Company: ATO
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000731802-25-000076
Chunk: 43

Company: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 43
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 purpose of affecting the value of executive compensation.During fiscal 2025, the Company did not grant any stock options.

#### 2026 Proxy Statement45
Compensation Discussion & Analysis

#### Human Resources Committee Report
The HR Committee has the responsibility for reviewing and recommending to the full Board, the Company’s executive compensation program. The HR Committee is composed entirely of persons who qualify as independent directors under the listing standards of the NYSE. In this context, the HR Committee has met, reviewed and discussed with management the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” contained in this proxy statement. Based on this review and discussion, the committee recommended to the Board, and the Board approved, the inclusion of the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in this proxy statement.

Respectfully submitted by the members of the HR Committee:

#### Richard A. Sampson, Chair

#### Kelly H. Compton

#### Edward J. Geiser

#### Nancy K. Quinn

#### Telisa Toliver

#### 46Atmos Energy
| Named Executive Officer Compensation and Related Matters |

#### Summary of Cash and Other Compensation
The following table provides information concerning compensation we paid to or accrued on behalf of our Principal Executive Officer, our Principal Financial Officer and the three other most highly compensated executive officers serving as such on September 30, 2025:

Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2025 (a)

| Name and Principal Position              |     |      |      |           | Year |     |           | Salary 
 ($)    | StockAwards($)(b) |           |     | Non-EquityIncentive PlanCompensation($)(c) |           |     | Change inPension Valueand NonqualifiedDeferredCompensationEarnings($)(d) |           |     | All OtherCompensation($)(e) |           |     |            | Total 
 ($)   |
| J. Kevin Akers                           |     |      | 2025 |           |      |     | 1,147,802 |        |                   | 5,179,057 |     |                                            | 2,100,572 |     |                                                                          | 1,508,081 |     |                             |    17,762 |     |  9,953,274 |       |
| President and Chief                      
 Executive Officer                        |     |      | 2024 |           |      |     | 1,085,577 |        |                   | 4,560,074 |     |                                            | 1,917