Company: ATO
Filing Date: 2025-11-14
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000731802-25-000056
Chunk: 82

Company: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-11-14
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 8
Chunk 82
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 loan— — (2,020,000)Repayment of long-term debt— — (2,200,000)Repayment of securitized long-term debt by AEK(8,075)(9,922)— Cash dividends paid(553,761)(492,950)(430,345)Debt issuance costs(10,384)(11,844)(7,864)Securitized debt issuance costs— — (1,273)Other(1,067)(1,133)— Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities1,406,773 1,478,631 (696,769)Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents(105,053)289,608 (32,306)Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year308,856 19,248 51,554 Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of year$203,803 $308,856 $19,248 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.    Nature of Business

Atmos Energy Corporation (Atmos Energy or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries are engaged in the regulated natural gas distribution and pipeline and storage businesses. Through our distribution business, we deliver natural gas through sales and transportation arrangements to approximately 3.4 million residential, commercial, public-authority, and industrial customers through our six regulated distribution divisions in the service areas described below:Division  Service AreaAtmos Energy Colorado-Kansas Division  Colorado, KansasAtmos Energy Kentucky/Mid-States Division  Kentucky, Tennessee, VirginiaAtmos Energy Louisiana Division  LouisianaAtmos Energy Mid-Tex Division  Texas, including the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan areaAtmos Energy Mississippi Division  MississippiAtmos Energy West Texas Division  West Texas In addition, we transport natural gas for others through our distribution system. Our distribution business is subject to federal and state regulation and/or regulation by local authorities in each of the states in which our distribution divisions operate. Our corporate headquarters and shared-services function are located in Dallas, Texas, and our customer support centers are located in Amarillo and Waco, Texas.

Our pipeline and storage business, which is also subject to federal and state regulation, consists of the pipeline and storage operations