8-K filed February 10, 2026, 6:59 PM ET ticker ATO CIK 0000731802

other material confidence high sentiment neutral materiality 0.40

Atmos Energy shareholders approve charter amendments, authorized shares increased to 400M

ATMOS ENERGY CORP

Authorized shares increased to 400 million; plurality voting adopted for contested director elections.
Officer liability limited as allowed by Texas and Virginia law; indemnification provisions clarified.
Bylaws amended to allow remote meetings, add exclusive federal forum for Exchange Act claims.
All 12 director nominees elected; Ernst & Young ratified as auditor; say-on-pay passed.
All eight shareholder proposals (charter and bylaw amendments) approved with large majorities.

item 5.03 item 5.07 item 9.01

Machine-readable event card

schema_version: secwatch.filing_event.v1
accession: 0001193125-26-044926
form_type: 8-K
ticker: ATO
cik: 0000731802
company_name: ATMOS ENERGY CORP
filed_at: 2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
discovered_at: 2026-05-14T18:02:37.610713+00:00
generated_at: 2026-05-16T03:44:06.149101+00:00
sec_items: ["5.03", "5.07", "9.01"]
event_type: other_material
sentiment: neutral
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: high
secwatch_canonical_url: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-044926
json_url: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-044926.json
markdown_url: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-044926.md
text_url: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-044926.txt
edgar_index_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000119312526044926/0001193125-26-044926-index.htm
edgar_primary_document_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000119312526044926/d97547d8k.htm
generated_by_model: deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2
review_status: machine_generated
human_reviewed: false
corrected: false
correction_note: null
correction_timestamp: null
superseded_by: null

JSON Markdown Plain text

Source-grounded claims

a27d04d45c918cfd82aeac96a3be10c94d9d2692

ATMOS ENERGY CORP: Amended and Restated Charters approved to increase authorized shares, provide for plurality voting, limit officer liability, clarify indemnification, and make other changes (effective 2026-02-06).

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

bcafbf558b3c9e4ad3328b8fc6a719dcd42d14c2

ATMOS ENERGY CORP: Amended and Restated Bylaws to provide for plurality voting, remote communications, clarify special meetings, revise notice, add adjournment, update voting list, revise committee authority, add insurance policy, and designate exclusive forum (effective 2026-02-04).

The amendments to the Amended and Restated Bylaws are effective as of February 4, 2026.

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9 SEC evidence

Comparable filings

LKQ

LKQ stockholders approve 25% special meeting right; all director nominees elected

LKQ CORP May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 5.03, 5.07, 9.01

same fact type: governance_change same SEC item: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

Comparable filing

the Company’s stockholders, upon the recommendation of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), approved an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide stockholders holding a combined 25% or more of the Company’s common stock with the right to request a special meeting of stockholders.

Filing page SEC filing

AEIS

AEIS stockholders approve doubling of authorized shares to 140M and expansion of equity plan to 4.9M shares

ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 5.02, 5.07, 5.03, 9.01

same fact type: governance_change same SEC item: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

Comparable filing

the amendment increases the number of authorized shares of common stock from 70,000,000 shares to 140,000,000 shares. The amendment became effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 7, 2026.

Filing page SEC filing

ENTG

Entegris shareholders eliminate supermajority voting; all directors elected

ENTEGRIS INC May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 5.03, 5.07, 9.01

same fact type: governance_change same SEC item: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

Comparable filing

On February 5, 2026, the Board approved the adoption of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company to conform to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The Board’s approval of the Amended and Restated By-Laws was contingent upon the stockholders’ approval of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The Amended and Restated By-Laws became effective on May 7, 2026.

Filing page SEC filing

MAN

ManpowerGroup declares $0.72 dividend; shareholders approve equity plan amendment and director removal without cause

ManpowerGroup Inc. May 8, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 5.02, 5.03, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01

same fact type: governance_change same SEC item: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

Comparable filing

the Board of Directors of the Company amended Section 3.3 of Article III of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws (the “ By-Laws Amendment ”) to permit the removal of a director with or without cause by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders duly called for such purpose. The effective date of the By-Laws Amendment is May 8, 2026.

Filing page SEC filing

TCMD

Tactile Systems shareholders approve director removal amendment, re-elect all directors

TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC May 7, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 5.03, 5.07, 9.01

same fact type: governance_change same SEC item: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

Comparable filing

on May 6, 2026, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that sets forth the Amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”).

Filing page SEC filing

FBIN

Fortune Brands shareholders approve removal of supermajority voting, board declassification

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. May 7, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 5.03, 5.07, 9.01

same fact type: governance_change same SEC item: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

Comparable filing

On May 6, 2026, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the form of which was included as Appendix B to the Company's definitive Proxy Statement.

Filing page SEC filing

AUB

Atlantic Union shareholders approve removal of supermajority voting requirements

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp May 6, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 5.03, 5.07, 9.01

same fact type: governance_change same SEC item: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

Comparable filing

The Amended and Restated Articles were effective on May 6, 2026.

Filing page SEC filing

ABG

Asbury shareholders remove supermajority vote rules; reject special meeting proposal

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC May 6, 2026, 7:59 PM ET other_material Items 5.03, 5.07, 9.01

same fact type: governance_change same SEC item: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01 same event type: other_material similar materiality

This filing

The Texas Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon filing on February 6, 2026, and the Virginia Amended and Restated Charter became effective upon receipt of the Certificate of Restatement from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission on February 9, 2026.

Comparable filing

(ii) Section 8.01 of Article VIII of the Company’s By-Laws were amended by replacing the 80% supermajority vote requirement with a majority vote requirement.

Filing page SEC filing

Source: SEC EDGAR

accession 0001193125-26-044926

view filing index on sec.gov

view primary document

This headline and bullets were generated automatically by deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2 from the public filing. Read the source on SEC.gov before relying on any specific claim. Not investment advice. See methodology for how this pipeline works.