Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.
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 OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Jan 2, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Jan 6, 2026
DirectorGrant / award
Context
Classification
grant award
Code A — grant or award
Planned / mechanical clue
None found in footnotes
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001193125-26-003773
Filed / recorded
Jan 6, 2026, 9:47 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
Anthony F Jr Earley
Relationship
Director
Security
Phantom Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Jan 2, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
331.1353
Price per share
$87.20
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
331.1353
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Represents quarterly director cash retainer paid under the Southern Company 2021 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan and deferred pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan. Each phantom stock unit represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of Southern Company common stock.
Phantom stock units are settled in cash on the date(s) following the termination of the reporting person's service on the Board as specified by the reporting person pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan.