SOUTHERN CO — Director's Dealing 2023

Feb 15, 2023

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SOUTHERN CO (SO)
CIK: 0000092122
Period of Report: 2023-02-13

Reporting Person: WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C (President, GPC)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2023-02-13	Southern Company Common Stock	A	26696	$0.00	Acquired	54766.1146	Direct
2023-02-13	Southern Company Common Stock	F	12041	$67.13	Disposed	42725.1146	Direct
2023-02-13	Southern Company Common Stock	M	3867	$0.00	Acquired	46592.1146	Direct
2023-02-13	Southern Company Common Stock	F	1745	$67.13	Disposed	44847.1146	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2023-02-13	Performance Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	M	3726	Disposed		Southern Company Common Stock (3726)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Southern Company Common Stock	2321.7084	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired upon vesting of performance share units under Company's Performance Share Program for the 2020-2022 award. The Compensation and Management Succession Committee certified performance on February 13, 2023. Includes accrued dividend equivalent units.

F2: Shares withheld to satisfy required state and federal tax withholding requirements.

F3: Shares acquired upon vesting of first 1/3 of performance restricted stock units granted on February 13, 2021. The Compensation Committee and Management Succession Committee certified performance on February 13, 2023. Includes 141
accrued dividend equivalent units.

F4: Represents first 1/3 of performance restricted stock units granted on February 13, 2022. The remaining award will vest 1/3 in 2024 and 1/3 in 2025. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock. Additional units will be acquired with deemed dividends. Shares will be withheld upon vesting to satisfy tax requirements.