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): January 15, 1998
AGL RESOURCES INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Georgia 1-14174 58-2210952
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) ( Zip Code)
(404) 584-9470
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Exhibit Index on Page 3
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On January 15, 1998, AGL Resources Inc. ("AGLR"), a Georgia corporation and
the holding company for Atlanta Gas Light Company ("AGLC"), named Walter M.
Higgins President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding David R. Jones, who
announced in September his plans to retire at age 62. Mr. Higgins will assume
his new responsibilities with AGLR on February 1, 1998. Mr. Jones will serve as
chairman of the Board of Directors until his retirement in May 1999.
ITEM 7. EXHIBITS
99 Form of Press Release, dated January 15, 1998. See the Exhibit Index
on page 3 hereof.
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.
AGL RESOURCES INC.
(Registrant)
Date: January 21, 1998 By: /s/ J. Michael Riley
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J. Michael Riley
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description Page No.
99 Form of Press Release, dated 4
January 15, 1998
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EXHIBIT 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ross Willis
January 15, 1998 (404) 584-3769
AGL RESOURCES NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG) has named Walter M. Higgins president and chief
executive officer of the energy holding company, succeeding David R. Jones, who
announced in September 1997 his plan to retire at age 62. Mr. Higgins will
assume his new responsibilities with the company on February 1, 1998. Mr. Jones
will serve as chairman of the board until his retirement in May 1999.
Mr. Higgins joins AGL Resources from Sierra Pacific Resources, a
diversified utility holding company headquartered in Reno, Nevada, where he has
been chairman, president, and chief executive officer. The principal subsidiary
of Sierra Pacific Resources is Sierra Pacific Power Company, an electric, gas
and water utility serving approximately 300,000 electric customers, 100,000 gas
customers and 75,000 water customers in California and Nevada. Before joining
Sierra Pacific Resources in 1993, Mr. Higgins was president and chief operating
officer of Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a combination gas and electric
utility in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Higgins, a graduate with distinction from
the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in nuclear science, has more than 20 years'
experience in gas and electric utility management and operations.
Commenting on his successor, David Jones said, "Walt Higgins' significant
experience in all facets of gas and electric utility operations will be a most
valuable resource to the company as deregulation of the utility industry
continues and as the utility business increasingly becomes a competitive energy
services business." Mr. Jones added, "Walt has had substantial experience in
connection with nonregulated utility operations, which should prove significant
to our company as we continue to expand our nonregulated operations."
AGL Resources is the holding company of Atlanta Gas Light, the nation's
eighth-largest natural gas distribution company and the largest in the
Southeast, serving more than 1.4 million customers in Georgia and, through
Chattanooga Gas, in southern Tennessee. Although natural gas distribution is AGL
Resources' core business, it also is engaged in other energy-related businesses,
including natural gas and power marketing, wholesale and retail propane sales,
gas supply services, and energy-related consumer products and services.
AGL Resources' home page address on the Internet is www.aglr.com.
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