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Atmos Energy Names Charles M. Davis Jr. to be Vice President, Corporate Development

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Monday, December 1st 2008 at 15:54 GMT by Market Wire}  

DALLAS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) said today it has named Charles M. Davis Jr. as vice president, corporate development. He had been senior vice president of corporate development for Dallas-based natural gas processor Regency GP LLC.

Davis, 47, will work with Atmos Energy's senior management to develop and implement a strategy to identify and evaluate internal and external growth opportunities. He will report to Kim R. Cocklin, president and chief operating officer of Atmos Energy Corporation.

"Over the past 22 years, Atmos Energy has grown through a series of acquisitions to become the country's largest natural-gas-only distributor," said Robert W. Best, chairman and chief executive officer of Atmos Energy Corporation. "We are delighted to have a leader of Chuck's stature and experience in this area on our team."

Davis has more than 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions as well as financing in the pipeline industry. Before joining Regency, he was managing director and head of mergers and acquisitions for Challenger Capital Group, Ltd. Davis also served as managing director in the energy and power group at UBS Investment Bank and in the global energy and power group at Merrill Lynch. Earlier, he worked for First Boston Corporation in its corporate finance and merger and acquisition groups and for McKinsey & Co. in its energy group.

Davis earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from The University of Texas at Austin and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School. He and his family live in Dallas.

About Atmos Energy

Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the country's largest natural-gas-only distributor, serving about 3.2 million natural gas distribution customers in more than 1,600 communities in 12 states from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the West. Atmos Energy also provides natural gas marketing and procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers primarily in the Midwest and Southeast and manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas pipeline systems in Texas. Atmos Energy is a Fortune 500 company. For more information, visit [ www.atmosenergy.com ].