SOJE The Southern Company

SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* JOHNS JOHN D (Last) (First) (Middle) 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW (Street) ATLANTA GA 30308 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SOUTHERN CO [ SO ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/01/2024
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Units Holding(1)	$0	10/01/2024		A		467.6496		(1)	(1)	Southern Company Common Stock	467.6496	$90.88	78,807.9624	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Acquired pursuant to Southern's Deferred Compensation Plan, payable in stock only upon termination. There is no exercise or expiration date.

	/s/ Myra C. Bierria, Attorney-in-Fact for John D. Johns	10/02/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

 

 

The undersigned, a director of The Southern Company, hereby makes, constitutes, and appoints Myra C. Bierria, Lindsay T. McClelland, Brittney Henry and J. Patrick Becker, my agents and attorneys-in-fact, for the limited purpose of signing on my behalf, and causing to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Form ID and Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership, and Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership, on Forms 3, 4, and 5, respectively, and any appropriate amendment or amendments thereto.

 

This power of attorney shall remain in effect until my obligation to file the aforementioned reports as a director of The Southern Company ceases, unless earlier revoked by me by written document delivered to the Corporate Secretary of The Southern Company.

 

 

Effective the 15 th day of July, 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

 

 

The undersigned, a director of The Southern Company, hereby makes, constitutes, and appoints Myra C. Bierria, Lindsay T. McClelland, Brittney Henry and J. Patrick Becker, my agents and attorneys-in-fact, for the limited purpose of signing on my behalf, and causing to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Form ID and Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership, and Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership, on Forms 3, 4, and 5, respectively, and any appropriate amendment or amendments thereto.

 

This power of attorney shall remain in effect until my obligation to file the aforementioned reports as a director of The Southern Company ceases, unless earlier revoked by me by written document delivered to the Corporate Secretary of The Southern Company.

 

 

Effective the 15 th day of July, 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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