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
Footnote references dividend reinvestment
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001193125-26-003764
Filed / recorded
Jan 6, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
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Issuer
SOUTHERN CO
Issuer CIK
92122
Ticker
SO
Reporting person
William G Jr Smith
Relationship
Director
Security
Deferred Stock Units Holding
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Jan 2, 2026
Transaction code
A
Shares / units
946.1009
Price per share
$87.20
Acquired / disposed
Acquired (A)
Shares owned after
158,750.1666
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Represents quarterly director equity retainer paid under the Southern Company 2021 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan and deferred pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors of The Southern Company (Deferred Compensation Plan). Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Southern Company common stock.
Deferred stock units are settled in shares of Southern Company common stock 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. There is no exercise or expiration date.
Includes additional deferred stock units acquired through the dividend reinvestment feature of the Deferred Compensation Plan.