Kentucky Public Service Commission

Atmos Energy Corporation

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION (ATMOS), THROUGH ITS DIVISION, WESTERN KENTUCKY GAS COMPANY OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CREATION AND ISSUANCE OF 150,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK THROUGH ITS EQUITY INCENTIVE AND DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS AND 1,500,000 SHARES THROUGH ITS 1998 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN