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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 25, 2005
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Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, I.R.S. Employer
File Number Address and Telephone Number Identification No.
1-3526 The Southern Company 58-0690070
(A Delaware Corporation)
270 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 506-5000
1-3164 Alabama Power Company 63-0004250
(An Alabama Corporation)
600 North 18th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35291
(205) 257-1000
1-6468 Georgia Power Company 58-0257110
(A Georgia Corporation)
241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 506-6526
0-2429 Gulf Power Company 59-0276810
(A Maine Corporation)
One Energy Place
Pensacola, Florida 32520
(850) 444-6111
001-11229 Mississippi Power Company 64-0205820
(A Mississippi Corporation)
2992 West Beach
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
(228) 864-1211
1-5072 Savannah Electric and Power Company 58-0418070
(A Georgia Corporation)
600 East Bay Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401
(912) 644-7171
333-98553 Southern Power Company 58-2598670
(A Delaware Corporation)
270 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
(404) 506-5000
The addresses of the registrants have not changed since the last report.
This combined Form 8-K is furnished separately by seven registrants: The
Southern Company, Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power
Company, Mississippi Power Company, Savannah Electric and Power Company and
Southern Power Company. Information contained herein relating to each registrant
is furnished by each registrant solely on its own behalf. Each registrant makes
no representation as to information relating to the other registrants.
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:
[] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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240.14a-12)
[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, such information, including the
exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On October 25, 2005, The Southern Company issued a press release
regarding its earnings for the periods ended September 30, 2005. A copy of this
release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In addition, certain additional information regarding the financial results for
the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 is being furnished as
Exhibits 99.02 through 99.06 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In exhibits 99.01 and 99.05 attached to this Current Report on Form
8-K, Southern Company, in addition to presenting kilowatt-hour sales information
for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004, as reported in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. ("GAAP"),
has also provided adjusted kilowatt-hour sales information for the three months
and nine months ended September 30, 2004. In 2005, certain Georgia Power Company
industrial customers were reclassified from industrial to commercial to be
consistent with the rate structure approved by the Georgia Public Service
Commission. The adjusted kilowatt-hour sales information reclassifies 2004
kilowatt-hour sales for commercial and industrial customers to be consistent
with the presentation for the three months and nine months ended September 30,
2005. Southern Company believes that the adjusted kilowatt-hour sales
information is useful to investors because it provides investors with more
consistent information for purposes of comparing 2004 and 2005 kilowatt-hour
sales performance. The presentation of this additional information is not meant
to be considered a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
Exhibits
The exhibits hereto contain business segment information for Alabama
Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power
Company, Savannah Electric and Power Company and Southern Power Company.
Accordingly, this report is also being furnished on behalf of each such
registrant.
The following exhibits relate to the periods ended September 30, 2005:
Exhibit 99.01 Press Release.
Exhibit 99.02 Financial Highlights.
Exhibit 99.03 Significant Factors Impacting EPS.
Exhibit 99.04 Analysis of Consolidated Earnings.
Exhibit 99.05 Kilowatt-Hour Sales.
Exhibit 99.06 Financial Overview.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 25, 2005 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
By /s/W. Dean Hudson
W. Dean Hudson
Comptroller
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
GULF POWER COMPANY
MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
SOUTHERN POWER COMPANY
By /s/Wayne Boston
Wayne Boston
Assistant Secretary