SOUTHERN CO 4

Director Anthony F. Earley Jr. received quarterly deferred stock unit and phantom stock unit awards tied to Southern Company common stock as part of routine board compensation.

On July 1, 2026, director Anthony F. Earley Jr. received routine, formula-based compensation awards from The Southern Company, consisting of 473.0866 deferred stock units and 229.9727 phantom stock units at a reference price of approximately $95.12 per share, reflecting his quarterly equity and cash retainers as an outside director and related dividend-equivalent credits under the company’s Deferred Compensation Plan. The deferred stock units will ultimately be settled in shares of Southern Company common stock, while the phantom stock units will be settled in cash, in each case following his termination of board service, and there is no exercise or expiration date associated with these awards; after these awards, he holds a total of approximately 31,592.0786 deferred stock units and 858.9727 phantom stock units, with an estimated aggregate post-transaction value of roughly $3.10 million based on current market prices.

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