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The Southern Company said its board of directors amended and restated the company's By-Laws on October 20, 2026, and the amended and restated By-Laws took effect immediately.

8-KAmendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal YearFiled Period of report Summary published (UTC)

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  1. The Southern Company said its board of directors amended and restated the company's By-Laws on October 20, 2026, and the amended and restated By-Laws took effect immediately.

  2. The company said a stockholder submitting a written request for a special meeting must hold shares equal to the Requisite Percentage on a net long basis for at least 1 years before the request is delivered. It also said a request received during the period from 90 days before to 90 days after the 1st anniversary of the prior year's annual meeting is not valid.

  3. The company set the window for stockholders to submit director nominations and other proposals at annual meetings at not less than 90 days and not more than 120 days before the 1st anniversary of the prior year's annual meeting. It also said a nomination will be disregarded if the nominating stockholder does not comply with the universal proxy rules, and that the white proxy card is reserved solely for the board.

  4. The company held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders on May 13, 2026. It said that under the amended By-Laws, the deadline for stockholders to submit written notice of director nominations or other business for the 2027 annual meeting is no earlier than January 13, 2027 and no later than February 12, 2027.

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By-Laws amended and effective immediately

The Southern Company said its board of directors amended and restated the company's By-Laws on October 20, 2026, and the amended and restated By-Laws took effect immediately.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Changes to requirements for stockholder special meeting requests

The company said a stockholder submitting a written request for a special meeting must hold shares equal to the Requisite Percentage on a net long basis for at least 1 years before the request is delivered. It also said a request received during the period from 90 days before to 90 days after the 1st anniversary of the prior year's annual meeting is not valid.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Stockholder proposal and director nomination advance notice deadlines

The company set the window for stockholders to submit director nominations and other proposals at annual meetings at not less than 90 days and not more than 120 days before the 1st anniversary of the prior year's annual meeting. It also said a nomination will be disregarded if the nominating stockholder does not comply with the universal proxy rules, and that the white proxy card is reserved solely for the board.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Advance notice deadline for 2027 annual meeting

The company held its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders on May 13, 2026. It said that under the amended By-Laws, the deadline for stockholders to submit written notice of director nominations or other business for the 2027 annual meeting is no earlier than January 13, 2027 and no later than February 12, 2027.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

Original filing

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.