FIRST BANK LOAN CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION
(First Quarter - 1996)
Filed by
THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
Pursuant to order of the Securities and Exchange Commission dated
March 13, 1996 in the matter of File No.70-8789.
The Southern Company (SOUTHERN) hereby certifies to said Commission, pursuant to
Rule 24, that, in accordance with the terms and conditions of and for the
purposes represented by the statement on Form U-1 in the above matter at the end
of the first quarter of 1996, SOUTHERN had:-
Short-term and/or term loan notes outstanding - $0;
Commercial paper to dealers outstanding -
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Issue Date Maturity Date Issuer Principal Amount Discount Rate
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01/23/96 04/25/96 J. P. Morgan $30,000,000 5.3300%
01/26/96 04/01/96 Morgan Stanley 42,000,000 5.3500
02/06/96 05/07/96 Lehman Brothers 13,500,000 5.1300
02/06/96 04/11/96 Morgan Stanley 30,000,000 5.1700
02/15/96 05/13/96 Morgan Stanley 30,000,000 5.0800
02/15/96 05/13/96 Lehman Brothers 20,000,000 5.0800
02/15/96 04/12/96 Lehman Brothers 17,000,000 5.1800
02/15/96 04/12/96 J. P. Morgan 15,000,000 5.1800
03/04/96 05/06/96 Lehman Brothers 38,000,000 5.1900
03/04/96 05/03/96 J. P. Morgan 22,000,000 5.1900
03/07/96 04/08/96 J. P. Morgan 33,000,000 5.2500
and
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Non-negotiable promissory notes to public entities in exchange for the proceeds
of their revenue anticipation notes - $0.
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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 certificate to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 15, 1996 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
By:/s/ Sam H. Dabbs, Jr.
Sam H. Dabbs, Jr.
Assistant Secretary
