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Board of Directors

David M. Ratcliffe Juanita Powell Baranco Jon A. Boscia Thomas F. Chapman
Henry A. Clark III H. William Habermeyer, Jr. Veronica M. Hagen Warren A. Hood, Jr.
Donald M. James J. Neal Purcell William G. Smith, Jr. Gerald J. St. Pé
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: Cox Radio, Inc.

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

Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Other corporate directorships: Armstrong World Industries

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Thomas F. Chapman
Presiding Director
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Equifax Inc. (information services and transaction processing)
Thomas Chapman Born 1943
Elected 1999

Atlanta, Georgia
Other corporate directorships: None

Member Member of the Governance Committee
Henry A. Clark III
Senior Advisor
Lexicon Partners, LLC (financial services)
Henry Clark Born 1949

Elected 2009
New York City, New York

Member Member of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee
Member Member 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 Incorporated (packaging and construction products)
Warren Hood Born 1952
Elected 2007

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Other corporate directorships: Hood Companies Incorporated, BancorpSouth Bank

Member Member of the Audit Committee
Donald M. James
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
Committee Chair Chairman of the Finance 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
Gerald J. St. Pé
Former President
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Gerald St. Pé Born 1939
Elected 1995

Retired Executive Vice President
Litton Industries (shipbuilding), Pascagoula, Mississippi
Other corporate directorships: Signal International, Merchants and Marine Bank

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

Sustainable Performance

Our business model and goal of providing regular, predictable, and sustainable long-term performance have served Southern Company well. We continue to focus on our objective of providing shareholders with superior risk-adjusted returns over the long term, which includes a stable dividend and industry leading financial integrity.

Excerpt - 08 Annual Report Letter to Stockholders David Ratcliffe, CEO