Exhibit 99.4
Dear Colleague:
By now I’m sure you have read Ed Cohen's emailinformingyouofAtlasEnergy,Inc.’sagreementtosellmanyofitsassets,especiallythoserelatedtoitspartnershipsyndicationbusiness,toAtlasEnergy’saffiliate,AtlasPipelineHoldings, L.P.Our Marcellus and Michigan operations will stay with Atlas Energy, which will be acquired by Chevron.
YouarereceivingthisemailbecauseyouwillbejoiningmeandotherseniormanagersatAtlasPipelineHoldings,L.Pwhenthetransactioncloses,presentlyanticipatedtobeinthefirsthalfofnextyear. AsEdCohenwrote,inhiscapacityasChairmanofbothAtlasPipelineHoldingsandAtlasEnergy,thecorporatecultureatAtlasPipelineHoldingsshouldbeindistinguishablefromthattowhichyou'reaccustomed.Youractualjobandbenefitsshouldnotbenotice ablydifferentexcepttotheextentthatwearealwaystryingtomakethingsbetter.
Tomakethisallclear,andtodiscussthetransactionfurtherandwhatitmeanstoyou,Iinviteyoutoattendoneofthefollowinginformationalmeetingstoday.Ifyoucan’tmakeoneofthescheduledmeetingsinperson,pleasecallintotheconferencecallnumbercorrespondingtoeachlocation.
IMPORTANTSAFETYNOTICE:Wemustallrecognizethatanannouncementliketoday’scan beverydistracting. Iaskthateachsupervisorevaluatewhetherit’spossibletohaveaworkstoppagetoday. Forthoseactivitiesthatmustcontinueuninterrupted,Iaskthatyouallmakeaspecialefforttoconcentrateonyourtasksandworksafely.
Sincerely,
Robin Harris
Director, Human Resources
