So 2014 Shareholder Meeting 8-K



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

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


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)    May 28, 2014    

Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address And Telephone Number
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
 
 
 
1-3526
The Southern Company
(A Delaware Corporation)
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 506-5000
58-0690070

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

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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Southern Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 28, 2014. Stockholders voted as follows on the matters presented for a vote:

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
 
 
 
 
 
Juanita Powell Baranco
526,044,804
14,500,077
3,972,960
163,722,303
Jon A. Boscia
535,475,901
5,087,574
3,954,366
163,722,303
Henry A. Clark III
535,515,370
5,141,892
3,860,579
163,722,303
Thomas A. Fanning
520,324,754
14,594,193
9,598,894
163,722,303
David J. Grain
535,183,802
5,414,638
3,919,401
163,722,303
Veronica M. Hagen
535,237,394
5,392,702
3,887,745
163,722,303
Warren A. Hood, Jr.
535,664,021
5,013,901
3,839,919
163,722,303
Linda P. Hudson
535,175,970
5,444,682
3,897,189
163,722,303
Donald M. James
458,144,456
82,501,893
3,871,492
163,722,303
Dale E. Klein
532,745,756
7,962,975
3,809,110
163,722,303
William G. Smith, Jr.
535,319,113
5,424,382
3,774,346
163,722,303
Steven R. Specker
532,581,193
8,059,018
3,877,630
163,722,303
E. Jenner Wood III
458,181,938
82,436,466
3,899,437
163,722,303

2.
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014 was approved based upon the following votes:

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
697,105,377
 
6,439,606
 
4,695,161
 
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3.
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
504,097,639
 
30,721,447
 
9,698,755
 
163,722,303



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4.
The stockholder proposal on an independent board chair was not approved based upon the following votes:

Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
181,329,606
 
353,794,865
 
9,393,370
 
163,722,303


SIGNATURE
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 30, 2014




THE SOUTHERN COMPANY




 
By
/s/Melissa K. Caen
 
 
Melissa K. Caen
Corporate Secretary


















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