Southern Co: director James O Etheredge received 539.116 shares

What happened James O Etheredge, a director of Southern Co, received 539.116 deferred stock units (award/acquisition) on Oct 1, 2026, at a price of $83.47 per share for a total reported value of $45,000. The award is reported as a derivative transaction (deferred stock units).

Key details

• Transaction date: Oct 1, 2026; filing date: Oct 5, 2026.
• Transaction type/code: A (award/acquisition) of deferred stock units; reported price $83.47 per share; total 539.116 shares; total value $45,000.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not stated in the filing.
• Footnotes from the filing: F1—these are quarterly director equity retainer 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 after the reporting person's board service ends; no exercise or expiration date. F3—includes deferred stock units from dividend reinvestment.

Why it may matter This filing reports an award of deferred stock units rather than an open-market purchase or sale; the units represent the right to receive shares and are settled in shares following the director’s termination of service per the Deferred Compensation Plan. The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.