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                                                                    Exhibit 4(h)

                               AMENDMENT NO. SEVEN
                                     TO THE
                            ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
                        RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST
                            EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1999

         WHEREAS, ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION (the "Company") has heretofore
amended and restated the Atmos Energy Corporation Retirement Savings Plan and
Trust Effective January 1, 1999 (the "Plan"), and have thereafter, from time to
time amended the Plan; and

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.01 of the Plan, the
Company desires to amend the Plan in certain respects as hereinafter provided to
comply with changes requested by the Internal Revenue Service in connection with
the request for a favorable determination letter regarding the continued tax
qualification of the Plan, and to make certain other clarifying changes.

         NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Plan, Atmos Energy
Corporation does hereby amend the Plan, effective as of the day and year
hereinafter set forth, as follows:

         1. Section 2.01(i) is amended, effective as January 1, 2001, by
striking paragraph (1) of said section and substituting in lieu thereof the
following paragraph:

         (1)      The total of all units paid to a Participant by an Employer
                  for personal services as reported on the Participant's Federal
                  Income Tax Withholding Statement (Form W-2) plus any amounts
                  excluded from such reporting pursuant to Code Sections 125 or
                  401(k), and, effective for Plan Years beginning on or after
                  January 1, 2001, Code Section 132(f)(4), but excluding (i)
                  expense reimbursements, (ii) bonuses, (iii) any contributions
                  made under this Plan, any other plan of deferred compensation
                  or any welfare benefit plan (other than amounts contributed
                  pursuant to such Sections 125 and 401(k)), and (iv) other
                  special payments of any kind. Notwithstanding any other
                  provision of this Plan, Compensation shall include any and all
                  lump sum payments made to such Participant by an Employer.

         2. Section 5.03(a) is amended, effective as of January 1, 2001, by
striking clause (i) of the last full paragraph of said section and substituting
in lieu thereof the following:

         (i)  Employer contributions to a plan of deferred compensation to the
              extent contributions are not included in the gross income of a
              Participant for the taxable year in which contributed, or on
              behalf of a Participant to a simplified employee pension plan
              under Code Section 219(b)(7), and any distributions from a plan of
              deferred compensation whether or not includable in the gross
              income of the Participant when distributed, (except any amounts
              excluded from a Participant's income pursuant to Code Sections 125
              or 401(k), and effective for Plan Years beginning on or after
              January 1, 2001, Code Section 132(f)(4));


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         3. Subsection 2.01(l) is amended, effective as of January 1, 1997, by
striking paragraph (2) of said subsection and substituting in lieu thereof the
following paragraph:

         (2)      The term "Employee" shall include any person (not employed by
                  an Employer) who under an agreement between an Employer and
                  any other person (a "leasing organization") has performed
                  services for such Employer (or for such Employer, Affiliate,
                  and any person that is a "related person" to the Employer as
                  determined in accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a
                  substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one (1)
                  year, and the services are performed under the primary
                  direction or control by such Employer (a "Leased Employee");
                  provided, however, that if such Leased Employees constitute
                  less than twenty percent (20%) of the Employees non-highly
                  compensated work force (as defined in Code Section
                  414(n)(5)(C)(ii)), the term "Employee" shall not include any
                  Leased Employees who are covered by a plan described in Code
                  Section 414(n)(5) unless otherwise expressly provided by the
                  terms of this Plan.

         4. Section 3.07(a) is amended, effective as of July 1, 2001, by
striking said section and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

         (a)      For purposes of eligibility to make salary reduction
                  contributions under Section 4.01, LGS Employees (as defined in
                  Section 2.01(l) hereof) shall be eligible to participate in
                  this Plan as of the first day of the first payroll period
                  coincident with or immediately following July 1, 2001. For
                  purposes of eligibility to receive allocations of safe harbor
                  matching contributions under Section 4.02 and discretionary
                  contributions under Section 4.03, an LGS Employee shall be
                  eligible to participate in this Plan as of the Entry Date
                  coincident with or immediately following his completions of
                  one (1) Year of Service. For purposes of Section 3.02, LGS
                  Employees shall be credited with Service equal to their
                  service credited under the CUC 401(k) Employee Benefit Plan
                  (the "Citizens Plan").

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this AMENDMENT NO. SEVEN TO
THE ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN AND TRUST EFFECTIVE JANUARY
1, 1999 to be executed in its name on its behalf this 1st day of May, 2002.


                                  ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION


                                  By: /s/ ROBERT W. BEST
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                                         Robert W. Best
                                         Chairman of the Board, President and
                                         Chief Executive Officer


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