes our regulated natural gas
distribution and related sales operations;
the natural gas marketing segment, which includes a variety of
nonregulated natural gas management services;
the pipeline and storage segment, which includes our regulated
and nonregulated natural gas transmission and storage services;
and
the other nonutility segment, which includes all of our other
nonregulated nonutility operations.
deliver superior shareholder value;
improve the quality and consistency of earnings growth, while
operating our natural gas utility and nonutility businesses
exceptionally well; and
enhance and strengthen a culture built on our core values.
S-1
S-2
(in thousands, except per share data)
Six Months Ended March 31,
Year Ended September 30,
2007
2006
2006(1)
2005(2)
2004(3)
2003(4)
2002
$
3,678,215
$
4,317,666
$
6,152,363
$
4,961,873
$
2,920,037
$
2,799,916
$
1,650,964
804,278
751,993
1,216,570
1,117,637
562,191
534,976
431,140
424,106
421,463
833,954
768,982
368,496
347,136
275,809
380,172
330,530
382,616
348,655
193,695
187,840
155,331
(7,773
)
187,766
159,823
147,737
135,785
86,227
71,688
59,656
$
2.18
$
1.98
$
1.82
$
1.72
$
1.58
$
1.71
$
1.45
$
2.18
$
1.98
$
1.82
$
1.72
$
1.58
$
1.54
$
1.45
$
0.64
$
0.63
$
1.26
$
1.24
$
1.22
$
1.20
$
1.18
$
511,927
$
148,391
$
311,449
$
386,944
$
270,734
$
49,451
$
297,395
$
172,792
$
213,230
$
425,324
$
333,183
$
190,285
$
159,439
$
132,252
S-3
As of March 31,
As of September 30,
2007
2006
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
$
6,109,098
$
5,997,051
$
5,719,547
$
5,653,527
$
2,912,627
$
2,625,495
$
2,059,631
$
1,878,331
$
2,181,120
$
2,180,362
$
2,183,104
$
861,311
$
862,500
$
668,959
303,232
265,623
385,602
148,073
5,908
127,940
167,771
$
2,181,563
$
2,446,743
$
2,565,964
$
2,331,177
$
867,219
$
990,440
$
836,730
$
2,021,953
$
1,706,291
$
1,648,098
$
1,602,422
$
1,133,459
$
857,517
$
573,235
Six Months Ended March 31,
Year Ended September 30,
2007
2006
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002(7)
$
237,460
$
224,013
$
201,894
$
236,365
$
159,890
$
161,134
$
125,506
72,586
58,587
102,235
40,985
27,726
13,569
20,610
69,997
47,638
77,858
70,286
5,293
11,814
(43
)
208
392
818
752
1,323
9,215
172
84
237
201
34
$
380,172
$
330,530
$
382,616
$
348,655
$
193,695
$
187,840
$
155,331