Southern Company second-quarter earnings to be released July 29

ATLANTA, July 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the second quarter of 2015 at 7:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 29.

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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Fanning and Chief Financial Officer Art P. Beattie will discuss earnings during a conference call for financial analysts at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 29.

Investors, media and the public may listen to a live 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 more than 4.5 million customers and approximately 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of clean, safe, reliable and affordable 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 energy innovation, excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the nation's nuclear renaissance through the construction of the first new nuclear units to be built in a generation of Americans and are demonstrating their commitment to energy innovation through the development of a state-of-the-art coal gasification plant. Southern Company has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer, listed by DiversityInc as a top company for Blacks and designated a 2014 Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The company received the Edison Award from the Edison Electric Institute for its leadership in new nuclear development, was named Electric Light & Power magazine's Utility of the Year for 2012 and is continually ranked among the top utilities in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.

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For further information: Media Contact: Southern Company Media Relations, 404-506-5333 or 1-866-506-5333; Investor Relations Contact: Dan Tucker, 404-506-5310, dstucker@southernco.com