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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><b><font face="serif" size="4">UNITED STATES<br>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br></font>
<font face="serif" size="4">Washington, D.C. 20549  </font></b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><b><font face="serif" size="5">FORM 8-K <br></font>CURRENT REPORT </b></font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the <br>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): April 11, 2006</font></p>
<p align="center"><b><u><font face="serif" size="5">ATLAS AMERICA, INC. </font></u></b><br>
<font size="2" face="serif">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </font></p>
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<td align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">Delaware</font></td>
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<td width="32%" align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">51-0404430</font></td>
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<td align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">(State or Other Jurisdiction</font></td>
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<td align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">of Incorporation)</font></td>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;311 Rouser Road, Moon Township, PA 15108<br>
</u>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: 412-262-2830</font></p>
<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  N/A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></u>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><img src="emptybox.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;       Written
    communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><img src="emptybox.gif"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      Soliciting
    material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><img src="emptybox.gif">  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><img src="emptybox.gif">  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
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<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.</b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">The information furnished pursuant
    to Item 7.01 in
this report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for the purposes
of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section, unless Atlas America, Inc.
(&#147;Atlas America&#148;) specifically states that the information is to be
considered &#147;filed&#148; under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference
into a filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">On April 11, 2006, Atlas Pipeline
    Holdings, L.P. (&#147;Holdings&#148;) , a subsidiary
  of Atlas America, filed Amendment No. 2 to
  its Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  (the &#147;SEC&#148;) relating to an initial public offering of common units
  of Holdings. Upon completion of the offering, Holdings will own a 100% ownership
  interest in Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC (&#147;Atlas Pipeline GP&#148;),
  the general partner of Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (&#147;Atlas&#148;).</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Atlas Pipeline GP will own:</font></p>
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    <td width="3%"><font face="serif" size="2">(i)</font></td>
    <td><div align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">a 2% general partner interest in Atlas, which entitles it to receive 2% of the cash distributed by Atlas; </font></div></td>
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    <td width="3%"><font face="serif" size="2">(ii)</font></td>
    <td><div align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">all of the incentive distribution rights in Atlas, which entitle it to receive increasing percentages, up to a maximum of 48.0%, of any cash distributed by Atlas as it reaches certain target distribution levels in excess of $0.42 per Atlas unit in any quarter; and </font></div></td>
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    <td width="3%"><font face="serif" size="2">(iii)</font></td>
    <td><div align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">1,641,026 common units
          of Atlas, representing approximately 13.1% of the outstanding common
          units of Atlas, or a 12.1% limited partner interest in Atlas.</font></div></td>
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<p align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">A registration statement relating
    to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet been become
    effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted
    prior to the time the registration statement
     becomes effective. Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement and the
    related prospectus that will be filed by Holdings with the SEC will be available
    free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website, www.sec.gov,
    or you may obtain a prospectus by submitting requests to Lehman
    Brothers, c/o ADP Financial Services, Integrated Distribution Services, 1155
    Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, email:monica_castillo@adp.com or
    fax (631) 254-7268.</font></p>
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<p align="left"><font face="serif" size="2">The registration statement contains
    certain information that may not have been previously made publicly available
  by Atlas America, which information is hereby incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
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<p align="center"><font size="2" face="serif"><b>SIGNATURES </b></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </font></p>  <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0">
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<td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">By:  /s/ Matthew A. Jones</font></td>
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<td align="left"><font size="2" face="serif">Date:  April 11, 2006&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></td>
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Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): April 11, 2006
ATLAS AMERICA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
1-32169
51-0404430
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
Identification No.)
311 Rouser Road, Moon Township, PA 15108
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 412-262-2830
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Written
    communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting
    material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement
    communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information furnished pursuant
    to Item 7.01 in
this report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section, unless Atlas America, Inc.
("Atlas America") specifically states that the information is to be
considered "filed" under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference
into a filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
On April 11, 2006, Atlas Pipeline
    Holdings, L.P. ("Holdings") , a subsidiary
  of Atlas America, filed Amendment No. 2 to
  its Registration Statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
  (the "SEC") relating to an initial public offering of common units
  of Holdings. Upon completion of the offering, Holdings will own a 100% ownership
  interest in Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC ("Atlas Pipeline GP"),
  the general partner of Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. ("Atlas").
Atlas Pipeline GP will own:
(i)
a 2% general partner interest in Atlas, which entitles it to receive 2% of the cash distributed by Atlas;
(ii)
all of the incentive distribution rights in Atlas, which entitle it to receive increasing percentages, up to a maximum of 48.0%, of any cash distributed by Atlas as it reaches certain target distribution levels in excess of $0.42 per Atlas unit in any quarter; and
(iii)
1,641,026 common units
          of Atlas, representing approximately 13.1% of the outstanding common
          units of Atlas, or a 12.1% limited partner interest in Atlas.
A registration statement relating
    to these securities has been filed with the SEC but has not yet been become
    effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted
    prior to the time the registration statement
     becomes effective. Amendment No. 2 to the registration statement and the
    related prospectus that will be filed by Holdings with the SEC will be available
    free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov,
    or you may obtain a prospectus by submitting requests to Lehman
    Brothers, c/o ADP Financial Services, Integrated Distribution Services, 1155
    Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, email:monica_castillo@adp.com or
    fax (631) 254-7268.
The registration statement contains
    certain information that may not have been previously made publicly available
  by Atlas America, which information is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ATLAS AMERICA, INC.
By:  /s/ Matthew A. Jones
Name:  Matthew A. Jones
Date:  April 11, 2006
Title:    Chief Financial Officer