Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, such information, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On January 30, 2013, The Southern Company ("Southern Company") issued a press release regarding its earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. A copy of this release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition, certain additional information regarding the financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012 is being furnished as Exhibits 99.02 through 99.07 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Exhibits 99.01, 99.02, 99.03 and 99.04 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, in addition to including earnings and earnings per share in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, also include earnings and earnings per share for such period excluding an insurance recovery received in June 2012 that related to the March 2009 settlement agreement with MC Asset Recovery, LLC ("MCAR") to resolve a lawsuit arising out of the 2003 bankruptcy of Mirant Corporation, a Southern Company subsidiary until its April 2001 spin-off. The insurance recovery related to the MCAR settlement agreement impacted the presentation of earnings and earnings per share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, and similar recoveries are not expected to occur with any regularity as part of Southern Company's ongoing business activities. Accordingly, Southern Company believes the presentation of earnings and earnings per share excluding the insurance recovery related to the MCAR settlement agreement is useful to investors because it provides investors with additional information to evaluate the performance of Southern Company's ongoing business activities. Southern Company management also uses earnings and earnings per share excluding the insurance recovery related to the settlement agreement with MCAR to evaluate the performance of Southern Company's ongoing business activities. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered a substitute for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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Exhibits

The exhibits hereto contain business segment information for Alabama Power Company, Georgia Power Company, Gulf Power Company, Mississippi Power Company and Southern Power Company. Accordingly, this report is also being furnished on behalf of each such registrant.

The following exhibits relate to the periods ended December 31, 2012:

Exhibit 99.01 Press Release.