Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0000092122-25-000088
Chunk: 161

Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-11-03
Form: 424B5
Chunk 161
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 Code or Similar Law. The investing fiduciary should also determine on its own that none of the Company, the underwriters nor any of their affiliates exercised any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting the purchase, holding and disposition of the Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units) and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates provided advice on the decision to purchase, hold or dispose of the Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units).

Accordingly, by its purchase or holding of the Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units), each purchaser or holder of the Corporate Units will be deemed to have represented and warranted that either:

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• the purchaser or holder is not purchasing the Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units) on behalf of, or with the assets of, any Plan; or

• (1) the Plan will receive no less, and pay no more, than “adequate consideration” (within the meaning of Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code) in connection with the purchase, holding and disposition of the Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units), (2) the purchase, holding and disposition of the Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units) will not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or a violation of Similar Law, (3) none of the Company, the underwriters nor any of their affiliates exercised any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting the purchase, holding and disposition of the Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units) and none of the Company, the underwriters nor any of their affiliates provided investment recommendations or advice on the decision to purchase, hold or dispose of the Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units) and (4) the purchaser or holder hereby directs the Company, the purchase contract agent, the collateral agent and the remarketing agents to take the actions set forth in this prospectus supplement to be taken by such parties.

The sale or transfer of Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units) to a Plan or person acting on behalf of a Plan is in no way a representation by the Company that the purchase, holding or disposition of Corporate Units (and the securities underlying the Corporate Units) meets the legal requirements for investments by Plans or is appropriate for Plans.

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