SOUTHERN CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Feb 16, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SOUTHERN CO (SO)
CIK: 0000092122
Period of Report: 2011-02-14

Reporting Person: Crosswhite Mark A. (President & CEO, Gulf Power)

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Option Right to Buy	$37.97	2021-02-14	Southern Company Common Stock (63926)	63926	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Options vest one third per year on anniversary date of grant.

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