UNITED STATES

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) September 4, 2019

Commission File Number Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address and Telephone Number I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

1-6468 Georgia Power Company 58-0257110

(A Georgia Corporation)

241 Ralph McGill Boulevard, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30308

(404) 506-6526

The name and address of the registrant have 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 registrants under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Registrant	Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Georgia Power Company	Series 2017A 5.00% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2077	GPJA	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 4, 2019, Georgia Power Company (the “Company”) entered into Underwriting Agreements covering the issue and sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series 2019A 2.20% Senior Notes due September 15, 2024 (the “Series 2019A Senior Notes”) and $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series 2019B 2.65% Senior Notes due September 15, 2029 (the “Series 2019B Senior Notes”). Both the Series 2019A Senior Notes and the Series 2019B Senior Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-229844) of the Company.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
1.4(a)	Underwriting Agreement relating to the Series 2019A Senior Notes, dated September 4, 2019, among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.
1.4(b)	Underwriting Agreement relating to the Series 2019B Senior Notes, dated September 4, 2019, among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.
4.2(a)	Fifty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture dated as of September 10, 2019, providing for the issuance of the Series 2019A Senior Notes.
4.2(b)	Sixtieth Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture dated as of September 10, 2019, providing for the issuance of the Series 2019B Senior Notes.
4.9(a)	Form of the Series 2019A Senior Note (included in Exhibit 4.2(a) above).
4.9(b)	Form of the Series 2019B Senior Note (included in Exhibit 4.2(b) above).
5.1(a)	Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2019A Senior Notes.

5.1(b)	Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2019B Senior Notes.
8.1(a)	Tax Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2019A Senior Notes.
8.1(b)	Tax Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2019B Senior Notes.
23.1	Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1(a) above).
23.2	Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1(b) above).
23.3	Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1(a) above).
23.4	Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1(b) above).
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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: September 10, 2019		GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
	By	/s/Melissa K. Caen
		Melissa K. Caen Assistant Secretary

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