Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000092122-25-000032
Chunk: 35

Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 35
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, was employed by Southern Company Gas as a government analyst and received total compensation of approximately $125,000. Also, in 2024, Mr. Terrell Maske, the brother-in-law of J. Jeffrey Peoples, an executive officer of the Company, was employed by Alabama Power Company as an environmental affairs supervisor and received total compensation of approximately $204,000.

We do not have any other related person transactions that meet the requirements for disclosure in this proxy statement.

In the ordinary course of the Southern Company system’s business, electricity and natural gas are provided to some Directors and entities with which the Directors are associated on the same terms and conditions as provided to other customers of the Southern Company system.

#### Information Available on Our Website
Key corporate governance information is available on our website at investor.southerncompany.com .

| 4Board of Directors              
 4Composition of Board Committees 
 4Board Committee Charters        
 4Corporate Governance Guidelines 
 4Company Leadership              |     | 4Director and Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines 
 4Code of Ethics                                    
 4Restated Certificate of Incorporation             
 4Amended and Restated By-Laws                      |     | 4SEC Filings                                                                  
 4Overview of Southern Company Policies and Practices for Political Engagement 
 4Restrictions on Hedging or Pledging                                          |

These documents also may be obtained by requesting a copy from the Corporate Secretary, Southern Company, 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308.

#### Southern Company2025 Proxy Statement35

#### Governance

#### Engaging with our Stakeholders
We place great importance on consistent dialogue with all our stakeholders, including stockholders, employees, customers and members of the communities that we serve. We regularly engage in discussions with, and provide comprehensive information to, constituents interested in Southern Company’s strategy, performance and governance, specifically covering topics such as human capital, executive compensation, political engagement, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence oversight and environmental compliance. We are receptive to stakeholder input and we are committed to transparency and proactive interactions.

#### Stockholder Engagement
Our Board prioritizes regular communication with our stockholders to better understand their viewpoints and gather feedback regarding matters of investor interest. The Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee oversees our stockholder engagement efforts on behalf of the Board.

The graphic below represents elements of our ongoing stockholder engagement efforts, as well as certain items that take place before, during and after our annual meeting.

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