Southern : Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF

SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or

Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

FANNING THOMAS A

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

SOUTHERN CO [ SO ]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD. NW

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/12/2018

(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30308

(City) (State)

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

(Zip)

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

2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed

4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned or Disposed of (D)

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3A. Deemed 4. Trans. Execution

Phantom Stock Units

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

$0.00

(1)

10/12/2018

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Each share of phantom stock represents the right to receive one share of Southern Company common stock or the cash value thereof. Includes phantom stock units acquired as if reinvested in the dividend reinvestment plan. There is no exercise or expiration date.

(2)

Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of Mr. Fanning's employment with The Southern Company. Mr. Fanning may transfer his phantom stock account into an alternative investment account at any time.

Reporting Owners

6. Date Exercisable and 7. Title and Amount of Expiration Date

Southern

A

125.2293

(2)

(2)

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FANNING THOMAS A 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD. NW ATLANTA, GA 30308	President, CEO & Chairman

Signatures

Marcia R. DeMar, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas A. Fanning

** Signature of Reporting Person

Company Common Stock

10/15/2018

Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

8. Price of 9. Number of Derivative

125.2293

$43.58

18978.1167

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