ONE Gas, Inc. Amends Bylaws to Expand Board Chair Committee Role

What Happened ONE Gas, Inc. (OGS) filed a Form 8‑K reporting that on August 4, 2026 its Board of Directors approved and adopted Amended and Restated By‑laws. The amendments update committee membership rules to allow the Board chair to be appointed by the Board as a full member of one or more standing or special committees (including voting and quorum rights), or to serve as an ex‑officio member of standing committees and chair any executive committee.

Key Details

• Effective date: August 4, 2026 (bylaws approved and adopted the same date).
• Board chair may be appointed as a full committee member with rights, powers and responsibilities of members, including voting and counting toward quorum.
• Unless the Board decides otherwise, the chair may serve as an ex‑officio member of all standing committees and will chair any executive committee. In ex‑officio status the chair: (i) may attend and participate in committee meetings (subject to the committee chair’s discretion); (ii) will not have voting rights on committee matters; (iii) will not be counted for quorum; and (iv) will not be treated as a committee member for purposes of bylaw, legal, or stock‑exchange committee composition/independence requirements.
• The bylaws include a safeguard that the chair’s participation cannot cause any committee to fail to meet applicable law, regulation, or listing standards. A copy of the Amended and Restated By‑laws is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the 8‑K.

Why It Matters This is a corporate governance change that gives ONE Gas’s Board greater flexibility in how the chair participates in committee work, while preserving limits to protect committee independence and compliance with legal and listing requirements. For investors, the amendment clarifies the chair’s potential role in oversight and decision‑making processes but does not in itself indicate any change to management, financial results, or strategy.