UNITED STATES
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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The following is sent on behalf of Tom Fanning to all Southern Company employees:
The 2012 Southern Company proxy statement is currently being distributed to all common stockholders, and I would like to ask for your help.
Many Southern Company employees own Southern Company common stock, either through the Employee Savings Plan (ESP) or some other method of ownership. In fact, collectively, Southern Company ESP participants own about 7 percent of all outstanding shares. Historically, most of those shares have not been actively voted via the annual proxy process, and while employee participation improved last year, we would like to do even better this year.
If you are a stockholder, please take an active role in this important process and vote your proxy – either by mail, phone or the Internet – as soon as possible after you have received the email containing voting instructions. I encourage you to study the matters to be voted upon in this year’s proxy statement and vote as you see fit. To aid you in making an informed decision, further details on the proxy will be provided this week on Southern Today.
If you have any questions about your proxy statement or the voting process, please contact Opal Shorter at 404-506-0813 or 8-506-0813. Thank you for your support.