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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 5%; margin-top: 0pt">Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share are as
follows:
</div>
<div align="right" style="margin-right: 2%">
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<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Three Months</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3">Three Months</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Six Months</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3">Six Months</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Ended</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3">Ended</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Ended</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3">Ended</td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30, 2010</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">June 30, 2009</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30, 2010</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">June 30, 2009</td>
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<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="15"><i>(in thousands)</i></td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">As reported shares
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>828,363</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">790,748</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>825,444</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">785,303</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Effect of options
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>4,259</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,320</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>3,308</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,562</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="15" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">       </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Diluted shares
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>832,622</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">792,068</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right"><b>828,752</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">786,865</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td colspan="15" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">       </td>
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 128
-Paragraph 40
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<td>The following table presents year-to-date changes in stockholders’ equity of Southern Company:</td>
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<div align="right" style="margin-right: 2%">
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Preferred and</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7"><b>Number of</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Common</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Preference</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Total</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Common Shares</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Stockholders’</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Stock of</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Stockholders’</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Issued</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Treasury</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Equity</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Subsidiaries</b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Equity</b></td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7"><i>(in thousands)</i></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11"><i>(in millions)</i></td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Balance at December 31, 2009</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">820,152</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(505</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">14,878</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">707</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">15,585</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net income after dividends on
preferred and preference stock
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,005</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1,005</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other comprehensive income (loss)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">13</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">13</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Stock issued
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">10,996</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">371</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">371</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Cash dividends on common stock
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(735</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(735</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">63</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="21" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Balance at June 30, 2010</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">831,148</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(442</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">15,533</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">707</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">16,240</td>
<td> </td>
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<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="21" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"> 
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Balance at December 31, 2008</b>
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">777,616</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(424</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">13,276</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">707</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">13,983</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Net income after dividends on
preferred and preference stock
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">604</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">604</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other comprehensive income (loss)
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">16</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">16</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Stock issued
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">18,894</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">559</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">559</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Cash dividends on common stock
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(670</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(670</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:30px; text-indent:-15px">Other
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(34</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(1</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td>
<td align="right">(1</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Balance at June 30, 2009</b>
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<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">14,491</td>
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