Sampson Richard A 4
4 · ATMOS ENERGY CORP · Filed Feb 5, 2026
Research Summary
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Atmos Energy (ATO) Director Richard Sampson Receives 31,493 Shares
What Happened
Richard A. Sampson, a director of Atmos Energy Corp (ATO), had phantom stock units converted into common shares on 2026-02-04. Two conversion entries resulted in acquisitions of 30,808 shares (valued at $5,287,269) and 685 shares (valued at $117,560) at an implied price of $171.62 per share, for a combined value of approximately $5,404,829. The filing also shows corresponding derivative disposals (conversion/settlement) at $0.00, reflecting the retirement of the phantom units.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-04; Form 4 filed 2026-02-05 (timely filing).
- Price used for value: $171.62 per share.
- Shares received: 30,808 + 685 = 31,493 shares; total value ≈ $5,404,829.
- Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the filing.
- Transaction code: "C" — conversion of a derivative security (phantom stock units).
- Notable footnotes: fractional shares (0.751 and 0.7743) were rounded per the director plan (F1, F2). Phantom units equal one share each and were granted/settled under the Equity Incentive and Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors; settlements occurred upon the reporting person's termination of Board service or pursuant to an election to convert director fees (F3–F5).
Context: This was not an open-market purchase but the settlement/conversion of previously granted phantom stock units (deferred compensation). Such settlements represent receipt of shares/value from prior awards or fee elections rather than a fresh market bet by the director.
Insider Transaction Report
- Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-04$171.62/sh+30,808$5,287,269→ 41,082.04 total - Conversion
Common Stock
[F2]2026-02-04$171.62/sh+685$117,560→ 41,767.04 total - Conversion
Phantom Stock Units
[F3][F4]2026-02-04−30,808→ 0 total→ Common Stock (30,808 underlying) - Conversion
Phantom Deferred Compensation
[F3][F5]2026-02-04−685→ 0 total→ Common Stock (685 underlying)
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]Includes 0.751 shares resulting from a feature of the Company's Equity Incentive and Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plan") authorizing fractional shares to be rounded up to the nearest whole share upon distribution.
- [F2]Includes 0.7743 shares pursuant to Plan authorizing fractional shares to be rounded up to the nearest whole share upon distribution.
- [F3]Each unit of phantom stock is equivalent to one share of the Company's common stock.
- [F4]The phantom stock units were granted under the Plan and were settled upon the reporting person's termination of service on the Company's Board.
- [F5]The phantom stock units were received pursuant to an election to convert a portion of the reporting person's director fees under the Plan and were settled upon the reporting person's termination of service on the Company's Board.