EXHIBIT 10.1
SUMMARY OF NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
Only non-employee directors are compensated for service on the Board of Directors (the "Board") of The Southern Company.
Effective January 1, 2014, the pay components are as follows:
| · | Annual Cash Retainer Fee: | $100,000 |
| · | Committee Chair Annual Retainer: | $20,000 |
| · | Presiding Director Annual Retainer: | $20,000 |
| · | Annual Stock Retainer Fee: | $120,000 payable in deferred common stock units until Board membership ends |
| · | Board Meeting Fees: | Meeting fees are not paid for participation in the initial eight meetings of the Board in a calendar year. If more than eight meetings of the Board are held in a calendar year, $2,500 will be paid for participation in each meeting of the Board beginning with the ninth meeting. |