File No. 70-8309
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Amendment No. 5
(Post-Effective No. 2)
to
FORM U-1
APPLICATION OR DECLARATION
under
The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
64 Perimeter Center East
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(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)
Tommy Chisholm, Secretary
The Southern Company
64 Perimeter Center East
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
(Names and addresses of agents for service)
The Commission is requested to mail signed copies of all orders,
notices and communications to the above agents for service and to:
W. L. Westbrook John D. McLanahan, Esq.
Financial Vice President Troutman Sanders
The Southern Company 600 Peachtree Street, N.E.
64 Perimeter Center East Suite 5200
Atlanta, Georgia 30346 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216
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Item 1. Description of Proposed Transactions.
The first paragraph of Item 1.2 as amended by Amendment
No. 4 (Post-Effective No. 1) is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following:
"Southern now requests authority to issue and sell,
from time to time prior to April 1, 2000, short-term and/or term
loan notes to lenders and commercial paper to dealers in an
aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding of up to
$1 billion. Such notes and commercial paper would be sold
subject to all other terms and conditions set forth in the 1994
Order, except that Southern is proposing herein that notes issued
to banks may have maturities of up to seven (7) years from the
date of issuance."
Item 1.5 as amended by Amendment No. 4 (Post-Effective
No. 1) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"Any short-term borrowings outstanding hereunder after
March 31, 2000 will be retired from internal sources of cash or
the proceeds of financings heretofore or hereafter approved in
separate filings, including but not limited to File Nos. 70-8277
and 70-8435."
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: June 21, 1995 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
By /s/Tommy Chisholm
Tommy Chisholm
Secretary
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