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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)February 11, 2025

Commission
File Number		Registrant,
State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number		I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
1-3526The Southern Company58-0690070
(A Delaware Corporation)
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 506-5000

The name and address of the registrant have not changed since the last report.

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


RegistrantTitle of each classTrading
Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange
on which registered
The Southern CompanyCommon Stock, par value $5 per shareSONew York Stock Exchange
The Southern CompanySeries 2017B 5.25% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2077SOJCNew York Stock Exchange
The Southern CompanySeries 2020A 4.95% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2080SOJDNew York Stock Exchange
The Southern Company
Series 2020C 4.20% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2060
SOJENew York Stock Exchange
The Southern CompanySeries 2021B 1.875% Fixed-to-Fixed Reset Rate Junior Subordinated Notes due 2081SO 81New York Stock Exchange
The Southern CompanySeries 2025A 6.50% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2085SOJFNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company  ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐



Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 12, 2025, The Southern Company (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original 8-K”) reporting the election of Mr. James O. (Jimmy) Etheredge to its Board of Directors (the “Board”). At the time of filing the Original 8-K, Board committee assignments for Mr. Etheredge had not been determined.
The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Original 8-K to report that, on May 21, 2025, the Board appointed Mr. Etheredge to the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Talent Development Committee, and the Finance Committee, effective immediately.



SIGNATURES

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:   May 27, 2025
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
By
/s/Melissa K. Caen
Melissa K. Caen
Assistant Secretary

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