Filings Radar

SEC 8-K and 6-K filings classified by Claude with reasoning, plus Form 4 insider transactions. Ingested from EDGAR’s filing stream in near-real time, reconciled overnight.

SOUTHERN CO (SOMN)

CIK 0000092122 5 material events

Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Open-market buys and sells only — the deliberate trades. Zero here doesn’t mean no filings: grants, option exercises and tax withholding (below) are compensation, not market trades.

Open-market · last 30 days: 0 buyers bought $0 2 sellers sold $511K
Open-market · last 90 days: 0 buyers bought $0 3 sellers sold $844K
InsiderRoleDateTransactionSharesValue
Kim Matthew M. Comptroller 2026-09-03 Open-market sell 1400 $124K
Sena Peter P III Chairman,President & CEO, SNC 2026-09-03 Open-market sell 10b5-1 4266 $378K
Kim Matthew M. Comptroller 2026-09-01 Open-market sell 10b5-1 100 $9K
Spainhour Sterling A Jr. EVP & CLO 2026-08-06 Open-market sell 10b5-1 3333 $313K
Kim Matthew M. Comptroller 2026-08-03 Open-market sell 10b5-1 100 $9K
Kim Matthew M. Comptroller 2026-07-01 Open-market sell 10b5-1 100 $10K
Sena Peter P III Chairman,President & CEO, SNC 2026-06-28 Option exercise 712 $0
Sena Peter P III Chairman,President & CEO, SNC 2026-06-28 Tax withholding 316 $31K
Kim Matthew M. Comptroller 2026-06-01 Open-market sell 10b5-1 100 $9K
WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C Chairman, President & CEO 2026-05-24 Option exercise 7662 $0
WOMACK CHRISTOPHER C Chairman, President & CEO 2026-05-24 Tax withholding 3414 $323K
Kim Matthew M. Comptroller 2026-05-01 Open-market sell 10b5-1 100 $10K
Kim Matthew M. Comptroller 2026-04-01 Option exercise 82 $0
Kim Matthew M. Comptroller 2026-04-01 Tax withholding 82 $8K
Greene Kimberly S, Chairman, President & CEO, GPC 2026-03-30 Open-market sell 10b5-1 25000 $2.4M
Cummiskey Christopher EVP 2026-03-19 Open-market sell 6669 $644K
Connally Stan W EVP & COO 2026-03-18 Open-market sell 10b5-1 12500 $1.2M
Drake Sloane N EVP & CHRO 2026-03-08 Option exercise 1420 $0
Drake Sloane N EVP & CHRO 2026-03-08 Tax withholding 633 $62K
Spainhour Sterling A Jr. EVP & CLO 2026-03-06 I 6330 $618K
Most recent 20 reported transactions. Open-market buys (P) and sells (S) are the deliberate ones; grants and option exercises are compensation. Not investment advice.

Risk Radar (year-over-year Risk Factors)

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Fiscal period ending 2025-12-31 versus 2024-12-31view filing on EDGAR →

Capital and execution risk has materially escalated, driven by demand growth that now "significantly exceeds" prior experience, forcing an expanded construction program, new battery storage capex, and explicit disclosure of capital access risk alongside Georgia Power's $556M annual revenue cap commitment through 2031. Simultaneously, the company's 2030 GHG target is flagged as "extremely challenging" and new federal renewable incentive risk (OBBB law, July 2025) threatens the economics of the renewable project pipeline. The combined pressure on financing capacity, regulatory cost recovery, and clean-energy transition execution represents a broad, multi-theme deterioration.

4 company-specific · 1 common-mode

Company-specific changes

Revised

New disclosure that 2030 GHG goal is "extremely challenging" to meet due to projected load growth; removes prior SEC rule litigation risk language; adds fossil fuel reputational risk.

The Southern Company system may be exposed to regulatory and financial risks related to the impact of GHG legislation, regulation, and emission reduction goals. Concern and activism about climate…

Revised

Pace and extent of construction program increased in response to projected demand growth; new battery storage capex added; pre-approval engineering costs and cancellation risk explicitly disclosed.

CONSTRUCTION RISKS The Registrants have incurred and may incur additional costs or delays in the construction of new plants or other facilities and may not be able to recover their investments. Also…

Revised

Demand now "significantly exceeds" prior experience; new disclosure of Georgia Power's $556M annual revenue cap commitment through 2031; explicit capital access risk added.

Uncertainty in demand for energy can result in lower earnings or higher costs. The traditional electric operating companies and Southern Power each engage in a long-term planning process to estimate…

Revised

Added explicit risks: demand-driven capex needs, unexpected material expenditures, and potential regulatory-mandated infrastructure investment cutbacks with safety/reliability consequences.

The businesses of the Registrants and Nicor Gas are dependent on their ability to successfully access capital through capital markets and financial institutions. The Registrants and Nicor Gas rely on…

Also disclosed — common-mode (Renewable energy tax credit policy)
Renewable energy tax credit policy Revised

New disclosure of OBBB law (July 2025) materially changing federal renewable energy incentives and tax credits, with potential adverse effects on registrants' renewable projects and tax benefits.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS In addition to the other information in this Form 10-K, including MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL in Item 7, and other documents filed by…

Material year-over-year changes to this company's Risk Factors (Item 1A), found by comparing each annual report to the prior year, judged for materiality, and classified as company-specific or common-mode against the cross-company catalog. Common-mode changes are the macro themes many companies disclose in common; they are collapsed above. A filing marked unchanged had no material change from the prior year; its summary describes the company's standing risks, which remain in force. Fiscal periods are the reporting period ends. Not investment advice.

Debt Issuance

8-K filed 2026-08-06 confidence 97% Item 2.03

Southern Company issued $833.75 million of Series 2026A Convertible Senior Notes and $1.8975 billion of Series 2026B Convertible Senior Notes on August 6, 2026, totaling approximately $2.73 billion in aggregate principal amount under an indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company. The notes were sold to initial purchasers in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A exemptions, with conversion features allowing up to approximately 29.4 million shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion.

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Dilutive issuance

8-K filed 2026-08-03 confidence 75% Item 8.01

Southern Company announced offerings of $650 million and $1.5 billion in convertible senior notes in private placements to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A. While these are debt instruments, convertible notes carry inherent dilution risk to common shareholders upon conversion. The filing explicitly discloses conversion mechanics and the potential for share issuance "at Southern Company's election" upon conversion, making this a dilutive capital raise. The company also intends to repurchase existing convertible notes with proceeds, signaling refinancing activity typical of dilutive issuances.

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Debt Issuance

8-K filed 2026-08-03 confidence 92% Item 8.01

Southern Company announced the pricing and upsize of $725 million in Series 2026A Convertible Senior Notes and $1.65 billion in Series 2026B Convertible Senior Notes, totaling approximately $2.375 billion in new convertible debt issuances. The filing explicitly discloses the creation of new direct financial obligations with specified interest rates (2.125% and 3.50%), maturity dates, and conversion terms. While the notes are convertible into equity, the primary event is the issuance of debt securities, making this a debt_issuance rather than dilutive_issuance.

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Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-07-30 confidence 98% Item 2.02

Southern Company issued a press release on July 30, 2026 disclosing second-quarter and year-to-date earnings results for the periods ended June 30, 2026. The filing reports net income of $1.2 billion ($1.03 per share) for Q2 2026 versus $0.9 billion ($0.80 per share) in Q2 2025, with detailed segment breakdowns and non-GAAP reconciliations. This is a standard quarterly earnings disclosure furnished as Exhibit 99, typical of Item 2.02 filings.

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Dilutive issuance

8-K filed 2026-06-08 confidence 92% Item 8.01

Southern Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement on June 8, 2026, establishing a framework to offer and sell shares of common stock through multiple sales agents, including forward sale agreements and collared forward transactions. This is a dilutive equity issuance mechanism that allows the company to raise capital by selling shares at future dates, with potential for significant dilution to existing shareholders through both direct share sales and forward transactions involving borrowed shares.

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