Securities intermediary means U.S. Bank National Association or any successor securities
intermediary under the Indenture.
Securitization Act means K.S.A. §§ 66-1,240 - 66-1,253, the Utility Financing and Securitization Act, a Kansas senate substitute for House Bill 2072 (Volume 40 - Issue 16 - April 22, 2021).
Securitized utility tariff bonds means the Series 2023-A Senior Secured Securitized Utility Tariff
Bonds offered pursuant to this prospectus.
Securitized utility tariff charges means the securitized utility tariff charges
(as defined in K.S.A. § 66-1,240(b)(20)), which are approved by the Kansas commission in the financing order that may be collected by the servicer, its successors, assignees or other collection
agents as provided for in the financing order.
Securitized utility tariff property means all securitized utility tariff
property (as defined in K.S.A. § 66-1,240(b)(22) of the Securitization Act) created pursuant to the financing order and under the securitization act, including the right to impose, bill,
charge, collect and receive the securitized utility tariff charges authorized under the financing order and to obtain periodic adjustments of the securitized utility tariff charges and all revenue, collections, claims, rights to payments, payments,
money, or proceeds arising from the rights and interests specified in K.S.A. § 66-1,240(b)(22) of the securitization act, regardless of whether such revenues, collections, claims, rights to payments, money, or proceeds are imposed, billed,
received, collected, or maintained together with or commingled with other revenues, collections, rights to payment, payments, money or proceeds.
Seller means Atmos Energy.
Servicer means Atmos Energy, acting as the initial servicer, and any successor or assignee servicer, which will service the securitized
utility tariff property under the servicing agreement.
Servicing agreement means the servicing agreement to be entered into between us
and Atmos Energy, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time, pursuant to which Atmos Energy, as the initial servicer, undertakes to service the securitized utility tariff property.
Service area means all territory within the State of Kansas subject to the jurisdiction of the Kansas commission in which Atmos Energy
provides natural gas distribution service as of the date of the financing order, as such territory may be expanded.
Sponsor means
Atmos Energy.
Terms and Conditions with regard to Euroclear means the Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related
Operating Procedures of Euroclear, and applicable Belgian law.
Treasury Regulations means proposed or issued regulations promulgated
from time to time under the Internal Revenue Code.
True-up mechanism means a provision
required by the financing order whereby the servicer will apply to the Kansas commission for adjustments to the securitized utility tariff charges based on actual collected securitized utility tariff charges and updated assumptions by the servicer
as to future collections of securitized utility tariff charges.
Trust Indenture Act means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
Trustee means U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association or any successor trustee under the Indenture.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the relevant jurisdiction.
Unsolicited Ratings means ratings on the securitized utility tariff bonds issued by an NRSRO other than the hired NRSRO.
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