Southern Company Fourth Quarter Earnings to be Released on Jan. 30

ATLANTA, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southern Company plans to
release its fourth quarter earnings at 7:30 a.m. EST, Wednesday, Jan. 30.
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Chairman, President and CEO David M. Ratcliffe and Chief Financial Officer
Thomas A. Fanning will discuss earnings and provide earnings guidance during a
conference call for financial analysts at 1 p.m. ESTWednesday, Jan. 30.
Investors, media and the public may listen to a live Internet Webcast of
the conference call at www.southerncompany.com by clicking on the appropriate
audio link. A replay of the Webcast will be available at the same site for 12
months.
With 4.3 million customers and more than 42,000 megawatts of generating
capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy
company serving the Southeast, one of America's fastest-growing regions. A
leading U.S. producer of electricity, Southern Company owns electric utilities
in four states and a growing competitive generation company, as well as fiber
optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for
excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that
are significantly below the national average. Southern Company has been listed
the top ranking U.S. electric service provider in customer satisfaction for
eight consecutive years by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
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SOURCE Southern Company

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