SECURITIES ANDEXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM U-6B-2
Certificate of Notification
Filed by
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
(the "Company")
This certificate is notice that the above named company has issued,
renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue,
renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act
and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor
included within the exemption provided by Rule U-48.
Item 1. Type of security or securities.
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Series BB Floating Rate Senior Notes due August 25, 2009
(the "Notes")
Item 2. Issue, renewal or guaranty.
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Issue
Item 3. Principal amount of each security.
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$250,000,000
Item 4. Rate of interest per annum of each security.
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The per annum interest rate on the Notes will be reset
quarterly based on three-month LIBOR plus 0.19%.
Item 5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.
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August 25, 2004
Item 6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue.
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Not Applicable
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Item 7. Date of maturity of each security.
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August 25, 2009
Item 8. Name of person to whom each security was issued, renewed or
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guaranteed.
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The Company issued and sold the Notes to BNY Capital Markets, Inc.,
Goldman, Sachs & Co., and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, as the
Underwriters, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated
August 19, 2004.
Item 9. Collateral given with each security, if any.
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None
Item 10. Consideration received for each security.
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$248,750,000 (99.50% of the principal amount)
Item 11. Application of proceeds of each security.
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The proceeds from the sale of the Notes will be applied by the
Company to repay a portion of its outstanding short-term debt.
Item 12. Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below
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whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was
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exempt from the provisions of Section 6(a) because of:
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a. the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section
6(b)___
b. the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section
6(b)___
c. the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission
other than Rule U-48_X_
Item 13. Not Applicable.
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Item 14. Not Applicable.
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Item 15. If the security or securities are exempt from the
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provisions of Section 6(a) because of any rule of the
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Commission other than Rule U-48, designate the rule under
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which exemption is claimed.
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Rule 52
Date: August 27, 2004 ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
By:/s/Wayne Boston
Wayne Boston
Assistant Secretary