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Filed Pursuant to Rule
424(b)(3)
Registration
No. 333-157605
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT
(Prospectus
dated February 27, 2009)
The
Southern Company
SOUTHERN
INVESTMENT PLAN
The
following information updates and supplements the Southern Investment Plan
prospectus dated February 27, 2009.
Change of Plan
Administrator, Transfer Agent and Registrar. Effective July 6,
2010, the Plan Administrator will be The Bank of New York Mellon. Mellon
Investor Services LLC will be the transfer agent and registrar for the Southern
Investment Plan. Southern Company Services, Inc., through The
Southern Company’s stock transfer agent, registrar and dividend disbursing
agent, SCS Stockholder Services, will continue to serve as Plan Administrator,
Transfer Agent and Registrar through July 5, 2010.
Contact
information for the Plan Administrator, Transfer Agent and Registrar is provided
below.
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General
Inquires to The Bank of New York Mellon and Mellon Investor Services
LLC:
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c/o
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
P.O.
Box 358035
Pittsburgh,
PA 15252-8035
(800)
554-7626
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Requests for
Waivers. In order to make a Request for Waiver of the annual
maximum amount for optional cash investments, participants should continue to
obtain a “Request for Waiver” form by contacting The Southern Company at
404/506-0800 or waivers@southernco.com. See “Optional Cash Payments
Over Annual Maximum Amount” on page 7 of the accompanying
prospectus.
See “Risk Factors” on page 2 of
the accompanying prospectus for certain risks to consider before participating
in the Southern Investment Plan or before purchasing shares of Southern Company
common stock.
Neither the Securities and Exchange
Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of
these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus
supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is
a criminal offense.
The date
of this prospectus supplement is July 1, 2010.