FORM U-3A-2/A File No. 69-248 SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. Amendment to Statement by Holding Company Claiming Exemption Under Rule U-3A-2 from the Provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY hereby files with the Securities & Exchange Commission, pursuant to Rule 2, an amendment to its statement filed February 27, 2002 claiming exemption as a holding company from the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. The following amended Section 3 information is submitted: 3. Arkansas Western Gas Company made gas sales for the 12 months ended December 31, 2001, as follows: (a) Natural gas distributed at retail: Average Utility Sales Consumers Mcf Sales ------------- --------- ------------ -------------- Residential 117,765 8,442,456 $ 77,061,157 Commercial 16,017 6,070,642 47,947,486 Industrial 215 2,486,199 15,339,773 --------- ------------ -------------- Total 133,997 16,999,297 $140,348,416 ========= ============ ============== (b) None. (c) None. (d) The public utility subsidiary purchased outside the state of Arkansas 5,776,061 Mcf of natural gas costing $33,651,041 and utilized the services of interstate pipelines to deliver the gas to its service territory or to storage facilities pending later delivery. - 2 - The above named Claimant has caused this statement to be duly executed on its behalf by its authorized officer on this 24th day of April, 2002. SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY By: /s/ GREG D. KERLEY --------------------------- Greg D. Kerley Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ATTEST: /s/ MARK K. BOLING ---------------------------- Mark K. Boling Secretary Notices and correspondence concerning this statement should be addressed to: Greg D. Kerley, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Southwestern Energy Company 2350 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Suite 300 Houston, Texas 77032 Southwestern Energy Company P.O. Box 1408 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1408 April 24, 2002 Securities & Exchange Commission ATTN: Filing Desk, Stop 1-4 450 Fifth Street, N. W. Washington, DC 20549-1004 Gentlemen: Enclosed is an amendment to Form U-3A-2, Statement by Holding Company Claiming Exemption Under Rule U-3A-2 from the Provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. This Form U-3A-2/A amends Section 3 of the Form U-3A-2 filed on February 27, 2002. This filing is being effected by direct transmission to the Commission's EDGAR System. Sincerely, Stan Wilson Controller