Insider trade

Officer sold ~$313K of SO shares in the open market

Traded Aug 6, 2026 · Filed Aug 7, 2026

Southern CompanySO

~$313K
Reported value · 3,333 sh @ $94.02: 35K
Holds after · shares reported: -10.2%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.6%, $92.90 → $83.47 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Southern Company's & CLO sold $313K of Southern Company shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 6, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 7, 2026

Officer$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$313,369

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

7 days after results of Jul 30, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $92.90 on Aug 6, 2026, 10% above its 52-week low and 7% below its high, after a 3% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $84.08 (Dec 10, 2025) to $99.72 (Oct 15, 2025), 56% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $95.78 on Jun 24, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+1.0%	-0.1%	+1.1%
30 days	-3.3%	-1.4%	-1.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001193125-26-340057
Filed / recorded: Aug 7, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: SOUTHERN CO
Issuer CIK: 92122
Ticker: SO
Reporting person: Sterling A Jr. Spainhour
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: EVP & CLO
Security: Southern Company Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 6, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 3,333
Price per share: $94.02
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 35,219
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Around the same time

Officer sold4w ago

~$124KReported value · 1,400 sh @ $88.87

6,388 → 4,988 shares held−22% of their stake

Southern Company's Comptroller sold $124K of Southern Company shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

CEO sold4w ago

~$378KReported value · 4,266 sh @ $88.59

31K → 27K shares held−14% of their stake

The boss of Southern Company sold $378K of Southern Company shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.