SOUTHERN CO — Director's Dealing 2011

May 9, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SOUTHERN CO (SO)
CIK: 0000092122
Period of Report: 2011-05-06

Reporting Person: WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C (EVP & Pres. External Affairs)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-05-06	Phantom Stock Units	$0.00	A	23.2784	Acquired		Southern Company Common Stock (23.2784)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes phantom stock units acquired as if reinvested in the dividend reinvestment plan. There is no exercise or expiration date.