FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES
OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SOUTHERN COMPANY CAPITAL TRUST V
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE Applied For
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
270 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form
relates: 333-64871, 333-64871-01, 333-64871-02, 333-64871-03 and 333-64871-04.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which each class is
to be so registered to be so registered
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6.875% Cumulative Quarterly Income Preferred New York Stock Exchange
Securities (liquidation amount $25 per Preferred
Security)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
This Registration Statement relates to the 6.875% Cumulative
Quarterly Income Preferred Securities (liquidation amount $25 per Preferred
Security) (the "Preferred Securities") of Southern Company Capital Trust V, a
Delaware business trust ("Southern Company Capital"). A description of the
Preferred Securities is contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
The Southern Company, Southern Company Capital Funding, Inc., Southern Company
Capital, Southern Company Capital Trust VI and Southern Company Capital Trust
VII Registration Nos. 333-64871, 333-64871-01, 333-64871-02, 333-64871-03 and
333-64871-04, filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). Such description is incorporated herein by this reference. A
description of the Preferred Securities will also be included in a form of
prospectus subsequently filed by The Southern Company, Southern Company Capital
Funding, Inc., Southern Company Capital, Southern Company Capital Trust VI and
Southern Company Capital Trust VII pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
Act. Such prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
1 -- Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended, filed by
The Southern Company, Southern Company Capital Funding, Inc.,
Southern Company Capital, Southern Company Capital Trust VI
and Southern Company Capital Trust VII (Registration Nos.
333-64871, 333-64871-01, 333-64871-02, 333-64871-03 and
333-64871-04) (the "Registration Statement") (incorporated
herein by reference).
4(a) -- Certificate of Trust of Southern Company Capital
(designated in the Registration Statement as Exhibit 4.5-A and
incorporated herein by reference).
4(b) -- Trust Agreement of Southern Company Capital (designated in
the Registration Statement as Exhibit 4.6-A and incorporated
herein by reference).
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4(c) -- Form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Southern
Company Capital (designated in the Registration Statement as
Exhibit 4.7-A and incorporated herein by reference).
4(d) -- Subordinated Note Indenture dated as of June 1, 1997 among
Southern Company Capital Funding, Inc., The Southern Company
and Bankers Trust Company, as trustee (designated in the Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, File No. 1-3536, as
Exhibit 4(a)(2) and incorporated herein by reference).
4(e) -- Form of Supplemental Indenture to Subordinated Note
Indenture among Southern Company Capital Funding, Inc., The
Southern Company and Bankers Trust Company, as trustee
(designated in the Registration Statement No. 333-50659 as
Exhibit 4.2 and incorporated herein by reference).
Exhibits heretofore filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and designated as set forth above are hereby incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof with the same effect as if filed herewith.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated December 18, 1998 SOUTHERN COMPANY CAPITAL TRUST V
By SOUTHERN COMPANY CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.,
as Depositor
By /s/Wayne Boston
Wayne Boston
Assistant Secretary
