On April 1, 2024, The Southern Company announced that it has received a shareholder proposal from John Chevedden, request that the board take each step necessary so that each voting requirement in the Company charter and that calls for a greater than simple majority vote be replaced by a requirement for a majority of the votes cast for and against applicable proposals, or a simple majority in compliance with applicable laws. If necessary, this means the closest standard to a majority of the votes cast for and against such proposals consistent with applicable laws. In addition, the Company urged the shareholders to vote against the shareholder proposal at its annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on May 22, 2024.