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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 HR Committee annually reviews the Company’s overall approach to executive compensation to see that the Company’s current benefits, perquisites, policies, and practices continue to be in line with the best practices of companies in the natural gas distribution industry and to assist us with the hiring and retention of a high-quality management team. The “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section, beginning on page35includes additional details about our executive compensation program. We ask that our shareholders indicate their support for our Say-on-Pay proposal by voting “FOR” the following resolution: 
 RESOLVED, that the shareholders of Atmos Energy Corporation approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of its named executive officers for fiscal 2025, as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the related compensation tables, notes and narrative.                                                                                                                                                                             
 This Say-on-Pay vote is advisory; therefore it will not be binding on the Company. However, the HR Committee and the Board value the opinions of our shareholders and will take into account the outcome of the vote when considering future executive compensation arrangements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |     | The Board of Directors recommends that our shareholders voteFORthis advisory proposal to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. |

#### 34Atmos Energy
| Compensation Discussion & Analysis |

#### Executive Summary
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides an overview of our executive compensation program objectives and strategy, and the elements of compensation that we provide to our named executive officers, including the process we employed in reaching the decisions to pay the specific amounts and types of executive compensation discussed. Our named executive officers for fiscal 2025 are listed below:

| Name                       |     | Title                                                          |
| J. Kevin Akers(a)          |     | President and Chief Executive Officer                          |
| Christopher T. Forsythe(b) |     | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer              |
| Jessica W. Bateman(c)      |     | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
| John S. McDill(d)          |     | Senior Vice President, Utility Operations                      |
| Karen E. Hartsfield(e)     |     | Senior Advisor                                                 |

(a) Mr. Akers, who served as President of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division of the Company from May 2007 through December 31, 2016, Senior Vice President, Safety and Enterprise Services from January 1, 201