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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holder(s) and the nominee(s) must also meet the eligibility requirements described in our By-Laws. Our By-Laws also provide for the direct nomination of directors for election by stockholders at an annual meeting. For additional information about stockholder nomination of directors, see page 95 .

#### Stockholder Recommendation of Director Candidates
The Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee considers potential board candidates recommended by stockholders. Recommendations can be made by submitting the candidate’s information to our Corporate Secretary in writing at Southern Company, 30Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308. Stockholders should provide as much relevant information about the candidate as possible, including the candidate’s biographical information and qualifications to serve. A stockholder recommended candidate is reviewed in the same manner as a candidate identified by the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee.

#### Service on Other Boards and Committees
In identifying candidates to serve on the Board and in evaluating whether to recommend the re-election of existing Directors, the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee considers whether a candidate or a Director demonstrates a willingness to commit sufficient time to serving on the Board. The Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee is regularly updated on the public company board service limit or “overboarding” policies of our largest stockholders.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines include limitations on the number of public company boards and public company audit committees a Director may serve.

| 4No employed Director may serve on more than two public company boards (not including the Company’s Board or the director’s employing company board) unless otherwise approved by the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee. 
 4No Director may serve on more than four public company boards (including the Company’s Board), unless otherwise approved by the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee.                                                      
 4No Director who is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee may serve on the audit committees of more than three public companies (including the Company’s Audit Committee).                                                                       |

In addition to these limitations, our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that the Company’s CEO will not serve on other public company boards without consulting with the Board. They also require that current Directors must notify the CEO and the Chair of the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee when considering a request for service on another public company board.

Each of the Directors are in full compliance with these Corporate Governance Guidelines.

In light of this, as part of its annual evaluation on whether to recommend the re-election of existing Directors, the N