SOUTHERN CO — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 15, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SOUTHERN CO (SO)
CIK: 0000092122
Period of Report: 2012-02-13

Reporting Person: BEATTIE ART P (Executive Vice President & CFO)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-02-13	Option Right to Buy	$44.42	A	152082	Acquired	2022-02-13	Southern Company Common Stock (152082)	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.