Form 4 discloses that Kimberly S. Greene, Chairman, President & CEO of Georgia Power Company (a subsidiary of The Southern Company – ticker SO), sold 13,158 SO common shares on 07/21/2025 at $95 each. The transaction totals roughly $1.25 million. Following the sale, Greene still owns 93,661 shares directly. No derivative transactions were reported.
The filing represents a routine Section 16 insider sale rather than a change in control; Greene retains ~88% of her prior stake. No other material events, option exercises or purchases are noted.
The Southern Company (SO) filed a Form 144 indicating that an affiliate intends to sell up to 13,158 common shares through Merrill Lynch, Atlanta. At the most recent market price used in the notice, the shares have an aggregate value of ≈ $1.25 million. The proposed transaction represents a negligible 0.001 % of the company’s 1.10 billion shares outstanding and is scheduled on or about 07/21/2025 on the New York Stock Exchange.
The shares were acquired on 02/13/2022 via a performance stock-unit vesting and are being sold for the filer’s own account; no sales were made in the preceding three months. The filer affirms no undisclosed material adverse information about Southern Company and makes the customary Rule 10b5-1 representation.
On July 10, 2025, The Southern Company (NYSE: SO) filed an 8-K announcing a planned CFO transition. Current Comptroller David P. Poroch (age 56) will become Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer effective July 31, 2025. He succeeds Daniel S. Tucker, who will step down the same day, continue as senior advisor to the CEO and retire on October 1, 2025. Post-retirement, Tucker will provide consulting services to Southern Company Services from Oct 1 2025–Sep 30 2027 for $300,000 cash per year. Poroch’s new-role compensation has not yet been determined; material changes will be disclosed in an amended filing. No other operational or financial metrics were included.