---
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"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:44:06.149101+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

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

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- 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
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000119312526044926/0001193125-26-044926-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000119312526044926/d97547d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: a27d04d45c918cfd82aeac96a3be10c94d9d2692
  claim: 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).
  evidence_excerpt: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000119312526044926/0001193125-26-044926-index.htm
- claim_id: bcafbf558b3c9e4ad3328b8fc6a719dcd42d14c2
  claim: 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).
  evidence_excerpt: The amendments to the Amended and Restated Bylaws are effective as of February 4, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000119312526044926/0001193125-26-044926-index.htm

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