Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form Type: 424B2
Source: 0000092122-25-000006
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Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form: 424B2
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 Deferral Period, the accrued interest will be paid to the holder of record on the record date, and the holder will never receive the cash from the Company related to the accrued interest that was reported for tax purposes. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of an investment in the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes.

For more information regarding the tax consequences of purchasing the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes, see “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this Prospectus Supplement.

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An active trading market for the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes may not develop, and any such market may be illiquid.

The Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes constitute a new issue of securities with no established trading market. The Company intends to apply to list the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes on the New York Stock Exchange. If the application is approved, trading on the New York Stock Exchange is expected to commence within 30 days after the date that the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes are first issued. However, listing the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes on the New York Stock Exchange does not guarantee that a trading market will develop or, if a trading market does develop, the depth or liquidity of that market or the ability of holders to sell their Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes easily. In addition, the liquidity of any trading market in the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes which may develop, and the market prices quoted therefor, may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market for this type of security and by changes in the Company’s financial performance or prospects or in the prospects for companies in the Company’s industry generally. As a result, the Company cannot assure holders that an active after-market for the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes will develop or be sustained or that holders of the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes will be able to sell their Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes at favorable prices or at all.

Rating agencies may change their practices for rating the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes, which change may affect the market price of the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes. In addition, the Company may redeem the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated Notes if a rating agency makes certain changes in the equity credit methodology for securities such as the Series 2025A Junior Subordinated