Atmos Energy Corporation CEO to Speak at AGA Financial Forum

    Business Editors/Energy Editors
    American Gas Association Financial Forum

    DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2005--Robert W. Best, chairman, president and CEO of Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE:ATO) will speak at the American Gas Association Financial Forum in New Orleans on May 2, 2005, at 2:35 p.m. CDT. J. Patrick Reddy, senior vice president and CFO, and JD Woodward, senior vice president, nonutility operations, will also be in attendance and available for questions.
    The Company's presentation will highlight its recent accomplishments, discuss its key strategies for growth and outline its expectations for financial performance. The Company is projecting to earn at the lower end of its previously announced guidance of $1.65 to $1.75 per diluted share for the 2005 fiscal year, largely a result of the impact of warmer-than-normal weather across its service territory. The Company will release its fiscal 2005 second quarter earnings on May 9, 2005.
    A live webcast of the Company's presentation at the AGA Financial Forum will be broadcast on Atmos Energy's website at www.atmosenergy.com. The presentation will be archived for 30 days.

    The matters discussed in this news release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this news release are forward-looking statements made in good faith by the Company and are intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this news release or in any of the Company's other documents or oral presentations, the words "anticipate," "believes," "estimate," "expects," "forecast," "goal," "intends," "objective," "plans," "projection," "seek," "strategy" or similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in this news release, including the successful integration of the Company's acquisition of the operations of TXU Gas, the Company's ability to continue to access the capital markets and the other factors discussed in the Company's SEC filings. These factors include the risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2004 and Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. Although the Company believes these forward-looking statements to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that they will approximate actual experience or that the expectations derived from them will be realized. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.
    Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the largest natural gas-only distributor in the United States, serving about 3.2 million 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 18 states. They provide natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers and manage company-owned natural gas storage and pipeline assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipelines in Texas. For more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com.

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CONTACT: Atmos Energy Corporation, Dallas Analyst and Media Contact Susan Kappes, 972-855-3729

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