Atmos Energy Corporation Names Kelly H. Compton to Board of Directors

Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) said today that Kelly H. Compton
has been elected to its board of directors. Her election, effective
November 1, 2016, will increase the board’s size to 14 directors.
Compton will serve on the board’s Audit Committee and Human Resources
Committee.

Compton has served as Executive Director of The Hoglund Foundation since
1992. Prior to joining the Hoglund Foundation, Compton was with
NationsBank Texas and its predecessors for 13 years, serving as Vice
President of Commercial Lending.

“Kelly Compton brings a significant amount of experience in public and
private finance, development and strategic matters,” said Robert W.
Best, chairman of the board of Atmos Energy Corporation. “Our directors
will greatly benefit from Kelly’s broad and diverse experience, and we
look forward to her wise counsel in helping us lead Atmos Energy.”

Currently, Compton serves on the Board of Trustees for The Perot Museum
of Nature and Science, the Teach for America Dallas-Ft. Worth Regional
Advisory Board and the Board of Directors for Momentous Institute.

Compton graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a
bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in
Finance, and currently serves on its Board of Trustees.

About Atmos Energy

Atmos Energy Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, is the country's
largest natural-gas-only distributor, serving over three million natural
gas distribution customers in over 1,400 communities in eight states
from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the East to the Rocky Mountains in the
West. Atmos Energy also manages company-owned natural gas pipeline and
storage assets, including one of the largest intrastate natural gas
pipeline systems in Texas and provides natural gas marketing and
procurement services to industrial, commercial and municipal customers
primarily in the Midwest and Southeast. For more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com.

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