Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 11, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
(the "Court") entered an order preliminarily approving a settlement and
providing for notice of the settlement to stockholders of The Southern Company
(the "Company") in (i) the consolidated federal derivative action styled In re
Southern Company Shareholder Derivative Litigation, No. 1:17-cv-00725-MHC (N.D.
Ga.) (the "Federal Action") and (ii) the derivative action styled Helen E. Piper
Survivor's Trust, derivatively on behalf of The Southern Company v. Thomas A.
Fanning et al., No. 17-A-04758-10, Superior Court of Gwinnett County, State of
Georgia (the "State Action"). The proposed settlement consists of an aggregate
payment of $4,510,000 in attorneys' fees and expenses to the stockholders'
counsel-to be paid entirely by the Company's insurers-and adoption of various
corporate governance reforms by the Company. The terms of the proposed
settlement, the corporate governance reforms and the Federal Action fee and
expense amount are subject to final approval by the Court. A settlement hearing
is scheduled for June 1, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. Upon approval by the Court, counsel
for plaintiffs in the State Action will petition the Superior Court of Gwinnett
County, State of Georgia for approval of the State Action fee and expense
amount.
As required by the Court's order, the Company is hereby furnishing the Notice of
Proposed Settlement and the Amended Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement as
Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01
(including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) shall not be deemed filed for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the
Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)  Exhibits.

99.1               Notice of Proposed Settlement.

99.2               Amended Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement.

104              Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page iXBRL tags are embedded
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