Company: ATO
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000731802-25-000076
Chunk: 15

Company: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-19
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 15
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Succession planning does not stop with corporate officers. We perform succession planning annually throughout the organization to ensure that we are building a strong bench of talent capable of performing at the highest levels. Not only is talent identified, but potential paths of development are also discussed to ensure that employees have an opportunity to build their skills and are well-prepared for future roles. The strength of our succession planning process is evident through our long history of promoting our senior leadership from within the organization.

#### Shareholder Engagement
We believe that maintaining an active dialogue with our shareholders is important to our commitment to deliver sustainable, long-term value to our shareholders. We engage with shareholders on a variety of topics throughout the year to ensure we are addressing questions and concerns, to seek input, and to provide perspective on our policies and practices. We also engage with proxy and other advisory firms that represent the interests of various shareholders. Shareholder feedback is regularly reviewed and considered by the Board and is reflected in adjustments or enhancements to our policies and practices. We remain committed to investing time with our shareholders to maintain transparency and to better understand their views on key issues.

#### 26Atmos Energy
Corporate Governance and Other Board Matters

#### Other Governance Policies and Practices

#### Code of Conduct
The Board has adopted and periodically updates the Code of Conduct for our directors, officers, and employees. The Code of Conduct provides guidance to the Board and management in areas of ethical business conduct and risk and provides guidance to employees and directors by helping them to recognize and deal with ethical issues including, but not limited to (i) conflicts of interest, (ii) gifts and entertainment, (iii) confidential information, (iv) fair dealing, (v) protection of corporate assets, and (vi) compliance with rules and regulations. We have provided to our directors, officers, employees, customers, and any other member of the public a toll-free compliance helpline and website by which they may report on an anonymous basis any suggestions, recommendations, questions, observations of unethical behavior, or any suspected violations of our Code of Conduct. A copy of the Code of Conduct may be found on our website at https://www.atmosenergy.com/company/corporate-responsibility-reports .

#### Insider Trading Policy
The Board has adoptedan insider trading policy applicable to our directors, officers, employees, and certain persons and entities, as well as to the Company itself, that we believe is reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules, and regulations, and the NYSE listing standards. To learn more