The Southern Company's SEC filings document the parent company's registered securities and the disclosure record for major utility subsidiaries, including Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, Southern Power Company and Southern Company Gas. Combined Form 8-K reports cover material events for one or more registrants, while current reports identify common stock, junior subordinated notes, senior notes and corporate units listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
The filing record includes underwriting agreements and capital-markets transactions, amendments to current reports, proxy materials, board and committee matters, executive compensation disclosures and shareholder voting information. These filings also frame governance, capital structure and operating disclosures for an energy company with regulated electric utilities, natural gas distribution businesses, competitive generation, distributed energy solutions, fiber optics and telecommunications services.
EARLEY ANTHONY F JR reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Southern Company director Anthony F. Earley Jr. received routine quarterly compensation in the form of deferred and phantom stock units. He was granted 464.2047 deferred stock units and 297.8647 phantom stock units on April 1, 2026 under the Southern Company 2021 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.
The deferred stock units each represent the right to receive one share of Southern Company common stock after his Board service ends, while the phantom stock units are settled in cash based on the value of one share. Following these awards, Earley holds 30,856.8400 deferred stock units and 629.0000 phantom stock units, reflecting compensation rather than open-market trading.
Southern Company director Shantella E. Cooper received a routine quarterly equity award in the form of deferred stock units. She acquired 464.2047 deferred stock units valued at $96.94 per unit, increasing her holdings to 31,867.5322 deferred stock units. Each unit will be settled in one share of Southern Company common stock after her Board service ends, under the company’s deferred compensation and equity incentive plans.
Southern Company director Janaki Akella received a grant of deferred stock units as part of board compensation. The award covered 464.2047 deferred stock units valued at $96.94 per unit, increasing Akella’s holdings to 20,534.9193 deferred stock units. Each unit represents one share of Southern Company common stock, to be settled in shares after board service ends, with no exercise or expiration date.
Southern Company executive Kimberly S. Greene, Chairman, President & CEO of GPC, sold 25,000 shares of Southern Company Common Stock in an open-market transaction. The shares were sold at $96.67 each, and she held 103,602 shares directly after the sale.
The Southern Company filed a Form 144 notice indicating a proposed sale of 25,000 shares of common stock through Merrill Lynch (New York). The filing lists multiple compensatory issuances and vesting events to the reporting holder, including dividend reinvestment and restricted/performance stock unit vesting on dates in 2024 and 2025.
Southern Co/The received a Schedule 13G/A filing from The Vanguard Group describing an internal realignment and disaggregated reporting of certain Vanguard subsidiaries. The filing states 0 shares beneficially owned and 0% of Southern Co common stock, and lists Vanguard's Malvern, PA address.
The amendment explains the disaggregation is in accordance with SEC Release No. 34-39538 and that affected subsidiaries pursue the same investment strategies previously carried out by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The form is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, dated 03/27/2026.
Southern Company files a definitive proxy statement seeking stockholder approval of board elections and multiple corporate actions. The company asks shareholders to elect 12 directors, approve an advisory Say-on-Pay vote, ratify Deloitte & Touche as auditor and vote on four amendments to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including increasing authorized common stock from 1,500,000,000 to 2,500,000,000 shares.
The virtual annual meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2026 with a record date of March 23, 2026. The materials highlight a planned $81B 5-year capital plan, adjusted earnings per share of $4.30, reported EPS of $3.94, 24 consecutive years of dividend increases and a forecasted 10% annual sales growth through 2030.
Southern Company (SO) reports proposed sales of Common Stock tied to vested equity awards under compensatory plans. The filing lists planned dispositions connected to vested performance stock units and restricted stock units with specific vesting dates in January and February 2026.
The notice shows individual vesting quantities including 4,000, 967, 783, 731, 98, 69, and 21 shares or units on the listed dates; these items are described as compensatory payments.
Southern Company executive vice president Christopher Cummiskey sold 6,669 shares of Southern Company Common Stock in an open-market transaction at $96.55 per share. After the sale, he directly holds 30,800.4417 shares and indirectly holds 5,857.0111 shares through a 401(k) account.
Southern Company executive vice president and COO Stan W. Connally sold 12,500 shares of Southern Company common stock in an open‑market transaction at $97.13 per share. After this sale, he continues to hold 161,481 shares directly and an additional 15,562.7052 shares indirectly through a 401(k) plan.