Southern Co: director John D Johns received 539.116 shares

What happened John D Johns, a director, received 539.116 deferred stock units at $83.47 per unit on Oct 1, 2026, for a total reported value of $45,000. The Form 4 lists the transaction as an award/acquisition of a derivative.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 1, 2026 — 539.116 deferred stock units at $83.47 per unit ($45,000 total).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the filing.
• Footnotes: F1 — quarterly director equity retainer paid under the Southern Company 2021 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan and deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan; each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share. F2 — deferred stock units are settled in shares following termination of board service as specified by the reporting person; no exercise or expiration date. F3 — includes additional deferred stock units from the plan’s dividend reinvestment feature.
• Filed on Oct 5, 2026 (period of report Oct 1, 2026).

Why it may matter This was a grant of deferred stock units under the company’s deferred compensation plan, not an open-market purchase or sale. Deferred stock units are settled in shares after the director’s board service ends per the plan terms. This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.