SO SIP Pro Sup 424b3 3-14


Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-179734
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(Prospectus dated February 27, 2012)

The Southern Company

SOUTHERN INVESTMENT PLAN

The following information updates and supplements the Southern Investment Plan prospectus dated February 27, 2012.

Contact information for Plan Administrator, Transfer Agent and Registrar:

General Correspondence:
Overnight Mail:
Computershare
P.O. Box 30170
College Station, TX 77842-3170
Computershare
211 Quality Circle, Suite 210
College Station, TX 77845
Internet:
Telephone - U.S.:
Telephone - Outside U.S.:
www.computershare.com/investor
1-800-554-7626
1-201-680-6693
 
Hearing impaired:
1-800-231-5469
 
Optional Cash Investments by check:

New investors and registered stockholders should make checks payable to Computershare/The Southern Company.

The fee schedule relating to the Southern Investment Plan, effective April 10, 2014, is as follows:

COSTS TO PARTICIPANTS

FEE

Investments

Dividend Reinvestment Purchase Fee Per Share
No charge
Transaction Fee for Dividend Reinvestment
No charge
New Account Enrollment Fee
$10.00
Transaction Fee for Optional Cash Investment by Check
$5.00*
Transaction Fee for Optional Cash Investment by ACH Debit
$2.50*
Optional Cash Purchase Fee Per Share
$0.05*
Returned Check and Rejected ACH Debit Fee
$30.00 per item
 
 
Sale of Shares
 
 
 
Batch Order
$15.00*
Market Order
$25.00
Day Limit Order
$25.00*
Good-Till-Cancelled Limit Order
$25.00
Customer Service Representative Assisted Sale
$15.00
Fee for Shares Sold Per Share
$0.12 *





Alternate Currency Disbursements Fees for
Market, Day and Good-Till-Cancelled
Limit orders only
 
 
 
US$ or Foreign Currency Wire
$50.00 per Transaction
Foreign Check
$15.00 per Transaction
Direct Deposit-US$ only
$10.00 per Transaction
 
 
Certificate Issuance
No charge *
 
 
Replacement Documents
 
 
 
IRS Form
No charge
Check
No charge
Account Statements (last seven years)
No charge
Check copy (last seven years)
No charge

*Indicates change.

See “Risk Factors” on page 4 of the Southern Investment Plan prospectus for certain risks to consider before participating in the Southern Investment Plan or before purchasing shares of Southern Company common stock.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement or the Southern Investment Plan prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.



The date of this prospectus supplement is March 11, 2014.