Form 8-K - Current report

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 8-K

 

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 5, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Texas AND Virginia		1-10042		75-1743247
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1800 THREE LINCOLN CENTRE, 5430 LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS, Texas		75240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock No Par Value		ATO		New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders on February 5, 2025, of the total shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, a total of 144,616,886 shares were represented, constituting a 93.04% quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders at the annual meeting are as follows:

Proposal No. 1: All of the board’s nominees for director were elected by our shareholders to serve until the company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

 

Nominee		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
J. Kevin Akers			132,726,826				2,563,394				86,033				9,240,633
John C. Ale			132,458,836				2,824,484				92,933				9,240,633
Kim R. Cocklin			127,749,210				7,549,221				77,822				9,240,633
Kelly H. Compton			123,706,274				11,589,071				80,908				9,240,633
Sean Donohue			128,743,683				6,537,787				94,783				9,240,633
Rafael G. Garza			128,798,652				6,494,633				82,968				9,240,633
Edward J. Geiser			133,056,078				2,222,694				97,481				9,240,633
Nancy K. Quinn			125,954,955				9,344,286				77,012				9,240,633
Richard A. Sampson			118,802,348				16,304,076				269,829				9,240,633
Telisa Toliver			134,747,827				539,470				88,956				9,240,633
Frank Yoho			122,660,823				12,615,466				99,964				9,240,633

Proposal No. 2: Our shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) to provide for an increase of 2,000,000 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
128,128,191		6,322,129		925,933		9,240,633

Proposal No. 3: The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2025 was ratified by our shareholders, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
135,496,301		9,004,609		115,976		—

Proposal No. 4: Our shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal 2024, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
124,775,133		9,384,897		1,216,223		9,240,633

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

				ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION      (Registrant)
DATE: February 11, 2025				By:		/s/ Jessica W. Bateman
						Jessica W. Bateman
						Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Document and Entity Information	Feb. 05, 2025
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Feb. 05, 2025
Entity Registrant Name	ATMOS ENERGY CORP
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	TX
Entity File Number	1-10042
Entity Tax Identification Number	75-1743247
Entity Address Address Line 1	1800 THREE LINCOLN CENTRE
Entity Address Address Line 2	5430 LBJ FREEWAY
Entity Address City Or Town	DALLAS
Entity Address State Or Province	TX
Entity Address Postal Zip Code	75240
City Area Code	972
Local Phone Number	934-9227
Security 12b Title	Common stock No Par Value
Trading Symbol	ATO
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000731802
Amendment Flag	false
VA
Document And Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	VA

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