ATLANTA, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company plans to release its earnings for the third quarter of 2012 at 7:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Chairman, President and CEO 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 that same day.

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 4.4 million customers and more than 43,000 megawatts of generating capacity, Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is the premier energy company serving the Southeast. A leading U.S. producer of 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 excellent customer service, high reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average. Southern Company also 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.

SOURCE Southern Company