The agreement reached with ICANN really had removed whatever regulatory cloud had hung over the company.

The company is very disappointed that a fair and equitable agreement could not be reached. We believe we had a very attractive offer on the table, including annual wage increases, continued profit sharing, a signing bonus, benefits improvements, work-rule improvements and a job security proposal.

This agreement is another step Southern Company is taking to explore economical and reliable generating options and to preserve the nuclear power option for meeting future energy needs.

The agreement includes equity transfer to the Kazakh company.

We have reached an agreement in principle for the creation of a joint company.

We think it's a fair and balanced agreement that meets the needs of both the company and the union.