Edgar Filing: SOUTHERN CO

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Lantrip Mark

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SOUTHERN CO [SO]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO, SCS

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ATLANTA,Â GAÂ 30308

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Southern Company Common Stock	3,998	D	Â
Southern Company Common Stock ⁽¹⁾	771.4288	D	Â
Southern Company Common Stock	4,733.5452	I	401K

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Option Right to Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/20/2007	02/20/2016	Southern Company Common Stock	10,167	$ 33.81	D	Â
Option Right to Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/19/2008	02/19/2017	Southern Company Common Stock	10,612	$ 36.42	D	Â
Option Right to Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/18/2009	02/18/2018	Southern Company Common Stock	14,411	$ 35.78	D	Â
Option Right to Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/16/2010	02/16/2019	Southern Company Common Stock	28,395	$ 31.39	D	Â
Option Right To Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/15/2011	02/15/2020	Southern Company Common Stock	32,204	$ 31.17	D	Â
Option Right to Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/14/2012	02/14/2021	Southern Company Common Stock	35,647	$ 37.97	D	Â
Option Right to Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/13/2013	02/13/2022	Southern Company Common Stock	35,884	$ 44.42	D	Â
Option Right to Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/11/2014	02/11/2023	Southern Company Common Stock	43,659	$ 44.06	D	Â
Option Right to Buy ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	02/10/2015	02/10/2024	Southern Company Common Stock	90,909	$ 41.28	D	Â
Phantom Stock Units	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	Southern Company Common Stock	10,890.3062	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lantrip Mark 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW ATLANTA,Â GAÂ 30308	Â	Â	Â President & CEO, SCS	Â

Signatures

/s/ Patricia L. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Lantrip		03/03/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares are held in the Southern Investment Plan and dividends are automatically reinvested each quarter
(2)	Includes the right to have shares withheld upon exercise to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
(3)	Options vest 33% per year on the anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	Includes phantom stock units acquired as if reinvested in the dividend reinvestment plan. There is no exercise or expiration date.

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