UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Dr. Thomas C. Meredith
   675 W. Paces Ferry
Residence 1
   GA, Atlanta 30327
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   1/2/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock               |1/2/ 2|A   | |120               |A  |$23.32     |3184.023 2         |D     |                           |
                           |003   |1   | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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Phantom Stock Units   |1-for-1 |1/2/ |A   | |96         |A  |4    |4    |Common Stock|96     |       |1229 5      |D  |            |
                      |        |2003 |3   | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
                      |        |3    |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. This acquisition was made under the Atmos Energy Corporation Outside
Directors Stock-For-Fee Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d).
2. Includes 41.132 shares allocated to reporting person's account pursuant to a
dividend reinvestment feature of the Company's Direct Stock Purchase Plan.
3. The reporting person's retainer and meeting fees were accrued pursuant to
the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors and were
converted to Phantom Share Units on 01/02/2003 at a price of $23.32.
4. The Units are to be settled upon the reporting person's termination of
service on the Company's Board of Directors.
5. Includes a dividend equivalent of 15 shares of Company stock allocated to
reporting person's account on December 10, 2002.