Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 15, 2020, The Southern Company (the "Company") entered into Underwriting Agreements covering the issue and sale of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series 2020B 4.00% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due January 15, 2051 (the "Series 2020B Junior Subordinated Notes") and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series 2020C 4.20% Junior Subordinated Notes due October 15, 2060 (the "Series 2020C Junior Subordinated Notes"). Both the Series 2020B Junior Subordinated Notes and the Series 2020C Junior Subordinated Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-223128) of the Company. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits.
1.3(a)     Underwriting Agreement relating to the Series 2020B Junior
         Subordinated Notes, dated September 15, 2020, among the Company and
         Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global
         Markets Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and Truist Securities,
         Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named in
         Schedule I thereto.

1.3(b)     Underwriting Agreement relating to the Series 2020C Junior
         Subordinated Notes, dated September 15, 2020, among the Company and
         Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan
         Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and RBC Capital Markets,
         LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule
         I thereto.

4.4(a)     Ninth Supplemental Indenture to Junior Subordinated Note Indenture
         dated as of September 18, 2020, providing for the issuance of the
         Series 2020B Junior Subordinated Notes.

4.4(b)     Tenth Supplemental Indenture to Junior Subordinated Note Indenture
         dated as of September 18, 2020, providing for the issuance of the
         Series 2020C Junior Subordinated Notes.

4.9(a)   Form of the Series 2020B Junior Subordinated Note (included in
         Exhibit 4.4(a) above).




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4.9(b)   Form of the Series 2020C Junior Subordinated Note (included in
         Exhibit 4.4(b) above).

5.1(a)     Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the
         Series 2020B Junior Subordinated Notes.

5.1(b)     Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the
         Series 2020C Junior Subordinated Notes.

8.1(a)     Tax Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the
         Series 2020B Junior Subordinated Notes.

8.1(b)     Tax Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the
         Series 2020C Junior Subordinated Notes.

23.1     Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit
         5.1(a) above).

23.2     Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit
         5.1(b) above).

23.3     Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit
         8.1(a) above).

23.4     Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit
         8.1(b) above).

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