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BRIDGING THE FUTURE
A decade ago, an expanding Atmos Energy Corporation
merged with United Cities Gas. That transaction was
what analysts call a company-maker because it
increased our size in every key measure: customer
count, service area and earnings growth. In 2004, after
completing four more major acquisitions, the company
acquired TXU Gas, virtually doubling in size. Today,
Atmos Energy is the largest all-natural-gas distribution
company in the United States. It’s a new century for
natural gas, but it’s our old-fashioned hard work and
commitment to customers that continue to define
Atmos Energy. As our company bridges from its past
to its future, three key developments are shaping our
success: 1. the rise of natural gas as America’s most
valuable energy resource, 2. improvements in rates and
rate design for our regulated distribution operations
and 3. new contributions from our complementary
nonregulated operations.