SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS FUELING HOPE FUND INC

SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS FUELING HOPE FUND, INC. (THE FUND) IS FORMED TO ASSIST EMPLOYEES OF SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS AND DEPENDENT FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AS A DIRECT RESULT OF A CATASTROPHIC EVENT OR MAJOR MEDICAL ILLNESS. ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS MAY APPLY FOR UP TO $5,000 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. EXAMPLES OF ASSISTANCE-ELIGIBLE EVENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, FIRE, NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANES, TORNADO, EARTHQUAKE AND FLOOD, CANCER, SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES AND A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.