Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Southern Company (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 27, 2020. Stockholders voted as follows on the matters presented for a vote:

The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected based on the 1. following votes:





       Nominees         Votes For   Votes Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-Votes

Janaki Akella 663,270,790 4,526,620 2,383,786 210,265,284 Juanita Powell Baranco 648,842,033 19,095,036 2,244,127 210,265,284 Jon A. Boscia 639,615,064 26,379,759 4,186,373 210,265,284 Henry A. Clark III 656,694,813 11,149,489 2,336,894 210,265,284 Anthony F. Earley, Jr. 663,307,173 4,586,654 2,287,369 210,265,284 Thomas A. Fanning 636,003,693 27,899,115 6,278,388 210,265,284 David J. Grain 663,750,606 4,100,622 2,329,968 210,265,284 Donald M. James 649,799,704 18,053,727 2,327,765 210,265,284 John D. Johns 653,624,844 14,234,927 2,321,425 210,265,284 Dale E. Klein 661,974,964 5,868,658 2,337,574 210,265,284 Ernest J. Moniz 656,819,339 10,924,505 2,437,352 210,265,284 William G. Smith, Jr. 648,822,165 19,027,557 2,331,474 210,265,284 Steven R. Specker 656,346,968 11,493,120 2,341,108 210,265,284 E. Jenner Wood III 663,607,943 4,148,400 2,424,853 210,265,284

2. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's named executive

officers' compensation was approved based upon the following votes:





                                                  Broker
 Votes For     Votes Against    Abstentions     Non-Votes
631,373,311       32,936,250      5,871,635    210,265,284



3.  The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
    Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was approved
    based upon the following votes:



                                                Broker
 Votes For     Votes Against    Abstentions    Non-Votes
866,168,664       11,410,443      2,867,373       N/A




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4.  The stockholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair was not
    approved based upon the following votes:



                                                  Broker
 Votes For     Votes Against    Abstentions     Non-Votes
147,996,616      514,757,154      7,427,426    210,265,284




5.  The stockholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying was not approved
    based upon the following votes:



                                                  Broker
 Votes For     Votes Against    Abstentions     Non-Votes
186,622,349      475,447,718      8,111,129    210,265,284

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