Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Nos. 333-138480, 333-138480-01 and 333-138480-02
October 16, 2007
PRICING TERM SHEET
(To Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October 15, 2007)
Issuer: | Gulf Power Company |
Security: | Series 2007A 6.45% Preference Stock, Non-Cumulative, Par Value $100 Per Share |
Expected Ratings*: | Baa1/BBB+/A- (Moody’s/Standard & Poor’s/Fitch) | ||||
Size: | 450,000 shares of Preference Stock |
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Par Value: | $100.00 per share |
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Public Offering Price: | $100.00 per share |
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Coupon: | 6.45% |
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Optional Redemption: | Callable in whole or in part, from time to time: |
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• | prior to October 1, 2017, at the greater of (1) $100.00 per share to be redeemed or (2) the sum of the present values of the liquidation amount and the remaining scheduled dividend payments on the shares to be redeemed (excluding any accrued and unpaid dividends) to October 1, 2017, discounted to the redemption date on a quarterly basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at a discount rate equal to the treasury yield plus 25 basis points; or |
• | on or after October 1, 2017, at $100.00 per share, |
plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid dividends for the current quarterly period.
Net Proceeds to Issuer: | $44,212,500 |
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Transaction Date: | October 16, 2007 |
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Expected Settlement Date: | October 19, 2007 (T+3) |
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CUSIP: | 402479 752 |
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Underwriters: | Banc of America Securities LLC | |||||
| Lehman Brothers Inc. |
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* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Gulf Power Company collect at 1-850-444-6111, Banc of America Securities LLC toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or Lehman Brothers Inc. toll-free at 1-888-603-5847.
