EX-99.1 2 d19311aexv99w1.htm UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION exv99w1
 

EXHIBIT 99.1

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     On October 1, 2004, Atmos Energy Corporation (referred to in this report, with its subsidiaries, as Atmos or we, us, our, the company or a similar word) completed our acquisition of the natural gas distribution and pipeline operations of TXU Gas Company. The TXU Gas operations we acquired are regulated businesses engaged in the purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of natural gas in the north-central, eastern and western parts of Texas. In this report, we refer to TXU Gas Company as TXU Gas and to the acquisition of these operations as the TXU Gas acquisition.

     The purchase price for the TXU Gas acquisition was approximately $1.905 billion (after preliminary closing adjustments), which we paid in cash. We acquired approximately $121 million of working capital of TXU Gas and did not assume any indebtedness of TXU Gas in connection with the acquisition. TXU Gas provided for the repayment of all of its indebtedness and redeemed all of its preferred stock prior to closing and retained and agreed to pay certain other liabilities under the terms of the acquisition agreement. The purchase price is subject to further adjustment after closing for the actual amount of working capital we acquired and other specified matters. We anticipate that any post-closing adjustments will not be material.

     We funded the purchase price for the TXU Gas acquisition with approximately $235.8 million in net proceeds from our offering of 9,939,393 shares of common stock, which we completed on July 19, 2004, and approximately $1.7 billion in net proceeds from our issuance on October 1, 2004 of commercial paper backstopped by a senior unsecured revolving credit agreement, which we entered into on September 24, 2004 for bridge financing for the TXU Gas acquisition. In this report, we refer to the July offering of our common stock as the July 2004 common stock offering, the senior unsecured revolving credit agreement as the bridge financing facility and the $1.7 billion of commercial paper that we issued backstopped by the bridge financing facility, together with any commercial paper we may issue to refinance this commercial paper, as the acquisition commercial paper.

     On October 14, 2004, we commenced a public offering of 14,000,000 shares of our common stock, plus up to an additional 2,100,000 shares issuable pursuant to an overallotment option granted to the underwriters of the common stock offering. Except as otherwise indicated, all information in this report assumes that the underwriters will not exercise their overallotment option. On October 21, 2004, we priced the offering of our common stock at $24.75 per share. The net proceeds of this offering of common stock will be approximately $332.2 million, after the payment of the underwriting discount and the commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. This offering of common stock is expected to close on October 27, 2004. In this report, we refer to our offering of our common stock described above as the common stock offering and the shares of common stock we intend to issue, collectively, as the shares.

     On October 18, 2004, we commenced and priced our offering of $1.4 billion senior unsecured notes, consisting of $400 million of our 4.00% senior notes due 2009, $500 million of our 4.95% senior notes due 2014, $200 million of our 5.95% senior notes due 2034 and $300 million of our floating rate senior notes due 2007. The floating rate senior notes will bear interest at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate plus 0.375% per year. The net proceeds of this offering of notes will be approximately $1.39 billion, after the payment of the underwriting discounts and the commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us. This offering of senior notes closed on October 22, 2004. In this report, we refer to our offering of the multiple series of senior unsecured notes described above as the senior notes offering and the various series of senior unsecured notes we intend to issue, collectively, as the senior notes.

     In June 2004, we entered into two agreements to fix the Treasury yield component of $675 million principal amount of the senior notes, which we refer to in this report as the June 2004 Treasury lock agreements. In September 2004, we entered into two additional agreements to fix the Treasury yield component of an additional $200 million principal amount of the senior notes. We intend to terminate and settle the June 2004 Treasury lock agreements on October 22, 2004, using additional short-term borrowings. The fair value of the June 2004 Treasury lock agreements, as of October 18, 2004, represented an obligation of approximately $44.0 million, which is the amount we expect to pay to settle the June 2004 Treasury lock agreements. In this report, we refer to the settlement of the June 2004 Treasury lock agreements as the Treasury lock settlement.

     We intend to use the net proceeds from the senior notes offering and the expected net proceeds from the common stock offering to repay in full the acquisition commercial paper remaining outstanding on October 27, 2004 and the short-term debt to be incurred on October 22, 2004 in connection with the Treasury lock settlement. The proceeds from the senior notes offering and the common stock offering will reduce permanently the availability under the bridge financing facility. Neither the completion of the senior notes offering nor the completion of the common stock offering is contingent upon the other.

 


 

          The following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are based on our historical consolidated financial statements and TXU Gas’s historical financial statements, adjusted to give effect to the July 2004 common stock offering, the consummation of the TXU Gas acquisition, the use of the net proceeds from the July 2004 common stock offering and the issuance of the acquisition commercial paper to pay the purchase price for the TXU Gas acquisition and related fees and expenses and the use of the net proceeds of the common stock offering and the senior notes offering to repay in full the acquisition commercial paper and short-term debt incurred in connection with the Treasury lock settlement. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of income for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2003 gives effect to these matters as if each had occurred on October 1, 2002. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2004 gives effect to these matters as if each had occurred on June 30, 2004.

          The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements reflect pro forma adjustments that are described in the accompanying notes and are based on available information and certain assumptions we believe are reasonable but are subject to change. In our opinion, all adjustments that are necessary to present fairly the pro forma information have been made. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements do not purport to represent what our results of operations or financial position would actually have been had the matters described above occurred on such dates or to project our results of operations or financial position for any future date or period. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements include adjustments that reflect our preliminary estimates of the allocation of the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of TXU Gas. The preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to change as more detailed analyses are completed and additional information related to the fair values of TXU Gas’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the TXU Gas acquisition become available. Final purchase accounting adjustments may differ materially from the pro forma adjustments presented herein. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements do not reflect any operating efficiencies and cost savings that we may achieve with respect to the combined entities nor any expense associated with achieving these benefits.

          The historical financial statements of TXU Gas are based on TXU Gas’s historical financial statements as filed with the SEC. To prepare the unaudited pro forma combined statement of income for the year ended September 30, 2003, we used our consolidated statement of income for the twelve months ended September 30, 2003 and TXU Gas’s statement of income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003. To prepare the unaudited pro forma combined statement of income for the nine months ended June 30, 2004, we used our consolidated statement of income for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and derived TXU Gas’s statement of income for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 using TXU Gas’s unaudited statement of income for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and its audited statement of income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003 and TXU Gas’s unaudited statement of income for the nine months ended September 30, 2003. Please note that the historical financial information of TXU Gas presented in the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet and the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income reflect the entire assets and operations of TXU Gas for the periods and as of the dates indicated. However, in the TXU Gas acquisition we acquired only the natural gas distribution and pipeline operations of TXU Gas. See Note 2(a) in the Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements.

          You should read the following unaudited pro forma combined financial information in conjunction with: our audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes, which are included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 21, 2003, and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2004; and TXU Gas’s audited and unaudited financial statements and related notes, which are included in our current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 7, 2004 and August 31, 2004.


 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

As of June 30, 2004
                                     
Historical Historical Pro Forma
Atmos TXU Gas Adjustments Pro Forma




(in thousands)
ASSETS
                               
Property, plant and equipment
  $ 2,588,059     $ 2,008,888     $ (147,629 )(a)(b)   $ 4,449,318  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    903,313       384,619       (884 )(a)(b)     1,287,048  
     
     
     
     
 
 
Net property, plant and equipment
    1,684,746       1,624,269       (146,745 )     3,162,270  
Current assets
                               
 
Cash and cash equivalents
    126,895       8,001       27,029  (a)(j)     161,925  
 
Accounts receivable, net
    243,719       28,751       41,760  (a)     314,230  
 
Gas stored underground
    90,141       129,528             219,669  
 
Other current assets
    18,710       56,071       (34,930 )(a)     39,851  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total current assets
    479,465       222,351       33,859       735,675  
Goodwill and intangible assets
    275,844       299,768       139,440  (b)     715,052  
Deferred charges and other assets
    240,477       52,236       (1,154 )(a)(c)(d)     291,559  
     
     
     
     
 
    $ 2,680,532     $ 2,198,624     $ 25,400     $ 4,904,556  
     
     
     
     
 
 
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
                               
Shareholders’ equity
                               
 
Preferred stock
  $     $ 75,000     $ (75,000 )(a)   $  
 
Common stock
    263       4       116  (b)(c)     383  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    762,464       815,521       (247,641 )(b)(c)     1,330,344  
 
Retained earnings
    167,535       (135,173 )     135,173  (b)     167,535  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    (3,416 )     (3,899 )     3,899  (b)     (3,416 )
     
     
     
     
 
   
Shareholders’ equity
    926,846       751,453       (183,453 )     1,494,846  
Long-term debt
    863,266       280,077       1,117,104  (a)(c)     2,260,447  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total capitalization
    1,790,112       1,031,530       933,651       3,755,293  
Current liabilities
                               
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    201,123       89,273       (54,469 )(a)     235,927  
 
Other current liabilities
    210,759       129,588       (95,904 )(a)(j)     244,443  
 
Short-term debt
          300,000       (300,000 )(a)(c)(j)      
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
    5,918       150,000       (150,000 )(a)     5,918  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total current liabilities
    417,800       668,861       (600,373 )     486,288  
Deferred income taxes
    227,899       29,722       (29,722 )(b)     227,899  
Regulatory cost of removal obligation
    105,059       134,661             239,720  
Deferred credits and other liabilities
    139,662       333,850       (278,156 )(a)(d)     195,356  
     
     
     
     
 
    $ 2,680,532     $ 2,198,624     $ 25,400     $ 4,904,556  
     
     
     
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.


 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF INCOME

For the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2004
                                     
Historical Historical Pro Forma
Atmos TXU Gas Adjustments Pro Forma




(in thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues
                               
 
Utility segment
  $ 1,425,022     $ 1,075,050     $ (6,054 )(e)   $ 2,494,018  
 
Natural gas marketing segment
    1,255,386                   1,255,386  
 
Other nonutility segment
    20,492                   20,492  
 
Intersegment eliminations
    (273,741 )                 (273,741 )
     
     
     
     
 
      2,427,159       1,075,050       (6,054 )     3,496,155  
Purchased gas cost
                               
 
Utility segment
    1,003,977       633,529             1,637,506  
 
Natural gas marketing segment
    1,214,395                   1,214,395  
 
Other nonutility segment
    9,158                   9,158  
 
Intersegment eliminations
    (273,042 )                 (273,042 )
     
     
     
     
 
      1,954,488       633,529             2,588,017  
     
     
     
     
 
Gross profit
    472,671       441,521       (6,054 )     908,138  
Operating expenses
                               
 
Operation and maintenance
    166,476       280,548       (87,442 )(e)(f)     359,582  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    69,879       56,988       (5,739 )(e)(f)(g)     121,128  
 
Taxes, other than income
    45,901       78,962       10  (e)     124,873  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total operating expenses
    282,256       416,498       (93,171 )     605,583  
     
     
     
     
 
Operating income
    190,415       25,023       87,117       302,555  
Miscellaneous income (expense)
    7,850       (120,306 )     123,317  (e)(f)     10,861  
Interest charges
    49,506       26,086       23,916  (e)(h)     99,508  
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    148,759       (121,369 )     186,518       213,908  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    56,148       (15,654 )     40,411  (i)     80,905  
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 92,611     $ (105,715 )   $ 146,107     $ 133,003  
     
     
     
     
 
Per share data
                               
 
Basic income per share
  $ 1.79                     $ 1.76  
     
                     
 
 
Diluted income per share
  $ 1.78                     $ 1.75  
     
                     
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
                               
 
Basic
    51,788               23,939       75,727  
     
                     
 
 
Diluted
    52,166               23,939       76,105  
     
                     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.


 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF INCOME

For the Twelve Months Ended September 30, 2003
                                     
Historical Historical Pro Forma
Atmos TXU Gas Adjustments Pro Forma




(in thousands, except per share data)
Operating revenues
                               
 
Utility segment
  $ 1,554,082     $ 1,344,106     $ (17,729 )(e)   $ 2,880,459  
 
Natural gas marketing segment
    1,668,493                   1,668,493  
 
Other nonutility segment
    21,630                   21,630  
 
Intersegment eliminations
    (444,289 )                 (444,289 )
     
     
     
     
 
      2,799,916       1,344,106       (17,729 )     4,126,293  
Purchased gas cost
                               
 
Utility segment
    1,062,679       790,542             1,853,221  
 
Natural gas marketing segment
    1,644,328                   1,644,328  
 
Other nonutility segment
    1,540                   1,540  
 
Intersegment eliminations
    (443,607 )                 (443,607 )
     
     
     
     
 
      2,264,940       790,542             3,055,482  
     
     
     
     
 
Gross profit
    534,976       553,564       (17,729 )     1,070,811  
Operating expenses
                               
 
Operation and maintenance
    205,090       287,811       (36,554 )(e)(f)     456,347  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    87,001       74,054       (8,253 )(e)(f)(g)     152,802  
 
Taxes, other than income
    55,045       91,414       1,138  (e)     147,597  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total operating expenses
    347,136       453,279       (43,669 )     756,746  
     
     
     
     
 
Operating income
    187,840       100,285       25,940       314,065  
Miscellaneous income
    2,191       3,658       (4,361 )(e)     1,488  
Interest charges
    63,660       40,862       25,807  (e)(h)     130,329  
     
     
     
     
 
Income before income taxes
    126,371       63,081       (4,228 )     185,224  
Income tax expense
    46,910       19,287       3,077  (i)     69,274  
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 79,461     $ 43,794     $ (7,305 )   $ 115,950  
     
     
     
     
 
Per share data
                               
 
Basic income per share
  $ 1.72                     $ 1.65  
     
                     
 
 
Diluted income per share
  $ 1.71                     $ 1.65  
     
                     
 
Weighted average shares outstanding
                               
 
Basic
    46,319               23,939       70,258  
     
                     
 
 
Diluted
    46,496               23,939       70,435  
     
                     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.


 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
1. Basis of Presentation

          The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements give effect to the July 2004 common stock offering, the consummation of the TXU Gas acquisition, the use of the $235.8 million of net proceeds from the July 2004 common stock offering and the approximately $1.7 billion of net proceeds from the issuance of the acquisition commercial paper to pay the purchase price for the TXU Gas acquisition and related fees and expenses, and the use of the approximately $332.2 million net proceeds of the common stock offering and the approximately $1.39 billion net proceeds from the senior notes offering to repay in full the acquisition commercial paper and acquisition related costs and expenses and short-term debt incurred in connection with the Treasury lock settlement.

          The cash purchase price paid to TXU Gas for the assets that were acquired was approximately $1.905 billion (after preliminary closing adjustments). We incurred approximately $7.5 million in related transaction costs for a total purchase price of $1.913 billion. To finance the TXU Gas acquisition, we used the proceeds of our July 2004 common stock offering and our issuance of the acquisition commercial paper. We intend to use the proceeds of the common stock offering and the senior notes offering to repay in full the acquisition commercial paper. Neither the completion of the common stock offering nor the completion of the senior notes offering is contingent upon the other.

          We have prepared the unaudited combined pro forma financial statements based on:

  our sale of 14,000,000 shares of our common stock in the common stock offering, generating net proceeds of approximately $332.2 million, after deducting approximately $14.3 million of estimated offering related fees and expenses, including the underwriting discount and commissions, and assuming the underwriters will not exercise their overallotment option to purchase up to 2,100,000 shares of our common stock; and
 
  our sale of $1.4 billion principal amount of the senior notes in the senior notes offering, having an initial weighted average effective interest rate of approximately 4.76% per year (see Note 2(b) for more information on the calculation of the initial weighted average effective interest rate of the senior notes), generating net proceeds of approximately $1.39 billion, after deducting approximately $11.7 million of estimated offering related fees and expenses, including the underwriting discount and commissions.

          The TXU Gas acquisition will be accounted for as an asset purchase with Atmos acquiring substantially all of the assets of TXU Gas. For more information on the assets and liabilities of TXU Gas that will not be acquired, see Note 2.

          The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet gives effect to the July 2004 common stock offering, the consummation of the TXU Gas acquisition, the use of the net proceeds from the July 2004 common stock offering and the issuance of the acquisition commercial paper to pay the purchase price for the TXU Gas acquisition and related fees and expenses and the use of the net proceeds of the common stock offering and the senior notes offering to repay in full the acquisition commercial paper and short-term debt incurred in connection with the Treasury lock settlement, as if each had occurred on June 30, 2004. The unaudited pro forma combined statements of income assume these matters all occurred on October 1, 2002, the first day of our 2003 fiscal year. The historical amounts used as the basis for the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been derived from the historical financial statements as follows:

  Unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet. Both the Atmos and TXU Gas historical amounts are derived from the respective company’s unaudited balance sheets as of June 30, 2004.


 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

  Unaudited pro forma combined statements of income. The Atmos historical amounts are derived from our audited income statement for the year ended September 30, 2003 and the unaudited income statement for the nine months ended June 30, 2004.

  As TXU Gas uses a calendar year end and Atmos uses a September 30 fiscal year end, for purposes of the unaudited pro forma combined statement of income for the twelve months ended September 30, 2003, TXU Gas’s audited income statement for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003 has been used.
 
  For purposes of the unaudited pro forma combined statement of income for the nine months ended June 30, 2004, TXU Gas’s actual nine months ended June 30, 2004 have been used. The historical amounts for TXU Gas for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 are derived by subtracting the corresponding amounts in TXU Gas’s unaudited income statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2003 from the corresponding amounts in TXU Gas’s audited income statement for the twelve months ended December 31, 2003 and then adding the corresponding amounts in TXU Gas’s unaudited income statement for the six months ended June 30, 2004.
 
  The following table illustrates how the historical amounts for TXU Gas for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 were derived:

                                     
(a) (b) (c) (a) - (b) + (c)
Twelve Months Nine Months Six Months Nine Months
Ended Ended Ended Ended
December 31, September 30, June 30, June 30,
2003 2003 2004 2004




(in thousands)
Operating revenues
  $ 1,344,106     $ 993,339     $ 724,283     $ 1,075,050  
Purchased gas cost
    790,542       584,674       427,661       633,529  
     
     
     
     
 
 
Gross profit
    553,564       408,665       296,622       441,521  
Operating expenses
                               
 
Operation and maintenance
    287,811       212,785       205,522       280,548  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    74,054       55,264       38,198       56,988  
 
Taxes, other than income
    91,414       73,893       61,441       78,962  
     
     
     
     
 
   
Total operating expenses
    453,279       341,942       305,161       416,498  
     
     
     
     
 
Operating income (loss)
    100,285       66,723       (8,539 )     25,023  
Miscellaneous income (expense)
    3,658       2,735       (121,229 )     (120,306 )
Interest charges
    40,862       30,960       16,184       26,086  
     
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    63,081       38,498       (145,952 )     (121,369 )
Income tax expense (benefit)
    19,287       12,367       (22,574 )     (15,654 )
     
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 43,794     $ 26,131     $ (123,378 )   $ (105,715 )
     
     
     
     
 


 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

          The unaudited pro forma combined income statement for the twelve months ended September 30, 2003 excludes the cumulative effect of an accounting change which was recognized by Atmos for the adoption of EITF Consensus 02-03 in 2003, which resulted in a charge of $7.8 million, net of tax. Further, the unaudited pro forma combined income statements exclude a charge of $2.8 million, net of tax, for a discontinued operation that was recognized by TXU Gas in the fourth quarter of calendar 2003. As previously discussed, due to the differing year ends used to prepare the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income, TXU Gas’s fourth quarter of calendar 2003 is reflected in the unaudited pro forma combined income statements for both the twelve months ended September 30, 2003 and the nine months ended June 30, 2004.

 
2. Pro Forma Adjustments

          The respective pro forma adjustments are explained below beside the corresponding footnote.

          (a) Adjusts the historical balance sheet of TXU Gas for the assets and liabilities of TXU Gas that Atmos did not acquire. As previously discussed, we acquired substantially all the assets of TXU Gas through a merger. However, TXU Gas retained its utility asset management services subsidiary, its cash position, certain vehicles and certain other insignificant assets and operations. Further, we did not assume any of TXU Gas’s debt, preferred stock, employee benefit liabilities, intercompany assets or liabilities and certain other insignificant liabilities.

          While we did not assume the existing employee benefit liabilities of TXU Gas, we agreed to include the acquired employees in our benefit plans and for purposes of determining the annual service cost under our defined benefit plan give them credit for their years of service as TXU Gas employees. The employees are not receiving a retroactive adjustment for prior service as only their prospective annual service cost will be affected by their prior service. However, for purposes of our post-retirement medical plan, we received a credit of $20 million (subject to post-closing adjustment) against the purchase price to permit us to provide partial past service credits for retiree medical benefits under our retiree medical plan. The $20 million credit approximates the actuarially determined present value of the accumulated benefits related to the past services of the transferred employees. We believe the historical benefit costs recognized by TXU Gas will approximate our benefit costs, and no pro forma adjustment has been recognized for the transition of these employees to the Atmos benefit plans in the unaudited pro forma combined statements of income.

          TXU Gas’s accounts receivable at June 30, 2004 had $41.8 million of intercompany payables netted against its third-party receivables as a result of its intercompany securitization program. This adjustment reflects the elimination of that intercompany payable as well as the elimination of TXU Gas’s intercompany long-term debt.


 

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              The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities retained by TXU Gas (in thousands):

           
Cash
  $ 8,001  
Accounts receivable
    (41,760 )
Other current assets
    13,535  
Other non-current assets
    47,922  
Preferred stock
    (75,000 )
Long-term debt
    (430,077 )
Short-term debt
    (300,000 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (54,469 )
Other current liabilities
    (88,843 )
Deferred credits and other liabilities
    (334,374 )
     
 
 
Total
  $ (1,255,065 )
     
 

              (b) The purchase price for the acquired assets and assumed liabilities has been allocated as follows (in thousands):

           
Cash purchase price
  $ 1,925,000  
Retiree medical benefit credit
    (20,000 )
Transaction costs and expenses
    7,540  
     
 
 
Total purchase price
  $ 1,912,540  
     
 
Net property, plant and equipment
  $ 1,477,524  
Accounts receivable
    70,511  
Gas stored underground
    129,528  
Other current assets
    21,141  
Goodwill and intangible assets
    439,208  
Deferred charges and other assets
    40,532  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (34,804 )
Other current liabilities
    (40,745 )
Regulatory cost of removal obligation
    (134,661 )
Deferred credits and other liabilities
    (55,694 )
     
 
 
Total
  $ 1,912,540  
     
 

          This adjustment also reverses TXU Gas’s remaining equity ($1.9 billion) after adjustment for the retained assets and liabilities and its deferred income taxes ($146.7 million) and goodwill ($299.8 million). Because the TXU Gas acquisition is treated as an asset purchase, our initial basis in the acquired assets and liabilities is the same for both accounting and tax purposes. Thus, there are no deferred taxes related to the TXU Gas acquisition.

          The sale of TXU Gas’s assets was held through a competitive bid process. We believe the resulting goodwill is recoverable given the expected synergies we can achieve as a result of the acquisition. To that end, the TXU Gas acquisition significantly expands our existing utility operations in Texas. The North Texas operations of TXU Gas bridge our geographic operations between our existing utility operations in West Texas and Louisiana. TXU Gas’s headquarters and service area are centered in Dallas, Texas, which is also the location of our corporate headquarters. Further, the addition of the regulated pipelines in North Texas may create additional gas marketing and other opportunities for our non-regulated subsidiaries, which include gas marketing and storage operations. We believe we will take several


 

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years to realize these synergies. Further, for the initial 12 months of the integration, we have entered into agreements with TXU Gas and affiliates of TXU Gas to provide transitional services at their cost. Thus, for the initial 12 months of the transition, we expect no significant changes to the acquired operations’ cost structure, and no pro forma adjustment has been recognized for any synergies, economies of scale and cost savings we may achieve. However, except for our agreement directly with TXU Gas relating to certain services, the transitional services agreements may be terminated with 90 days notice.

          The amount allocated to property, plant and equipment represents our estimate of the fair value of the assets acquired. We have based that estimate on the amount we believe will ultimately be approved as rate base for rate setting purposes.

          (c) Reflects the July 2004 common stock offering, the consummation of the TXU Gas acquisition, the use of the net proceeds ($235.8 million) from the July 2004 common stock offering and the net proceeds ($1.7 billion, net of $1.7 million in estimated deferred financing costs reflected in other short-term debt) from the issuance of the acquisition commercial paper to pay the purchase price for the acquisition ($1.905 billion) and related fees and expenses reflected in other short-term debt ($7.5 million), and the use of the net proceeds ($332.2 million, net of $14.3 million in estimated offering costs) of the common stock offering and the net proceeds ($1.39 billion, net of $8.9 million in estimated offering costs and $2.8 million in original issue discount) from the senior notes offering to repay in full the acquisition commercial paper and short-term debt incurred in connection with the Treasury lock settlement. Further, for purposes of the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements, we have assumed that the underwriters will not exercise their overallotment option in connection with the common stock offering.

          (d) Reflects the reclassification of $36.2 million of regulatory assets from deferred credits and other liabilities to deferred charges and other assets to conform TXU Gas’s presentation with our presentation.

          (e) Reflects the elimination of the income statement effects of the assets and liabilities retained by TXU Gas, including TXU Gas retained subsidiaries, which were substantially comprised of its utility asset management services operations.

          (f) Reflects the elimination of certain income statement effects of the disallowance of certain assets and liabilities in TXU Gas’s rate case on May 25, 2004. We estimate that the rate case will prospectively increase our revenue from utility operations by approximately $11.7 million. However, as the effect on demand of increased rates cannot be precisely determined, no pro forma adjustment to revenues or operating expenses has been recognized in the unaudited pro forma combined income statements other than for the specific items that were disallowed in the rate case.

          (g) Reflects the anticipated change in depreciation and amortization given the change in basis to property, plant and equipment caused by purchase accounting.

          (h) Adjusts the historical interest expense to reflect the interest expense and amortization of the deferred financing costs, original issue discount and fees related to the senior notes (see Note 1 — Basis of Presentation), and the elimination of TXU Gas’s interest expense. Interest expense was calculated using the initial weighted average effective interest rate of 4.76%. This rate was partially based on the initial interest rate of floating rate notes due 2007 of 2.465%, which will reset on each quarterly interest payment date of the floating rate notes due 2007. A 0.125% change in the weighted average effective interest rate would change interest expense by $0.3 million and $0.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2004 and the year ended September 30, 2003.

          (i) Adjusts tax expense to reflect Atmos’s effective tax rate and for the effect of the pro forma adjustments.

          (j) Reflects the Treasury lock settlement ($7.1 million as of June 30, 2004), the repayment of other short-term debt and a $35.0 million increase in cash available for working capital and other general corporate


 

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purposes from the net proceeds from the common stock offering following the repayment in full of the acquisition commercial paper. However, we expect to pay on October 22, 2004, approximately $44.0 million in connection with the Treasury lock settlement, which represents the fair value of the June 2004 Treasury lock agreements as of October 18, 2004. The change since June 30, 2004 in the fair value of the obligation representing the June 2004 Treasury lock agreements was attributable to a decline in long-term Treasury rates for the period from June 30, 2004 through October 18, 2004. Approximately $11.6 million of the $44.0 million obligation will be recognized as a component of interest expense over the next five years, and the remaining amount, approximately $32.4 million, will be recognized as a component of interest expense over the next ten years. This payment will reduce cash and cash equivalents by $35.0 million and increase the amount of short-term debt by $1.9 million compared to the amounts shown in the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet.

 
3. Earnings Per Share

          The following tables reconcile our historical earnings per share calculation to the unaudited pro forma combined earnings per share calculation (in thousands):

               
Nine months ended June 30, 2004:
       
 
Atmos historical net income
  $ 92,611  
 
Effect of TXU Gas acquisition and other pro forma adjustments
    40,392  
     
 
     
Pro forma net income
  $ 133,003  
     
 
 
Atmos historical weighted average shares outstanding
    51,788  
 
Shares issued in July 2004 common stock offering
    9,939  
 
Shares to be issued in common stock offering
    14,000  
     
 
     
Denominator for pro forma basic earnings per share
    75,727  
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
       
   
Restricted stock
    258  
   
Stock options
    120  
     
 
     
Denominator for pro forma diluted earnings per share
    76,105  
     
 
 
Twelve months ended September 30, 2003:
       
 
Atmos historical net income
  $ 79,461  
 
Effect of TXU Gas acquisition and other pro forma adjustments
    36,489  
     
 
     
Pro forma net income
  $ 115,950  
     
 
 
Atmos historical weighted average shares outstanding
    46,319  
 
Shares issued in July 2004 common stock offering
    9,939  
 
Shares to be issued in common stock offering
    14,000  
     
 
     
Denominator for pro forma basic earnings per share
    70,258  
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
       
   
Restricted stock
    109  
   
Stock options
    68  
     
 
     
Denominator for pro forma diluted earnings per share
    70,435