SOUTHERN COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES 2002 ANNUAL REPORT Shareholder Information Transfer Agent Auditors  Shareholder Services Internet site  Investor Information Line Institutional Investor Inquiries Eliminate Duplicate Mailings  Southern Investment Plan Dividend Payments  Environmental Information  Internet Account Access Annual Meeting  The 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at 10 a.m. EDT at The Southern Pine at Callaway in Pine Mountain, Georgia.  Stockholders can securely view detailed account  information – including share balance, market value,  and dividend payment details – as well as change their account mailing address.  Registered stockholders can access their account informa- tion on the Internet at http://investor.southerncompany.com. Click on Stockholder Services.  Dr. Charles H. Goodman Senior Vice President, Research and  Environmental Affairs  600 North 18th Street  P.O. Box 2641  Birmingham, AL 35203-2206  For the remainder of 2003, projected record dates are  May 5, Aug. 4, and Nov. 3. Projected payment dates for  dividends declared during the remainder of 2003 are  June 6, Sept. 6, and Dec. 6 The board of directors sets the record and payment dates for quarterly dividends. A dividend of 34$^{1}$/4 cents  was paid in March 2003. The entire amount of dividends paid during 2002 is  taxable as ordinary income.  Southern Company’s 2003 Environmental Progress Report will soon be published and available online. Information about what the company is doing to improve the environ- ment is available at our environmental Internet site www.southerncompany.com/site/planetpower. For printed copies of the Progress Report or to request other environ- mental information, write to:  If you are a stockholder of record and receive multiple copies of the annual report and proxy statement, or  wish to access these documents electronically in the future, you may authorize Southern Company to suspend future mailings of these documents to a specific account. To do so, consent when you vote your proxy or check the box on the dividend check stub or investment plan state- ment and mail it to SCS Stockholder Services.  Southern Investment Plan (SIP) provides current  Southern Company shareholders with a convenient  and economical way to increase their holdings. SIP also enables investors who are not currently shareholders to purchase common stock directly through the plan. Access http://investor.southerncompany.com to review the Prospectus and New Investor Enrollment Form.  You may also call the Stockholder Information Line  at (800) 554-7626. Representatives are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.  http://investor.southerncompany.com provides transfer instructions, service request forms, and frequently asked questions and answers.  Southern Company maintains an investor relations office  in Atlanta, (404) 506-5195, to meet the information needs  of institutional investors and security analysts.  For recorded information about earnings and dividends, stock quotes, and current news releases, call toll-free  (866) 762-6411.  Deloitte & Touche LLP Suite 1500, 191 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303  SCS Stockholder Services is Southern Company’s transfer agent, dividend paying agent, investment plan administrator, and registrar. If you have questions concerning your Southern Company stockholder account, please contact:  SCS Stockholder Services  P.O. Box 54250 Atlanta, GA 30308-0250  68 SO 2OO2