Attached files
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| EX-5.2 - GULF POWER CO | x5-2.htm |
| EX-4.2 - GULF POWER CO | x4-2.htm |
| EX-1.3 - GULF POWER CO | x1-3.htm |
| EX-12.1 - GULF POWER CO | x12-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 12, 2011
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File Number
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Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
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I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
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001-31737
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Gulf Power Company
(A Florida Corporation)
One Energy Place
Pensacola, Florida 32520
(850) 444-6111
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59-0276810
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The name and address of the registrant have not changed since the last report.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 12, 2011, Gulf Power Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement covering the issue and sale by the Company of $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Series 2011A 5.75% Senior Notes due June 1, 2051 (the “Senior Notes”). The Senior Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf registration statement (Registration No. 333-172698) of the Company.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(c) Exhibits.
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1.3
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Underwriting Agreement relating to the Senior Notes, dated May 12, 2011, among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.
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4.2
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Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture dated as of May 18, 2011, providing for the issuance of the Senior Notes.
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4.9
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Form of Senior Note (included in Exhibit 4.2 above).
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5.2
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Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Senior Notes.
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12.1
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Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: May 18, 2011
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GULF POWER COMPANY
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By /s/Melissa K. Caen
Melissa K. Caen
Assistant Secretary
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