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0001698383
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000731802
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION
001-10042
1800 THREE LINCOLN CTR
DALLAS
TX
75240
9729349227
RICHARD M THOMAS
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1750
199850.35
148496108
11/17/2023
NYSE
Common
11/11/2020
Restricted Stock Award Vesting
Issuer
N
1750
11/11/2020
Employee stock unit award(s)
Y
11/17/2023
/s/ Richard M Thomas