Ala 2015A Form 8-K


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
March 5, 2015


Commission
File Number
 
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
 
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
 
 
 
 
 
1-3164
 
Alabama Power Company
(An Alabama Corporation)
600 North 18th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
(205) 257-1000
 
63-0004250

The name and address of the registrant have not changed since the last report.

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.
On March 5, 2015, Alabama Power Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement covering the issue and sale by the Company of $550,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series 2015A 3.750% Senior Notes due March 1, 2045 (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-194227) of the Company.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
 
 
1.3
Underwriting Agreement, dated March 5, 2015, relating to the Senior Notes among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mizuho Securities USA Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement.
 
 
4.6
Fifty-Third Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture dated as of March 11, 2015, providing for the issuance of the Senior Notes.
 
 
4.9
Form of Senior Note (included in Exhibit 4.6 above).
 
 
5.1
Opinion of Balch & Bingham LLP relating to the Senior Notes.
 
 
12.1
Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 11, 2015
 
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By
/s/Christopher R. Blake
 
 
Christopher R. Blake
Assistant Treasurer