Alabama Power Dividends Declared

                       Alabama Power Dividends Declared

PR Newswire

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 10, 2012

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of
Alabama Power Company has declared the regular quarterly dividends on the
company's outstanding preferred stock and preference stock as follows:

Preferred Stock
($100 Par Value)
4.20% - $1.05 per share
4.52% - $1.13 per share
4.60% - $1.15 per share
4.64% - $1.16 per share
4.72% - $1.18 per share
4.92% - $1.23 per share

Class A Preferred Stock
($25 Capital Value)
5.20% - $.325 per share
5.30% - $.33125 per share
5.83% - $.3644 per share

Preference Stock
($25 Capital Value)
5.625% - $.3515625 per share
6.45% - $.403125 per share
6.50% - $.406250 per share

These dividends are for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, payable January
1, 2013, to shareholders of record on December 17, 2012.

Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE: SO),
provides reliable, affordable electricity to more than 1.4 million customers
across the state.

SOURCE Alabama Power Company

Website: http://www.alabamapower.com
Contact: Michael Sznajderman, +1-205-257-4155, msznajde@southernco.com