UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | February 28, 2017 |
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Commission File Number | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address and Telephone Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
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| 1-6468 | Georgia Power Company (A Georgia Corporation) 241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 (404) 506-6526 | 58-0257110 |
The name and address of the registrant have not changed since the last report.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On February 28, 2017, Georgia Power Company (the “Company”) entered into Underwriting Agreements covering the issue and sale of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series 2017A 2.00% Senior Notes due March 30, 2020 (the “Series 2017A Senior Notes”) and $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series 2017B 3.25% Senior Notes due March 30, 2027 (the “Series 2017B Senior Notes”). Both the Series 2017A Senior Notes and the Series 2017B Senior Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-209779) of the Company.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
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| 1.4(a) | Underwriting Agreement relating to the Series 2017A Senior Notes, dated February 28, 2017, among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto. |
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| 1.4(b) | Underwriting Agreement relating to the Series 2017B Senior Notes, dated February 28, 2017, among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto. |
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| 4.2(a) | Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture dated as of March 3, 2017, providing for the issuance of the Series 2017A Senior Notes. |
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| 4.2(b) | Fifty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture dated as of March 3, 2017, providing for the issuance of the Series 2017B Senior Notes. |
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| 4.9(a) | Form of the Series 2017A Senior Note (included in Exhibit 4.2(a) above). |
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| 4.9(b) | Form of the Series 2017B Senior Note (included in Exhibit 4.2(b) above). |
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| 5.1(a) | Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2017A Senior Notes. |
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| 5.1(b) | Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2017B Senior Notes. |
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| 8.1(a) | Tax Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2017A Senior Notes. |
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| 8.1(b) | Tax Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2017B Senior Notes. |
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| 12.1 | Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges. |
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| 23.1 | Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1(a) above). |
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| 23.2 | Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1(b) above). |
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| 23.3 | Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1(a) above). |
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| 23.4 | Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1(b) above). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: March 3, 2017 | | GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
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| | By | /s/Melissa K. Caen |
| | | Melissa K. Caen Assistant Secretary |
