Financial Astrology of Southern Company

FINANCIAL ASTROLOGY

First Trade Date for Southern Company

Company Name	First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
Southern Company	1949-09-30

Company Name	Symbol
Southern Company	SO
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation)
Southern Company was incorporated under the laws of Delaware on November 9, 1945. Southern Company is domesticated under the laws of Georgia and is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation under the laws of Alabama. Southern Company owns all the outstanding common stock of Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, Mississippi Power and Savannah Electric, each of which is an operating public utility company. The retail operating companies supply electric service in the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Georgia, respectively. More particular information relating to each of the retail operating companies is as follows: Alabama Power is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alabama on November 10, 1927, by the consolidation of a predecessor Alabama Power Company, Gulf Electric Company and Houston Power Company. The predecessor Alabama Power Company had had a continuous existence since its incorporation in 1906. Georgia Power was incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia on June 26, 1930, and admitted to do business in Alabama on September 15, 1948. Gulf Power is a corporation which was organized under the laws of the State of Maine on November 2, 1925, and admitted to do business in Florida on January 15, 1926, in Mississippi on October 25, 1976, and in Georgia on November 20, 1984. Mississippi Power was incorporated under the laws of the State of Mississippi on July 12, 1972, was admitted to do business in Alabama on November 28, 1972, and effective December 21, 1972, by the merger into it of the predecessor Mississippi Power Company, succeeded to the business and properties of the latter company. The predecessor Mississippi Power Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maine on November 24, 1924, and was admitted to do business in Mississippi on December 23, 1924, and in Alabama on December 7, 1962. Savannah Electric is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Georgia; its charter was granted by the Secretary of State on August 5, 1921. In addition, Southern Company owns all of the common stock of Southern Power, which is also an operating public utility company. Southern Power constructs, owns and manages Southern Company's competitive generation assets and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market. Southern Power is a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware on January 8, 2001, and admitted to do business in Alabama, Florida and Georgia on January 10, 2001 and in Mississippi on January 30, 2001. Southern Company also owns all the outstanding common stock of Southern LINC, Southern Company GAS, Southern Nuclear, SCS, Southern Telecom, Southern Holdings and other direct and indirect subsidiaries. Southern LINC provides digital wireless communications services to Southern Company's retail operating companies and also markets these services to the public within the Southeast. Southern Company GAS, which began operation in August 2002, is a competitive retail natural gas marketer serving communities in Georgia. Southern Nuclear provides services to Alabama Power's and Georgia Power's nuclear plants. SCS is the system service company providing, at cost, specialized services to Southern Company and its subsidiary companies. Southern Telecom provides wholesale fiber optic solutions to telecommunication providers in the Southeastern United States. Southern Holdings is an intermediate holding subsidiary for Southern Company's investments in leveraged leases and synthetic fuel products and an energy services business. Alabama Power and Georgia Power each own 50% of the outstanding common stock of SEGCO. SEGCO owns electric generating units with an aggregate capacity of 1,019,680 kilowatts at Plant Gaston on the Coosa River near Wilsonville, Alabama, and Alabama Power and Georgia Power are each entitled to one-half of SEGCO's capacity and energy. Alabama Power acts as SEGCO's agent in the operation of SEGCO's units and furnishes coal to SEGCO as fuel for its units. SEGCO also owns three 230,000 volt transmission lines extending from Plant Gaston to the Georgia state line at which point connection is made with the Georgia Power transmission line system. Reference is made to Note 10 to the financial statements of Southern Company in Item 8 herein for additional information regarding Southern Company's segment and related information. The registrants' Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports are made available, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Southern Company's internet address is http://www.southerncompany.com.

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