Southern Co. (SO) Declares $0.5425 Quarterly Dividend; 4.7% Yield

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Southern Company announces quarterly dividend

October 19, 2015 2:38 PM EDT

ATLANTA, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced a regular quarterly dividend of 54.25 cents per share on the company's common stock, payable Dec. 4, 2015, to shareholders of record as of Nov. 16, 2015. This marks 272 consecutive quarters dating back to 1948 that Southern Company will have paid a dividend to its shareholders.

With more than 4.5 million customers and approximately 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity,... More

Southern Company, AGL Resources file request with New Jersey regulators for approval of merger

October 16, 2015 4:30 PM EDT

ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In a joint filing with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities today, Southern Company (NYSE: SO) and AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) requested regulatory approval of the companies' proposed merger.

AGL Resources is the parent company of Elizabethtown Gas, a regulated utility providing natural gas distribution services to approximately 279,000 customers in New Jersey.

When completed, the combination of Southern Company and AGL Resources is expected to create the second-largest utility... More