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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 the qualifications possessed by the candidates and their ability to serve as a director. The Committee will consider and make recommendations to the Board regarding the nominees to be submitted to the Company’s shareholders for election at each annual meeting. The Board is committed to balance and diversity on the Board and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics in selecting nominees.

| Retirement Policy                                                                                                                             
 The Company’s directors are required to retire from the Board at the annual meeting of shareholders immediately following their 75thbirthday. |

#### Shareholder Nominees
If a shareholder wishes to nominate a candidate for election to the Board at the annual meeting, he or she should write to the Corporate Secretary, Atmos Energy Corporation, 1800 Three Lincoln Centre, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75240, which is our principal executive office, not earlier than October 7, 2026, and not later than the close of business on November 6, 2026. The chairman of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the Company’s Bylaws.

#### 2026 Proxy Statement23
Corporate Governance and Other Board Matters

#### Board Oversight Responsibilities

#### Strategy
The Board represents the shareholders’ interest in perpetuating a successful business and optimizing long-term financial returns, taking into account applicable legal requirements and ethical considerations, by providing effective oversight of the Company’s business. In furtherance of that responsibility, the Board is responsible for overseeing management on the topics below:

| SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR CEO AND OTHER CORPORATE OFFICERS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 The Board, with assistance from the HR Committee, has the responsibility to select, evaluate the performance of, and make decisions about the retention of the CEO and other corporate officers. The Board also reviews the succession plans for the CEO and other corporate officers, including the plans in the event of an emergency involving the CEO.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| STRATEGIC PLANS AND OPERATING PLANS AND BUDGETS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 The Board is responsible for overseeing and understanding the Company’s strategic plans from inception through development and execution. The Board also is responsible for overseeing and understanding the Company’s annual operating plans and annual budgets and for monitoring whether these plans are being implemented effectively and within budgetary limits. The Board meets each