SOUTHERN CO — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 4, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SOUTHERN CO (SO)
CIK: 0000092122
Period of Report: 2011-01-03

Reporting Person: JAMES DONALD M (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-01-03	Deferred Stock Units	$0.00	A	444.7302	Acquired		Southern Company Common Stock (444.7302)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Acquired pursuant to Southern's Deferred Compensation Plan, payable in stock only upon termination. There is no exercise or expiration date.