Exhibit 10(a)26

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFIT PLAN

WHEREAS, Southern Company Services, Inc. heretofore established and adopted the
Southern Company Supplemental Benefit Plan, as amended and restated effective
June 30, 2016 (the “Plan”);
WHEREAS, under Section 6.2 of the Plan, the Benefits Administration Committee
(“Administrative Committee”) may amend the Plan, provided the amendment either
(a) does not involve a substantial increase in cost to any Employing Company (as
defined in the Plan), or (b) is necessary, proper, or desirable in order to
comply with applicable laws or regulations enacted or promulgated by any federal
or state governmental authority; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Committee by Resolutions on August 1, 2018 and
October 22, 2018, has determined it is appropriate to amend the Plan to clarify
certain provisions relating to business divestitures that occurred during 2018
and to provide for cessation of participation for Gulf Power Company
Participants due to the divestiture that occurred on January 1, 2019, and to
provide for full vesting for such Participants and transfer of their benefits to
the buyer’s nonqualified plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, effective as of January 1, 2019, the Plan is hereby amended as
follows:
1.
The Plan is hereby amended by deleting paragraphs (c) and (d) of Section 4.3 and
replacing them with the following:
(c)    Florida City Gas.
(1)    Cessation of Participation. Effective as of July 29, 2018, (i) Pivotal
Utility Holdings, Inc. will cease to be an affiliated company of Southern
Company Gas for purposes of determining Employing Company status under the Plan;
and (ii) Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of the stock of
Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc. (holding the Florida City Gas division) or who
are included on the list of “Pension Participants” under the Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of May 20, 2018, providing for the sale of the stock of
Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc. will cease to be eligible to participate in the
Plan.
(2)    Vesting Acceleration. Effective as of July 29, 2018, Participants who
cease to be Employees due to the sale of the stock of Pivotal Utility Holdings,
Inc. (holding the Florida City Gas division) will be deemed to be fully vested
in their benefits and Accounts for all purposes hereunder.

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(3)    Spinoff to Buyer’s Plan. Effective as of July 29, 2018, all liabilities
for the payment of benefits accrued under the Plan with respect to Participants
who cease to be Employees due to the sale of the stock of Pivotal Utility
Holdings, Inc. (holding the Florida City Gas division), or who are included on
the list of “Pension Participants” under the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as
of May 20, 2018, providing for the sale of the stock of Pivotal Utility
Holdings, Inc., will be transferred to one or more nonqualified deferred
compensation plans maintained by NextEra Energy, Inc.
(d)    Southern Power Company.
(1)    Cessation of Participation. Effective as of December 4, 2018,
Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Southern Power
Company’s equity interests in Southern Company – Florida LLC (holding the
Stanton Facility) and Southern Company – Oleander LLC (holding the Oleander
Facility), or who are included on the list of “Pension Participants” under the
Equity Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of May 20, 2018, providing for the
sale of the sale of such equity interests of Southern Company – Florida LLC
(holding the Stanton Facility) and Southern Company – Oleander LLC (holding the
Oleander Facility) will cease to be eligible to participate in the Plan.
(2)    Vesting Acceleration. Effective as of December 4, 2018, Participants who
cease to be Employees due to the sale of Southern Power Company’s equity
interests in Southern Company – Florida LLC (holding the Stanton Facility) and
Southern Company – Oleander LLC (holding the Oleander Facility) will be deemed
to be fully vested in their benefits and Accounts for all purposes hereunder.
(3)    Spinoff to Buyer’s Plan. Effective as of December 4, 2018, all
liabilities for the payment of benefits accrued under the Plan with respect to
Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Southern Power
Company’s equity interests in Southern Company – Florida LLC (holding the
Stanton Facility) and Southern Company – Oleander LLC (holding the Oleander
Facility), or who are included on the list of “Pension Participants” under the
Equity Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of May 20, 2018, providing for the
sale of the sale of such equity interests of Southern Company – Florida LLC
(holding the Stanton Facility) and Southern Company – Oleander LLC (holding the
Oleander Facility) will be transferred to one or more nonqualified deferred
compensation plans maintained by NextEra Energy, Inc.

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(e)    Gulf Power Company.
(1)    Cessation of Participation. Effective as of January 1, 2019, (i) Gulf
Power Company will cease to be an Employing Company under the Plan; and
(ii) Participants who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Gulf Power
Company, or who are included on the list of “Pension Participants” under the
Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of May 20, 2018, providing for the sale of
Gulf Power Company will cease to be eligible to participate in the Plan.
(2)    Vesting Acceleration. Effective as of January 1, 2019, Participants who
cease to be Employees due to the sale of Gulf Power Company will be deemed to be
fully vested in their benefits and Accounts for all purposes hereunder.
(3)    Spinoff to Buyer’s Plan. Effective as of January 1, 2019, all liabilities
for the payment of benefits accrued under the Plan with respect to Participants
who cease to be Employees due to the sale of Gulf Power Company, or who are
included on the list of “Pension Participants” under the Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of May 20, 2018, providing for the sale of Gulf Power Company
will be transferred to one or more nonqualified deferred compensation plans
maintained by NextEra Energy, Inc.
2.
The Plan is hereby amended by deleting Gulf Power Company from the list of
Employing Companies in Appendix A.
3.
Except as amended herein by this Fifth Amendment, the Plan shall remain in full
force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Administrative Committee, through its authorized
representative, has adopted this Fifth Amendment to the Southern Company
Supplemental Benefit Plan, as amended and restated as of June 30, 2016, this
29th day of January, 2019.

 
BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

By:
/s/James M. Garvie

Name:
James M. Garvie

Its:
Chairperson

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