Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000092122-25-000036
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Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 Are there rules of conduct for the annual meeting?

A The rules of conduct, which provide information regarding the rules and procedures for participating in the annual meeting, will be available for stockholders when they check in for the annual meeting.

#### Information about Voting

#### Q Who is entitled to vote?
A All stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date of March 31, 2025 may vote. On that date, there were 1,100,193,640 shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the virtual annual meeting will be available for inspection by stockholders at our headquarters at 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, during ordinary business hours for a period of 10 days prior to the meeting. Please contact the Corporate Secretary in writing at Corporate Secretary, Southern Company, 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 or by sending a request to shareholderservices@southernco.com .

Q How do I vote my shares in advance of the virtual annual meeting?

A You may give voting instructions by internet, by phone or, if you received a printed proxy form, by mail. Information for giving voting instructions is on the Notice or form of proxy and trustee voting instruction form (proxy form).

For those investors whose shares are held by a broker, bank or other nominee, you must complete and return the voting instruction form provided by your broker, bank or nominee in order to instruct your broker, bank or nominee on how to vote.

#### Q Can I vote during the virtual annual meeting?
A Yes, you can vote during the virtual annual meeting with the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card, your Notice or the instructions that were included with your proxy materials after you log in to the meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SO2025 .

#### Q What shares are included on the proxy form?
A If you are a stockholder of record, you will receive only one Notice or proxy form for all the shares of common stock you hold in certificate form, in book-entry form and in any Company benefit plan.

Please vote proxies for all accounts to ensure that all of your shares are voted. If you wish to consolidate multiple registered accounts, contact EQ Shareowner Services at 1-800-554-7626 or at www.shareowneronline.com .

Q Will my shares be voted if I do not vote by internet, by telephone or by signing and returning my proxy