Company: ATO
Filing Date: 2025-12-09
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000731802-25-000061
Chunk: 58

Company: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-09
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 58
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 (i) all medical, dental, vision and any other health benefits which qualify for continuation coverage under COBRA for a period of 18 months from the date of termination; (ii) payment of a lump sum equal to the present value of the cost to the Company of providing those benefits for an additional 18-month period; and (iii) payment of a lump sum equal to the present value of the cost to the Company of providing accident and life insurance benefits as well as disability benefits for a period of 36 months from their date of termination, equal to such benefits in effect for the officer at the time of the change in control.

#### CEO Pay Ratio
Our CEO to median employee pay ratio is calculated in accordance with SEC rules and requirements. The annual total compensation of our President and Chief Executive Officer, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table for fiscal 2025 was $9,953,274. The annual total compensation of our median employee (the “Median Employee”), following the same methodology used in computing the annual total compensation of our CEO, was $94,123. The ratio of the annual total compensation of our President and Chief Executive Officer to the annual total compensation of our Median Employee was 106 to 1.

| CEO Pay Ratio                                |     |            |       |
| Median employee total compensation           |     |    $94,123 |       |
| CEO total compensation                       |     | $9,953,274 |       |
| Ratio of CEO to Median employee compensation |     |            | 106:1 |

In determining the annual total compensation of our Median Employee, we used the following methodology:

• We selected July 1, 2025 as the determination date used to reflect our Company’s employee population during fiscal 2025, which date is within three months of the end of fiscal 2025 on September 30, 2025.

#### 2026 Proxy Statement57
Named Executive Officer Compensation and Related Matters

• To identify the Median Employee as of July 1, 2025, we utilized the total compensation (base salary, overtime/shift pay and all incentive compensation earned) of all our employees, excluding our CEO, as of that date for the 12-month period from July 2024 through June 2025, as a consistently applied compensation measure, with the following refinements:

• We annualized the compensation of any individuals who were employed for less than the full 12-month period.

• We did not include the value of any equity awards in determining the Median