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actual results to dier materially from those discussed in this report. ese risks and uncertainties are discussed in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the scal year ended September 30, 2014. 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. Further, the Company undertakes
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future events or otherwise.
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Cover: Texas State Highway Loop 12, the inner beltway surrounding Dallas, is among the busiest transportation
corridors in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Beneath the highway lies another major transportation artery, Atmos
Energy’s Line DT-3. This 24-inch pipeline transports natural gas for thousands of homes and businesses in the Dal-
las central business district, the I-35 corridor, Irving, Las Colinas, Arlington, Grand Prairie and the Mid-Cities. It also
provides essential pressure control for the region and lets us dispatch gas supplies either north or south, depending
on our customers’ demands. All DT-3 pipe and related facilities in Irving and Las Colinas are being replaced by
fiscal 2016 to ensure long-term safety and reliability. It is one of Atmos Energy’s major multi-year pipeline projects.
Page 16: Phil Watkins (left), project manager and senior engineer, and Roy Moss, a district operations manager,
survey an inventory of 30-inch coated steel pipe that will be installed during fiscal 2015. Along with related 24-inch
and 12-inch transmission projects, the new pipelines will fortify Atmos Pipeline–Texas’ capabilities to transport
natural gas from two of its natural gas storage fields to meet the growing needs of the Mid-Tex Division and other
Atmos Pipeline–Texas customers. The total project will cost an estimated $200 million to $230 million.
Opposite: Near the beautiful Sabine National Forest in western Louisiana, 2.5 miles of 6-inch advanced polyeth-
ylene pipeline is being installed to replace a bare steel main that serves the city of Many. The project is one of many
under way today in our Louisiana Division to replace aging pipelines. It is the result of the Louisiana Public Service
Commission authorizing in June 2014 an infrastructure deferral mechanism for safety and reliability projects.