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Registrant | Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
The Southern Company | |||
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The Southern Company | |||
The Southern Company | |||
The Southern Company | |||
The Southern Company |
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
1. | The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected based on the following votes: |
Nominees | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Janaki Akella | 663,270,790 | 4,526,620 | 2,383,786 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Juanita Powell Baranco | 648,842,033 | 19,095,036 | 2,244,127 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Jon A. Boscia | 639,615,064 | 26,379,759 | 4,186,373 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Henry A. Clark III | 656,694,813 | 11,149,489 | 2,336,894 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | 663,307,173 | 4,586,654 | 2,287,369 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Thomas A. Fanning | 636,003,693 | 27,899,115 | 6,278,388 | 210,265,284 | ||||
David J. Grain | 663,750,606 | 4,100,622 | 2,329,968 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Donald M. James | 649,799,704 | 18,053,727 | 2,327,765 | 210,265,284 | ||||
John D. Johns | 653,624,844 | 14,234,927 | 2,321,425 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Dale E. Klein | 661,974,964 | 5,868,658 | 2,337,574 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Ernest J. Moniz | 656,819,339 | 10,924,505 | 2,437,352 | 210,265,284 | ||||
William G. Smith, Jr. | 648,822,165 | 19,027,557 | 2,331,474 | 210,265,284 | ||||
Steven R. Specker | 656,346,968 | 11,493,120 | 2,341,108 | 210,265,284 | ||||
E. Jenner Wood III | 663,607,943 | 4,148,400 | 2,424,853 | 210,265,284 |
2. | The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officers’ compensation was approved based upon the following votes: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
631,373,311 | 32,936,250 | 5,871,635 | 210,265,284 |
3. | The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020 was approved based upon the following votes: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
866,168,664 | 11,410,443 | 2,867,373 | N/A |
4. | The stockholder proposal regarding an independent Board Chair was not approved based upon the following votes: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
147,996,616 | 514,757,154 | 7,427,426 | 210,265,284 |
5. | The stockholder proposal regarding a report on lobbying was not approved based upon the following votes: |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
186,622,349 | 475,447,718 | 8,111,129 | 210,265,284 |
Date: May 29, 2020 | THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | |
By | /s/Melissa K. Caen | |
Melissa K. Caen Assistant Secretary |