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Some dangerous preferred stocks were redeemed when we would have thought that
they are completely forgotten.
The redemption spree continues!
Do we attempt to buy an issue that is not getting called for sure during all the
turbulence?
Introduction
The right time to engage in battle with a dangerous preferred stock is during a period of
panic. And recent activity in several issues has shown us that investors are starting to feel
uncomfortable with the Call Risk they are bearing. While we acknowledge this course of
action as the right choice, we are also willing to take the opposite side and try to tame one
of these wild beasts for our portfolio.
Some of you have probably guessed only by the title that this article is related to our
coverage of dangerous preferred stocks from few weeks back. We have also been
monitoring closely redemptions all over the preferred stock universe and doing our best to
give you a heads up on ones which are still available on the market but have had their fate
sealed.
The Company
It is not entirely relevant, but since we are going to focus only on the related family of
preferreds, it would be appropriate to write a few words about Southern Company (NYSE:
SO).
Southern Company ((NYSE

O)) is America’s premier energy company, with 46,000
MW of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of combined natural gas
consumption and throughput volume serving 9 million customers through its
subsidiaries. Operations include nearly 200,000 miles of electric transmission and
distribution lines and more than 80,000 miles of natural gas pipeline.
Source: The company's website.
And so on. It would be ambitious to 'cover' everything without diverging from the essence.
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The market is the best storyteller as far as we are concerned with SO:
Source: Barchart.com - SO Daily Chart (1 year)
From a preferred investor's perspective, there is not much to see here simply because if a
company is valued like this by the market, then we surely have nothing to worry about and
can fully submerge into our financial products of interest.
The Catalyst
Like most disaster stories about a dormant preferred stock which has been awakened by
the company long after its call date has passed, this one starts with the announcement
that a offering is on its way and the proceeds will be used wisely:
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the new Class A
Preferred Stock for the proposed redemption of all or a portion of 2,000,000 shares
($50,000,000 aggregate stated capital) of the Company’s 6.50% Series Preference
Stock at a redemption price of $25 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends to
the redemption date and 6,000,000 shares ($150,000,000 aggregate stated capital)
of the Company’s 6.45% Series Preference Stock at a redemption price of $25 per
share plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the redemption date. The remaining net
proceeds, if any, will be used for the proposed redemption of all or a portion of
1,520,000 shares ($38,000,000 aggregate stated capital) of the Company’s 5.83%
Class A Preferred Stock at a redemption price of $25 per share plus accrued and
unpaid dividends to the redemption date and any additional remaining net proceeds
will be used for general corporate purposes, including the Company’s continuous
construction program. The aggregate redemption price for all of the outstanding
6.50% Series Preference Stock, 6.45% Series Preference Stock and 5.83% Class A
Preferred Stock is $238,000,000 plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the
redemption date. The Company intends to deliver the applicable redemption notices,
if any, concurrently with the issuance of the new Class A Preferred Stock. The
issuance of the applicable redemption notices, if any, is conditioned upon the
successful issuance of the new Class A Preferred Stock.
Source: SEC.gov - 424B5 Filing by Alabama Power