The company said it plans a private offering of convertible senior notes totaling $1.1 billion to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A on May 6, 2024.

8-KOther EventsFiled May 6, 2024Period of report May 6, 2024Summary published (UTC) Oct 30, 2026

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The company said it plans a private offering of convertible senior notes totaling $1.1 billion to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A on May 6, 2024.
The company said it expects to give the initial purchasers an option to buy up to an additional $200 million of convertible senior notes, to be settled within 13 days from and including the date the notes are first issued.
The company said the notes will be senior, unsecured obligations, will mature on June 15, 2027, and will pay interest semiannually. It said the notes will be convertible only upon certain events and during certain periods before March 15, 2027.
The company said it intends to use the net proceeds to repay all or part of its outstanding commercial paper borrowings. It said it intends to use any remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include investments in its subsidiaries.

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Southern Company Proposes $1.1 billion Convertible Senior Notes Offering

The company said it plans a private offering of convertible senior notes totaling $1.1 billion to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A on May 6, 2024.

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Initial Purchasers’ Additional Purchase Option of $200 million

The company said it expects to give the initial purchasers an option to buy up to an additional $200 million of convertible senior notes, to be settled within 13 days from and including the date the notes are first issued.

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Maturity, Interest Payments and Conversion Terms

The company said the notes will be senior, unsecured obligations, will mature on June 15, 2027, and will pay interest semiannually. It said the notes will be convertible only upon certain events and during certain periods before March 15, 2027.

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Use of Net Proceeds

The company said it intends to use the net proceeds to repay all or part of its outstanding commercial paper borrowings. It said it intends to use any remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include investments in its subsidiaries.

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