The Southern Company

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Organization details

Legal name: The Southern Company
Ownership: Public
Status: Active
Sector (GICS): Utilities
SIC code: 4911 — Electric Services
Jurisdiction of incorporation: Delaware
Headquarters city: Atlanta
Headquarters state / province: Georgia
Headquarters country: United States
Fiscal year end: December
Ticker symbol: SO
Primary stock exchange: NYSE

Identifiers

SEC CIK: 0000092122
EIN: 58-0690070
Wikidata ID: Q2304693

Board of directors

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Anthony F. Earley Jr. · Director
Since 2023
Colette D. Honorable · Director
Since 2023
Dale E. Klein · Director
Since 2023
David E. Meador · Director
Since 2023
David J. Grain · Director
Since 2023
Donald M. James · Director
Since 2023
E. Jenner Wood III · Director
Since 2023
Ernest J. Moniz · Director
Since 2023
Henry A. Clark III · Director
Since 2023
James O. Etheredge · Director
Since 2025
Janaki Akella · Director
Since 2023
John D. Johns · Director
Since 2023
John M. Turner Jr. · Director
Since 2025
Kristine L. Svinicki · Director
Since 2023
Lizanne Thomas · Director
Since 2023
Shantella E. Cooper · Director
Since 2023
Thomas A. Fanning · Director
Since 2023
William G. Smith Jr. · Director
Since 2023

Board connections

10 of this board's directors also sit on 12 other boards. 1 is in the same sector.

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via William G. Smith Jr.
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via David J. Grain
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via Shantella E. Cooper
NuScale Power Corporation
via Dale E. Klein
Oxford Industries Inc.
via E. Jenner Wood III
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Same sector
via Kristine L. Svinicki
SLM Corporation
via Janaki Akella
SouthState Bank Corporation
via Shantella E. Cooper
Vulcan Materials Company (Holding Company)
via Thomas A. Fanning

Insider trades

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From SEC Forms 4 and 5. Open-market purchases and sales are highlighted; grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are routine.

Bought, last 12 months: $0; 0 purchases by 0 insiders
Sold, last 12 months: $5,948,170; 15 sales by 6 insiders

Date	Insider	Transaction	Shares	Price	Value
Nov 6, 2026	Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. Officer (EVP & CLO)	Open-market sale	−3,333	$91.81	$306,003
Nov 2, 2026	Kim Matthew M. Officer (Comptroller)	Open-market sale	−100	$93.39	$9,339
Oct 1, 2026	Kim Matthew M. Officer (Comptroller)	Open-market sale	−100	$82.73	$8,273
Sep 3, 2026	Kim Matthew M. Officer (Comptroller)	Open-market sale	−1,400	$88.87	$124,418
Sep 3, 2026	Sena Peter P III Officer (Chairman,President & CEO, SNC)	Open-market sale	−4,266	$88.59	$377,925
Sep 1, 2026	Kim Matthew M. Officer (Comptroller)	Open-market sale	−100	$88.45	$8,845
Aug 6, 2026	Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. Officer (EVP & CLO)	Open-market sale	−3,333	$94.02	$313,369
Aug 3, 2026	Kim Matthew M. Officer (Comptroller)	Open-market sale	−100	$94.28	$9,428
Jul 1, 2026	Kim Matthew M. Officer (Comptroller)	Open-market sale	−100	$95.77	$9,577
Jun 28, 2026	Sena Peter P III Officer (Chairman,President & CEO, SNC)	Option exercise	+712	—	—
Jun 28, 2026	Sena Peter P III Officer (Chairman,President & CEO, SNC)	Shares withheld for tax	−316	$97.16	$30,703
Jun 1, 2026	Kim Matthew M. Officer (Comptroller)	Open-market sale	−100	$91.16	$9,116
May 24, 2026	Christopher C. Womack Officer (Chairman, President & CEO)	Option exercise	+7,662	—	—
May 24, 2026	Christopher C. Womack Officer (Chairman, President & CEO)	Shares withheld for tax	−3,414	$94.55	$322,794
May 1, 2026	Kim Matthew M. Officer (Comptroller)	Open-market sale	−100	$96.57	$9,657

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Questions about The Southern Company

How many directors are on The Southern Company's board?

The Southern Company's board has 18 directors: Anthony F. Earley Jr., Colette D. Honorable, Dale E. Klein, David E. Meador, David J. Grain, Donald M. James, E. Jenner Wood III, Ernest J. Moniz, Henry A. Clark III, James O. Etheredge and 8 others.

Are The Southern Company insiders buying or selling shares?

Over the last 12 months, The Southern Company insiders made no open-market purchases and sold $5.9 million of shares in 15 sales on the open market, as reported to the SEC on Forms 4 and 5.

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