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.
The Southern Company reported the results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 13, 2026. Stockholders elected twelve director nominees, each receiving about 97% to 99% of votes cast. For example, Janaki Akella received 784,876,449 votes for, or 98.68% of votes cast, and John M. Turner, Jr. received 787,367,826 votes for, or 99.00% of votes cast.
The filing also lists several other stockholder voting results on ten matters overall, with detailed counts for votes for, votes against, abstentions, and broker non-votes. In addition, the company filed as exhibits a Certificate of Amendment and a Restated Certificate of Incorporation, each dated and effective May 13, 2026.
The Southern Co. ownership disclosure: Capital World Investors reports beneficial ownership of 63,022,016 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.6% of the 1,125,750,586 shares believed outstanding (positions stated in the filing as of the reporting period). The filer reports 62,527,269 shares of sole voting power and 63,022,016 shares of sole dispositive power. The filing notes certain convertible preferred instruments and exchangeable debt that were converted to common share equivalents in the disclosed total.
Southern Company comptroller Matthew M. Kim reported an open-market sale of Southern Company Common Stock. He sold 100 shares at $96.57 per share. After this sale, he directly owns 6,788 shares of Southern Company Common Stock and also holds 1,212.1903 shares indirectly through a 401(k) plan.
Southern Co. affiliate filed a Form 144 disclosing a proposed sale of 100 shares of Common Stock to be sold on the NYSE. The filing notes the securities arose from a Performance Stock Unit vest dated 02/07/2024 and is labeled a Compensatory Payment. The filer also reported sales of 5,123 shares on 02/24/2026 for $487,453.45.
Southern Co/The reports that Vanguard Capital Management holds 83,145,596 shares of Common Stock, representing 7.42% of the class. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 83,145,596 shares and sole voting power over 11,606,451 shares. The filing notes these holdings include securities held for Vanguard funds and managed accounts and identifies Vanguard Capital Management LLC and specified affiliates as the reporting entities.
Southern Company reported first-quarter 2026 net income of $1.356 billion, or $1.21 per share, essentially unchanged from $1.334 billion and $1.21 per share a year earlier. Operating revenues rose to $8.4 billion from $7.8 billion, reflecting higher wholesale electric and natural gas revenues.
On a non-GAAP basis, excluding items such as $154 million of accelerated depreciation on wind repowering, $11 million of debt extinguishment costs, and a $2 million Nicor Gas-related loss, net income was $1.486 billion, or $1.32 per share, up from $1.356 billion, or $1.23 per share. Traditional electric utilities and Southern Company Gas drove most of the earnings, while Southern Power’s reported net income declined sharply due to repowering-related charges.
Southern Company is asking stockholders to vote at a virtual annual meeting on May 13, 2026, with 1,128,319,825 common shares entitled to vote as of March 23, 2026. Proposals include electing 12 Directors, an advisory Say on Pay vote and ratifying Deloitte & Touche for 2026.
Stockholders are also asked to approve amendments to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including increasing authorized common stock from 1.5 billion to 2.5 billion shares, authorizing preferred stock, adding officer exculpation and modernizing various provisions. The Board recommends voting for all management proposals and against three stockholder proposals.
The proxy highlights 2025 performance, including reported EPS of $3.94 and adjusted EPS of $4.30, a 10% annual sales growth forecast through 2030, 24 consecutive years of dividend increases and an $81 billion 2026‑2030 capital plan focused largely on regulated utilities.
Southern Company comptroller Matthew M. Kim reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units that converted into common shares. On April 1, 2026, he exercised several Southern Company and performance restricted stock unit awards into common stock, reflecting scheduled vesting under prior grants.
In connection with these awards, 82 shares of Southern Company common stock were delivered back to the company at $96.94 per share to cover FICA withholding obligations because he is retirement-eligible under the stock grant documents. After these transactions, Kim directly held 6,888 shares of Southern Company common stock.