SOUTHERN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

May 2, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SOUTHERN CO (SO)
CIK: 0000092122
Period of Report: 2012-05-01

Reporting Person: Klein Dale E. (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-01	Deferred Stock Units	$0.00	A	189.6402	Acquired		Southern Company Common Stock (189.6402)	Direct

Footnotes

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