{"id":514598,"date":"2021-07-19T13:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T17:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/southern-company-announces-quarterly-dividend\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T13:39:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T17:39:53","slug":"southern-company-announces-quarterly-dividend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/southern-company-announces-quarterly-dividend\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Company announces quarterly dividend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-location\">ATLANTA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 19, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of <span class=\"xn-money\">66 cents<\/span> per share on the company&#8217;s common stock, payable <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 7, 2021<\/span>, to shareholders of record as of <span class=\"xn-chron\">Aug. 16, 2021<\/span>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/808925\/Southern_Company_Logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/808925\/Southern_Company_Logo.jpg\" title=\"Southern Company (PRNewsFoto\/Southern Company) (PRNewsfoto\/Southern Company)\" alt=\"Southern Company (PRNewsFoto\/Southern Company) (PRNewsfoto\/Southern Company)\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every quarter for more than 70 years Southern Company has paid a dividend to its shareholders that is equal to or greater than the previous quarter. <\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Southern Company<br \/><\/b>Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy company serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices below the national average. For more than a century, we have been building the future of energy and developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, advanced carbon capture technologies, natural gas, renewables, energy efficiency and storage technology. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation and a low-carbon future, Southern Company and its subsidiaries develop the customized energy solutions our customers and communities require to drive growth and prosperity. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and govern our business to the benefit of our world. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have been recognized nationally by the U.S. Department of Defense, G.I. Jobs magazine, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, Fortune&#8217;s &#8220;World&#8217;s Most Admired Companies&#8221; list, Forbes and the Women&#8217;s Choice Award. To learn more, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3232411-1&amp;h=357834216&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.southerncompany.com%2F&amp;a=www.southerncompany.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.southerncompany.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=CL47696&amp;sd=2021-07-19\" \/> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/southern-company-announces-quarterly-dividend-301336627.html\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/southern-company-announces-quarterly-dividend-301336627.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Southern Company<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=CL47696&amp;Transmission_Id=202107191331PR_NEWS_USPR_____CL47696&amp;DateId=20210719\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire ATLANTA, July 19, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 66 cents per share on the company&#8217;s common stock, payable Sept. 7, 2021, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 16, 2021. Every quarter for more than 70 years Southern Company has paid a dividend to its shareholders that is equal to or greater than the previous quarter. About Southern CompanySouthern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy company serving 9 million customers through its subsidiaries. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America, a leading distributed energy infrastructure &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/southern-company-announces-quarterly-dividend\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Southern Company announces quarterly dividend&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-514598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Southern Company announces quarterly dividend - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/southern-company-announces-quarterly-dividend\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Southern Company announces quarterly dividend - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PR Newswire ATLANTA, July 19, 2021 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 66 cents per share on the company&#8217;s common stock, payable Sept. 7, 2021, to shareholders of record as of Aug. 16, 2021. 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