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
August 9, 2006
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)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On Wednesday, August 9, 2006, Atmos Energy Corporation (the “Company”) announced in a news release its financial results for the third quarter of the 2006 fiscal year, which ends September 30, 2006, and that certain of its officers would discuss such financial results in a conference call on Thursday, August 10, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. In the release, the Company also announced that the conference call would be webcast live and that slides for the webcast would be available on its website for all interested parties.
A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1. The information furnished in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 News Release issued by Atmos Energy Corporation dated August 9, 2006
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: August 9, 2006 | By: | /s/ LOUIS P. GREGORY | ||
| Louis P. Gregory | ||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | News Release dated August 9, 2006 (furnished under Item 2.02) |