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In the news release, Southern Company President Tom Fanning to Present at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch 2010 Power & Gas Leaders Conference, issued Sept. 21, 2010 by Southern Company over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the time of the presentation in the second paragraph, first sentence, has since been changed to "7:45 to 9:15 a.m. EDT" rather than "8 to 9 a.m. EDT" as originally issued. The complete, corrected release follows:

Southern Company President Tom Fanning to Present at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch 2010 Power & Gas Leaders Conference

ATLANTA, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tom Fanning, president of Southern Company, will present to investors and industry analysts at the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch 2010 Power & Gas Leaders Conference at the Westin Times Square in New York City on Sept. 28, 2010. 

Fanning is scheduled to present a Southern Company overview from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m. EDT. Fanning's presentation will be webcast and available for replay at http://investor.southerncompany.com. A copy of his presentation materials will also be available at this site.

With 4.4 million customers and more than 42,000 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 is consistently listed among the top U.S. electric service providers in customer satisfaction by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). Visit our website at www.southerncompany.com.  

SOURCE Southern Company