Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 58-0690070 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia (Address of principal executive offices) | 30308 (Zip Code) |
ANDREW W. EVANS Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30308 | ERIC A. KOONTZ TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. Suite 3000 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216 |
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Non-accelerated filer o(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company o | |
Emerging growth company o |
Title of Securities to be Registered | Amount to be Registered (1) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (2) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2) | Amount of Registration Fee |
Common Stock, par value $5 per share | 35,000,000 shares | $48.69 | $1,704,150,000 | $206,542.98 |
(1) | In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also includes an indeterminate amount of additional shares that may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions, and an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. |
(2) | Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) these figures are based upon the average of the high and low prices paid for a share of the Company’s Common Stock on February 19, 2019, as reported in the New York Stock Exchange consolidated reporting system, and are used solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. |
(a) | (1) | The registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2018. | ||
(2) | The Plan’s Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. | |||
(b) | The registrant’s Current Report on Form 8‑K dated January 1, 2019. | |||
(c) | The description of the registrant’s Common Stock contained in the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 21, 2018, Registration No 333-223128, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including any amendment or report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act for the purpose of updating the description. |
Exhibit Number | ||
4.1 | - | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Southern Company, dated February 12, 2019. (Designated in Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, File No. 1-3526, as Exhibit 3(a)1.) |
4.2 | - | By-laws of Southern Company as amended effective May 25, 2016, and as presently in effect. (Designated in Form 8-K dated May 25, 2016, File No. 1-3526, as Exhibit 3.2.) |
4.3 | - | The Southern Company Employee Savings Plan, Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2018. (Designated in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 filed January 17, 2018, File No. 333-212783, as Exhibit 4.3.) |
5.1 | - | |
23.1 | - | Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above). |
23.2 | - | |
23.3 | - | |
24.1 | - |
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | ||
By: | Thomas A. Fanning | |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
By: | /s/Melissa K. Caen | |
Melissa K. Caen Attorney-in-Fact |
SIGNATURE | TITLE | DATE | |
Thomas A. Fanning | Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Andrew W. Evans | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||
Ann P. Daiss | Comptroller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
Janaki Akella Juanita Powell Baranco Jon A. Boscia Henry A. Clark III Anthony F. Earley, Jr. David J. Grain Veronica M. Hagen Donald M. James John D. Johns Dale E. Klein Ernest J. Moniz William G. Smith, Jr. Steven R. Specker Larry D. Thompson E. Jenner Wood III | Directors |
By: | /s/Melissa K. Caen | February 25, 2019 | ||
Melissa K. Caen Attorney-in-Fact |
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN | ||
By: | /s/James M. Garvie | |
James M. Garvie Senior Vice President Total Rewards and Corporate HR Southern Company Services, Inc. and Chairman of the Southern Company Benefits Administration Committee |
Yours very truly, | |||
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | |||
By | /s/Thomas A. Fanning | ||
Thomas A. Fanning Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
/s/Janaki Akella | /s/John D. Johns | |
Janaki Akella | John D. Johns | |
/s/Juanita Powell Baranco | /s/Dale E. Klein | |
Juanita Powell Baranco | Dale E. Klein | |
/s/Jon A. Boscia | /s/Ernest J. Moniz | |
Jon A. Boscia | Ernest J. Moniz | |
/s/Henry A. Clark III | /s/William G. Smith, Jr. | |
Henry A. Clark III | William G. Smith, Jr. | |
/s/Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | /s/Steven R. Specker | |
Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Steven R. Specker | |
/s/Thomas A. Fanning | /s/Larry D. Thompson | |
Thomas A. Fanning | Larry D. Thompson | |
/s/David J. Grain | /s/E. Jenner Wood III | |
David J. Grain | E. Jenner Wood III | |
/s/Veronica M. Hagen | /s/Andrew W. Evans | |
Veronica M. Hagen | Andrew W. Evans | |
/s/Donald M. James | /s/Ann P. Daiss | |
Donald M. James | Ann P. Daiss |
Dated: February 25, 2019 | THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | ||
By | /s/Melissa K. Caen | ||
Melissa K. Caen Assistant Secretary |
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