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accession: "0000092122-24-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SO"
cik: "0000092122"
company_name: "SOUTHERN CO"
filed_at: "2024-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T08:59:24.886533+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southern Company annual meeting: directors elected, supermajority amendment fails despite 98.76% support

## Summary
- All 13 director nominees elected with between 95.24% and 99.48% of votes cast.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 95.28% of votes cast.
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor for 2024 approved with 97.37% of votes cast.
- Amendment to reduce supermajority vote to majority required two-thirds of outstanding shares; received 66.47% – not approved.
- Stockholder proposals on simple majority vote and GHG targets each failed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000092122-24-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SO
- cik: 0000092122
- company_name: SOUTHERN CO
- filed_at: 2024-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212224000068/0000092122-24-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212224000068/so-20240522.htm

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