Company: SOJE
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 424B2
Source: 0000092122-25-000026
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Company: SOUTHERN CO
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 424B2
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 Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Notes might be eligible for a refund or credit of such taxes, and a Non-United States Holder might be required to file a United States federal income tax return to claim such refund or credit. The Company will not pay any additional amounts to “gross up” payments to holders as a result of any withholding or deduction for such taxes. Non-United States Holders of Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Notes are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of these withholding requirements on their investment in the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Notes.

THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX DISCUSSION SET FORTH ABOVE IS INCLUDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE DEPENDING UPON A HOLDER’S PARTICULAR SITUATION. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO THEM OF THE ACQUISITION, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE SERIES 2025B JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES, INCLUDING THE TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN AND OTHER TAX LAWS.

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#### UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)
Subject to the terms and conditions of an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), the Company has agreed to sell to each of the underwriters named below (the “Underwriters”) for whom Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and Truist Securities, Inc. are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”) and each of the Underwriters has severally, and not jointly, agreed to purchase from the Company the principal amount of the Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Notes set forth opposite its name below:

| Underwriters                        |     | Principal Amount of Series 2025B Junior Subordinated Notes |               |
|:------------------------------------|:----|:-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------:|
| Barclays Capital Inc.               |     | $                                                          |   243,000,000 |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc.       |     |                                                            |   243,000,000 |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC           |     |                                                            |   243,000,000 |
| MUFG Securities Americas Inc.       |     |                                                            |   243,000,000 |
| PNC Capital Markets LLC             |     |