SOUTHERN CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Aug 29, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SOUTHERN CO (SO)
CIK: 0000092122
Period of Report: 2011-08-29

Reporting Person: BEATTIE ART P (Executive Vice President & CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-08-29	Southern Company Common Stock	M	27307	$31.39	Acquired	27307	Direct
2011-08-29	Southern Company Common Stock	S	27307	$41.25	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-08-29	Option Right to Buy	$31.39	M	27307	Disposed	2019-02-16	Southern Company Common Stock (27307)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Southern Company Common Stock	5629.3925	Indirect
Southern Company Common Stock	126.9504	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes the right to have shares withheld upon exercise to satisfy tax withholding obligations.