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)	January 13, 2017



Commission File Number	Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address and Telephone Number	I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

001-31737	Gulf Power Company (A Florida Corporation) One Energy Place Pensacola, Florida 32520 (850) 444-6111	59-0276810

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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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On January 13, 2017, Gulf Power Company issued to The Southern Company, in a private placement, 1,750,000 shares of Gulf Power Company’s common stock, no par value, for an aggregate purchase price of $175,000,000. There were no underwriting discounts or commissions. The issuance to The Southern Company was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Act because it was a transaction by an issuer that did not involve a public offering.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date: January 18, 2017	GULF POWER COMPANY
	By	/s/Melissa K. Caen
		Melissa K. Caen Assistant Secretary

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