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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 the instructions that were included with your proxy materials. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. ET on May 21, 2025, but you may begin to log into the meeting website beginning at 9:45 a.m. ET. If you cannot locate your 16-digit control number, you will be able to login as a guest. However, if you login as a guest, you will not be able to vote your shares or ask questions during the meeting.

The virtual meeting platform is supported across most internet browsers and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones) running updated versions of applicable software and plugins. Stockholders should ensure that they have a sufficient internet connection wherever they intend to participate in the meeting. Stockholders should also give themselves plenty of time to log in and ensure that they can hear streaming audio prior to the start of the meeting.

Q Can I still ask a question at the virtual annual meeting?

A Yes, we welcome questions from stockholders. If you wish to submit a question prior to the meeting, you may do so by logging into www.proxyvote.com , entering your 16-digit control number and typing your question in the “Submit a Question for Management” field. The deadline to submit questions prior to the meeting is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 19, 2025. If you would like to ask a question during the meeting, you may do so after logging into the meeting at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SO2025 , as described above, and typing your question in the “Ask a Question” field.

We will try to answer all stockholder questions, subject to time constraints. We reserve the right to edit inappropriate language and to exclude questions that are personal matters, not pertinent to meeting matters, do not comply with the meeting rules of conduct or are otherwise inappropriate. If we receive substantially similar questions, we will group such questions together and provide a single response to avoid repetition.

We request that each stockholder limit the number of questions they submit, whether before or during the virtual annual meeting, to no more than two questions to allow us to answer as many questions as possible during the meeting.

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#### FAQs about Voting and the Annual Meeting
Q What do I do if I have technical difficulties during the virtual annual meeting?

A If you encounter any difficulties accessing the virtual meeting during the check-in or meeting time, please call the technical support number that will be posted on the virtual annual meeting login page.

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