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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 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.

#### Southern Company2025 Proxy Statement93

#### 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.

Q Are there rules of conduct for the annual meeting?

A The rules of conduct, which provide information regarding the rules and procedures for participating in the annual meeting, will be available for stockholders when they check in for the annual meeting.

#### Information about Voting

#### Q Who is entitled to vote?
A All stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date of March 31, 2025 may vote. On that date, there were shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the virtual annual meeting will be available for inspection by stockholders at our headquarters at 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, during ordinary business hours for a period of 10 days prior to the meeting. Please contact the Corporate Secretary in writing at Corporate Secretary, Southern Company, 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 or by sending a request to shareholderservices@southernco.com .

Q How do I vote my shares in advance of the virtual annual meeting?

A You may give voting instructions by internet, by phone or, if you received a printed proxy form, by mail. Information for giving voting instructions is on the Notice or form of proxy and trustee voting instruction form (proxy form).

For those investors whose shares are held by a broker, bank or other nominee, you must complete and return the voting instruction form provided by your broker, bank or nominee in order to instruct your broker, bank or nominee on how to vote.

#### Q Can I vote during the virtual annual meeting?
A Yes, you can vote during the virtual annual meeting with the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card, your Notice or the instructions that were included