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)	February 28, 2017



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

001-11229	Mississippi Power Company (A Mississippi Corporation) 2992 West Beach Boulevard Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 (228) 864-1211	64-0205820

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 1.01.	Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

See MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY - “Overview,” “Sources of Capital” and “Financing Activities - Parent Company Loans and Equity Contributions” of Mississippi Power Company (“Mississippi Power”), Note 1 to the financial statements of Mississippi Power under “Affiliate Transactions” and Note 6 to the financial statements of Mississippi Power in Item 8 of Mississippi Power’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 for additional information regarding the $551 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding promissory notes (the “Promissory Notes”) issued by Mississippi Power to its parent, The Southern Company (“Southern Company”).

On February 28, 2017, Mississippi Power and Southern Company amended the Promissory Notes to extend the maturity dates from December 1, 2017 to July 31, 2018.



Item 2.03.	Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03.

SIGNATURE

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



Date:March 2, 2017	MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY
	By	/s/Melissa K. Caen
		Melissa K. Caen Assistant Secretary

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