SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
Three Year period ending 2005
FORM U-12(I)-B (THREE YEAR STATEMENT)
1. Name and business address of person filing statement.
Balch & Bingham LLP
1710 Sixth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2015
Balch & Bingham LLP
1901 Sixth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-2628
Balch & Bingham LLP
655 Gallatin Street
Huntsville, Alabama 35801-4901
Balch & Bingham LLP
2 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36104-3515
Balch & Bingham LLP
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-2404
Balch & Bingham LLP
1310 Twenty Fifth Avenue
Gulfport, Mississippi
Balch & Bingham LLP
401 East Capitol Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
2. Names and business addresses of any persons through whom the undersigned
proposes to act in matters included within the exemption provided by paragraph
(b) of Rule U-71.
Any partner, attorney or employee of Balch & Bingham LLP
3. Registered holding companies and subsidiary companies by which the
undersigned is regularly employed or retained.
Southern Company and its subsidiaries
FirstEnergy Corporation and its subsidiaries
PEPCO Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries
4. Position or relationship in which the undersigned is employed or retained by
each of the companies named in item 3, and brief description of nature of
services to be rendered in each such position or relationship.
This Firm is retained generally to provide legal services to
the entities named in Section 3 above
5. (a) Compensation received during the prior reporting period and estimated to
be received over the next two calendar years by the undersigned or others,
directly or indirectly, for services rendered by the undersigned, from each of
the companies designed in item 3. (Use column (a) as supplementary statement
only).
Balch & Bingham LLP (See Attachment)
(b) Basis for compensation if other than salary. N/A
6. (TO BE ANSWERED IN SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT ONLY.) Expenses incurred by the
undersigned or any person named in Item 2 above, during the calendar year in
connection with the activities described in Item 4, above, and the source or
sources of reimbursement for same.
(a) Total amount of routine expenses charged to client: $43,314.09
(b) Itemized list of all other expenses: None
Date: January 28, 2003 (Signed) /s/ Balch & Bingham LLP
By /s/Walter M. Beale, Jr.
Walter M. Beale, Jr.
Partner
Item. 5(a) Salary or Other Compensations
Received during
prior 3-year Person or Company
reporting period To be received from whom received
(a) (b) or to be received
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$26,024,997.45 To be included in supplementary statement Alabama Power Company
15,362,616.84 To be included in supplementary statement Southern Company Services
2,438,820.40 To be included in supplementary statement Southern Nuclear Operating Company
868,441.96 To be included in supplementary statement FirstEnergy Corporation
168,931.74 To be included in supplementary statement Southern Communications
3,438,802.76 To be included in supplementary statement Mississippi Power Company
40,949.44 To be included in supplementary statement Gulf Power Company
71,052.55 To be included in supplementary statement Southern Electric Generating Company
189,940.72 To be included in supplementary statement Potomac Electric Power
5,562.22 To be included in supplementary statement Southern Company Energy Solutions