DALLAS, Texas -- (February 7, 2017) -- Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) said today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock of 45 cents per share. The indicated annual dividend is $1.80.

The dividend will be paid on March 13, 2017, to shareholders of record on February 27, 2017. This is the company’s 133rd consecutive quarterly dividend.

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. For more information, visit www.atmosenergy.com.

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