Edgar Filing: SOUTHERN CO

305B2

Registration No. 333-202413

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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X CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b) (2)

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)



A National Banking Association (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization if not a U.S. national bank)		94-1347393 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

101 North Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Address of principal executive offices)		57104 (Zip code)

Wells Fargo & Company

Law Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17^th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

(612) 667-4608

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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THE SOUTHERN COMPANY

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)



Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		58-0690070 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

30 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia (Address of principal executive offices)		30308 (Zip code)

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JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES

(Title of the indenture securities)

Item 1. General Information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:


(a)	Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Treasury Department

Washington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

San Francisco, California 94120


(b)	Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable.

Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.



	Exhibit 1.	A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*

	Exhibit 2.	A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated June 27, 2012.**

	Exhibit 3.	A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated December 21, 2011. **

	Exhibit 4.	Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***

	Exhibit 5.	Not applicable.

	Exhibit 6.	The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

	Exhibit 7.	A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

	Exhibit 8.	Not applicable.

	Exhibit 9.	Not applicable.

* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of file number 333-130784-06.

** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-3 dated January 23, 2013 of file number 333-186155.

*** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of file number 333-125274.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Atlanta and State of Georgia on the 9th day of September 2015.



	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

	/s/Stefan Victory
	Stefan Victory Vice President

EXHIBIT 6

September 9, 2015

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.



	Very truly yours,

	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

	/s/Stefan Victory
	Stefan Victory Vice President

Exhibit 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

Wells Fargo Bank National Association

of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

at the close of business June 30, 2015, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.



				Dollar Amounts In Millions
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
	Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin			$17,464
	Interest-bearing balances			189,787
Securities:
	Held-to-maturity securities			80,102
	Available-for-sale securities			233,717
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
	Federal funds sold in domestic offices			1,864
	Securities purchased under agreements to resell			18,746
Loans and lease financing receivables:
	Loans and leases held for sale			20,241
	Loans and leases, net of unearned income		848,562
	LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses		10,493
	Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance			838,069
Trading Assets				39,221
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)				7,527
Other real estate owned				1,849
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies				855
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures				0
Intangible assets
	Goodwill			21,627
	Other intangible assets			17,894
Other assets				64,908

Total assets				$1,553,871

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
	In domestic offices			$1,086,292
		Noninterest-bearing	343,725
		Interest-bearing	742,567
	In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs			140,792
		Noninterest-bearing	669
		Interest-bearing	140,123
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
	Federal funds purchased in domestic offices			594
	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			19,806



		Dollar Amounts In Millions

Trading liabilities		18,515
Other borrowed money
	(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)	89,743
Subordinated notes and debentures		16,760
Other liabilities		33,801

Total liabilities		$1,406,303

EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus		0
Common stock		519
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)		106,692
Retained earnings		36,940
Accumulated other comprehensive income		2,986
Other equity capital components		0

Total bank equity capital		147,137
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries		431

Total equity capital		147,568

Total liabilities, and equity capital		$1,553,871

I, John R. Shrewsberry, Sr. EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.



	John R. Shrewsberry
	Sr. EVP & CFO

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.




John Stumpf James Quigley Enrique Hernandez, Jr.	Directors