Gulfport, Miss. – The board of directors of Mississippi Power Company has declared the regular quarterly dividends on the company’s outstanding preferred stock as follows:

Class A Preferred Stock

($25.00 Capital Value)

5.25% - $.328125 per share

These dividends are for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2017, payable Oct. 1, 2017, to shareholders of record on Sept. 15, 2017.

Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), produces safe, reliable and environmentally responsible energy for nearly 187,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. Mississippi Power ranked first in the Southeast Electric Exchange’s 2016 Safety Performance Reports in all categories in which it participates – fossil/hydro generation, transmission and distribution, corporate and support, and total company – and is consistently recognized as an industry leader in reliability, customer service and safety. With nearly 105 megawatts of approved solar energy capacity, Mississippi Power is the largest partner in providing renewable energy in the state of Mississippi. Visit our websites at mississippipower.com and mississippipowernews.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and YouTube.

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