FOURTH BANK LOAN CERTIFICATE OF NOTIFICATION
(Fourth 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 fourth quarter of 1996, SOUTHERN had:-
No short-term or term loan notes outstanding;
Commercial paper to dealers outstanding - $67,089,302; and
Non-negotiable promissory notes to public entities in exchange for the proceeds
of their revenue anticipation notes - $0.
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: February 13, 1997 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY
By: /s/ Tommy Chisholm
Tommy Chisholm
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
