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) June 11, 2002
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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-3526 58-0690070
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
270 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (404) 506-5000
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the
exhibit listed below, is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Regulation FD.
The information in this report and in such exhibit shall not be incorporated by
reference into any registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The furnishing of the information in
this report and in such exhibit is not intended to, and does not, constitute a
determination or admission that the information in this report is material, or
that you should consider this information before making an investment decision
with respect to any security of The Southern Company ("Southern Company") or its
subsidiaries.
The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in
such exhibit relates to Southern Power Company ("Southern Power"), a direct,
wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company. Information related to Southern
Power set forth herein and in such exhibit presents Southern Power as an
independent company. You should not assume that the information is indicative or
meaningful with respect to Southern Company taken as a whole or with respect to
any of its other affiliates. Further, this information is not necessarily
indicative of Southern Power's impact on Southern Company's business, financial
condition or prospects. In addition, Southern Company does not make any
representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the
information in this report, including the exhibit.
99.1 Information Relating to Southern Power Company
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit thereto,
contains forward-looking and historical information. In some cases,
forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may,"
"will," "could," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes,"
"estimates," "projects," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative
of these terms or other comparable terminology. Southern Company cautions that
there are various important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements; accordingly,
there can be no assurance that such indicated results will be realized. These
factors include the impact of recent and future federal and state regulatory
change, including legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding deregulation
and restructuring of the electric utility industry and also changes in
environmental and other laws and regulations to which Southern Company and its
subsidiaries are subject, as well as changes in application of existing laws and
regulations; current and future litigation, including the pending Environmental
Protection Agency civil action against certain Southern Company subsidiaries and
the race discrimination litigation against certain Southern Company
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subsidiaries; the effect, extent and timing of the entry of additional
competition in the markets in which Southern Company's subsidiaries operate; the
impact of fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates, and customer demand;
state and federal rate regulations; political, legal, and economic conditions
and developments in the United States; the performance of projects undertaken by
the non-traditional business and the success of efforts to invest in and develop
new opportunities; internal restructuring or other restructuring options that
may be pursued; potential business strategies, including acquisitions or
dispositions of assets or business, which cannot be assured to be completed or
beneficial to Southern Company or its subsidiaries; the effects of, and changes
in, economic conditions in the areas in which Southern Company's subsidiaries
operate; the direct and indirect effects on Southern Company's business
resulting from the terrorist incidents on September 11, 2001, or any similar
such incidents or responses to such incidents; financial market conditions and
the results of financing efforts; the timing and acceptance of Southern
Company's new product and service offerings; the ability of Southern Company to
obtain additional generating capacity at competitive prices; weather and other
natural phenomena; and other factors discussed elsewhere herein and in other
reports (including Southern Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K) filed from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Southern Company does not endorse or adopt any of these forward-looking
statements and does not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy
or completeness of the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements.
In addition, Southern Company does not give any assurance as to future results,
events, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Southern Company does
not undertake any duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement after
the date of this report, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a sale,
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security.
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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.
Date: June 11, 2002 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
By
/s/Tommy Chisholm
Tommy Chisholm
Secretary