so-20230213

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Registrant	Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
The Southern Company	Common Stock, par value $5 per share	SO	New York Stock Exchange
The Southern Company	Series 2017B 5.25% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2077	SOJC	New York Stock Exchange
The Southern Company	Series 2020A 4.95% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2080	SOJD	New York Stock Exchange
The Southern Company	Series 2020C 4.20% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2060	SOJE	New York Stock Exchange
The Southern Company	Series 2021B 1.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2081	SO 81	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 5.02.			Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 14, 2023, The Southern Company (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) reporting the election of Mr. David E. Meador and Ms. Lizanne Thomas to its Board of Directors (the “Board”). At the time of filing the Original 8-K, Board committee assignments for Mr. Meador and Ms. Thomas had not been determined.

The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Original 8-K to report that, on July 17, 2023, the Board appointed Mr. Meador to the Audit Committee and the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee and appointed Ms. Thomas to the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee, effective immediately. In addition, the Company anticipates that Ms. Thomas will be appointed to the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: July 18, 2023	THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
	By	/s/Melissa K. Caen
		Melissa K. Caen Assistant Secretary


			Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)			February 13, 2023