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) March ~~May 15~~26, ~~2017~~2018



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.

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

~~Issuance~~As previously reported, on February 14, 2018, Gulf Power Company (“Gulf Power”) filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (the “Florida PSC”) a stipulation and settlement agreement among Gulf Power, the Citizens of ~~Senior~~Florida ~~Notes~~through the Office of Public Counsel, Florida Industrial Power Users Group and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy addressing the revenue requirements effects of the federal tax reform legislation enacted in December 2017 (the “Tax Reform Settlement Agreement”). On March 26, 2018, the Florida PSC approved the Tax Reform Settlement Agreement.

OnThe ~~May~~Tax Reform Settlement Agreement results in annual reductions to Gulf Power’s revenues of $18.2 million from base rates and $15.6 million from environmental cost recovery rates, ~~2017~~effective April 1, ~~Gulf~~2018. The ~~Power~~Tax ~~Company~~Reform (Settlement Agreement also provides for a one-time refund of $69.4 million for the ~~“Company”~~retail portion of unprotected (not subject to normalization) ~~entered~~deferred ~~into~~tax anliabilities ~~Underwriting~~through ~~Agreement~~Gulf ~~covering~~Power’s ~~the~~fuel ~~issue~~cost ~~and~~recovery ~~sale~~rate byover the ~~Company~~remainder of ~~$300~~2018. In addition,~~000,000~~ ~~aggregate~~a ~~principal~~limited ~~amount~~scope proceeding to address the flow back of ~~its~~protected ~~Series~~deferred ~~2017A~~tax ~~3.30%~~liabilities ~~Senior~~consistent ~~Notes~~with ~~due~~Internal Revenue Service normalization principles will be initiated by May 301, ~~2027~~2018. (Pending resolution of this proceeding, Gulf Power will defer the ~~“Senior~~related ~~Notes”)~~amounts as a regulatory liability. ~~The~~ ~~Senior~~Unless ~~Notes~~otherwise ~~were~~agreed ~~registered~~to ~~under~~by the ~~Securities~~parties ~~Act~~to ofthe ~~1933,~~Tax asReform ~~amended~~Settlement Agreement, ~~pursuant~~amounts recorded in this regulatory liability will be refunded to ~~the~~retail ~~shelf~~customers ~~registration~~in ~~statement~~2019 ~~(Registration~~through NoGulf Power’s fuel cost recovery rate. ~~333-211416)~~In addition, as a result of the ~~Company~~Tax Reform Settlement Agreement, the Florida PSC also approved an increase in Gulf Power’s maximum equity ratio from 52.5% to 53.5% for all retail regulatory purposes.

Redemption of Preference Stock

On May 18, 2017, the Company delivered notice to redeem, effective June 19, 2017 (the “Redemption Date”), all of the outstanding (i) 550,000 shares ($55,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount) of the Company’s 6.000% Series Preference Stock (the “6.000% Series Preference Stock”), (ii) 450,000 shares ($45,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount) of the Company’s Series 2007A 6.45% Preference Stock (the “Series 2007A Preference Stock”) and (iii) 500,000 shares ($50,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount) of the Company’s Series 2013A 5.60% Preference Stock (the “Series 2013A Preference Stock”).

The 6.000% Series Preference Stock will be redeemed at a price equal to $100 per share, plus an amount equal to the amount of the accrued and unpaid dividends from April 1, 2017 to but excluding the Redemption Date. Each of the Series 2007A Preference Stock and the Series 2013A Preference Stock will be redeemed at a price equal to the greater of (i) $100 per share or (ii) the sum of the present values of the liquidation amount and the remaining scheduled dividend payments (excluding amounts accrued and unpaid to the Redemption Date) through the applicable initial par call date (October 1, 2017 with respect to the Series 2007A Preference Stock and July 1, 2018 with respect to the Series 2013A Preference Stock), plus, in each case, an amount equal to the amount of the accrued and unpaid dividends from April 1, 2017 to but excluding the Redemption Date.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
1.3	Underwriting Agreement relating to the Senior Notes, dated May 15, 2017, among the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and MUFG Securities Americas Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.
4.2	Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture to Senior Note Indenture, dated as of May 18, 2017, providing for the issuance of the Senior Notes.
4.9	Form of Senior Note (included in Exhibit 4.2 above).
5.2	Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Senior Notes.
8.1	Tax Opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP relating to the Senior Notes.
12.1	Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
23.1	Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2 above).
23.2	Consent of Troutman Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1 above).

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: May 18, 2017		GULF POWER COMPANY
Date: March 26, 2018	GULF POWER COMPANY
	By	/s/~~Susan~~Melissa DK. ~~Ritenour~~Caen
		Susan D. RitenourSecretary and Treasurer
		Melissa K. CaenAssistant Secretary

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