Key Developments: Atmos Energy Corp (ATO)
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Atmos Energy Corp Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Atmos Energy Corp announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of 35 cents per share. The indicated annual dividend is $1.40. Full Article
Atmos Energy Corp Raises FY 2013 EPS Guidance
Atmos Energy Corp announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects earnings to range $2.45 to $2.55 per diluted share. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts on an average were expecting the Company to report EPS of $2.47 for fiscal 2013. Full Article
Atmos Energy Corp Announces Retirement of Robert W. Best As Chairman
Atmos Energy Corp announced that Robert W. Best, who was serving as executive chairman, has retired from the Company, effective April 1, 2013. Full Article
Atmos Energy Corp Completes Sale Of Natural Gas Distribution Assets In Georgia To Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp's Liberty Energy (Georgia) Corp.
Atmos Energy Corp announced that it completed the sale of substantially all of its natural gas distribution assets located in Georgia to Liberty Energy (Georgia) Corp., an affiliate of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. The transaction included the transfer of approximately 64,000 residential and commercial meters. Net cash proceeds for rate base and related working capital were approximately $155 million, subject to final purchase price adjustments. These proceeds will be redeployed to fund growth opportunities in the remaining jurisdictions the company serves. Atmos Energy expects to record a net of tax gain on the sale of approximately $6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, subject to final purchase price adjustments. Full Article
Atmos Energy Corp Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Atmos Energy Corp announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company's common stock of 35 cents per share. The indicated annual dividend is $1.40. The dividend will be paid on March 18, 2013, to shareholders of record on March 4, 2013. Full Article
Atmos Energy Corp Sees FY 2013 EPS Guidance At High End Of Prior Range; Issues FY 2013 Net Income Below Analysts' Estimate
Atmos Energy Corp announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects earnings to be at the higher end of the previously announced range of $2.40 to $2.50 per diluted share, excluding unrealized margins and the gain on the sale of the Company's Georgia operations. Net income from regulated operations is expected to be in the range of $211 million to $219 million, while net income from non regulated operations is expected to be in the range of $9 million to $11 million. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts on an average were expecting the Company to report EPS of $2.42 and net income of $223 million for fiscal 2013. Full Article
Atmos Energy Corp Increases Quarterly Dividend
Atmos Energy Corp announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend increase on the Company’s common stock to 35 cents a share. The indicated annual dividend is $1.40. This is the 25th consecutive year that the Company has increased its dividend. Full Article
Atmos Energy Corp Issues FY 2013 EPS Guidance In Line With Analysts' Estimates
Atmos Energy Corp announced that for fiscal 2013, it expects earnings to be in the range of $2.40-$2.50 per diluted share. According to I/B/E/S Estimates, analysts are expecting the Company to report EPS of $2.46 for fiscal 2013. Full Article
Atmos Energy Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Atmos Energy Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on the Company’s common stock of 34.5 cents per share. The indicated annual dividend is $1.38. The dividend will be paid on September 10, 2012, to shareholders of record on August 27, 2012. . Full Article
Atmos Energy Corporation Reaffirms FY 2012 EPS Guidance
Atmos Energy Corporation announced that for fiscal 2012, it remain on track to meet previously announced earnings guidance of between $2.30-$2.40 per diluted share. Full Article
TEXT-Fitch rates Atmos Energy's senior notes 'A-'
Jan 9 - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A-' rating to Atmos Energy Corporation's (Atmos) issuance of $500 million 4.15% senior unsecured notes due Jan. 15, 2043. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of Atmos and will rank pari passu with all existing and future unsecured indebtedness. The net proceeds from the offering will be used primarily to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes. Key rating factors include the following strengths: --A
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