Atmos Energy Corporation Completes Sale of Natural Gas Distribution Assets in Georgia

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Atmos Energy Corporation (NYS: 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. For the three months ended December 31, 2012, these operations provided approximately $3 million of net income, or $0.03 per diluted share.

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