On May 2, 2024, New York State Common Retirement Fund announced that it has filed an exempt solicitation statement with Securities and Exchange Commission, requesting the shareholders of The Southern Company to vote for a proposal submitted by Mercy Investment Services and BNP Paribas Asset Management regarding disclosing short-, medium-, and long-term operational GHG targets, at the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on May 22, 2024.