Company: ATO
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000731802-25-000076
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Company: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form: DEF 14A
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 a signed statement to our Corporate Secretary at or prior to the annual meeting or by timely executing and delivering, by internet, telephone, or mail, or at the annual meeting, another proxy dated as of a later date.

#### Proxy Solicitation
All expenses of soliciting proxies will be paid by the Company. Proxies may be solicited personally, or by telephone, mail, email, or the internet, by employees or directors of the Company, but the Company will not pay any compensation for such solicitations. The Company expects to pay fees of approximately $10,000 for assistance by Morrow Sodali LLC, 333 Ludlow Street, Stamford, CT 06902, in the solicitation of proxies. In addition, the Company will reimburse brokers, banks, and other persons holding shares as nominees for their expenses related to sending material to their principals and obtaining their proxies.

#### Shareholder Proposals for the 2027 Annual Meeting
Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals . If a shareholder wants us to include a proposal in our proxy statement and form of proxy for presentation at the 2027 Annual Meeting, under the rules of the SEC, the proposal must be received by the Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices on or before the close of business on August 21, 2026 (the 120th day before the one-year anniversary date of the release of these proxy materials to shareholders). The submission of a shareholder proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8 does not guarantee that it will be included in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy.

Advance Notice Shareholder Proposals or Nominations. The Company’s Bylaws require advance notice for any business to be brought before a meeting of shareholders. For business, including director nominations, to be properly brought before the 2027 Annual Meeting by a shareholder, written notice of the shareholder proposal or director nomination must be received by the Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices no earlier than the close of business on October 7, 2026 (the 120th day before the one-year anniversary date of the 2026 Annual Meeting) and no later than the close of business on November 6, 2026 (the 90th day before the one-year anniversary date of the 2026 Annual Meeting). If, however, the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such one-year anniversary of the 2026 Annual Meeting or if no annual meeting was held in 2026, then to be