8-KItem 5.03 · Bylaws AmendmentItem 8.01 · Other EventsItem 9.01 · Financial Statements
Southern Company Amends Bylaws to Tighten Stockholder Meeting Rules
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Southern Company’s board amended and restated its bylaws on October 20, 2026, effective immediately, requiring stockholders requesting a special meeting to own the required percentage of shares on a net-long basis and have held them for at least one year. The changes also revise nomination and proposal deadlines, add disclosures regarding stockholder plans and agreements, reserve the white proxy card for the board, and establish Delaware courts and U.S. federal courts as exclusive forums for specified corporate and Securities Act claims.