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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000092122-25-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SO"
cik: "0000092122"
company_name: "SOUTHERN CO"
filed_at: "2025-05-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T12:32:00.384343+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southern Co. shareholders approve reduction of supermajority vote requirement; all director nominees elected

## Summary
- All 13 director nominees elected with over 94% of votes cast; highest support 99.24% (Svinicki).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved with 93.44% support (703.5M votes for).
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor for 2025 approved with 97.28% support (912.2M for).
- Amendment to charter reducing supermajority to majority vote approved with 67.78% of outstanding shares (needed two-thirds).
- Four stockholder proposals (simple majority, fossil fuel assumptions, net zero audit, workforce civil liberties) all failed, each below 45%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000092122-25-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SO
- cik: 0000092122
- company_name: SOUTHERN CO
- filed_at: 2025-05-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212225000059/0000092122-25-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212225000059/so-20250521.htm

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