File No. 70-9171
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 2
to
FORM U-1
APPLICATION OR DECLARATION
under
The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
GULF POWER COMPANY MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY
500 Bayfront Parkway 2992 West Beach
Pensacola, Florida 32501 Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
(Name of company or companies filing this statement
and addresses of principal executive offices)
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
(Name of top registered holding company parent of each
applicant or declarant)
Warren E. Tate, Secretary and Treasurer Michael W. Southern, Vice President,
Gulf Power Company Secretary, Treasurer and
500 Bayfront Parkway Chief Financial Officer
Pensacola, Florida 32501 Mississippi Power Company
2992 West Beach
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
(Names and addresses of agents for service)
The Commission is requested to mail signed copies of all orders, notices
and communications to:
W. L. Westbrook John D. McLanahan, Esq.
Financial Vice President Troutman Sanders LLP
The Southern Company 600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 5200
270 Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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Item 3. Applicable Statutory Provisions.
Rule 54 Analysis as amended by Amendment No. 1 hereto is hereby amended by
adding the following sentence to the sixth paragraph thereto: "The total
windfall profits tax for South Western Electricity was $148 million; however,
the $111 million only reflects Southern's 75% ownership."
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, the undersigned companies have duly caused this amendment to be signed
on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 12, 1998 GULF POWER COMPANY
By/s/ Wayne Boston
Wayne Boston
Assistant Secretary
MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY
By /s/ Wayne Boston
Wayne Boston
Assistant Secretary
