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Analysts Call to Review
                 Fiscal 2009 First Quarter
                          Financial Results

                                  February 4, 2009
                                   8:00 a.m. EST




Forward Looking Statements

The matters discussed or incorporated by reference in this presentation may contain
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than
statements of historical fact included in this presentation 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 presentation or in any of our other documents or oral presentations, the words
“anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “objective,” “plan,”
“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 presentation,
including the risks relating to regulatory trends and decisions, our ability to continue to
access the capital markets, and the other factors discussed in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors include the risks and uncertainties
discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2008. Although we believe 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. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.

Further, we will only update our annual earnings guidance through our quarterly and
annual earnings releases. All estimated financial metrics for fiscal year 2009 and beyond
that appear in this presentation are current as of the date noted on each relevant slide.
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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

  Net Income by Segment
  ($ in millions)
                )
                                                                            Key Drivers
                                                                        Rate increases, primarily in
                                                       $76.0            Texas
                                           3.0%
                                 $73.8
$100.0
                                                                        Increase in transportation
 $80.0                                      7.6                         margins at the regulated
                           3.2
                                                                        pipeline
                                         10.6
 $60.0              20.6
                                                                        Decrease in nonregulated
                                          7.7
                    9.8                                                 natural gas marketing
 $40.0
                                                                        margins, due to unrealized
                                         50.1                           mark-to-market losses on
                    40.2
 $20.0
                                                                        asset optimization activities
  $0.0                                                                  Increase in O&M expenses
               1Q 2008              1Q 2009


     Natural gas distribution                     Regulated transm ission & storage
     Natural gas m arketing                       Pipeline, storage & other
                                                                                                        3




 Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

  Net Income per Diluted Share
                                                                                 Notes
                                           1.2%                         Year-over-year increase of
                                                       $0.83
                                   $0.82
 $1.00                                                                  about 1.5 million weighted
                                                                        average diluted shares
                                                                        outstanding
 $0.75                                    0.20
                    0.26
                                                                        Nonregulated Operations
                                                                        include an unrealized mark-
 $0.50
                                                                        to-market loss of $0.16 per
                                                                        diluted share for 1Q 2009
                                          0.63
                     0.56
 $0.25                                                                  compared with a gain of
                                                                        $0.21 per diluted share for
                                                                        1Q 2008
 $0.00
                1Q 2008              1Q 2009

                           Nonregulated Operations
                           Regulated Operations
                                                                                                        4
Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

Drivers
 $25.6 million increase in gross profit
     $25.2 million net increase in natural gas distribution gross profit primarily from
          $15.3 million increase in rates primarily in Mid-Tex and Louisiana Divisions
        o
          $ 8.1 million increase due to non-recurring update to estimate of unbilled
        o
          revenues related to changes in base rates in several jurisdictions
        o $ 1.1 million increase in residential consumption, primarily due to weather that
          was colder quarter-over-quarter, in areas not impacted by WNA for portions of the
          period
        o $ 1.1 million increase in transportation throughput and margins



     $ 9.6 million total increase in regulated transmission and storage gross profit
     primarily from
            $ 3.7 million increase from increased through-system transportation fees
        o
            $ 3.3 million increase from higher priority reservation fees
        o
            $ 1.4 million increase related to rate adjustments from 2006 and 2007 GRIP
        o
            filings
                                                                                              5




Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

Jurisdictions Adjusted for WNA
 At December 31, 2008, we had Weather Normalization Adjustments (WNA) in the following
 service areas for the following periods as noted, which covers approximately 90% of our
 residential and commercial customer meters in service
                   Service Area             WNA Period
                    Georgia                  October – May
                    Kansas                   October – May
                                             November – April
                    Kentucky
                    Louisiana                December – March
                    Mississippi              November – April
                                             November – April
                    Tennessee
                    Texas: Mid-Tex           November – April
                    Texas: West Texas        October – May
                    Virginia                 May – April


 Five percent warmer-than-normal winter results in reduced margins of about $1.5 million
 Service areas without WNA include Colorado, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri
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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

Drivers
  $25.6 million increase in gross profit (continued)
        $15.9 million decrease in natural gas marketing gross profit, before
        intersegment eliminations, primarily due to
          o $53.8 million decrease in unrealized margins quarter over quarter
            primarily due to
               o Recognition of previously unrealized margins into realized
                 margins, as a result of cycling more gas from storage and
                 settlement of the corresponding financial instruments, partially
                 offset by
               o Smaller widening during the current quarter of the spreads
                 between the current cash price (spot) used to value the remaining
                 physical storage and the forward prices used to value the
                 associated financial hedges

          o $37.5 million increase in realized asset optimization margins as a
            result of recognizing greater storage withdrawal gains originally
            captured as unrealized income in fiscal 2008

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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q



                                           Three Months Ended December 31
Natural Gas Marketing Segment                2008       2007      Change
                                             (In thousands, except physical position)


Delivered gas                                 $18,553         $18,173             $380

Asset optimization                             36,939             (525)         37,464

Unrealized margin                             (25,469)         28,315          (53,784)

                                              $30,023         $45,963
GROSS PROFIT                                                                  ($15,940)

 Net physical position (Bcf)                       16.3            17.7             (1.4)



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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

Drivers

 $25.6 million increase in gross profit (continued)

    $6.5 million increase in nonregulated pipeline, storage
    and other gross profit, before intersegment eliminations,
    primarily due to

          $4.6 million increase in asset optimization margins due to higher
      o
          transportation margins earned on excess pipeline capacity under
          certain asset management agreements
          $1.2 million increase due to margins earned from the purchase and
      o
          sale of gas to a third party
          $0.5 million increase in fees earned from Park City gathering project,
      o
          which commenced operations in 2008

                                                                                   9




Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

 Drivers
   Increased O&M expenses of $13.6 million, primarily
    due to
          $8.7 million increase in contract labor, largely related to
          project spending at Atmos Pipeline – Texas Division
          $3.8 million increase in employee costs
          $2.4 million increase in miscellaneous charges and
          other administrative costs
          $1.3 million decrease in provision for doubtful accounts
          primarily due to the ability of the Mid-Tex Division to
          recover the gas cost portion of bad debts, effective
          November 1, 2008


                                                                                   10
Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q


Gas Distribution Bad Debt Expense as a % of Revenues
            1.0



                                   0.61
                           0.58
                   0.58
  Percent




                                           0.47
            0.5
                                                     0.31




            0.0
                  2005    2006    2007    2008    1Q 2009
                                                             11




Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

  Drivers
       $2.7 million increase in taxes, other than income,
       primarily a result of increased franchise fees and
       state gross receipts taxes due to increased
       revenues quarter over quarter

       $2.2 million increase in interest charges primarily
       due to higher commercial paper rates, increased
       line of credit commitment fees and higher average
       short-term debt balances in the current quarter,
       compared to the prior-year quarter
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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q

  Capital Expenditures
                 Regulated                              Regulated                               Nonregulated
             Gas Distribution                   Transmission & Storage


                                  $89.0                                                                               $13.3
                   $84.3
$100                                      $12                                    $15                                  0.4
                                                            $8.4
                                                                                 $12
$75
                                          $8
                                                                         $5.1
                                                                                  $9
                       70.9
          63.5
$50
                                                                                                             12.9
                                                                                  $6
                                                  7.6                                                $1.5
                                          $4                       3.3
$25
                                                                                  $3           0.1
          20.8             18.1                                    1.8                   1.4
                                                  0.8                             $0
 $0                                       $0
                                                                                        1Q 2008             1Q 2009
         1Q 2008      1Q 2009                   1Q 2008       1Q 2009


                                                           Total Fiscal 2009 1Q Expenditures:        $ 107.4 million
           Maintenance Capital
                                                           Total Maintenance Capital:                $ 74.6 million
                                                           Total Growth Capital:                     $ 32.8 million
           Growth Capital
                                                                                                                              13




Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q
  Credit Facilities
       In December 2008 Atmos Energy Marketing amended its existing $580 million
       uncommitted demand working capital credit facility, to convert it to a 364-day
       $375 million committed revolving credit facility, expiring December 29, 2009
           The amended facility also provides the ability to increase the borrowing base up to a
           maximum of $450 million on a committed basis
           Participating banks include BNP Paribas, Fortis Capital, Societe Generale, Royal
           Bank of Scotland, Natixis, RZB Finance and Brown Brothers Harriman

       $600 million, 5-year committed revolving credit facility, expires December 2011
           Serves as a backup liquidity facility for our $600 million commercial paper program
           Lehman Brothers Bank, with a commitment of approximately $33 million, ceased
           funding in September 2008, leaving $567 million of capacity available

       $212.5 million, 364-day committed revolving credit facility, expires October 27,
       2009
           Replaced, on essentially the same terms, but at a substantially higher cost, $300
           million, 364-day facility that expired October 29, 2008

       $18 million, 364-day committed credit facility from Amarillo National Bank,
       expires March 31, 2009

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Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q
  Available Liquidity at 12/31/08
                                                                                           Available
   Instrument             Total Capacity                      Drawn                        Capacity
                               (in millions)               (in millions)                   (in millions)
                                                                        202.9
     5-year
                                         566.7                                                    205.9
    Revolver                                         CP                 157.9
     364-day                             212.5                                0                   212.5

     364-day                               18.0                                0                   18.0
                                                     L/C        100.0
     364-day                             375.0                                                    177.8
                                                              (1) 97.2
                                                     Covenant
       Cash                                                                                        69.8
                                                     Available
                                                                                           $      684.0
                                                     Capacity:

(1) Certain loan covenant restrictions exist that limit the effective available capacity
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Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q
    Investment Grade Credit Ratings
   Moody’s                                                                    Rating
         Senior Unsecured Debt:                                               Baa3
         Commercial Paper:                                                    P-3
         Outlook:                                                             positive *
   Standard & Poor’s
         Senior Unsecured Debt:                                               BBB+ **
         Commercial Paper:                                                    A-2
         Outlook:                                                             stable
   Fitch
         Senior Unsecured Debt:                                               BBB+
         Commercial Paper:                                                    F-2
         Outlook:                                                             stable

 * Moody’s changed rating outlook to “positive” from “stable” on January 8, 2009
 **S&P raised rating from BBB to BBB+ with a “stable” outlook on December 23, 2008                         16
Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q

  Louisiana Stable Rate Filing

  December 2008, made annual rate stabilization filing for
  TransLa jurisdiction, requesting an increase of $0.9 million

  Requested ROE of 10.0%; overall return of 8.77%

  Capital structure: 52 percent debt / 48 percent equity

  Rate Base of $97.1 million, which affects about 75,000
  customers

  Filing is for test year ended September 30, 2008

  Rate change is expected to be effective April 1, 2009

                                                                                    17




Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q

 Rate Case Filing – City of Dallas
 November 5, 2008, filed for a rate increase in the City of Dallas of about
 $9.1 million
 Case only filed in the City of Dallas. Previously reached settlement with
 the remaining 438 cities of 439 total cities in the Mid-Tex Division
       Mid-Tex Division serves approximately 222,000 residential, commercial
       and industrial customers in Dallas, Texas
       City of Dallas suspended filing on December 10, 2008
       City of Dallas has until March 11, 2009, to accept/settle/deny the request
       Final action required on appeal to RRC by August 31, 2009
 Requested ROE of 11.7%; Requested ROR of 8.85%
 Requested Capital Structure: 50.18% Debt / 49.82% Equity
 Proposed system-wide Rate Base of $1.315 billion; System-wide
 Authorized Net Plant of $1.422 billion
 Includes increase in rate base of $97.6 million for 12 months ended June
 30, 2008, and $80.9 million for 2008 GRIP expenditures
 Test year ended June 30, 2008; Net plant projected through March 2009
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Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q

Tennessee Rate Filing
 October 15, 2008, filed request for revenue increase of about
 $6.3 million
 Requested monthly residential customer charge increase to
 $15.00 from $13.00 in winter months; and increase to $12.00
 from $10.00 during summer months
 Requested capital structure of 50% debt / 50% equity
 Requested ROE of 11.7%; Requested ROR of 8.99%
 Requested Rate Base: $191.0 Million
 Forward-looking filing with test year ended March 31, 2010
 Serve about 132,000 customers
 Statutory deadline for decision is April 15, 2009
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Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q
Ft. Necessity Storage Project
   Submitted pre-filing request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
   (FERC) to construct and operate a salt-cavern gas storage project in Franklin
   Parish, LA (Docket No. PF08-10-000)
      Project initially includes development of three 5 Bcf caverns of working gas storage for a total of
      15 Bcf, with six-turn injection and withdrawal capabilities of the entire capacity; four additional
      storage caverns could potentially be developed, if market demand exists
      Pending FERC approval, the first cavern is projected to go into operation by 2011, with the other
      two caverns in operation by 2012 and 2014
   Executed option to purchase 240 acres and lease 320 acres; total investment
   at 12/31/08 was about $12.0 million
   Drilling of the test well complete and evaluation of the salt core in progress; will
   be configured to serve as a cavern well upon FERC 7C certification
   November 12, 2008, filed FERC 7C application; FERC certificate expected by
   May 2009
   Successful non-binding open season completed in July 2008
      Participants requested storage capacity that in total was more than three times greater than the 5
      billion cubic feet (Bcf) of capacity proposed in phase one of the project
      Participants represented a diverse group of energy companies
   Engaged services of investment banker to aid in determining optimal
   ownership/development mix
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Highlights – Fiscal 2008
Shrewsbury Gas Gathering System
 $5.8 Million Asset Purchase
   80 mile low-pressure gas
   gathering system
   26 miles of 10-inch lines
   treatment & compression
   Midwestern PL Interconnect
   Subsequently sold
      oProved reserves
      oProducing wells
      o32K acres of mineral
                                                                     AEH
       interests
                                                                     6”
 Remaining net investment of
 approximately $2.0 million
 Current production of about
 700 Mcf/day
                                                                       AEH
                                                                       Central
 50 additional wells can be                                                                                   Shrewsbury
                                                                       Treating
                                                                       Facility                               10”
 connected for Kentucky Natural
                                                                                                       osed
                                                                                                Prop
 Gas with expected capacity of                                                                  12”
 750 Mcf/d                                                     AEH
                                                                              Orbit
                                                               8”             White
 Remaining gathering business                                                 Plains
                                                                              Storage                                      Park
 projected to generate about
                                                                                                                           City
 $0.6 million of net income per
 year over 10 years, yielding
 estimated after-tax IRR of 24%
                                                                                                                                  21




Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q

Annual Dividend Growth
                                                                                        Quarterly Dividend
                                                                     $1.32E
$1.40
                                                                                        On February 3, 2009, the Board
                                                                                        of Directors declared a quarterly
$1.20
                                                                                        dividend of $0.33 per share
$1.00
                                                                                        101st consecutive dividend
$0.80                                                                                   declared
$0.60                                                                                   To be paid on March 10, 2009, to
                                                                                        shareholders of record on
$0.40
                                                                                        February 25, 2009
$0.20
                                                                                        Indicated annual dividend of
                                                                                        $1.32 per share for fiscal 2009
$0.00
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        Note: Amounts are adjusted for mergers and acquisitions.




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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E

 Earnings Guidance – Fiscal 2009E
 Atmos Energy continues to anticipate earnings to be in the
 range of $2.05 – 2.15 per diluted share for the 2009 fiscal
 year
 Assumptions remain unchanged and include:
   • Contribution from natural gas marketing segment reflecting less
     volatility in gas price spreads
         o Total expected gross margin contribution from the marketing segment in
           the range of $85 - $95 million
   •   Continued successful execution of rate strategy and collection efforts
   •   Bad debt expense of no more than $12 million
   •   Average annual short-term interest rate of 4.8%
   •   Average gas cost ranging from $6.00 - $9.00 per mcf
   •   No material acquisitions
 Note: Changes in these events or other circumstances that the company cannot currently anticipate could
 materially impact earnings, and could result in earnings for fiscal 2009 significantly above or below this outlook.
                                                                                                                       23




Consolidated Financial Results–Fiscal 2009E

 Projected Net Income by Segment
 ($ millions, except EPS)

                                     2005          2006           2007          2008             2009E
  Natural Gas
  Distribution                       $     81       $    53        $    73      $     93      $ 104 – 107
  Regulated Trans.
  & Storage                                28            27             34            41             44 – 46
  Natural Gas
  Marketing                                23            58             46            30             23 – 25
  Pipeline, Storage
  & Other                                   4            10             15            16             17 – 19

  Total                                  136            148            168          180           188 – 197

  Avg. Diluted Shares                    79.0           81.4           87.7         90.2                  91.6

   Earnings Per Share                $ 1.72         $ 1.82         $ 1.92       $ 2.00 $ 2.05 – $2.15

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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E
 Atmos Energy Marketing – Gross Profit Margin Composition
                                                                                  2009E
                               Impacted by customer volume demand
      Delivered Gas            Sales prices are:
     Delivered Gas
                                   • Cost plus profit margin                  $70 - $75 Million
   (Bundled gas deliveries &       • Cost plus demand charges
  (Bundled gas deliveries &
        peaking sales)
       peaking sales)
                               Margins: More predictable


                               Impacted by gas price spread values
                               in the market (arbitrage opportunity)
                               Physical storage capabilities
   Asset Optimization                                                         $15 - $20 Million
  Asset Optimization           Available storage and transport
                               capacity
   (Storage & transportation
  (Storage & transportation         7.9 Bcf proprietary contracted capacity
         management)
        management)                 27 Bcf customer-owned / AEM- managed
                                    storage
                               Margins: More variable
               =
                               Total margins reflect:
                                                                              $85 - $95 Million
                               Stability from delivered gas margins
        Total AEM
       Total AEM               Upside from optimizing our storage
         Margins
        Margins                and transportation assets to capture
                               arbitrage value
                               Margins: Stable with potential upside
                                                                                             25




Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E

Pension & Postretirement Benefits Obligations
   In order to achieve compliance with the Pension Protection Act (PPA) and attain
   a 94% funding target amount for 2009 (as determined on January 1, 2009), we
   expect to contribute less than $25 million to our pension plans by September
   15, 2009

   This funding will:
       Increase the level of our plan assets
       Not immediately impact the income statement
         o Gains and losses from the changes in the fair value of plan assets are
           recognized over time as we calculate our FV of plan assets using an
           asset smoothing technique which recognizes changes in FV of the
           assets over a “systematic” or “smoothed” time period

   The plans will be re-evaluated annually and the effects measured to ensure that
   the projected pension liability, the pension expense or income and the minimum
   and desired funding levels are achieved

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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E
 Projected Cash Flow
 ($ millions)


                         2005           2006        2007        2008         2009E

   Cash Flows from
   Operations           $        387    $    311    $    547     $371    $ 490 - 510
   Maintenance/Non-
   growth Capital               (243)       (287)       (287)    (378)       (345-355)

   Dividends                     (99)       (102)       (112)    (117)           (121)

   Cash Available for
   Debt Reduction and
   Growth Projects          $     45    $    (78)   $    148    $(124)   $     24 - 34




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Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E

Capital Expenditures
 For fiscal 2009, we project between $500-$515 million
in capital expenditures
         Approximately $345 - $355 million maintenance
          o Natural Gas Distribution: $295 million - $301 million
          o Regulated Transmission & Storage: $48 million - $50 million
          o Natural Gas Marketing: $2 million - $4 million
         Approximately $155 - $160 million growth
          o Natural Gas Distribution: $73 million - $75 million
          o Regulated Transmission & Storage: $61 million - $63 million
          o Pipeline, Storage & Other: $21 million - $22 million



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As a Reminder…



  The audio and slide presentation of this conference call
  will be available on Atmos Energy’s Web site by 8:00 a.m.
  Eastern Standard Time on February 4, 2009, through
  midnight on April 30, 2009. Atmos Energy’s Web site
  address is: www.atmosenergy.com.

  To listen to the live conference call, dial 800-218-0204 by
  8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 4, 2009.




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                     Appendix




                                                                30
Natural Gas Distribution
Summary of Gas Distribution Revenue –
Related Tax Information
  Gross profit margins, primarily in our Mid-Tex Division, include franchise fees and gross receipts
  taxes, which are calculated as a percentage of revenue (inclusive of gas costs). We record the
  expense for these taxes as a component of taxes, other than income.
  Timing differences exist between the recognition of revenue for franchise fees recovered from our
  customers and the recognition of expense of franchise taxes, which may favorably or unfavorably
  affect net income; however, they should offset over time with no permanent impact on net income.
  Beginning January 1, 2009, changes in our franchise fee agreements will become effective that should
  significantly reduce the impact of this timing difference on a prospective basis.

                                                         A s o f D e c e m be r 3 1
                                                            T hre e M o nt hs
                                                     2008          2007          C ha nge
                                                        (A mo unts in Tho usands)

                                                    31,177            31,486             (309)
       A mo unts included in margin


                                                   (26,340)          (18,233)          (8,107)
       A mo unts included in taxes, o ther

                                                 $ 4,837          $ 13,253          $ (8,416)
        Difference / Impact
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Atmos Energy Marketing
Economic Value vs. GAAP Reported Results
We commercially manage our storage assets by capturing arbitrage value through
optimization strategies that create embedded (forward) value in the portfolio. We
financially report the transactions for external financial reporting purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

GAAP Reported Value is the period to period net change in fair value of the
portfolio reported in the income statement that results from the process of marking
to market the physical storage volumes and corresponding financial instruments in
an interim period.

Economic Value is the period to period forward margin of our storage portfolio
that results from the process of calculating our weighted average cost of inventory
(WACOG), and our weighted average sales price of our forward financials
(WASP), then multiplying the difference times inventory volumes. This margin will
be realized in cash when the hedged transaction is executed or when financials
are settled and then reset to stay hedged against physical volumes.
    Economic Value represents the “forward” economic margin of the transactions, while GAAP
    reported results reflect that portion of our “forward” margin that has been recorded in the income
    statement.
    Volatility in earnings includes the impact of the accounting treatment of our storage portfolio in
    accordance with GAAP and is reflective of relatively high price volatility of the prompt month, and
    the relatively low volatility of the offsetting forward months.
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Atmos Energy Marketing

    Economic Value vs. GAAP Reported Results



               Reported GAAP                                                                  Economic Value*
               Reported GAAP
                    Value                                                                          (Commercial Value)
                   Value
             - -Physical and Financial
                 Physical and Financial                                                      - Physical and Financial
                      Positions                                                                     Positions
                     Positions
                                                                                                      $20.7 MM
                      $4.8 MM
                     $4.8 MM

                                                      Market Spread
                                                *Potential Gross Profit
                                                         $15.9 MM                                    *There is no assurance that
                                                                                                      the economic value or the
                                                                                                      potential gross profit will be
                                                                                                      fully realized in the future.

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     At December 31, 2008




   Atmos Energy Marketing

    Economic Value vs. GAAP Reported Results
    Three Months Ended

                 Physical                 Economic Value (EV)                       GAAP Reported Value - MTM                Market Spread
                                         ($ per mcf)
    Period        Volume                                              Total                           Total                             Total
                              WASP        WACOG         EV
    Ending         (Bcf)                                          ($ in millions)    ($ per mcf)      ($ in millions)   ($ per mcf)   ($ in millions)


                      12.3     11.1547       7.8297      3.3250                            0.8819                           2.4431
     9/30/2007                                                             40.8                                 10.8                            30.0
                      17.7      9.8199       7.3266      2.4933                            1.8561                           0.6372
    12/31/2007                                                             44.2                                 32.9                            11.3

                      5.4    $ (1.3348) $   (0.5031) $ (0.8317) $                          0.9742                       $ (1.8059) $
2008 Variance                                                               3.4                       $         22.1                           (18.7)

                       8.0     14.9977       8.9220      6.0757                            4.5643                           1.5114
     9/30/2008                                                             48.5                                 36.4                            12.1
                      16.3      8.5874       7.3211      1.2663                            0.2924                           0.9739
    12/31/2008                                                             20.7                                  4.8                            15.9

                      8.3    $ (6.4103) $   (1.6009) $ (4.8094) $                         (4.2719) $           (31.6) $ (0.5375) $
2009 Variance                                                            (27.8)                                                                  3.8




WASP: Weighted average sales price for gas held in storage
WACOG: Weighted average cost of AEM’s gas in storage
EV: “Economic Value” which equals gas sales price (WASP) minus cost of gas (WACOG) on a per unit basis

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Atmos Energy Corporation
  Jurisdictional Rate Data
      as of February 2, 2009


                                   Effective Date                                                           Authorized    Requested     Authorized  Requested Authorized Requested       Annual
                                                     Date of Last                            Requested
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bad debt
                                    of Last Rate                       Rate Base                             Rate of       Rate of      Return on   Return on Debt/Equity Debt/Equity   Revenue                    12/31/08
                                                     Rate Filing                            Rate Base (in
                                                                                                                                                                                      Stabilization Rider 3 WNA
         Jurisdiction                  Action                        (in thousands) 1                        Return         Return        Equity      Equity    Ratio        Ratio                                  Meters
                                                        (pending)                            thousands)
Atmos Pipeline-Texas                   5/24/04                           417,111                             8.258%                      10.00%                 50/50                                 n/a    n/a      n/a
Atmos Pipeline-Texas - GRIP            4/15/08                           713,351                             8.258%                      10.00%                 50/50                                 n/a    n/a      n/a
Mid-Tex - Settled Cities               11/1/08                          1,176,453                             7.79%                       9.60%                 52/48                       Y          Y      Y    1,238,073
                                                                                        6
Mid-Tex - Dallas & Environs            6/24/08          11/5/08         1,127,924            1,315,000        7.98%         8.85%        10.00%       11.7%     52/48     50.18/49.82                  Y      Y      309,518
                                                                                        6
Lubbock                                 3/1/04                            43,300                              9.15%                      11.25%                 50/50                                  Y      Y       73,690
                                                            8
Lubbock Environs GRIP 7                 9/1/08         10/24/08           50,778               61,638         9.15%                      11.25%                 50/50                                 n/a    n/a      n/a
West Texas Cities                     11/18/08                           112,043                              7.79%                       9.60%                 52/48                       Y          Y      Y      156,605
W. TX Cities Environs GRIP 7            1/1/08         10/17/08          127,360              141,170         8.77%                      10.50%                 50/50                                 n/a    n/a      n/a
Amarillo                                9/1/03                            36,844                              9.88%                      12.00%                 50/50                                  Y      Y       70,071
Colorado                               10/1/07                            81,208                              8.45%                      11.25%                 52/48                                  N      N      111,465
Kansas                                 5/12/08                           135,561                                            8.47%                     11.0%                  52/48                     Y      Y      129,661
                                                                                        4                        2                           2                     2
Georgia                                9/22/08                            66,893                              7.75%                       10.70%                55/45                                  N      Y       68,892
Illinois                               11/1/00                            24,564                              9.18%                       11.56%                67/33                                  N      N       23,374
Iowa                                    3/1/01                             5,000                                                          11.00%                57/43                                  N      N         4,431
                                                                                                                 2
Kentucky                                8/1/07                           169,406                                            8.82%                    11.75%                  52/48                     N      Y      178,952
                                                                                        4                        2                           2                     2
                                                                                                                                                                                                             N5
Missouri                                3/4/07                            55,976                                            8.59%                     12.0%                  56/44                     N              59,072
                                                                                        4                        2                           2                     2
Tennessee                              11/4/07         10/15/08          186,506              191,000          8.03%        8.99%         10.48%      11.7%     56/44        50/50                     Y      Y      134,788
Virginia                               9/30/08                            36,675                            8.46%-8.96%               9.50%-10.50%              55/45                                  Y      Y       23,570
TransLa                                 4/1/08         12/29/08           96,834               97,100                       8.77%     10.00%-10.80%  10.00%     52/48        52/48          Y          N      Y       78,978
                                                                                                                 2
LGS                                     7/1/08                           221,970                                            8.21%         10.40%                52/48                       Y          N      Y      280,698
                                                                                                                 2
Mississippi                             1/1/05                           196,801                              8.23%                       9.80%                 58/42                       Y          N      Y      272,539
                                                            9



                               1
                                   The rate base, authorized rate of return and authorized return on equity presented in this table are those from the last base rate case for each jurisdiction.
                                   These rate bases, rates of return and returns on equity are not necessarily indicative of current or future rate bases, rates of return or returns on equity.
                               2
                                   A rate base, rate of return, return on equity or debt/equity ratio was not included in the respective state commission's final decision.
                               3
                                   The bad debt rider allows us to recover from ratepayers the gas cost portion of uncollectible accounts.
                               4
                                   The rate base per the last filing was not included in the respective state commission's final decision; however, the amount presented represents the
                                   filed rate base included in the latest filing.
                               5
                                   The Missouri jurisdiction has a straight-fixed variable rate design, which decouples gross profit margin from customer usage patterns.
                               6
                                   Mid-Tex rate base for settled cities and Dallas both represented on a 'system-wide' basis.
                               7
                                   Lubbock & WT Cities Environs are calculated on a 'system wide' basis and will only be applied to environs areas once RRM/CCVP takes effect.
                               8
                                   A 6/1/2008 filing under the Customer Conservation & Value Plan (CCVP) has been withdrawn by the Company and the CCVP tariff rescinded.
                               9
                                   A 9/5/2008 filing under the Stable Rate Filing has been withdrawn by the Company.

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  • 1. Analysts Call to Review Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Financial Results February 4, 2009 8:00 a.m. EST Forward Looking Statements The matters discussed or incorporated by reference in this presentation may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this presentation 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 presentation or in any of our other documents or oral presentations, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “objective,” “plan,” “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 presentation, including the risks relating to regulatory trends and decisions, our ability to continue to access the capital markets, and the other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors include the risks and uncertainties discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. Although we believe 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. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Further, we will only update our annual earnings guidance through our quarterly and annual earnings releases. All estimated financial metrics for fiscal year 2009 and beyond that appear in this presentation are current as of the date noted on each relevant slide. 2
  • 2. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Net Income by Segment ($ in millions) ) Key Drivers Rate increases, primarily in $76.0 Texas 3.0% $73.8 $100.0 Increase in transportation $80.0 7.6 margins at the regulated 3.2 pipeline 10.6 $60.0 20.6 Decrease in nonregulated 7.7 9.8 natural gas marketing $40.0 margins, due to unrealized 50.1 mark-to-market losses on 40.2 $20.0 asset optimization activities $0.0 Increase in O&M expenses 1Q 2008 1Q 2009 Natural gas distribution Regulated transm ission & storage Natural gas m arketing Pipeline, storage & other 3 Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Net Income per Diluted Share Notes 1.2% Year-over-year increase of $0.83 $0.82 $1.00 about 1.5 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding $0.75 0.20 0.26 Nonregulated Operations include an unrealized mark- $0.50 to-market loss of $0.16 per diluted share for 1Q 2009 0.63 0.56 $0.25 compared with a gain of $0.21 per diluted share for 1Q 2008 $0.00 1Q 2008 1Q 2009 Nonregulated Operations Regulated Operations 4
  • 3. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Drivers $25.6 million increase in gross profit $25.2 million net increase in natural gas distribution gross profit primarily from $15.3 million increase in rates primarily in Mid-Tex and Louisiana Divisions o $ 8.1 million increase due to non-recurring update to estimate of unbilled o revenues related to changes in base rates in several jurisdictions o $ 1.1 million increase in residential consumption, primarily due to weather that was colder quarter-over-quarter, in areas not impacted by WNA for portions of the period o $ 1.1 million increase in transportation throughput and margins $ 9.6 million total increase in regulated transmission and storage gross profit primarily from $ 3.7 million increase from increased through-system transportation fees o $ 3.3 million increase from higher priority reservation fees o $ 1.4 million increase related to rate adjustments from 2006 and 2007 GRIP o filings 5 Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Jurisdictions Adjusted for WNA At December 31, 2008, we had Weather Normalization Adjustments (WNA) in the following service areas for the following periods as noted, which covers approximately 90% of our residential and commercial customer meters in service Service Area WNA Period Georgia October – May Kansas October – May November – April Kentucky Louisiana December – March Mississippi November – April November – April Tennessee Texas: Mid-Tex November – April Texas: West Texas October – May Virginia May – April Five percent warmer-than-normal winter results in reduced margins of about $1.5 million Service areas without WNA include Colorado, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri 6
  • 4. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Drivers $25.6 million increase in gross profit (continued) $15.9 million decrease in natural gas marketing gross profit, before intersegment eliminations, primarily due to o $53.8 million decrease in unrealized margins quarter over quarter primarily due to o Recognition of previously unrealized margins into realized margins, as a result of cycling more gas from storage and settlement of the corresponding financial instruments, partially offset by o Smaller widening during the current quarter of the spreads between the current cash price (spot) used to value the remaining physical storage and the forward prices used to value the associated financial hedges o $37.5 million increase in realized asset optimization margins as a result of recognizing greater storage withdrawal gains originally captured as unrealized income in fiscal 2008 7 Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Three Months Ended December 31 Natural Gas Marketing Segment 2008 2007 Change (In thousands, except physical position) Delivered gas $18,553 $18,173 $380 Asset optimization 36,939 (525) 37,464 Unrealized margin (25,469) 28,315 (53,784) $30,023 $45,963 GROSS PROFIT ($15,940) Net physical position (Bcf) 16.3 17.7 (1.4) 8
  • 5. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Drivers $25.6 million increase in gross profit (continued) $6.5 million increase in nonregulated pipeline, storage and other gross profit, before intersegment eliminations, primarily due to $4.6 million increase in asset optimization margins due to higher o transportation margins earned on excess pipeline capacity under certain asset management agreements $1.2 million increase due to margins earned from the purchase and o sale of gas to a third party $0.5 million increase in fees earned from Park City gathering project, o which commenced operations in 2008 9 Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Drivers Increased O&M expenses of $13.6 million, primarily due to $8.7 million increase in contract labor, largely related to project spending at Atmos Pipeline – Texas Division $3.8 million increase in employee costs $2.4 million increase in miscellaneous charges and other administrative costs $1.3 million decrease in provision for doubtful accounts primarily due to the ability of the Mid-Tex Division to recover the gas cost portion of bad debts, effective November 1, 2008 10
  • 6. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Gas Distribution Bad Debt Expense as a % of Revenues 1.0 0.61 0.58 0.58 Percent 0.47 0.5 0.31 0.0 2005 2006 2007 2008 1Q 2009 11 Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Drivers $2.7 million increase in taxes, other than income, primarily a result of increased franchise fees and state gross receipts taxes due to increased revenues quarter over quarter $2.2 million increase in interest charges primarily due to higher commercial paper rates, increased line of credit commitment fees and higher average short-term debt balances in the current quarter, compared to the prior-year quarter 12
  • 7. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009 1Q Capital Expenditures Regulated Regulated Nonregulated Gas Distribution Transmission & Storage $89.0 $13.3 $84.3 $100 $12 $15 0.4 $8.4 $12 $75 $8 $5.1 $9 70.9 63.5 $50 12.9 $6 7.6 $1.5 $4 3.3 $25 $3 0.1 20.8 18.1 1.8 1.4 0.8 $0 $0 $0 1Q 2008 1Q 2009 1Q 2008 1Q 2009 1Q 2008 1Q 2009 Total Fiscal 2009 1Q Expenditures: $ 107.4 million Maintenance Capital Total Maintenance Capital: $ 74.6 million Total Growth Capital: $ 32.8 million Growth Capital 13 Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q Credit Facilities In December 2008 Atmos Energy Marketing amended its existing $580 million uncommitted demand working capital credit facility, to convert it to a 364-day $375 million committed revolving credit facility, expiring December 29, 2009 The amended facility also provides the ability to increase the borrowing base up to a maximum of $450 million on a committed basis Participating banks include BNP Paribas, Fortis Capital, Societe Generale, Royal Bank of Scotland, Natixis, RZB Finance and Brown Brothers Harriman $600 million, 5-year committed revolving credit facility, expires December 2011 Serves as a backup liquidity facility for our $600 million commercial paper program Lehman Brothers Bank, with a commitment of approximately $33 million, ceased funding in September 2008, leaving $567 million of capacity available $212.5 million, 364-day committed revolving credit facility, expires October 27, 2009 Replaced, on essentially the same terms, but at a substantially higher cost, $300 million, 364-day facility that expired October 29, 2008 $18 million, 364-day committed credit facility from Amarillo National Bank, expires March 31, 2009 14
  • 8. Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q Available Liquidity at 12/31/08 Available Instrument Total Capacity Drawn Capacity (in millions) (in millions) (in millions) 202.9 5-year 566.7 205.9 Revolver CP 157.9 364-day 212.5 0 212.5 364-day 18.0 0 18.0 L/C 100.0 364-day 375.0 177.8 (1) 97.2 Covenant Cash 69.8 Available $ 684.0 Capacity: (1) Certain loan covenant restrictions exist that limit the effective available capacity 15 Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q Investment Grade Credit Ratings Moody’s Rating Senior Unsecured Debt: Baa3 Commercial Paper: P-3 Outlook: positive * Standard & Poor’s Senior Unsecured Debt: BBB+ ** Commercial Paper: A-2 Outlook: stable Fitch Senior Unsecured Debt: BBB+ Commercial Paper: F-2 Outlook: stable * Moody’s changed rating outlook to “positive” from “stable” on January 8, 2009 **S&P raised rating from BBB to BBB+ with a “stable” outlook on December 23, 2008 16
  • 9. Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q Louisiana Stable Rate Filing December 2008, made annual rate stabilization filing for TransLa jurisdiction, requesting an increase of $0.9 million Requested ROE of 10.0%; overall return of 8.77% Capital structure: 52 percent debt / 48 percent equity Rate Base of $97.1 million, which affects about 75,000 customers Filing is for test year ended September 30, 2008 Rate change is expected to be effective April 1, 2009 17 Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q Rate Case Filing – City of Dallas November 5, 2008, filed for a rate increase in the City of Dallas of about $9.1 million Case only filed in the City of Dallas. Previously reached settlement with the remaining 438 cities of 439 total cities in the Mid-Tex Division Mid-Tex Division serves approximately 222,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Dallas, Texas City of Dallas suspended filing on December 10, 2008 City of Dallas has until March 11, 2009, to accept/settle/deny the request Final action required on appeal to RRC by August 31, 2009 Requested ROE of 11.7%; Requested ROR of 8.85% Requested Capital Structure: 50.18% Debt / 49.82% Equity Proposed system-wide Rate Base of $1.315 billion; System-wide Authorized Net Plant of $1.422 billion Includes increase in rate base of $97.6 million for 12 months ended June 30, 2008, and $80.9 million for 2008 GRIP expenditures Test year ended June 30, 2008; Net plant projected through March 2009 18
  • 10. Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q Tennessee Rate Filing October 15, 2008, filed request for revenue increase of about $6.3 million Requested monthly residential customer charge increase to $15.00 from $13.00 in winter months; and increase to $12.00 from $10.00 during summer months Requested capital structure of 50% debt / 50% equity Requested ROE of 11.7%; Requested ROR of 8.99% Requested Rate Base: $191.0 Million Forward-looking filing with test year ended March 31, 2010 Serve about 132,000 customers Statutory deadline for decision is April 15, 2009 19 Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q Ft. Necessity Storage Project Submitted pre-filing request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct and operate a salt-cavern gas storage project in Franklin Parish, LA (Docket No. PF08-10-000) Project initially includes development of three 5 Bcf caverns of working gas storage for a total of 15 Bcf, with six-turn injection and withdrawal capabilities of the entire capacity; four additional storage caverns could potentially be developed, if market demand exists Pending FERC approval, the first cavern is projected to go into operation by 2011, with the other two caverns in operation by 2012 and 2014 Executed option to purchase 240 acres and lease 320 acres; total investment at 12/31/08 was about $12.0 million Drilling of the test well complete and evaluation of the salt core in progress; will be configured to serve as a cavern well upon FERC 7C certification November 12, 2008, filed FERC 7C application; FERC certificate expected by May 2009 Successful non-binding open season completed in July 2008 Participants requested storage capacity that in total was more than three times greater than the 5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of capacity proposed in phase one of the project Participants represented a diverse group of energy companies Engaged services of investment banker to aid in determining optimal ownership/development mix 20
  • 11. Highlights – Fiscal 2008 Shrewsbury Gas Gathering System $5.8 Million Asset Purchase 80 mile low-pressure gas gathering system 26 miles of 10-inch lines treatment & compression Midwestern PL Interconnect Subsequently sold oProved reserves oProducing wells o32K acres of mineral AEH interests 6” Remaining net investment of approximately $2.0 million Current production of about 700 Mcf/day AEH Central 50 additional wells can be Shrewsbury Treating Facility 10” connected for Kentucky Natural osed Prop Gas with expected capacity of 12” 750 Mcf/d AEH Orbit 8” White Remaining gathering business Plains Storage Park projected to generate about City $0.6 million of net income per year over 10 years, yielding estimated after-tax IRR of 24% 21 Highlights – Fiscal 2009 1Q Annual Dividend Growth Quarterly Dividend $1.32E $1.40 On February 3, 2009, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly $1.20 dividend of $0.33 per share $1.00 101st consecutive dividend $0.80 declared $0.60 To be paid on March 10, 2009, to shareholders of record on $0.40 February 25, 2009 $0.20 Indicated annual dividend of $1.32 per share for fiscal 2009 $0.00 '8 '8 '8 '8 '8 '8 '9 '9 '9 '9 '9 '9 '9 '9 '9 '9 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 '0 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 E Note: Amounts are adjusted for mergers and acquisitions. 22
  • 12. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E Earnings Guidance – Fiscal 2009E Atmos Energy continues to anticipate earnings to be in the range of $2.05 – 2.15 per diluted share for the 2009 fiscal year Assumptions remain unchanged and include: • Contribution from natural gas marketing segment reflecting less volatility in gas price spreads o Total expected gross margin contribution from the marketing segment in the range of $85 - $95 million • Continued successful execution of rate strategy and collection efforts • Bad debt expense of no more than $12 million • Average annual short-term interest rate of 4.8% • Average gas cost ranging from $6.00 - $9.00 per mcf • No material acquisitions Note: Changes in these events or other circumstances that the company cannot currently anticipate could materially impact earnings, and could result in earnings for fiscal 2009 significantly above or below this outlook. 23 Consolidated Financial Results–Fiscal 2009E Projected Net Income by Segment ($ millions, except EPS) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009E Natural Gas Distribution $ 81 $ 53 $ 73 $ 93 $ 104 – 107 Regulated Trans. & Storage 28 27 34 41 44 – 46 Natural Gas Marketing 23 58 46 30 23 – 25 Pipeline, Storage & Other 4 10 15 16 17 – 19 Total 136 148 168 180 188 – 197 Avg. Diluted Shares 79.0 81.4 87.7 90.2 91.6 Earnings Per Share $ 1.72 $ 1.82 $ 1.92 $ 2.00 $ 2.05 – $2.15 24
  • 13. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E Atmos Energy Marketing – Gross Profit Margin Composition 2009E Impacted by customer volume demand Delivered Gas Sales prices are: Delivered Gas • Cost plus profit margin $70 - $75 Million (Bundled gas deliveries & • Cost plus demand charges (Bundled gas deliveries & peaking sales) peaking sales) Margins: More predictable Impacted by gas price spread values in the market (arbitrage opportunity) Physical storage capabilities Asset Optimization $15 - $20 Million Asset Optimization Available storage and transport capacity (Storage & transportation (Storage & transportation 7.9 Bcf proprietary contracted capacity management) management) 27 Bcf customer-owned / AEM- managed storage Margins: More variable = Total margins reflect: $85 - $95 Million Stability from delivered gas margins Total AEM Total AEM Upside from optimizing our storage Margins Margins and transportation assets to capture arbitrage value Margins: Stable with potential upside 25 Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E Pension & Postretirement Benefits Obligations In order to achieve compliance with the Pension Protection Act (PPA) and attain a 94% funding target amount for 2009 (as determined on January 1, 2009), we expect to contribute less than $25 million to our pension plans by September 15, 2009 This funding will: Increase the level of our plan assets Not immediately impact the income statement o Gains and losses from the changes in the fair value of plan assets are recognized over time as we calculate our FV of plan assets using an asset smoothing technique which recognizes changes in FV of the assets over a “systematic” or “smoothed” time period The plans will be re-evaluated annually and the effects measured to ensure that the projected pension liability, the pension expense or income and the minimum and desired funding levels are achieved 26
  • 14. Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E Projected Cash Flow ($ millions) 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009E Cash Flows from Operations $ 387 $ 311 $ 547 $371 $ 490 - 510 Maintenance/Non- growth Capital (243) (287) (287) (378) (345-355) Dividends (99) (102) (112) (117) (121) Cash Available for Debt Reduction and Growth Projects $ 45 $ (78) $ 148 $(124) $ 24 - 34 27 Consolidated Financial Results – Fiscal 2009E Capital Expenditures For fiscal 2009, we project between $500-$515 million in capital expenditures Approximately $345 - $355 million maintenance o Natural Gas Distribution: $295 million - $301 million o Regulated Transmission & Storage: $48 million - $50 million o Natural Gas Marketing: $2 million - $4 million Approximately $155 - $160 million growth o Natural Gas Distribution: $73 million - $75 million o Regulated Transmission & Storage: $61 million - $63 million o Pipeline, Storage & Other: $21 million - $22 million 28
  • 15. As a Reminder… The audio and slide presentation of this conference call will be available on Atmos Energy’s Web site by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 4, 2009, through midnight on April 30, 2009. Atmos Energy’s Web site address is: www.atmosenergy.com. To listen to the live conference call, dial 800-218-0204 by 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 4, 2009. 29 Appendix 30
  • 16. Natural Gas Distribution Summary of Gas Distribution Revenue – Related Tax Information Gross profit margins, primarily in our Mid-Tex Division, include franchise fees and gross receipts taxes, which are calculated as a percentage of revenue (inclusive of gas costs). We record the expense for these taxes as a component of taxes, other than income. Timing differences exist between the recognition of revenue for franchise fees recovered from our customers and the recognition of expense of franchise taxes, which may favorably or unfavorably affect net income; however, they should offset over time with no permanent impact on net income. Beginning January 1, 2009, changes in our franchise fee agreements will become effective that should significantly reduce the impact of this timing difference on a prospective basis. A s o f D e c e m be r 3 1 T hre e M o nt hs 2008 2007 C ha nge (A mo unts in Tho usands) 31,177 31,486 (309) A mo unts included in margin (26,340) (18,233) (8,107) A mo unts included in taxes, o ther $ 4,837 $ 13,253 $ (8,416) Difference / Impact 31 Atmos Energy Marketing Economic Value vs. GAAP Reported Results We commercially manage our storage assets by capturing arbitrage value through optimization strategies that create embedded (forward) value in the portfolio. We financially report the transactions for external financial reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). GAAP Reported Value is the period to period net change in fair value of the portfolio reported in the income statement that results from the process of marking to market the physical storage volumes and corresponding financial instruments in an interim period. Economic Value is the period to period forward margin of our storage portfolio that results from the process of calculating our weighted average cost of inventory (WACOG), and our weighted average sales price of our forward financials (WASP), then multiplying the difference times inventory volumes. This margin will be realized in cash when the hedged transaction is executed or when financials are settled and then reset to stay hedged against physical volumes. Economic Value represents the “forward” economic margin of the transactions, while GAAP reported results reflect that portion of our “forward” margin that has been recorded in the income statement. Volatility in earnings includes the impact of the accounting treatment of our storage portfolio in accordance with GAAP and is reflective of relatively high price volatility of the prompt month, and the relatively low volatility of the offsetting forward months. 32
  • 17. Atmos Energy Marketing Economic Value vs. GAAP Reported Results Reported GAAP Economic Value* Reported GAAP Value (Commercial Value) Value - -Physical and Financial Physical and Financial - Physical and Financial Positions Positions Positions $20.7 MM $4.8 MM $4.8 MM Market Spread *Potential Gross Profit $15.9 MM *There is no assurance that the economic value or the potential gross profit will be fully realized in the future. 33 At December 31, 2008 Atmos Energy Marketing Economic Value vs. GAAP Reported Results Three Months Ended Physical Economic Value (EV) GAAP Reported Value - MTM Market Spread ($ per mcf) Period Volume Total Total Total WASP WACOG EV Ending (Bcf) ($ in millions) ($ per mcf) ($ in millions) ($ per mcf) ($ in millions) 12.3 11.1547 7.8297 3.3250 0.8819 2.4431 9/30/2007 40.8 10.8 30.0 17.7 9.8199 7.3266 2.4933 1.8561 0.6372 12/31/2007 44.2 32.9 11.3 5.4 $ (1.3348) $ (0.5031) $ (0.8317) $ 0.9742 $ (1.8059) $ 2008 Variance 3.4 $ 22.1 (18.7) 8.0 14.9977 8.9220 6.0757 4.5643 1.5114 9/30/2008 48.5 36.4 12.1 16.3 8.5874 7.3211 1.2663 0.2924 0.9739 12/31/2008 20.7 4.8 15.9 8.3 $ (6.4103) $ (1.6009) $ (4.8094) $ (4.2719) $ (31.6) $ (0.5375) $ 2009 Variance (27.8) 3.8 WASP: Weighted average sales price for gas held in storage WACOG: Weighted average cost of AEM’s gas in storage EV: “Economic Value” which equals gas sales price (WASP) minus cost of gas (WACOG) on a per unit basis 34
  • 18. Atmos Energy Corporation Jurisdictional Rate Data as of February 2, 2009 Effective Date Authorized Requested Authorized Requested Authorized Requested Annual Date of Last Requested Bad debt of Last Rate Rate Base Rate of Rate of Return on Return on Debt/Equity Debt/Equity Revenue 12/31/08 Rate Filing Rate Base (in Stabilization Rider 3 WNA Jurisdiction Action (in thousands) 1 Return Return Equity Equity Ratio Ratio Meters (pending) thousands) Atmos Pipeline-Texas 5/24/04 417,111 8.258% 10.00% 50/50 n/a n/a n/a Atmos Pipeline-Texas - GRIP 4/15/08 713,351 8.258% 10.00% 50/50 n/a n/a n/a Mid-Tex - Settled Cities 11/1/08 1,176,453 7.79% 9.60% 52/48 Y Y Y 1,238,073 6 Mid-Tex - Dallas & Environs 6/24/08 11/5/08 1,127,924 1,315,000 7.98% 8.85% 10.00% 11.7% 52/48 50.18/49.82 Y Y 309,518 6 Lubbock 3/1/04 43,300 9.15% 11.25% 50/50 Y Y 73,690 8 Lubbock Environs GRIP 7 9/1/08 10/24/08 50,778 61,638 9.15% 11.25% 50/50 n/a n/a n/a West Texas Cities 11/18/08 112,043 7.79% 9.60% 52/48 Y Y Y 156,605 W. TX Cities Environs GRIP 7 1/1/08 10/17/08 127,360 141,170 8.77% 10.50% 50/50 n/a n/a n/a Amarillo 9/1/03 36,844 9.88% 12.00% 50/50 Y Y 70,071 Colorado 10/1/07 81,208 8.45% 11.25% 52/48 N N 111,465 Kansas 5/12/08 135,561 8.47% 11.0% 52/48 Y Y 129,661 4 2 2 2 Georgia 9/22/08 66,893 7.75% 10.70% 55/45 N Y 68,892 Illinois 11/1/00 24,564 9.18% 11.56% 67/33 N N 23,374 Iowa 3/1/01 5,000 11.00% 57/43 N N 4,431 2 Kentucky 8/1/07 169,406 8.82% 11.75% 52/48 N Y 178,952 4 2 2 2 N5 Missouri 3/4/07 55,976 8.59% 12.0% 56/44 N 59,072 4 2 2 2 Tennessee 11/4/07 10/15/08 186,506 191,000 8.03% 8.99% 10.48% 11.7% 56/44 50/50 Y Y 134,788 Virginia 9/30/08 36,675 8.46%-8.96% 9.50%-10.50% 55/45 Y Y 23,570 TransLa 4/1/08 12/29/08 96,834 97,100 8.77% 10.00%-10.80% 10.00% 52/48 52/48 Y N Y 78,978 2 LGS 7/1/08 221,970 8.21% 10.40% 52/48 Y N Y 280,698 2 Mississippi 1/1/05 196,801 8.23% 9.80% 58/42 Y N Y 272,539 9 1 The rate base, authorized rate of return and authorized return on equity presented in this table are those from the last base rate case for each jurisdiction. These rate bases, rates of return and returns on equity are not necessarily indicative of current or future rate bases, rates of return or returns on equity. 2 A rate base, rate of return, return on equity or debt/equity ratio was not included in the respective state commission's final decision. 3 The bad debt rider allows us to recover from ratepayers the gas cost portion of uncollectible accounts. 4 The rate base per the last filing was not included in the respective state commission's final decision; however, the amount presented represents the filed rate base included in the latest filing. 5 The Missouri jurisdiction has a straight-fixed variable rate design, which decouples gross profit margin from customer usage patterns. 6 Mid-Tex rate base for settled cities and Dallas both represented on a 'system-wide' basis. 7 Lubbock & WT Cities Environs are calculated on a 'system wide' basis and will only be applied to environs areas once RRM/CCVP takes effect. 8 A 6/1/2008 filing under the Customer Conservation & Value Plan (CCVP) has been withdrawn by the Company and the CCVP tariff rescinded. 9 A 9/5/2008 filing under the Stable Rate Filing has been withdrawn by the Company.