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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>File No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AGL RESOURCES INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Georgia</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(IRS Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ten Peachtree Place, N.E. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30309 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AGL Resources Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Paul R. Shlanta</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Vice President, General Counsel and</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AGL Resources Inc.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ten
Peachtree Place, N.E.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30309</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(404) 584-4000</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael L. Stevens</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Alston
&amp; Bird LLP<BR>1201 West Peachtree Street<BR>Atlanta, Georgia 30309<BR>(404) 881-7970</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of securities<BR>to be registered</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum<BR>offering&nbsp;price<BR>per&nbsp;share</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate<BR>offering&nbsp;price</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount of<BR>registration&nbsp;fee</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">AGL Resources Inc. Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">400,000(1)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$52.76(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$21,104,000(2)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$2,718.20</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Amount to be registered consists of 400,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the AGL Resources Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;ESPP&#148;). This registration statement
also covers additional shares that may become issuable in accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the ESPP. The Company previously registered the following shares for issuance under the ESPP: 200,000 shares of Common Stock on
a Form S-8 filed on May&nbsp;20, 2011 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-1874375), and 600,000 shares of Common Stock on a Form&nbsp;S-8 filed on December&nbsp;20, 2001 (Reg. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-75524).</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee, based on the average of the high and
low prices of the Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April&nbsp;28, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The documents constituting
Part I of this registration statement will be sent or given to participants in the ESPP as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Upon written or oral request, the Company will provide, without charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item&nbsp;3 of Part II
of this registration statement. The documents are incorporated by reference in the Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus. The Company will also provide, without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered to participants
pursuant to Rule 428(b). Requests for the above-mentioned information should be directed to the Company&#146;s Corporate Secretary, at the address and telephone number on the cover of this registration statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference and deemed to be a part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December&nbsp;31, 2013; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-B (Registration No.&nbsp;1-14174), as declared effective by the Commission on March&nbsp;12, 1996, and
any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating the description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All reports and other
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or that deregisters all securities that remain unsold will be deemed incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein and filed prior to the filing hereof shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies or supersedes such statement, and any statement contained herein or in any other document incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated herein by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;14-2-202(b)(4) of the Georgia Business Corporation Code (the &#147;Georgia Code&#148;) provides that a corporation&#146;s articles
of incorporation may include a provision that eliminates or limits the personal liability of directors for monetary damages to the corporation or its shareholders for breach of the directors&#146; duty of care and other duties as directors. However,
Section&nbsp;14-2-202(b)(4) of the Georgia Code does not permit a corporation to eliminate or limit the liability of a director for (i)&nbsp;a breach of duty involving appropriation of a business opportunity of the corporation; (ii)&nbsp;an act or
omission that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director received an improper personal benefit; or (iv)&nbsp;any payments of a dividend or any other type of distribution that is
illegal under Section&nbsp;14-2-832 of the Georgia Code. Additionally, Section&nbsp;14-2-202(b)(4) of the Georgia Code does not eliminate or limit the rights of a corporation or any shareholder to seek an injunction or other non-monetary relief in
the event of a breach of a director&#146;s fiduciary duty, and applies only to claims against a director arising out of his role as a director and does not relieve a director from liability arising from his role as an officer or in any other
capacity. The Company&#146;s articles of incorporation include provisions exculpating its directors from liability to the extent permitted by <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-202(b)(4)</FONT></FONT>
of the Georgia Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;14-2-851 of the Georgia Code authorizes a corporation to indemnify individuals who are parties to
proceedings because they are or were directors against liability incurred in such proceedings if they are determined to have met the standard of conduct set forth in that section. However, Section&nbsp;14-2-856(a) of the Georgia Code provides that,
if authorized by its articles of incorporation or a bylaw, or resolution approved or ratified by the shareholders by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, a corporation may indemnify its directors without regard to the limitations in other
sections of the Georgia Code, including the limitation in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;14-2-851</FONT> of the Georgia Code, which requires a determination that a director seeking indemnification must first be determined to have met
the statutorily prescribed standard of conduct. Section&nbsp;14-2-856(b), however, prohibits a corporation from indemnifying a director for liability incurred in a proceeding in which the director is adjudged liable or subjected to injunctive relief
in favor of the corporation for any of the four acts, outlined above, from which a director cannot be exculpated from liability as provided in Section&nbsp;14-2-202(b)(4) of the Georgia Code. Section&nbsp;14-2-856 of the Georgia Code sets forth the
fullest extent to which a corporation may indemnify its directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article VII, Section&nbsp;7.01 of the Company&#146;s articles of
incorporation specifies that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, derivative, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is a legal representative, is or was a director, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the
Georgia Code, as the same exists or may be amended in the future, if such amendment provides broader indemnification rights than previously permitted under the Georgia Code, against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys&#146; fees,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such director in connection with the proceeding. The indemnification right specified in the
Company&#146;s articles of incorporation will continue for a director who has ceased to be a director and shall inure to the benefit of the director&#146;s heirs, executors and administrators. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article VII, Section&nbsp;7.02 of the Company&#146;s articles of incorporation specifies that the Company will pay for or reimburse the actual
and reasonable expenses incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding if the director furnishes (i)&nbsp;a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that his or her conduct does not
constitute behavior of the kind set forth in Georgia Code Section&nbsp;14-2-856(b) (as specified above) and (ii)&nbsp;a written undertaking, executed personally on his or her behalf, to repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that he or
she is not entitled to indemnification for such expenses. </P>
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or in the right of the Company, a director&#146;s right to indemnification shall be determined: (i)&nbsp;if there are two or more disinterested members of the board of directors, by the majority vote of the disinterested members of the board of
directors (a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum), or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested members appointed by such a vote; (ii)&nbsp;by special legal counsel selected either (a)&nbsp;in
the manner prescribed in paragraph (i)&nbsp;above; or (b)&nbsp;if there are fewer than two disinterested directors, by the board of directors (in which selected directors who do not qualify as disinterested persons may participate); or (iii)&nbsp;by
the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested member of the board of directors may not be voted on the determination. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.1 of the Company&#146;s bylaws state that the Company will indemnify any officer who was or is made a party to or is otherwise
involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, derivative, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the same extent as it is obligated to indemnify any director of the Company, but without being
subject to the same procedural conditions imposed for the indemnification of directors. The Company may indemnify and advance expenses to an employee or agent who is not a director or officer to the extent that such indemnity or advance of expenses
is consistent with public policy, permitted by the Company&#146;s articles of incorporation, bylaws or by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As authorized by
Section&nbsp;14-2-856(a) of the Georgia Code, the Company has entered into director indemnification agreements with each of its directors who are not employees of the Company to provide each such director contractual rights to indemnification to the
fullest extent permitted by the Georgia Code, except that a director may not be indemnified under such an agreement in connection with any claim initiated by such director against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless the
Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such claim. The agreements also provide a contractual right to reimbursement and advancement of expenses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The officers and directors of the Company are presently covered by insurance which (with certain exceptions and within certain limitations)
indemnifies them against any losses or liabilities arising from any alleged &#147;wrongful act,&#148; including any alleged breach of duty, neglect, error, misstatement, misleading statement, omissions or other act done or wrongfully attempted. The
Company pays the cost of such insurance as permitted by its bylaws and the laws of the State of Georgia. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration
Claimed. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See the Exhibit
Index, which is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company hereby undertakes: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8,
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in this registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I>
offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on April&nbsp;30, 2014. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John W. Somerhalder II</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">John W. Somerhalder II</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW BY ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, </B>that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Andrew W. Evans and Paul R.
Shlanta, and each of them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John W. Somerhalder II</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">John W. Somerhalder II</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Executive Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and
Chairman of the Board</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Andrew W. Evans</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrew W. Evans</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Executive Vice President and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial
Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Bryan E. Seas &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bryan E. Seas</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice President and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Accounting
Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sandra N. Bane</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Arthur E. Johnson &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Arthur E. Johnson</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">April 30, 2014</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wyck A. Knox, Jr.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dennis M. Love&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dennis M. Love</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">April 30, 2014</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dean R. O&#146;Hare</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Armando J. Olivera</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">April 30, 2014</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">John E. Rau</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">April 30, 2014</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James A. Rubright</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">April 30, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">April 30, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AGL Resources Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 13, 2011).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Bylaws of AGL Resources Inc., as amended July 31, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 6, 2012).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Counsel.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this registration statement).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">AGL Resources Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on March 18, 2014).</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2014
File No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AGL RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
58-2210952
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Ten Peachtree Place, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
AGL Resources Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Paul R. Shlanta
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
AGL Resources Inc.
Ten
Peachtree Place, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 584-4000
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
Michael L. Stevens
Alston
& Bird LLP
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 881-7970
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
AGL Resources Inc. Common Stock, par value $5.00 per share ("Common Stock")
400,000(1)
$52.76(2)
$21,104,000(2)
$2,718.20
(1)
Amount to be registered consists of 400,000 shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the AGL Resources Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). This registration statement
also covers additional shares that may become issuable in accordance with the adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the ESPP. The Company previously registered the following shares for issuance under the ESPP: 200,000 shares of Common Stock on
a Form S-8 filed on May 20, 2011 (Reg. No. 333-1874375), and 600,000 shares of Common Stock on a Form S-8 filed on December 20, 2001 (Reg.
No. 333-75524).
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee, based on the average of the high and
low prices of the Common Stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April 28, 2014.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
(a) The documents constituting
Part I of this registration statement will be sent or given to participants in the ESPP as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
(b) Upon written or oral request, the Company will provide, without charge, the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part II
of this registration statement. The documents are incorporated by reference in the Section 10(a) prospectus. The Company will also provide, without charge, upon written or oral request, other documents required to be delivered to participants
pursuant to Rule 428(b). Requests for the above-mentioned information should be directed to the Company's Corporate Secretary, at the address and telephone number on the cover of this registration statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference and deemed to be a part hereof:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013;
(b)
All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 2013; and
(c)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-B (Registration No. 1-14174), as declared effective by the Commission on March 12, 1996, and
any amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating the description.
All reports and other
documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby
have been sold or that deregisters all securities that remain unsold will be deemed incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein and filed prior to the filing hereof shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies or supersedes such statement, and any statement contained herein or in any other document incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for the purpose of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated herein by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 14-2-202(b)(4) of the Georgia Business Corporation Code (the "Georgia Code") provides that a corporation's articles
of incorporation may include a provision that eliminates or limits the personal liability of directors for monetary damages to the corporation or its shareholders for breach of the directors' duty of care and other duties as directors. However,
Section 14-2-202(b)(4) of the Georgia Code does not permit a corporation to eliminate or limit the liability of a director for (i) a breach of duty involving appropriation of a business opportunity of the corporation; (ii) an act or
omission that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) any transaction from which the director received an improper personal benefit; or (iv) any payments of a dividend or any other type of distribution that is
illegal under Section 14-2-832 of the Georgia Code. Additionally, Section 14-2-202(b)(4) of the Georgia Code does not eliminate or limit the rights of a corporation or any shareholder to seek an injunction or other non-monetary relief in
the event of a breach of a director's fiduciary duty, and applies only to claims against a director arising out of his role as a director and does not relieve a director from liability arising from his role as an officer or in any other
capacity. The Company's articles of incorporation include provisions exculpating its directors from liability to the extent permitted by
Section 14-2-202(b)(4)
of the Georgia Code.
Section 14-2-851 of the Georgia Code authorizes a corporation to indemnify individuals who are parties to
proceedings because they are or were directors against liability incurred in such proceedings if they are determined to have met the standard of conduct set forth in that section. However, Section 14-2-856(a) of the Georgia Code provides that,
if authorized by its articles of incorporation or a bylaw, or resolution approved or ratified by the shareholders by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, a corporation may indemnify its directors without regard to the limitations in other
sections of the Georgia Code, including the limitation in
Section 14-2-851
of the Georgia Code, which requires a determination that a director seeking indemnification must first be determined to have met
the statutorily prescribed standard of conduct. Section 14-2-856(b), however, prohibits a corporation from indemnifying a director for liability incurred in a proceeding in which the director is adjudged liable or subjected to injunctive relief
in favor of the corporation for any of the four acts, outlined above, from which a director cannot be exculpated from liability as provided in Section 14-2-202(b)(4) of the Georgia Code. Section 14-2-856 of the Georgia Code sets forth the
fullest extent to which a corporation may indemnify its directors.
Article VII, Section 7.01 of the Company's articles of
incorporation specifies that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, derivative, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is a legal representative, is or was a director, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized by the
Georgia Code, as the same exists or may be amended in the future, if such amendment provides broader indemnification rights than previously permitted under the Georgia Code, against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such director in connection with the proceeding. The indemnification right specified in the
Company's articles of incorporation will continue for a director who has ceased to be a director and shall inure to the benefit of the director's heirs, executors and administrators.
Article VII, Section 7.02 of the Company's articles of incorporation specifies that the Company will pay for or reimburse the actual
and reasonable expenses incurred by a director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding if the director furnishes (i) a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that his or her conduct does not
constitute behavior of the kind set forth in Georgia Code Section 14-2-856(b) (as specified above) and (ii) a written undertaking, executed personally on his or her behalf, to repay any advances if it is ultimately determined that he or
she is not entitled to indemnification for such expenses.
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Section 2.12.1 of the Company's bylaws specifies that in the case of actions brought by
or in the right of the Company, a director's right to indemnification shall be determined: (i) if there are two or more disinterested members of the board of directors, by the majority vote of the disinterested members of the board of
directors (a majority of whom shall for such purpose constitute a quorum), or by a majority of the members of a committee of two or more disinterested members appointed by such a vote; (ii) by special legal counsel selected either (a) in
the manner prescribed in paragraph (i) above; or (b) if there are fewer than two disinterested directors, by the board of directors (in which selected directors who do not qualify as disinterested persons may participate); or (iii) by
the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a disinterested member of the board of directors may not be voted on the determination.
Section 7.1 of the Company's bylaws state that the Company will indemnify any officer who was or is made a party to or is otherwise
involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, derivative, criminal, administrative or investigative, to the same extent as it is obligated to indemnify any director of the Company, but without being
subject to the same procedural conditions imposed for the indemnification of directors. The Company may indemnify and advance expenses to an employee or agent who is not a director or officer to the extent that such indemnity or advance of expenses
is consistent with public policy, permitted by the Company's articles of incorporation, bylaws or by law.
As authorized by
Section 14-2-856(a) of the Georgia Code, the Company has entered into director indemnification agreements with each of its directors who are not employees of the Company to provide each such director contractual rights to indemnification to the
fullest extent permitted by the Georgia Code, except that a director may not be indemnified under such an agreement in connection with any claim initiated by such director against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless the
Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such claim. The agreements also provide a contractual right to reimbursement and advancement of expenses.
The officers and directors of the Company are presently covered by insurance which (with certain exceptions and within certain limitations)
indemnifies them against any losses or liabilities arising from any alleged "wrongful act," including any alleged breach of duty, neglect, error, misstatement, misleading statement, omissions or other act done or wrongfully attempted. The
Company pays the cost of such insurance as permitted by its bylaws and the laws of the State of Georgia.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration
Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See the Exhibit
Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;
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(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in
the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8,
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in this registration statement; and
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(Signatures on following page)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on April 30, 2014.
AGL RESOURCES INC.
By:
/s/ John W. Somerhalder II
John W. Somerhalder II
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW BY ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT,
that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Andrew W. Evans and Paul R.
Shlanta, and each of them, as true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ John W. Somerhalder II
John W. Somerhalder II
President, Chief Executive Officer
and
Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
April 30, 2014
/s/ Andrew W. Evans
Andrew W. Evans
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
April 30, 2014
/s/ Bryan E. Seas
Bryan E. Seas
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting
Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
April 30, 2014
/s/ Sandra N. Bane
Sandra N. Bane
Director
April 30, 2014
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/s/ Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
Thomas D. Bell, Jr.
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ Norman R. Bobins
Norman R. Bobins
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ Charles R. Crisp
Charles R. Crisp
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ Brenda J. Gaines
Brenda J. Gaines
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ Arthur E. Johnson
Arthur E. Johnson
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ Wyck A. Knox, Jr.
Wyck A. Knox, Jr.
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ Dennis M. Love
Dennis M. Love
Director
April 30, 2014
Dean R. O'Hare
Director
/s/ Armando J. Olivera
Armando J. Olivera
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ John E. Rau
John E. Rau
Director
April 30, 2014
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/s/ James A. Rubright
James A. Rubright
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ Bettina M. Whyte
Bettina M. Whyte
Director
April 30, 2014
/s/ Henry C. Wolf
Henry C. Wolf
Director
April 30, 2014
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EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of AGL Resources Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 13, 2011).
4.2
Bylaws of AGL Resources Inc., as amended July 31, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 6, 2012).
5.1
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page of this registration statement).
99.1
AGL Resources Inc. Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on March 18, 2014).