The Southern Company

Good afternoon. My name is Sherry. I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Southern Company fourth quarter 2025 earnings call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Greg McLeod, Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Thanks, Sherry. Good afternoon, and welcome to Southern Company's fourth quarter 2025 earnings call. Joining me today are Chris Womack, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company, and David Paroke, Chief Financial Officer. Let me remind you that we will make forward-looking statements today in addition to providing historical information. Various important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including those discussed in our Form 10-K and subsequent securities filings. In addition, we will present non-GAAP financial information on this call. Reconciliations to the applicable GAAP measure are included in the financial information we released this morning, as well as the slides for this conference call, which are both available on our investor relations website at investor.southerncompany.com. At this time, I'll turn the call over to Chris. Thank you, Greg.

Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today. 2025 was an outstanding year for Southern Company, and the operational and financial results we delivered are a testament to the dedication of our nearly 30,000 teammates across this company. We achieved adjusted earnings at the very top of our EPS guidance range in 2025, and it is clear that our commitment to putting customers and communities first while leading the way to a stronger, more resilient energy future is delivering exceptional value to our customers and investors. And this terrific execution across all aspects of our plan over the last year has substantially strengthened our outlook for 2026 and beyond, ultimately driving higher long-term earnings expectations. David, I'll now turn the call over to you for more details on our financial performance for 2025.