UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K/A Amendment no. 1 CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 18, 2009 SOUTHERN ENERGY COMPANY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 000-20462 95-3746596 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 100 W. Liberty St. 10th Floor Reno, NV, 89505 (Address of principal executive offices) Telephone: 800-628-5764 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) (Former name or former address, if changed since 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT LOTA BAY COAL CONCESSION On March 10, 2008, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Ms. Maria Latapiat to acquire the Lota Bay coal concession located in Lota, Chile. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will pay Ms. Latapiat, a total of $8,000,000, consisting of 5,000,000 shares of restricted common stock at a deemed price of $1.50 per share and a cash payment of $500,000, payable on or before March 31, 2009. ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS RICARDO MUNOZ - PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR On March 10, 2009, the Company announced the appointment of Ricardo Munoz as the President, Secretary and a Director to the Board of Directors of Southern Energy. Mr. Ricardo Munoz is a resident of Chile and has been engaged in the business of mineral exploration for most of his professional life. He was trained as a mining technician in Canada, and has extensive experience working directly in the field on various exploration projects. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Munoz worked as a general manager of Medinah Mining, Inc. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Munoz worked for the South America Mining Corp. as an exploration manager. In 2003, Mr. Munoz worked for Andacollo Mining as an exploration manager. From 2004 to the present, Mr. Munoz has worked on the Lota Bay coal project as well as other projects in the Petorca Chile region. SIGNATURES 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. SOUTHERN ENERGY COMPANY, INC. Date: April 30, 2009 /s/ Ricardo Munoz ---------------------------------- President and Director