Company: ATO
Filing Date: 2025-12-09
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000731802-25-000061
Chunk: 7

Company: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
Filing Date: 2025-12-09
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 7
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 |     | PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| •Executive Vice President and President of Natural Gas of Duke Energy from 2016 to September 2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 •Previously Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Piedmont Natural Gas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |     | •Previously served on the boards of the American Gas Association, Southern Gas Association and Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNC Charlotte and the board of trustees for the Institute of Gas Technology |
| QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Mr. Yoho has more than 35 years’ experience in the natural gas industry in a variety of roles that included marketing, business development, and gas supply. He was instrumental in the integration of Piedmont Natural Gas into Duke Energy and oversaw operations, commercial, regulatory, and community responsibilities for all aspects of the natural gas business for Duke Energy. In light of Mr. Yoho’s knowledge and expertise in the energy industry and leadership abilities developed at Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas, and industry associations, as well as his demonstration of those attributes discussed in the “Qualifications for Directors” section, the Board has nominated Mr. Yoho to continue serving as a director of Atmos Energy. 
 BOARD COMMITTEES:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Audit, Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, & Safety (Chair), and Executive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

#### 2026 Proxy Statement17
| Corporate Governance and Other Board Matters |

### Overview

#### Board and Committee Meetings in 2025
In fiscal 2025, the Board held five meetings. Each of the directors attended at least 75% of the total meetings of the Board and the Committees on which he or she served. In addition, we strongly support and encourage each member of our Board to attend our annual meeting of shareholders. Except for one member of the Board who had technical issues, all members of the Board attended our annual meeting of shareholders on February 5, 2025.

#### Independent Board Oversight
The Board’s leadership structure is designed so that independent directors exercise oversight of the Company’s management and key issues related to strategy and risk. Only independent directors serve on our Audit Committee, Human Resources Committee (“HR Committee”) and Governance Committee, and all standing Board committees are chaired by independent directors.

#### Executive Sessions
Independent directors regularly hold executive sessions of the Board led by the Lead Director outside the presence of the Chairman, the President and CEO, or any other Company employee,