Southern Company First Quarter Earnings to be Released on April 30

ATLANTA, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southern Company plans to
release its first quarter earnings at 7:30 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, April 30.
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Chairman, President and CEO David M. Ratcliffe and Chief Financial Officer
Paul Bowers will discuss earnings and provide earnings guidance during a
conference call for financial analysts at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 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 nearly 4.4 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). Visit our Web site at www.southerncompany.com .
SOURCE Southern Company

Media, Terri Cohilas, +1-404-506-5333, or +1-866-506-5333,
media@southerncompany.com, or Investor Relations, Glen Kundert,
+1-404-506-5135, gakunder2@southernco.com, both of Southern Company