SOUTHERN CO — Director's Dealing 2011

May 20, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SOUTHERN CO (SO)
CIK: 0000092122
Period of Report: 2011-05-19

Reporting Person: BOWERS WILLIAM P (President & CEO, GPC)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-19	Southern Company Common Stock	M	100000	$31.39	Acquired	100000	Direct
2011-05-19	Southern Company Common Stock	S	100000	$40.6519	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-19	Option Right to Buy	$31.39	M	100000	Disposed	2019-02-16	Southern Company Common Stock (100000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Southern Company Common Stock	11410.7685	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Options vest 33% per year on the anniversary of the grant date.

F2: Includes the right to have shares withheld upon exercise to satisfy tax withholding obligations.