X0306 4 2016-02-04 0 0000092122 SOUTHERN CO SO 0001195423 WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW ATLANTA GA 30308 0 1 0 0 EVP & Pres. External Affairs Southern Company Common Stock 2016-02-04 4 M 0 12557 31.17 A 25769.3441 D Southern Company Common Stock 2016-02-04 4 S 0 12557 48.3044 D 13212.3441 D Southern Company Common Stock 2016-02-04 4 S 0 3078 48.3044 D 10134.3441 D Southern Company Common Stock 1708.8349 I 401K Option Right To Buy 31.17 2016-02-04 4 M 0 12557 0.00 D 2011-02-15 2020-02-15 Southern Company Common Stock 12557 0 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $48.3442 and $48.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Southern Company, any security holder of Southern Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4. Options vest 33% per year on the anniversary of the grant date. Includes the right to have shares withheld upon exercise to satisfy tax withholding obligations. /s/ Laura O. Hewett, Attorney-in-Fact for Christopher C. Womack 2016-02-05