Item 5.02.     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
               Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
               Certain Officers.

On August 23, 2021, the Board of Directors of The Southern Company ("Southern Company") appointed Daniel S. Tucker, currently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Georgia Power Company, to serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company, effective September 1, 2021. Mr. Tucker will succeed Andrew W. Evans, who, on August 23, 2021, announced he will retire from Southern Company, effective December 31, 2021. Mr. Evans will step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company, effective September 1, 2021, and will continue employment as a senior advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company through his retirement on December 31, 2021. Mr. Evans will also be appointed to the Board of Directors of Georgia Power Company, effective January 1, 2022, and will receive the standard compensation provided to non-employee directors of Georgia Power Company, consisting of an annual cash retainer of $84,000 and an annual stock retainer of $66,000, payable in shares of Southern Company common stock. In connection with his retirement, Mr. Evans entered into a consulting agreement with Southern Company Services, Inc. ("SCS") dated August 23, 2021 (the "Consulting Agreement"). Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Evans will serve as a consultant to SCS from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, SCS will pay Mr. Evans $250,000 in cash for each year of his consulting services. Mr. Evans will not be entitled to any equity compensation under the Consulting Agreement. The Consulting Agreement also provides that the individual performance goal component for Mr. Evans' 2021 annual incentive compensation will be deemed achieved at no less than 100% of target. If Mr. Evans' services with SCS are terminated by SCS without cause, or if Mr. Evans dies or becomes disabled, Mr. Evans will receive any unpaid compensation that he would have otherwise received under the Consulting Agreement for its full term (including any unpaid base

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salary or annual incentive compensation for 2021). The foregoing description of
the Consulting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified by
reference to the full text of the Consulting Agreement, a copy of which will be
filed as an exhibit to Southern Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2021.
Mr. Tucker, 51, has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer of Georgia Power Company since January 2021. Previously, Mr.
Tucker served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
of Southern Company Gas from January 2019 through January 2021 and Treasurer of
Southern Company from October 2015 through January 2019.
Effective September 1, 2021, Mr. Tucker's base salary will be $675,000 per year
and his annual incentive compensation target will be 80% of base salary.
Effective for 2022 compensation, Mr. Tucker's annual long-term equity incentive
compensation target will be 275% of base salary.
Ms. Chelsea E. Tucker, the spouse of Mr. Tucker, is employed by Georgia Power
Company and, for the year ended December 31, 2020, received total compensation
of approximately $135,000.

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