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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) |
March 16, 2006 |
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Commission File Number |
Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address and Telephone Number |
I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
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1-3526 |
The Southern Company (A Delaware Corporation) 30 Ivan Allen, Jr. Blvd. NW Atlanta, Georgia 30308 (404) 506-5000 |
58-0690070 |
The address of the registrant has not changed since the last report.
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events. |
On March 16, 2006, a subsidiary of The Southern Company (“Southern Company”) entered into a development agreement with Duke Energy Corporation (“Duke”) to evaluate the potential construction of a new, two-unit nuclear plant at a jointly owned site in Cherokee County, South Carolina. If constructed, Southern Company would own an interest in Unit 1, representing approximately five hundred megawatts (500 MW). Duke will be the developer and licensed operator of any plant built at the site.
For additional information regarding Southern Company’s nuclear development activities, see MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS—FUTURE EARNINGS POTENTIAL—“Construction Projects—Nuclear” in Item 7 of Southern Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 16, 2006 |
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
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By /s/Patricia L. Roberts Patricia L. Roberts Assistant Secretary |