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PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181001
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181001

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ATMOS ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000731802
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
		IRS NUMBER:				751743247
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-210424
		FILM NUMBER:		181098089

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 THREE LINCOLN CTR
		STREET 2:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9729349227

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 THREE LINCOLN CTR
		STREET 2:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ENERGAS CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19881024

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ATMOS ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000731802
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
		IRS NUMBER:				751743247
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 THREE LINCOLN CTR
		STREET 2:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9729349227

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1800 THREE LINCOLN CTR
		STREET 2:		5430 LBJ FREEWAY
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ENERGAS CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19881024
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433 under the Securities Act of 1933 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-210424</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, dated October&nbsp;1, 2018 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4.300% Senior Notes due 2048 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This Free
Writing Prospectus relates only to the 4.300% Senior Notes due 2048 of Atmos Energy Corporation and should be read together with the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October&nbsp;1, 2018 relating to the 4.300% Senior Notes due 2048. </I></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Issuer:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Atmos Energy Corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Expected Ratings (Moody&#146;s/S&amp;P)*:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">A2 (Stable) / A (Stable)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Security Description:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Unsecured Notes</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Principal Amount:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$600,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Maturity Date:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;1, 2048</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Trade Date:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;1, 2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Settlement Date (T+3):</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;4, 2018</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Interest Payment Dates:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Semi-annually in arrears on April&nbsp;1 and October&nbsp;1, beginning April&nbsp;1, 2019</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Coupon:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.300%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Benchmark Treasury:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.125% due May&nbsp;15, 2048</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Benchmark Treasury Yield:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">3.230%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+110 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Yield to Maturity:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.330%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Public Offering Price:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">99.499% of principal amount plus accrued interest from the Settlement Date</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Optional Redemption Provisions:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Notes may be redeemed, at the option of Atmos Energy Corporation, at any time in whole or from time to time in part. Prior to April&nbsp;1, 2048, the redemption price will be equal to the greater of (i)&nbsp;100% of the
principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed discounted, on a semi-annual basis, at the make-whole call (as
described below), plus, in each case, accrued interest to the date of redemption. At any time on or after April&nbsp;1, 2048, the redemption price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the redemption date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Make-Whole Call:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make whole call at T+20 basis points</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">049560AP0/ US049560AP00</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U>Joint Book-Running Managers:</U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities
USA LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TD Securities (USA)
LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas Securities Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CIBC World Capital Markets
Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers:</FONT></U></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BB&amp;T Capital Markets,</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a division of BB&amp;T Securities, LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BOK Financial Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Regions Securities LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or
withdrawal at any time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Atmos Energy Corporation has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Atmos Energy Corporation and this offering. You may get
these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities
LLC at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-834-4533,</FONT></FONT></FONT> Mizuho Securities USA LLC at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-271-7403,</FONT></FONT></FONT> MUFG Securities Americas Inc. at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-877-649-6848,</FONT></FONT></FONT> or TD Securities
(USA) LLC at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-855-495-9846.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P>
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