Southern Co DEFA14A, filed Apr 12, 2021

Southern Co (SO)

DEFA14A 2021-04-12

Added on October 18, 2026

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		Board
Voting Items		Recommends

1.	Elect 13 Directors:

1a.	Janaki Akella		For
1b.	Juanita Powell Baranco		For
1c.	Henry A. Clark III		For
1d.	Anthony F. Earley, Jr.		For
1e.	Thomas A. Fanning		For
1f.	David J. Grain		For
1g.	Colette D. Honorable		For
1h.	Donald M. James		For
1i.	John D. Johns		For
1j.	Dale E. Klein		For
1k.	Ernest J. Moniz		For
1l.	William G. Smith, Jr.		For
1m.	E. Jenner Wood III		For
2.	Advisory vote to approve executive compensation		For
3.	Approve the 2021 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan		For
4.	Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for 2021		For
5.	Approve an amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the supermajority vote requirement to a majority vote requirement		For


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