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 25, 2022. The Board of Directors recommended a vote "FOR" each of the matters presented and the stockholders voted as follows:



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


                                                                                                       Broker
  Nominees         Votes For         % Votes Cast For        Votes Against       Abstentions          Non-Votes



Janaki Akella       688,622,998                  99.06%            6,536,092         2,121,772     188,189,234
Henry A.
Clark III           678,860,582                  97.63%           16,464,578         1,955,702     188,189,234
Anthony F.
Earley, Jr.         659,956,616                  95.18%           33,448,955         3,875,291     188,189,234
Thomas A.
Fanning             645,948,086                  93.28%           46,567,315         4,765,461     188,189,234
David J.
Grain               658,327,355                  94.68%           36,983,532         1,969,975     188,189,234
Colette D.
Honorable           689,504,104                  99.16%            5,859,883         1,916,875     188,189,234
Donald M.
James               679,423,213                  97.71%           15,905,001         1,952,648     188,189,234
John D. Johns       678,868,823                  97.64%           16,403,403         2,008,636     188,189,234
Dale E. Klein       677,823,949                  97.48%           17,495,283         1,961,630     188,189,234
Ernest J.
Moniz               681,204,775                  97.98%           14,044,679         2,031,408     188,189,234
William G.
Smith, Jr.          666,647,260                  95.88%           28,679,074         1,954,528     188,189,234
Kristine L.
Svinicki            690,054,498                  99.23%            5,361,095         1,865,269     188,189,234
E. Jenner
Wood III            686,249,902                  98.70%            9,026,736         2,004,224     188,189,234

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 Cast For        Votes Against       Abstentions          Non-Votes

  653,988,999                  94.53%           37,808,148         5,483,715     188,189,234

3. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's


     independent registered public accounting firm for 2022 was approved based upon
     the following votes:



                                                                                  Broker
  Votes For        % Votes Cast For        Votes Against       Abstentions       Non-Votes

  863,356,219                  97.78%           19,643,803         2,470,074            N/A

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4.   The stockholder proposal regarding simple majority vote was approved based upon
     the following votes:



                                                                                     Broker
  Votes For        % Votes Cast For        Votes Against       Abstentions          Non-Votes

  682,864,281                  98.41%           11,068,191

3,348,390 188,189,234

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