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Board of Directors

David M. Ratcliffe Juanita Powell Baranco Jon A. Boscia Henry A. Clark III
H. William Habermeyer, Jr. Veronica M. Hagen Warren A. Hood, Jr. Donald M. James
Dale E. Klein J. Neal Purcell William G. Smith, Jr. Larry D. Thompson
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David M. Ratcliffe
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Southern Company
David Ratcliffe Born 1948
Elected 2003

Atlanta, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: CSX Corporation

Juanita Powell Baranco
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Baranco Automotive Group (automobile sales)
Juanita Baranco Born 1949
Elected 2006

Morrow, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: None

Committee Chair Chairman of the Governance Committee
Member Member of the Nuclear/Operations Committee
Jon A. Boscia
President
Sun Life Financial Inc. (financial services)
Jon Boscia Born 1952
Elected 2007

Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Other corporate directorships: Armstrong World Industries

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Henry A. Clark III
Senior Advisor
Lexicon Partners, LLC (corporate finance advisory firm)
Henry Clark Born 1949
Elected 2009

New York, New York
Other corporate directorships: None

Member Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Committee Chair Chairman of the Finance Committee
H. William Habermeyer, Jr.
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer
Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (energy)
H. William Habermeyer Born 1942
Elected 2007

St. Petersburg, Florida
Other corporate directorships: Raymond James Financial Inc., USEC Inc.

Member Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Committee Chair Chairman of the Nuclear/Operations Committee
Veronica M. Hagen
Chief Executive Officer
Polymer Group, Inc. (engineered materials)
Veronica Hagen Born 1946
Elected 2008

Charlotte, North Carolina
Other corporate directorships: Polymer Group, Inc., Newmont Mining Corporation

Member Member of the Governance Committee
Member Member of the Nuclear/Operations Committee
Warren A. Hood, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Hood Companies Inc. (packaging and construction products)
Warren Hood Born 1952
Elected 2007

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Other corporate directorships: Hood Companies Inc., BancorpSouth Bank

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Donald M. James
Presiding Director
Southern Company Board
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vulcan Materials Company (construction materials)
Donald James Born 1949
Elected 1999

Birmingham, Alabama
Other corporate directorships: Vulcan Materials Company, Wells Fargo & Company

Member Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Member Member of the Finance Committee
Dale E. Klein
Associate Vice President, Research & Associate Director
The Energy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin
Dale Klein Born 1947
Elected 2010

Austin, Texas
Other corporate directorships: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, Arizona Public Service Company

Member Member of the Governance Committee
Member Member of the Nuclear/Operations Committee
J. Neal Purcell
Retired Vice Chairman-Audit Operations
KPMG (audit and accounting)
J. Purcell Born 1941
Elected 2003

Duluth, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: Synovus Financial Corp., Kaiser Permanente Health Care and Hospitals

Committee Chair Chairman of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Member Member of the Finance Committee
William G. Smith, Jr.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Capital City Bank Group Inc. (banking)
William Smith Born 1953
Elected 2006

Tallahassee, Florida
Other corporate directorships: Capital City Bank Group Inc., Capital City Bank

Committee Chair Chairman of the Audit Committee
Larry D. Thompson
Senior Vice President
Government Affairs, General Counsel and Secretary
PepsiCo, Inc. (food and beverage)
Larry Thompson Born 1945
Elected 2010

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

Member Member of the Governance Committee
Member Member of the Nuclear/Operations Committee