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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&#160;&#160;</span><span style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS;font-size:12pt;">&#9744;</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div><br/></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"></hr><div><a id="s0ED39F5EEAF83EEF9874CA1BF0331BBE"></a></div><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">.</span></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:232%;padding-bottom:12px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">On August 17, 2020, Southern Company Gas (&#8220;GAS&#8221;) and Southern Company Gas Capital Corporation (&#8220;GAS Capital&#8221;) entered into an Underwriting Agreement covering the issue and sale of&#160;$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of GAS Capital&#8217;s Series 2020A 1.750% Senior Notes due January 15, 2031 (the &#8220;Series 2020A Senior Notes&#8221;) and the related guarantee thereof by GAS. 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LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.</span></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4.1</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ex4-1gas8xk2020asrnotes.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Form of the Series 2020A Senior Note.</span></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">4.3</span></div></td><td 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style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">5.1</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ex5-1gas8xk2020asrnotes.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2020A Senior Notes.</span></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><span 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Document
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)
August 17, 2020
Commission
File Number
Registrant,
State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
1-14174
Southern Company Gas
58-2210952
(A
Georgia
Corporation)
Ten Peachtree Place, N.E.
Atlanta
,
Georgia
30309
(
404
)
584-4000
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 8.01.
Other Events
.
On August 17, 2020, Southern Company Gas ("GAS") and Southern Company Gas Capital Corporation ("GAS Capital") entered into an Underwriting Agreement covering the issue and sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of GAS Capital's Series 2020A 1.750% Senior Notes due January 15, 2031 (the "Series 2020A Senior Notes") and the related guarantee thereof by GAS. The Series 2020A Senior Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf registration statement (Registration Nos. 333-231185 and 333-231185-01) of GAS and GAS Capital.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
(d)  Exhibits.
1.1
Underwriting Agreement relating to the Series 2020A Senior Notes, dated August 17, 2020, among GAS, GAS Capital and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.
4.1
Form of the Series 2020A Senior Note.
4.3
Form of Guarantee related to the Series 2020A Senior Notes.
5.1
Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2020A Senior Notes.
5.2
Opinion of Woodburn and Wedge relating to the Series 2020A Senior Notes.
8.1
Tax Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2020A Senior Notes.
23.1
Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above).
23.2
Consent of Woodburn and Wedge (included in Exhibit 5.2 above).
23.3
Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1 above).
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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:  August 21, 2020
SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS
By:
/s/Melissa K. Caen
Melissa K. Caen
Assistant Secretary