Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits
attached hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, such information, including the
exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On April 29, 2021, The Southern Company ("Southern Company") issued a press
release regarding its earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2021. A copy
of this release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K. In addition, certain additional information regarding the financial
results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is being furnished as Exhibits
99.02 through 99.07 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Exhibits 99.01, 99.02, 99.03 and 99.04 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
include earnings and earnings per share in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles ("GAAP") for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021
and 2020. These exhibits also include earnings and earnings per share (1) for
the three-month periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, excluding charges (net of
salvage proceeds), associated legal expenses (net of insurance recoveries), and
tax impacts related to plants under construction and earnings from the Wholesale
Gas Services business and (2) for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020
excluding acquisition and disposition impacts. The attached exhibits include
additional information regarding these excluded items, as well as
reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable
financial measure under GAAP. Southern Company believes the presentation of
earnings and earnings per share, excluding these items, is useful to investors
because it provides investors with additional information to evaluate the
performance of Southern Company's ongoing business activities. Southern Company
management also uses earnings and earnings per share,
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excluding the effect of these items, to evaluate the performance of Southern
Company's ongoing business activities. The presentation of this additional
information is not meant to be considered a substitute for financial measures
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Exhibits
The exhibits hereto contain business segment information for Alabama Power
Company, Georgia Power Company, Mississippi Power Company, Southern Power
Company and Southern Company Gas. Accordingly, this report is also being
furnished on behalf of each such registrant.
The following exhibits relate to the three months ended March 31, 2021:
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