SO: EARLEY ANTHONY F JR discloses securities transactions

By AlphaYouPublished Oct 5, 2026Form 4

Stocks in this disclosure

Reported activity

EARLEY ANTHONY F JR

Reporting filer

EARLEY ANTHONY F JR reported Grant or award in SOUTHERN CO: 539.1159 units of Deferred Stock Units Holding (derivative), dated 2026-10-01. The full Form 4 contains 2 transaction entries.

Disclosed: Oct 5, 2026

Reported details

2 entries

All validated entries in this disclosure
Security	Owner	Date	Code	Action	Quantity	Price	Following holdings	Reporting delay	Filed terms and references
Deferred Stock Units Holding (derivative)	EARLEY ANTHONY F JR	2026-10-01	A	Grant or award	539.1159	83.47	32,408.336	4 days	Filed terms security Title: Deferred Stock Units Holding id: F1 conversion Or Exercise Price: 0 transaction Date: 2026-10-01 transaction Form Type: 4 transaction Code: A equity Swap Involved: false transaction Shares: 539.1159 transaction Price Per Share: 83.47 transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A id: F2 id: F2 underlying Security Title: Southern Company Common Stock underlying Security Shares: 539.1159 shares Owned Following Transaction: 32408.3358 id: F3 direct Or Indirect Ownership: D
Phantom Stock Units (derivative)	EARLEY ANTHONY F JR	2026-10-01	A	Grant or award	262.0702	83.47	1,136.217	4 days	Filed terms security Title: Phantom Stock Units id: F4 conversion Or Exercise Price: 0 transaction Date: 2026-10-01 transaction Form Type: 4 transaction Code: A equity Swap Involved: false transaction Shares: 262.0702 transaction Price Per Share: 83.47 transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A id: F5 id: F5 underlying Security Title: Southern Company Common Stock underlying Security Shares: 262.0702 shares Owned Following Transaction: 1136.2169 id: F6 direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Deferred Stock Units Holding (derivative)

Owner: EARLEY ANTHONY F JR
Date: 2026-10-01
Code: A
Action: Grant or award
Quantity: 539.1159
Price: 83.47
Following holdings: 32,408.336
Reporting delay: 4 days
Filed terms and references: Filed terms
security Title: Deferred Stock Units Holding
id: F1
conversion Or Exercise Price: 0
transaction Date: 2026-10-01
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: A
equity Swap Involved: false
transaction Shares: 539.1159
transaction Price Per Share: 83.47
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
id: F2
id: F2
underlying Security Title: Southern Company Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 539.1159
shares Owned Following Transaction: 32408.3358
id: F3
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Phantom Stock Units (derivative)

Owner: EARLEY ANTHONY F JR
Date: 2026-10-01
Code: A
Action: Grant or award
Quantity: 262.0702
Price: 83.47
Following holdings: 1,136.217
Reporting delay: 4 days
Filed terms and references: Filed terms
security Title: Phantom Stock Units
id: F4
conversion Or Exercise Price: 0
transaction Date: 2026-10-01
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: A
equity Swap Involved: false
transaction Shares: 262.0702
transaction Price Per Share: 83.47
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
id: F5
id: F5
underlying Security Title: Southern Company Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 262.0702
shares Owned Following Transaction: 1136.2169
id: F6
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Purchases, sales, grants and option exercises are different transactions. The reported code identifies the action; it does not establish a motive.

Filing context

Quantities and prices are shown in the units filed. No trade value is inferred from their product.
EARLEY ANTHONY F JR: Director.
F1: 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.
F2: 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.
F3: Includes additional deferred stock units acquired through the dividend reinvestment feature of the Deferred Compensation Plan.
F4: 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.
F5: 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.
F6: Includes additional phantom stock units credited to the reporting person's account to reflect dividends paid on common stock prior to settlement pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan.

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Security

Owner

Date

Code

Action

Quantity

Price

Following holdings

Reporting delay

Filed terms and references

Deferred Stock Units Holding (derivative)

EARLEY ANTHONY F JR

2026-10-01

Grant or award

539.1159

83.47

32,408.336

4 days

Filed terms

security Title: Deferred Stock Units Holding
id: F1
conversion Or Exercise Price: 0
transaction Date: 2026-10-01
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: A
equity Swap Involved: false
transaction Shares: 539.1159
transaction Price Per Share: 83.47
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
id: F2
id: F2
underlying Security Title: Southern Company Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 539.1159
shares Owned Following Transaction: 32408.3358
id: F3
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Phantom Stock Units (derivative)

EARLEY ANTHONY F JR

2026-10-01

Grant or award

262.0702

83.47

1,136.217

4 days

Filed terms

security Title: Phantom Stock Units
id: F4
conversion Or Exercise Price: 0
transaction Date: 2026-10-01
transaction Form Type: 4
transaction Code: A
equity Swap Involved: false
transaction Shares: 262.0702
transaction Price Per Share: 83.47
transaction Acquired Disposed Code: A
id: F5
id: F5
underlying Security Title: Southern Company Common Stock
underlying Security Shares: 262.0702
shares Owned Following Transaction: 1136.2169
id: F6
direct Or Indirect Ownership: D

Filing context

Quantities and prices are shown in the units filed. No trade value is inferred from their product.

EARLEY ANTHONY F JR: Director.

F1: 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.

F2: 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.

F3: Includes additional deferred stock units acquired through the dividend reinvestment feature of the Deferred Compensation Plan.

F4: 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.

F5: 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.

F6: Includes additional phantom stock units credited to the reporting person's account to reflect dividends paid on common stock prior to settlement pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan.