Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000092122-25-000032
Chunk: 7

Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 7
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| TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN (ANNUALIZED)                                                                                                                                                                                                |     |      |        |     |      |        |     |      |        |     |      |         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |     |      | 1-Year |     |      | 3-Year |     |      | 5-Year |     |      | 25-Year |
| Southern Company                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |     | 21.7 | %      |     | 10.4 | %      |     |  9.5 | %      |     | 12.3 | %       |
| Philadelphia Utility Index                                                                                                                                                                                                           |     | 20.9 | %      |     |  3.4 | %      |     |  6.1 | %      |     |  9.1 | %       |
| S&P 500 Index                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |     | 25.0 | %      |     |  8.9 | %      |     | 14.5 | %      |     |  7.7 | %       |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average                                                                                                                                                                                                         |     | 15.0 | %      |     |  7.6 | %      |     | 10.5 | %      |     |  7.8 | %       |
| Source: Bloomberg using quarterly compounding as of December 31, 2024.                                                                                                                                                               |     |      |        |     |      |        |     |      |        |     |      |         |

Excelling at The Fundamentals

4 We demonstrated resilience in our preparation for and recovery from Hurricane Helene, the most destructive storm in Georgia Power's 140-year history. Nearly 1.5 million customers were impacted by the storm, and our response efforts involved more than 20,000 electric and natural gas personnel, including teammates from Georgia Power, Alabama Power, Mississippi Power, Atlanta Gas Light, Virginia Natural Gas and numerous other utility partners who provided mutual assistance.

4 We maintained constructive relationships with state regulatory agencies that will allow our utilities to continue to further enhance safety, modernize infrastructure and improve reliability.

4 We demonstrated outstanding operational performance throughout the year, including serving an all-time record winter peak load of 39,934 MW in January 2024.

4 Across the company, we remained focused on the safety and reliability of our systems. At our electric utilities, we exceeded targets for customer satisfaction, net zero availability,