Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0000092122-25-000032
Chunk: 91

Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 91
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 Deloitte & Touche to perform any personal services, such as personal financial planning or personal income tax services.

Principal Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees

The following represents the fees billed to us for the two most recent fiscal years by Deloitte & Touche.

| (in thousands)        |     | 2024 |     |         |     |    2023 |
| Audit Fees(1)         |     |      |     | $15,867 |     | $15,560 |
| Audit-Related Fees(2) |     |      |     |   3,503 |     |   4,238 |
| Tax Fees              |     |      |     |       — |     |       — |
| All Other Fees(3)     |     |      |     |     133 |     |     468 |
| Total                 |     |      |     | $19,503 |     | $20,266 |

(1) Includes services performed in connection with financing transactions and statutory audits of several Southern Company Gas subsidiaries.

(2) Represents fees in connection with statutory and non-statutory audit services, attest services, and audits of Southern Power partnerships.

(3) Represents registration fees for attendance at Deloitte & Touche-sponsored education seminars and other non-audit advisory services.

| 4The Audit Committee has appointed Deloitte & Touche as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. This appointment is being submitted to stockholders for ratification. |     |                                             |
|                                                                                                                                                                                           |     | The Board recommends a voteFORthis proposal |

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is directly responsible for the appointment, retention and oversight of the independent registered public accounting firm retained to audit our financial statements, including the compensation of such firm and the related audit fee negotiations.

Deloitte & Touche has served as our independent registered public accounting firm since 2002. To promote continuing independence, the Audit Committee periodically considers whether there should be a change in the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee and its Chair also participate in the selection of Deloitte & Touche’s lead engagement partner in connection with the mandatory rotation requirements of the SEC.

The Audit Committee has appointed Deloitte & Touche as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2025. This appointment is being submitted to stockholders for ratification, and the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors believe that the continued retention of Deloitte & Touche to serve as our