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Committee Composition

Committee Chair = Chair Committee Member = Member
  Audit Compensation and Management Succession Finance Governance Nuclear/Operations
David M. Ratcliffe          
David Ratcliffe
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Southern Company
Born 1948
Elected 2003

Atlanta, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: CSX Corporation
Juanita Powell Baranco       Committee Chair for Governance Committee Member of Nuclear/Operations Committee
Juanita Baranco
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Baranco Automotive Group (automobile sales)
Born 1949
Elected 2006

Morrow, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: None
Jon A. Boscia Member of Audit Committee        
Jon Boscia
President
Sun Life Financial Inc. (financial services)
Born 1952
Elected 2007

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Other corporate directorships: Armstrong World Industries
Henry A. Clark III   Member of Compensation and Management Succession Committee Committee Chair for Finance Committee    
Henry Clark
Senior Advisor
Lexicon Partners, LLC (corporate finance advisory firm)
Born 1949
Elected 2009

New York, New York
Other corporate directorships: None
H. William Habermeyer, Jr.   Member of Compensation and Management Succession Committee     Committee Chair for Nuclear/Operations Committee
H. William Habermeyer
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (energy)
Born 1942
Elected 2007

St. Petersburg, Florida
Other corporate directorships: Raymond James Financial Inc., USEC Inc.
Veronica M. Hagen       Member of Governance Committee Member of Nuclear/Operations Committee
Veronica Hagen
Chief Executive Officer
Polymer Group, Inc. (engineered materials)
Born 1946
Elected 2008

Charlotte, North Carolina
Other corporate directorships: Polymer Group, Inc., Newmont Mining Corporation
Warren A. Hood, Jr. Member of Audit Committee        
Warren Hood
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Hood Companies Inc. (packaging and construction products)
Born 1952
Elected 2007

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Other corporate directorships: Hood Companies Inc., BancorpSouth Bank
Donald M. James   Member of Compensation and Management Succession Committee Member of Finance Committee    
Donald James
Presiding Director
Southern Company Board
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vulcan Materials Company (construction materials)
Born 1949
Elected 1999

Birmingham, Alabama
Other corporate directorships: Vulcan Materials Company, Wells Fargo & Company
Dale E. Klein       Member of Governance Committee Member of Nuclear/Operations Committee
Dale Klein
Associate Vice President, Research & Associate Director
The Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin
Born 1947
Elected 2010

Austin, Texas
Other corporate directorships: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, Arizona Public Service Company
J. Neal Purcell   Committee Chair for Compensation and Management Succession Committee Member of Finance Committee    
J. Purcell
Retired Vice Chairman-Audit Operations
KPMG (audit and accounting)
Born 1941
Elected 2003

Duluth, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: Synovus Financial Corp., Kaiser Permanente Health Care and Hospitals
William G. Smith, Jr. Committee Chair for Audit Committee        
William Smith
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Capital City Bank Group Inc. (banking)
Born 1953
Elected 2006

Tallahassee, Florida
Other corporate directorships: Capital City Bank Group Inc., Capital City Bank
Larry D. Thompson       Member of Governance Committee Member of Nuclear/Operations Committee
Larry Thompson
Senior Vice President
Government Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary
PepsiCo, Inc. (food and beverage)
Born 1945
Elected 2010

Purchase, New York
Other corporate directorships: Franklin Templeton Mutual Funds, Cbeyond, Inc.