SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-013179

SOUTHERN CO · SO

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — EVP & Pres. External Affairs

Period of report

Feb 12, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Feb 13, 2015 · 9:58 am EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000092122

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Southern Company Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 12, 2015	M	13,238	$36.42	A	24,316	D
Southern Company Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 12, 2015	S	13,238	$46.5954	D	11,078	D
Southern Company Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 12, 2015	M	12,680	$35.78	A	23,758	D
Southern Company Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 12, 2015	S	12,680	$46.5954	D	11,078	D
Southern Company Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 12, 2015	M	46,008	$31.39	A	57,086	D
Southern Company Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 12, 2015	S	46,008	$46.5954	D	11,078	D
Southern Company Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 12, 2015	M	12,556	$31.17	A	23,634	D
Southern Company Common Stock^F1,F2	Feb 12, 2015	S	12,556	$46.5954	D	11,078	D
Southern Company Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	2,069	I	401K

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Option Right to Buy	$36.42	Feb 12, 2015	M	13,238	D	Feb 19, 2008	Feb 19, 2017	Southern Company Common Stock	13,238	13,238	D
Option Right to Buy	$35.78	Feb 12, 2015	M	12,680	D	Feb 18, 2009	Feb 18, 2018	Southern Company Common Stock	12,680	12,681	D
Option Right to Buy	$31.39	Feb 12, 2015	M	46,008	D	Feb 16, 2010	Feb 16, 2019	Southern Company Common Stock	46,008	46,008	D
Option Right To Buy	$31.17	Feb 12, 2015	M	12,556	D	Feb 15, 2011	Feb 15, 2020	Southern Company Common Stock	12,556	12,557	D

F1Options vest 33% per year on the anniversary of the grant date.
F2Includes the right to have shares withheld upon exercise to satisfy tax withholding obligations.