Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000092122-25-000032
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Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PRE 14A
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 the annual meeting be conducted this year?

A We will hold our 2025 annual stockholder meeting virtually, starting at 10:00 am ET on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. We are committed to affording stockholders the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person meeting. You will be able to attend the meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit questions before and during the virtual annual meeting.

#### Q How do I attend the virtual annual meeting?
A To participate in the virtual annual meeting, visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/SO2025 on May 21, 2025 and enter the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card, your Notice of Internet Availability of the proxy materials (Notice) or 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,