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      2005 earnings conference call. The Company is filing this Form 8-K to provide
      selected discussion of financial results, liquidity and market risks for the
      year ended December 31, 2005. </font></div>
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      expectations
      and projections regarding our future performance referenced in this Management&#8217;s
      Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section
      and elsewhere in this report, as well as in other reports and proxy statements
      we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), are forward-looking
      statements. Officers and other employees may also make verbal statements to
      analysts, investors, regulators, the media and others that are forward-looking.
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      statements involve matters that are not historical facts, and because these
      statements involve anticipated events or conditions, forward-looking statements
      often include words such as "anticipate," "assume," "can," "could," "estimate,"
      "expect," "forecast," "future," "indicate," "intend," "may," &#8220;outlook,&#8221; "plan,"
      "predict," "project,&#8221; "seek," "should," "target," "will," "would," or similar
      expressions. Our expectations are not guarantees and are based on currently
      available competitive, financial and economic data along with our operating
      plans. While we believe that our expectations are reasonable in view of the
      currently available information, our expectations are subject to future events,
      risks and uncertainties, and there are several factors - many beyond our control
      - that could cause results to differ significantly from our expectations.
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      events, risks
      and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, changes in price, supply
      and
      demand for natural gas and related products; the impact of changes in state
      and
      federal legislation and regulation; actions taken by government agencies on
      rates and other matters; concentration of credit risk; utility and energy
      industry consolidation; the impact of acquisitions and divestitures; direct
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      indirect effects on AGL Resources' business, financial condition or liquidity
      resulting from a change in our credit ratings or the credit ratings of our
      counterparties or competitors; interest rate fluctuations; financial market
      conditions and general economic conditions; uncertainties about environmental
      issues and the related impact of such issues; the impact of changes in weather
      on the temperature-sensitive portions of the business; the impact of natural
      disasters such as hurricanes on the supply and price of natural gas; acts of
      war
      or terrorism; and other factors which are provided in detail in our filings
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      caution readers that the important factors described elsewhere in this report
      could cause our business, results of operations or financial condition in 2006
      and thereafter to differ significantly from those expressed in any
      forward-looking statements. There also may be other factors that we cannot
      anticipate or describe in this report that could cause results to differ
      significantly from our expectations. </font></div>
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      statements are only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any
      obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent circumstances or
      events.</strong></font></div>
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      are a Fortune 1000 energy services holding company whose principal business
      is
      the distribution of natural gas in six states - Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
      New
      Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia. Our six utilities serve more than 2.2 million
      end-use customers, making us the largest distributor of natural gas in the
      southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States based on customer
      count. We also are involved in various related businesses, including retail
      natural gas marketing to end-use customers primarily in Georgia; natural gas
      asset management and related logistics activities for our own utilities as
      well
      as for other nonaffiliated companies; natural gas storage arbitrage and related
      activities; operation of high-deliverability underground natural gas storage
      assets; and construction and operation of telecommunications conduit and fiber
      infrastructure within selected metropolitan areas. We manage these businesses
      through four operating segments - distribution operations, retail energy
      operations, wholesale services and energy investments - and a nonoperating
      corporate segment. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      distribution operations segment is the largest component of our business and
      is
      regulated by regulatory agencies in six states. These agencies approve rates
      designed to provide us the opportunity to generate revenues to recover the
      cost
      of natural gas delivered to our customers and our fixed and variable costs
      such
      as depreciation, interest, maintenance and overhead costs, and to earn a
      reasonable return for our shareholders. With the exception of Atlanta Gas Light
      Company (Atlanta Gas Light), our largest utility, the earnings of our regulated
      utilities are weather-sensitive to varying degrees. Although various regulatory
      mechanisms provide us a reasonable opportunity to recover our fixed costs
      regardless of natural gas volumes sold, the effect of weather manifests itself
      in terms of higher earnings during periods of colder weather and lower earnings
      in warmer weather. (Atlanta Gas Light charges rates to its customers primarily
      on monthly fixed charges.) Our retail energy operations segment, which consists
      of SouthStar Energy Services LLC (SouthStar), also is weather sensitive and
      uses
      a variety of hedging strategies to mitigate potential weather impacts. Our
      Sequent Energy Management L.P. (Sequent) subsidiary within our wholesale
      services segment is also weather sensitive with typically increased earnings
      opportunities during periods of extreme weather conditions. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">During
      the year
      ended December 31, 2005, we derived approximately 86% of our earnings before
      interest and taxes (EBIT) from our regulated natural gas distribution business
      and the sale of natural gas to end-use customers primarily in Georgia through
      SouthStar. This statistic is significant because it represents the portion
      of
      our earnings that directly results from the underlying business of supplying
      natural gas to retail customers. Although SouthStar is not subject to the same
      regulatory framework as our utilities, it is an integral part of the retail
      framework for providing gas service to end-use customers in the state of
      Georgia. For more information regarding our measurement of EBIT which excludes
      interest expenses from operating income and net income, see Results of
      Operations - AGL Resources.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      remaining 14% of our EBIT was principally derived from businesses that are
      complementary to our natural gas distribution business. We engage in natural
      gas
      asset management and the operation of high-deliverability natural gas
      underground storage as ancillary activities to our utility franchises. These
      businesses allow us to be opportunistic in capturing incremental value at the
      wholesale level, provide us with deepened business insight about natural gas
      market dynamics and facilitate our ability, in the case of asset management,
      to
      provide transparency to regulators as to how that value can be captured to
      benefit our utility customers through profit sharing arrangements. Given the
      volatile and changing nature of the natural gas resource base in North America
      and globally, we believe that participation in these related businesses
      strengthens our business. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>Our
      Competitive Strengths </strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      believe our competitive strengths have enabled us to grow our business
      profitably and create significant shareholder value. These strengths
      include:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Regulated
      distribution assets located in growing geographic regions
</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our
      operations are
      primarily concentrated along the east coast of the United States, from Florida
      to New Jersey. We operate primarily urban utility franchises in growing
      metropolitan areas where we can more&#160;effectively deploy technology to
      improve service delivery and manage costs. We believe the population growth
      and
      resulting expansion in business and construction activity in many of the areas
      we serve should result in increased demand for natural gas and related
      infrastructure for the foreseeable future. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Demonstrated
      track record of performance through superior execution</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      We continue to
      focus our efforts on generating significant incremental earnings improvements
      from each of our businesses. We have been successful in achieving this goal
      in
      the past through a combination of business growth, opportunistic franchise
      acquisition and controlling or reducing our operating expenses. We achieved
      these improvements to our operations in part through the implementation of
      best
      practices in our businesses, including increased investments in enterprise
      technology, workforce automation and business process modernization. Our goal
      is
      a single operational platform that eliminates duplicate systems and disparate
      processes among our various companies. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Demonstrated
      ability to acquire and integrate natural gas assets that add significant
      incremental earnings</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      We take a
      disciplined approach to identifying strategic natural gas assets that support
      our long-term business plan. For example, our 2004 acquisition of natural gas
      distribution operations in New Jersey, Florida, and Maryland, provided us an
      opportunity to leverage and strengthen one of our core competencies - the
      efficient, low-cost operation of natural gas franchises. The disparity between
      these utilities&#8217; pre-acquisition utility operating metrics and cost structure
      and those of our other utilities provided us an opportunity to achieve
      significant improvements in these businesses, which we have been able to do.
      We
      will continue to seek and implement better methods of operating in order to
      improve our service delivery and reduce costs. In addition, our acquisition
      of a
      natural gas storage facility in Louisiana in 2004 added immediate incremental
      earnings to our business and, given the possibilities for expansion, will likely
      provide prospective earnings growth.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>Business
      Accomplishments in 2005</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      believe the results of our efforts are clear. We not only delivered solid
      results to our shareholders again in 2005 but also provided customers with
      improved service. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      2005, we increased net income 26% over the prior year to $193 million and
      increased fully diluted earnings per share 8% to $2.48 despite increased average
      outstanding debt of $549 million and 11 million additional shares outstanding
      in
      2005 due to our equity share issuance in November 2004, both of which were
      related to acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2004. Our board of directors
      raised our annual dividend 19% in November 2005, to an annual rate of $1.48
      per
      share. The increase marked the fourth time in three years our board has raised
      the dividend bringing our payout ratio more in line with other publicly traded
      energy holding companies and local distribution companies and ensuring a
      competitive dividend yield relative to alternative investments.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      have substantially completed the integration of our two recent acquisitions,
      NUI
      Corporation (NUI), which we acquired on November 30, 2004, and Jefferson Island
      Storage &amp; Hub, LLC (Jefferson Island), which we acquired on October 1, 2004.
&#160;Jefferson Island became a wholly owned subsidiary and was renamed Pivotal
      Jefferson Island Storage &amp; Hub, LLC (Pivotal Jefferson Island). In 2005, we
      consolidated a number of NUI&#8217;s business technology platforms into our
      enterprise-wide systems, including the accounting, payroll, human resources
      and
      supply chain functions. We also consolidated the former NUI utility call center
      operations into our own centralized call center. The combination of systems
      integration and the application of our best-practice operational model to
      managing NUI have resulted in significant improvements in the operations these
      businesses, as measured by the various metrics we use to manage our business.
      &#160;As a result of these integration efforts, we have achieved our performance
      goal of successfully integrating these acquisitions and making them accretive
      to
      our consolidated earnings within one year of the acquisition closing
      date.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      continued business process improvement actions, including the deployment of
      substantial technology resources, in each of our business units. Additionally,
      through asset management, producer services and storage arbitrage activities
      at
      Sequent, we captured and recognized incremental net income from opportunities
      in
      the marketplace as we provided services during and after hurricanes Katrina
      and
      Rita. Our operational platform was tested, when during hurricane Rita, Sequent
      relocated its trading floor from Houston to Dallas, with virtually no service
      interruptions, in order to keep our commitments to customers and provide
      continuity in a market where service disruptions were prevalent.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lastly,
      we worked
      cooperatively with our regulators during the year. In Georgia, we negotiated
      a
      settlement in the Atlanta Gas Light rate case whereby rates billed to customers
      will not change for a five-year period but Atlanta Gas Light will recognize
      reduced operating revenues of $5 million per year for a total of $25 million
      over the five-year period. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      also extended our asset agreement for Sequent to manage Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s
      natural gas and transportation assets. Sequent also extended its asset agreement
      with Virginia Natural Gas for an additional three years. For additional
      information on Sequent&#8217;s asset management agreements with our affiliated
      utilities, see &#8220;Results of Operations - Wholesale Services.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>2006
      Goals</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      fundamentals of our business goals do not significantly change from one year
      to
      the next. Instead, we continue to refine our goals, taking into consideration
      our prior financial and operational performance and those external factors
      impacting not only us and the natural gas industry but also the global
      marketplace. We are focused on delivering earnings and income growth by
      effectively managing our gas distribution operations, optimizing returns on
      assets, selectively growing our gas distribution businesses through acquisitions
      and developing our portfolio of closely related unregulated businesses with
      an
      emphasis on risk management and earnings visibility. Key elements of our goals
      for 2006 include: </font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">continuing
                our
                discipline around capital deployment as well as our intensive due
                diligence and valuation process in connection with potential acquisition
                or development projects;</font></div>
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                a
                process oriented culture that supports economies of scale and
                efficiencies;</font></div>
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                superior retail and wholesale logistics to further elevate and improve
                the
                overall delivery of seamless and competitively priced services to
                our
                customers by continuing to modernize our gas system, rationalize
                our gas
                supply, and leverage our technology platforms;
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                our
                focus on and further invest in our high-performance employee culture
                to
                make people our competitive edge in sustaining enterprise
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>Impact
      of
      Hurricanes on AGL Resources and Our Industry </strong></font></div>
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      natural gas
      production, processing and pipeline infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico was
      significantly affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the months of August
      and September 2005. This resulted in higher and more volatile natural gas
      prices, which we and the Energy Information Administration expected to
      significantly increase the cost to heat a home during the current heating
      season. Natural gas prices moderated at the end of 2005 and early 2006, and
      weather has been warmer than normal thus far in 2006, but we still expect the
      cost to heat a home to be significantly higher in the first quarter of 2006
      compared to prior years. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on natural gas prices and transportation
      costs created diverse offsetting effects on our business. Increased energy
      and
      transportation prices are expected to represent a significantly larger portion
      of consumer household incomes during the remaining winter heating season (first
      quarter of 2006), raising the possibility that we will experience some
      additional bad debt expense, as well as some margin erosion from increased
      consumer conservation. These higher prices have thus far been mitigated in
      part
      by significantly warmer than normal temperatures in the eastern United States
      during the first half of the heating season. While we expect these factors
      to
      have some impact on our financial results, primarily in the first half of 2006,
      we have regulatory and operational mechanisms in place in most of our
      jurisdictions that we expect will help mitigate our exposures to high natural
      gas prices. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      market dynamics brought on by the two hurricanes presented opportunities for
      Sequent and for our own utilities through Sequent&#8217;s affiliate asset management
      agreements. Sequent drew upon its knowledge of the natural gas grid to move
      gas
      from supply sources and deliver it to its customers, which involved moving
      gas
      over less traditional routes due to Gulf Coast infrastructure limitations.
      For
      additional information regarding the impacts of these hurricanes on our
      business, see &#8220;Results of Operations - Distribution Operations&#8221; and &#8220;Results of
      Operations - Wholesale Services.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>Regulatory
      Environment </strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      continue to
      manage the ongoing challenge of operating in a regulatory environment that
      generally does not&#160;measure or reward innovation and operational
      efficiency.&#160;In particular,&#160;traditional "cost of service" regulation,
      which was originally designed to&#160;simulate the actions of a competitive
      market, has not kept pace with the vast changes taking place in the natural
      gas
      industry, in technology utilization and in the global economy. These are factors
      that, to various degrees affect our company. The staffs of various state rate
      setting agencies have&#160;argued for significantly lower&#160;rates of return
      on regulated&#160;investments without adequate attention to the effects those
      lower returns might have on capital reinvestment in the company&#8217;s regulated
      asset base; the &#8220;opportunity cost&#8221; to customers of not providing better and more
      efficient services; and the disincentive for excellence in management and
      operations that such returns create.&#160; </font></div>
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      of the rate
      setting is done in adversarial proceedings&#160;where rules of evidence and due
      process can vary greatly among the states.&#160; As a result of these ongoing
      regulatory challenges, we will continue to seek to work cooperatively with
      our
      regulators, legislators and others as we seek, through rate freezes and
      performance-based rates, to create a framework in each jurisdiction that is
      conducive to our business goals. Furthermore, we will continue to make strategic
      investments in energy-related businesses that either are not subject to
      traditional state and federal rate&#160;regulation or are subject to limited
      oversight in order to add value for our shareholders.&#160; </font></div>
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      August&#160;2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Energy Act) was enacted. The
      Energy Act authorized many broad energy policy provisions including significant
      funding for consumers and business for energy-related activities, energy-related
      tax credits, accelerated depreciation for certain natural gas utility
      infrastructure investments and the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company
      Act of 1935, as amended (PUHCA). The effective date of the PUHCA repeal is
      February&#160;8, 2006. We continue to evaluate the Energy Act, but we expect to
      benefit from provisions in the legislation that will support our efforts to
      promote energy efficiency in a manner that benefits customers and shareholders.
      </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      Energy Act gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) increased
      authority over utility merger and acquisition activity, removes many of the
      geographic and structural restrictions that existed on the ownership of public
      utilities and eliminates certain regulatory burdens. Some of the reporting
      requirements, financing authorizations and affiliate relationship approvals
      that
      were previously required by the SEC under the PUHCA were replaced by the
      requirements of the Energy Act. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      addition, the Energy Act requires a public utility holding company to maintain
      its books and records and make them available to the FERC and comply with
      certain reporting requirements. However, the FERC may exempt a class of entities
      or class of transactions if the FERC finds that they are not relevant to the
      jurisdictional rate of a public utility or natural gas company.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      January 2006, we requested an exemption from the Energy Act oversight of our
      local distribution companies which have previously been exempt from regulation
      by the FERC. Our filing request provided us with a temporary exemption. If
      the
      FERC has not taken action within 60 days of our request, the exemption shall
      be
      deemed to have been granted. We expect to qualify for an exemption of these
      reporting requirements. We also expect that the state regulatory agencies in
      each of our jurisdictions will require the filing of some of the data that
      was
      previously required to be filed with the SEC under the PUHCA. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For
      more information regarding pending federal and state regulatory matters, see
      &#8220;Results of Operations - Distribution Operations&#8221; and &#8220;Results of Operations -
      Wholesale Services.&#8221;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><a name="resultsofoperation"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>Results
      of
      Operations</strong></font></a></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>AGL
      Resources</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our
      results of operations for 2004 included three months of the acquired operations
      of Jefferson Island and one month of the acquired operations of NUI.
</font></div>
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      Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46,
&#8220;Consolidations of Variable Interest Entities&#8221; as revised, which we adopted in
      January 2004, we consolidated SouthStar&#8217;s accounts with our subsidiaries&#8217;
accounts as of January 1, 2004. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
      we recorded Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.&#8217;s (Piedmont) portion of
      SouthStar&#8217;s earnings as a minority interest in our statements of consolidated
      income and Piedmont&#8217;s portion of SouthStar&#8217;s contributed capital as a minority
      interest in our consolidated balance sheets. We eliminated any intercompany
      profits between segments. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      2003, we accounted for our 70% noncontrolling financial ownership interest
      in
      SouthStar using the equity method of accounting because SouthStar did not meet
      the definition of a variable interest entity under FIN 46. Under the equity
      method, we reported our ownership interest in SouthStar as an investment in
      our
      consolidated balance sheets, and we reported our share of SouthStar&#8217;s earnings
      based on our ownership percentage in our statements of consolidated income
      as a
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Seasonality
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      operating
      revenues and EBIT of our distribution operations, retail energy operations
      and
      wholesale services segments are seasonal.&#160; During the heating season,
      natural gas usage and operating revenues are higher since generally more
      customers are connected to our distribution systems, and natural gas usage
      is
      higher in periods of colder weather than in periods of warmer weather.
      Approximately 70% of these segments&#8217; operating revenues and EBIT for the year
      ended December 31, 2005 were generated during the six month heating season
      reflected in our consolidated income statements for the quarters ended March
      31,
      2005 and December 31, 2005. Our base operating expenses, excluding cost of
      gas
      and interest expense, are incurred relatively equally over any given year.
      Thus,
      our operating results vary significantly from quarter to quarter as a result
      of
      seasonality. Seasonality also affects the comparison of certain balance sheet
      items such as receivables, unbilled revenue, inventories and short-term debt
      across quarters. </font></div>
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      addition to
      seasonality, changes in commodity prices subject a significant portion of our
      operations to variability. Commodity prices tend to be higher in colder months.
      Our nonutility businesses principally use physical and financial arrangements
      to
      economically hedge the risks associated with seasonal fluctuations and changing
      commodity prices. In addition, because these economic hedges are generally
      not
      designated for hedge accounting treatment, our reported earnings for the
      wholesale services and retail energy operations segments reflect changes in
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      fair values of certain derivatives; these values may change significantly from
      period to period. </font></div>
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      natural gas prices.&#160;These derivative products are marked to market each
      reporting period.&#160;In accordance with regulatory requirements, realized
      gains and losses related to these derivatives are reflected in purchased gas
      costs and ultimately included in billings to customers. Unrealized gains and
      losses are reflected as a regulatory asset (loss) or liability (gain), as
      appropriate, in our consolidated balance sheets.&#160;</font></div>
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      all our operating revenues through the sale, distribution and storage of natural
      gas. We include in our consolidated revenues an estimate of revenues from
      natural gas distributed, but not yet billed, to residential and commercial
      customers from the latest meter reading date to the end of the reporting period.
      We record these estimated revenues as unbilled revenues in our consolidated
      balance sheet. </font></div>
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      performance of our operating segments using the measures of operating margin
      and
      EBIT. We believe operating margin is a better indicator than revenues for the
      contribution resulting from customer growth in our distribution operations
      segment since the cost of gas can vary significantly and is generally passed
      directly to our customers. We also consider operating margin to be a better
      indicator in our retail energy operations, wholesale services and energy
      investments segments since it is a direct measure of gross profit before
      overhead costs. We believe EBIT is a useful measurement of our operating
      segments&#8217; performance because it provides information that can be used to
      evaluate the effectiveness of our businesses from an operational perspective,
      exclusive of the costs to finance those activities and exclusive of income
      taxes, neither of which is directly relevant to the efficiency of those
      operations.</font></div>
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      in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
      of America (GAAP). You should not consider operating margin or EBIT an
      alternative to, or a more meaningful indicator of, our operating performance
      than operating income or net income as determined in accordance with GAAP.
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      similarly titled measure of other companies. </font></div>
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      information for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004; and pro-forma
      results as if SouthStar&#8217;s accounts were consolidated with our subsidiaries&#8217;
accounts for the year ended December 31, 2003. The unaudited pro-forma results
      are presented for comparative purposes as a result of our consolidation of
      SouthStar&#8217;s accounts with our subsidiaries&#8217; accounts as of 2004. This pro-forma
      basis is a non-GAAP presentation; however, we believe it is useful to readers
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      acquisitions of NUI and Pivotal Jefferson Island and from Pivotal Propane of
      Virginia, Inc. (Pivotal Propane) which became operational in 2005. The increase
      further reflected increased contributions from Atlanta Gas Light in distribution
      operations of $8 million, retail energy operations of $11 million and AGL
      Networks, LLC (AGL Networks) in energy investments of $3 million. Wholesale
      services&#8217; EBIT increased $25 million primarily due to increased operating
      margins partially offset by higher operating expenses. The corporate segment
      improved by $5 million as compared to last year primarily due to merger and
      acquisition related costs incurred in 2004 but not in 2005.</font></div>
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      Island acquisitions and completion of the Pivotal Propane facility in Virginia,
      as well as improved margins at SouthStar, Sequent and AGL Networks. Excluding
      the addition of the NUI utilities, distribution operations&#8217; margins improved by
      $8 million mainly as a result of higher pipeline replacement revenues and
      additional carrying costs charged to retail marketers in Georgia for gas
      storage. Retail energy operations&#8217; margins were up $14 million, due primarily to
      higher commodity margins. Sequent&#8217;s operating margins increased $39 million year
      over year, primarily due to activity during the third and fourth quarters of
      2005. Energy investments&#8217; margins were also up $27 million, primarily as a
      result of the acquisition of Jefferson Island that contributed $13 million,
      contributions from NUI&#8217;s nonutility businesses of $8 million, contribution from
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      expenses at energy investments increased $15 million due to the addition of
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      million at wholesale services due to increased payroll and employee incentive
      compensation costs resulting from its operational and financial growth and
      depreciation on a trading and risk management system placed in service during
      2004. The increased operating expenses were offset by lower corporate operating
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      the
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      combined to increase our interest expense in 2005 relative to the previous
      year.
      The increase of $549 million in average debt outstanding for 2005 compared
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      2004 was due to additional debt incurred as a result of the acquisitions of
      NUI
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      anticipate our interest expense in 2006 will be higher than in 2005 due to
      higher projected interest rates. Based on $728 million of variable-rate debt,
      which includes $522 million of our short-term debt, $100 million of
      variable-rate senior notes and $106 million of variable-rate gas facility
      revenue bonds which were outstanding at December 31, 2005, a 100 basis point
      change in market interest rates from 4.7% to 5.7% would result in an increase
      in
      annual pretax interest expense of $7 million. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      increase in income tax expense of $27 million or 30% for 2005 as compared to
      2004 reflected additional income taxes of $25 million due to higher corporate
      earnings year over year and $2 million due to a slightly higher effective tax
      rate of 38% for 2005 as compared to 37% in 2004. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      expect our
      effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2006 to be similar to the
      effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2005. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As
      a result of our 11 million share equity offering in November 2004, earnings
      results for the year are based on weighted average shares outstanding of 77.3
      million, while 2004 results were based on weighted average shares outstanding
      of
      66.3 million.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><em>2004
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      2003</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      Our EBIT for 2004
      was higher than the prior year due to stronger contributions from our wholesale
      services business, SouthStar and the acquisitions of NUI and Jefferson Island.
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Consolidated
      EBIT
      for the year ended December 31, 2004 increased $16 million or 5% as compared
      to
      2004, of which $10 million related to EBIT contributions from our acquisitions
      of NUI ($7 million) and Jefferson Island ($3 million) during the fourth quarter
      of 2004. Distribution operations&#8217; EBIT for 2004 remained relatively flat as
      compared to 2003. For comparison purposes, however, distribution operations&#8217;
EBIT in 2004 increased by $13 million after excluding the effect of a net $13
      million pretax gain on the sale of company property and a related charitable
      contribution in 2003.The increase further reflected increased contributions
      from
      SouthStar in retail energy operations of $6 million, AGL Networks in energy
      investments of $3 million and Sequent in wholesale services of $4 million.
      Additionally, our energy investments segment had a $4 million increase in EBIT
      due to the 2004 sale of Heritage Propane and of a residential development
      property in Savannah, Georgia. These increases were partially offset by lower
      contributions of $4 million from our corporate segment due to increased outside
      service costs associated with software maintenance, licensing and implementation
      of our work management project, higher costs due to Section 404 of the
      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX 404) compliance efforts and merger and
      acquisition related costs.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our
      operating margin for 2004 increased $69 million or 9% as compared to 2003
      pro-forma operating margin, primarily reflecting the 2004 NUI and Jefferson
      Island acquisitions, which contributed $29 million. Sequent, SouthStar and
      AGL
      Networks also had improved 2004 operating margins of $13 million, $8 million
      (on
      a pro-forma basis) and $2 million, respectively. Excluding the addition of
      the
      NUI utilities, distribution operations&#8217; margins improved by $17 million mainly
      at Atlanta Gas Light and Virginia Natural Gas. Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s operating
      margin increased as a result of higher pipeline replacement revenues, additional
      carrying costs charged to retail marketers in Georgia for gas storage, customer
      growth and higher customer usage. Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; operating margin
      increased primarily due to customer growth. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Operating
      expenses
      increased $42 million on a pro-forma basis primarily as a result of $19 million
      in higher expenses due to the additions of NUI and Jefferson Island. In
      addition, operating expenses at wholesale services increased $9 million due
      to
      increased salary expense,&#160;increased outside service costs related to our
      ETRM and SOX 404 compliance projects, and increased depreciation. Excluding
      the
      effects of our acquisition of NUI, distribution operations expenses increased
      $10 million as a result of increased costs related to information technology
      projects, SOX 404 compliance and depreciation expense, offset by decreased
      bad
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      corporate segment also had a $6 million increase in operating expenses primarily
      from increased outside service costs associated with software maintenance,
      licensing and implementation projects, as well as for SOX 404 compliance efforts
      and merger and acquisition activities. </font></div>
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      2004 was $71 million or $4 million lower than in 2003. As shown in the following
      table, a favorable interest rate environment and the issuance of lower-interest
      long-term debt combined to lower the company&#8217;s interest expense in 2004 relative
      to the previous year. The increase of $19 million in average debt outstanding
      for 2004 compared to 2003 was due to additional debt incurred as a result of
      the
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      increase in income tax expense of $3 million or 3% for 2004 as compared to
      2003
      reflected $8 million of additional income taxes due to higher corporate earnings
      year over year, offset by a $5 million decrease in income taxes due to a
      decrease in the effective tax rate from 39% in 2003 to 37% in 2004. The decline
      in the effective tax rate was primarily the result of income tax adjustments
      recorded in the third quarter of 2004 in connection with our annual comparison
      of filed tax returns to related income tax accruals. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">As
      a result of our 11 million share equity offering in November 2004, earnings
      results for the year are based on weighted average shares outstanding of 66.3
      million, while 2003 results were based on weighted average shares outstanding
      of
      63.1 million.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Distribution
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      construct, manage and maintain natural gas pipelines and distribution facilities
      and serve more than 2.2 million end-use customers.&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Each
      utility
      operates subject to regulations provided by the state regulatory agency in
      its
      service territories with respect to rates charged to our customers, maintenance
      of accounting records, and various other service and safety matters. Rates
      charged to our customers vary according to customer class (residential,
      commercial or industrial) and rate jurisdiction. Rates are set at levels that
      allow recovery of all prudently incurred costs, including a return on rate
      base
      sufficient to pay interest on debt and provide a reasonable return on common
      equity. Rate base consists generally of the original cost of utility plant
      in
      service, working capital, inventories and certain other assets; less accumulated
      depreciation on utility plant in service, net deferred income tax liabilities
      and certain other deductions. Our utilities are authorized to use a purchased
      gas adjustment (PGA) mechanism, which allows them to automatically adjust their
      rates to reflect changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas and to ensure
      the
      utilities recover 100% of costs incurred in purchasing gas for their customers.
      We continuously monitor the performance of our utilities to determine whether
      rates need to be further adjusted by making a rate case filing. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Increased
      Natural Gas Prices, Bad Debt and Conservation </em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Increased
      prices of
      natural gas are being driven by increased demand that is exceeding the growth
      in
      available supply. The hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region during the late summer
      and early fall of 2005 impacted the availability of natural gas supply, causing
      a dramatic rise in natural gas prices. These higher prices have thus far been
      mitigated in part by significantly warmer than normal temperatures in the
      eastern United States during the first half of the heating season. We expect
      our
      customers will incur increases in their bills during the remainder of the
      current winter heating season. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">An
      increase in the cost of gas due to higher natural gas commodity costs generally
      has no direct effect on our utility&#8217;s net revenues and net income due to the PGA
      mechanisms at our utilities. However, net income may be reduced primarily due
      to
      higher expenses that may be incurred for bad debt, as well as lower volumes
      of
      natural gas deliveries to customers that may result from lower natural gas
      consumption caused by customer conservation. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">These
      risks of
      increased bad debt expense and decreased operating margins from conservation
      are
      minimized at our largest utility, Atlanta Gas Light, as a result of its
      straight-fixed variable rate structure and because customers in Georgia buy
      gas
      from certificated marketers rather than from Atlanta Gas Light. Our credit
      exposure at Atlanta Gas Light is primarily related to the provision of services
      for the certificated marketers, but that exposure is mitigated because we obtain
      security support in an amount equal to a minimum of two times a marketer&#8217;s
      highest month&#8217;s estimated bill. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      our New Jersey and Florida utilities, we have as part of our integration
      strategy, diligently implemented rigorous measures to collect delinquent
      accounts, similar to our processes at Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga
      Gas.
      In our first year of operating those utilities, we saw substantial improvements
      in bad debt as a percentage of total revenues. Across our utility system, bad
      debt levels are lower year-to-date than they have been in previous years, and
      we
      will continue to be diligent in monitoring and mitigating the impact of
      uncollectible expenses.</font></div>
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      are partnering with regulators and state agencies in each of our jurisdictions
      to educate customers about these issues, in particular to ensure that those
      qualified for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance funds and other similar
      programs will receive that assistance. </font></div>
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      distribution
      operations businesses face competition based on customer preferences for natural
      gas compared to other energy products and the comparative prices of those
      products. Our principal competition relates to electric utilities and oil and
      propane providers serving the residential and small commercial markets
      throughout our service areas and the potential displacement or replacement
      of
      natural gas appliances with electric appliances. The primary competitive factors
      are the price of energy and the desirability of natural gas heating versus
      alternative heating sources.&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Competition
      for
      space heating and general household and small commercial energy needs generally
      occurs at the initial installation phase when the customer/builder makes
      decisions as to which types of equipment to install.&#160; Customers will
      generally continue to use the chosen energy source for the life of the
      equipment. Customer demand for natural gas could be affected by numerous
      factors, including </font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">changes
                in the
                availability or price of natural gas and other forms of
                energy</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">general
                economic conditions </font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">energy
                conservation </font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">legislation
                and regulations </font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the
                capability
                to convert from natural gas to alternative
                fuels</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">weather</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      some of our service areas net growth continues to be slowed due to the number
      of
      customers who leave our systems due to higher gas prices, incentives offered
      by
      the local electric utilities to switch to electric heat alternatives and
      competition from alternative fuel sources. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      expect customer growth to improve in the future through our efforts in new
      business and retention. These efforts include working to add residential
      customers with three or more appliances, multi-family complexes and high-value
      commercial customers that use natural gas for purposes other than space heating.
      In addition, we partner with numerous entities to market the benefits of gas
      appliances and to identify potential retention options early in the process
      for
      those customers who might consider leaving our franchise by converting to
      alternative fuels.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>Our
      distribution operation utilities consist of:</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Atlanta
      Gas Light</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      This natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      throughout Georgia. Atlanta Gas Light is regulated by the Georgia Public Service
      Commission (Georgia Commission). </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Prior
      to Georgia&#8217;s
      1997 Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act (Deregulation Act), which
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">deregulated
      Georgia&#8217;s natural gas market, Atlanta Gas Light was the supplier and seller of
      natural gas to its customers. Today, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Marketers&#8212;that
      is,
      marketers who are certificated by the Georgia Commission to sell retail natural
      gas in Georgia at rates and on terms approved by the Georgia Commission &#8212; sell
      natural gas to the end-use customers in Georgia and handle</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      customer billing
      functions. Atlanta Gas Light's role includes </font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">distributing
                natural gas for Marketers</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&#160;</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">constructing,
                operating and maintaining the gas system infrastructure, including
                responding to customer service calls and
                leaks</font></div>
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      </table>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">reading
                meters
                and maintaining underlying customer premise information for
                Marketers</font></div>
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      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Since
      1998, a number
      of federal and state proceedings have addressed the role of Atlanta Gas Light
      in
      administering and assigning interstate assets to Marketers pursuant to the
      provisions of the Deregulation Act. In this role, Atlanta Gas Light is
      authorized to offer additional sales services pursuant to Georgia
      Commission-approved tariffs and to acquire and continue managing the interstate
      transportation and storage contracts that underlie the sales services provided
      to Marketers on its distribution system under Georgia Commission-approved
      tariffs. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><em>Rate
      Settlement
      Agreement</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      June 2005, the
      Georgia Commission approved a Settlement Agreement with Atlanta Gas Light that
      froze Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s base rates billed to customers as of April 30, 2005
      through April 30, 2010. The Settlement Agreement also requires Atlanta Gas
      Light
      to recognize reduced revenues of $25 million in total over the same period,
      to
      spend $2 million annually on energy conservation programs and to spend an
      additional $2 million for social responsibility programs. The Settlement
      Agreement was effective for rates as of May 1, 2005. Atlanta Gas Light had
      identified and implemented along with increased operating margins from net
      customer growth in Georgia during 2005, reductions in its operating costs,
      which&#160;offset the impact of the Settlement Agreement on its 2005 EBIT.
</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">During
      the
      Settlement Agreement, Atlanta Gas Light will not seek a rate increase, nor
      will
      the Georgia Commission initiate a new rate proceeding, during the agreement&#8217;s
      effective period. Atlanta Gas Light will file information equivalent to
      information that would be required for a general rate case on November 1, 2009,
      with new rates to be effective on May 1, 2010.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      Settlement Agreement establishes an authorized return on equity of 10.9% for
      Atlanta Gas Light, resulting in an overall rate of return of 8.53%. Prior to
      the
      settlement, Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s authorized return on equity was 11% and its
      overall return was set at 9.16%.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      Settlement Agreement extends Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s Pipeline Replacement Program
      (PRP) by five years to require that all replacements be completed by December
      2013 and sets the per customer PRP rate to be billed at $1.29 per customer
      per
      month from 2005 through 2007 and at $1.95 from 2008 through 2013. Atlanta Gas
      Light will apply the five-year total reduction in recognized base rate revenues
      of $25 million to the amount of costs incurred to replace pipe, reducing the
      amount recovered from customers under the PRP. The timing of replacements was
      subsequently specified in an amendment to the PRP stipulation. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This
      amendment,
      which was approved by the Georgia Commission on December 20, 2005, requires
      Atlanta Gas Light to replace the remaining 152 miles of cast iron pipe and
      70%
      of the remaining 687 miles of bare steel pipe by December 2010. The remaining
      30% of bare steel pipe is required to be replaced by December 2013.&#160; The
      amendment requires an evaluation by Atlanta Gas Light and the Georgia Commission
      staff of 22 miles of 24-inch pipe in Atlanta by December 2010 to determine
      if
      such pipe requires replacement.&#160; If replacement of this pipe is required,
      the pipe must be replaced by December 2013.&#160; The additional cost to replace
      this pipe is projected to be approximately $37 million.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>&#160;</em></strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      Settlement Agreement includes a provision that allows for a true-up of any
      over-
      or under-recovery of PRP revenues that may result from a difference between
      PRP
      charges collected through fixed rates and actual PRP revenues recognized through
      the remainder of the program. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Atlanta
      Gas Light
      will be allowed under the Settlement Agreement to recover through the PRP $4
      million of the $32 million in capital costs associated with its March 2005
      purchase of 250 miles of pipeline in central Georgia from Southern Natural
      Gas
      Company (Southern Natural), a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation. We expect
      the
      acquired pipeline to improve deliverable capacity and reliability of the storage
      capacity from our LNG facility in Macon to our markets in Atlanta. The remaining
      capital costs are included in Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s rate base and collected
      through base rates.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><em>Straight-Fixed-Variable
      Rates</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Atlanta
      Gas Light&#8217;s
      revenue is recognized under a straight-fixed-variable rate design, whereby
      Atlanta Gas Light charges rates to its customers based primarily on monthly
      fixed charges. This mechanism minimizes the seasonality of revenues since the
      fixed charge is not volumetric and the monthly charges are not set to be
      directly weather dependent. Weather indirectly influences the number of
      customers that have active accounts during the heating season, and this has
      a
      seasonal impact on Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s revenues since generally more customers
      are connected in periods of colder weather than in periods of warmer weather.
      </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Elizabethtown
      Gas </em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This
      natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      in central and northwestern New Jersey. Most Elizabethtown Gas customers are
      located in densely populated central New Jersey, where increases in the number
      of customers primarily result from conversions to gas heating from alternative
      forms of heating. In the northwestern region of the state, customer additions
      are driven primarily by new construction. Elizabethtown Gas is regulated by
      the
      New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU). </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><em>Weather
      Normalization</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>&#160;</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      Elizabethtown
      Gas tariff contains a weather normalization clause that is designed to help
      stabilize Elizabethtown Gas results by increasing base rate amounts charged
      to
      customers when weather is warmer than normal and decreasing amounts charged
      when
      weather is colder than normal. The weather normalization clause was renewed
      in
      October 2004 and is based on a 20-year average of weather conditions.
</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><em>Pipeline
      Replacement </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      April 2005,
      Elizabethtown Gas presented the NJBPU with a proposal to accelerate the
      replacement of approximately 88 miles of 8&#8221; to 12&#8221; diameter elevated-pressure
      cast iron pipe. Under the proposal, approximately $42 million in estimated
      capital costs incurred over a three year period would be recovered through
      a
      pipeline replacement rider similar to the program in effect at Atlanta Gas
      Light. If the program as proposed is approved, cost recovery would occur on
      a
      one-year lag basis, with collections starting on October 1, 2006 and extending
      through December 31, 2009, after which time the program would be rolled into
      base rates. On December 7, 2005, Elizabethtown Gas filed testimony in support
      of
      its proposal. The proposal and related testimony will be considered in the
      following timeframe:</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the
                New Jersey
                Rate Payer Advocate will file testimony on February 28,
                2006</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Elizabethtown
                Gas will file rebuttal testimony on March 17,
                2006</font></div>
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">public
                hearings will convene on March 30,
                2006</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">&#160;</div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Virginia
      Natural Gas</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      This natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      in southeastern Virginia. Virginia Natural Gas is regulated by the Virginia
      State Corporation Commission (Virginia Commission). </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><em>Performance-based
      Rates </em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      March 2005, the
      Virginia Commission staff issued a report alleging that Virginia Natural Gas
      rates were excessive and that its rates should be adjusted to produce a $15
      million reduction in revenue. The staff also filed a motion requesting that
      Virginia Natural Gas rates be declared interim and subject to refund.
</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      April 2005, Virginia Natural Gas responded to the staff&#8217;s report and motion,
      contesting the allegations in the report and objecting to the motion filed
      by
      the staff. On April 29, 2005, the Virginia Commission ordered the staff&#8217;s motion
      to be held in abeyance and directed Virginia Natural Gas to file a rate case
      by
      July 2005. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      July 2005, Virginia Natural Gas filed a performance-based rate (PBR) plan with
      the Virginia Commission and included the schedules required for a general rate
      case in support of its proposal. Under the PBR plan, Virginia Natural Gas
      proposes to freeze base rates at their 1996 levels for 5 additional years.
      This
      would provide Virginia Natural Gas customers an additional 5 years of rate
      stability, for a total of 14 years without a rate increase. If the Virginia
      Commission approves the proposal, Virginia Natural Gas will become the first
      Virginia natural gas utility to operate under a 1996 state law that authorized
      PBR plans for natural gas utilities. Consistent with state law, Virginia Natural
      Gas has proposed two exceptions that allow for adjustments to frozen base rates.
      Virginia Natural Gas could request a rate adjustment in connection with (1)
      any
      changes in taxation of gas utility revenues by the Commonwealth and (2) any
      financial distress of Virginia Natural Gas beyond its control.</font></div>
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      Virginia Commission&#8217;s scheduling order issued on July 14, 2005, current rates
      will stay in effect until the PBR is decided; consequently, there was no impact
      on Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; 2005 revenues. Based on this scheduling order and the
      Virginia Commission&#8217;s approval of requests for extension made by Virginia
      Commission staff in December 2005, the PBR proposal to freeze rates for another
      five years will be considered on the following timeframe:</font></div>
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                Commission staff will file its testimony and exhibits on or before
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      Virginia state law authorizing PBR plans also allows a utility to withdraw
      or
      modify its PBR application at any time prior to a final ruling by the Virginia
      Commission. Virginia Natural Gas is currently evaluating the withdrawal or
      modification of its PBR plan in light of current market conditions including
      rising interest rates, tight natural gas supplies, rising costs and material
      constraints caused by lower oil supplies. If the PBR plan is not approved or
      is
      modified by the Virginia Commission in a manner that Virginia Natural Gas
      chooses not to accept, the Virginia Commission can take action in the general
      rate case filing. Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; proposal would not affect its Virginia
      Commission-authorized purchased gas cost, which passes gas commodity costs
      through to consumers. </font></div>
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      January 12, 2006, Virginia Natural Gas filed with the Virginia Commission a
      proposed motion for approval of Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; PBR plan. If the proposed
      motion is approved, the PBR plan would be implemented as filed and Virginia
      Natural Gas would commit to certain actions, primarily to construct a pipeline
      that would connect Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; northern system to its southern system.
      Participants and supporters of the proposed motion include Virginia Natural
      Gas,
      AGL Resources, and the Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Division of
      Consumer Counsel and the Virginia Industrial Gas Users&#8217; Association.
</font></div>
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      involving the use of special rates. The WNA program&#8217;s purpose is to reduce the
      effect of weather on customer bills by reducing bills when winter weather is
      colder than normal and increasing bills when winter weather is warmer than
      normal. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
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      Virginia Natural Gas received approval from the Virginia Commission to extend
      the WNA program for an additional two years with certain modifications to the
      existing program. The significant modifications include removal of the
      commercial class of customers from the WNA program and the use of a rolling
      30-year average to calculate the weather factor that is updated
      annually.</font></div>
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      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      in central and southern Florida. Florida City Gas customers purchase gas
      primarily for heating water, drying clothes and cooking. Some customers, mainly
      in central Florida, also purchase gas to provide space heating during the winter
      season. Florida City Gas is regulated by the Florida Public Service
      Commission.</font></div>
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      in the Chattanooga and Cleveland areas of southeastern Tennessee. Included
      in
      the base rates charged by Chattanooga Gas is a weather normalization clause
      that
      allows for revenue to be recognized based on a factor derived from average
      temperatures over a 30-year period, which offsets the impact of unusually cold
      or warm weather on its operating income. Chattanooga Gas is regulated by the
      Tennessee Regulatory Authority (Tennessee Authority).</font></div>
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      Gas a $4 million rate increase. The October 2004 order approved an increase
      of
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      structure of 35.5% common equity. </font></div>
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      serving approximately 5,800 customers in Cecil County, Maryland. Elkton Gas
      customers are approximately 93% commercial and industrial and 7% residential.
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</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Maryland
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                measure
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                degree days for a given day is the difference between average daily
                actual
                temperature and a baseline temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
                Heating
                degree days result when the average daily actual temperature is less
                than
                the 65-degree baseline. Generally, increased heating degree days
                result in
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      partially offset by increased operating expenses of $124 million. &#160;The
      utilities and appliance businesses acquired from NUI on November 30, 2004
      contributed approximately $50 million of EBIT in 2005 as compared to $7 million
      in 2004. This was due to the full year inclusion of the results in 2005 compared
      to one month in 2004. </font></div>
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      addition of NUI&#8217;s operations, which contributed $167 million. The remainder was
      primarily due to $8 million of higher operating margin at Atlanta Gas Light.
      &#160;The increase at Atlanta Gas Light resulted primarily from higher PRP
      revenues of $6 million and higher revenue of $3 million related to additional
      carrying charges for gas stored for Marketers primarily due to higher gas
      prices. Further, Atlanta Gas Light had approximately $3 million of increased
      operating margin from net customer growth which offset a $3 million decrease
      in
      operating revenues pursuant to the June 2005 rate settlement agreement with
      the
      Georgia Commission. Operating margin at Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga
      Gas
      Company remained relatively flat as compared to last year.</font></div>
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      addition of NUI&#8217;s operations, which resulted in an increase in operating
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      pre-tax gain of $21 million on the sale of our Caroline Street campus, offset
      by
      an $8 million donation to AGL Resources Private Foundation, Inc. Exclusive
      of
      the gain and donation, EBIT in 2004 increased $13 million or 5% due to increased
      operating margin that was partially offset by increased operating
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      $17 million in combined increases at Atlanta Gas Light and Virginia Natural
      Gas.
      The increase in Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s operating margin was primarily due to higher
      PRP revenue as a result of continued PRP capital spending, customer growth,
      higher customer usage and additional carrying charges from gas stored for
      Marketers due to a higher average cost of gas. The increase in operating margin
      at Virginia Natural Gas was primarily due to customer growth. The acquisition
      of
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      of
      NUI operations for the month of December of $17 million. The remaining increase
      of $11 million was due to increases in the cost of outside services related
      to
      increased information technology services as a result of our ongoing
      implementation of a work management system; increased legal services due to
      increased regulatory activity; and increased accounting services related to
      our
      implementation of SOX 404. Employee benefit and compensation expenses also
      increased primarily as a result of higher health care insurance costs and
      increased long-term compensation expenses. In addition, depreciation expenses
      increased primarily from new depreciation rates implemented for Virginia Natural
      Gas and increased assets at each utility. These increases were partially offset
      by a reduction in bad debt expense, which was primarily due to a Tennessee
      Authority ruling that allowed for recovery of the gas portion of accounts
      written off as uncollectible at Chattanooga Gas and increased collection efforts
      at both Chattanooga Gas and Virginia Natural Gas.</font></div>
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      retail energy operations segment consists of SouthStar, a joint venture owned
      70% by our subsidiary, Georgia Natural Gas Company, and 30% by Piedmont.
      SouthStar markets natural gas and related services to retail customers on an
      unregulated basis, principally in Georgia.&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></div>
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      SouthStar executive committee, which acts as the governing board, comprises
      six
      members, with three representatives from us and three from Piedmont.&#160; Under
      the joint venture agreement, all significant management decisions require the
      unanimous approval of the SouthStar executive committee; accordingly, our 70%
      financial interest is considered to be noncontrolling.&#160; Although our
      ownership interest in the SouthStar partnership is 70%, SouthStar's earnings
      are
      allocated 75% to us and 25% to Piedmont, under an amended and restated joint
      venture agreement executed in March 2004.</font></div>
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      January 1,
      2004, we consolidated the accounts of SouthStar and eliminated all intercompany
      balances in the consolidation. We recorded the portion of SouthStar&#8217;s earnings
      that are attributable to our joint venture partner, Piedmont, as a minority
      interest in our statements of consolidated income, and we recorded Piedmont&#8217;s
      portion of SouthStar&#8217;s capital as a minority interest in our consolidated
      balance sheets. </font></div>
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      competes
      with other energy marketers, including Marketers in Georgia, to provide natural
      gas and related services to customers in Georgia and the Southeast. Based on
      its
      market share, SouthStar is the Marketer of natural gas in Georgia, with average
      customers in 2003 - 2005 in excess of 530,000. </font></div>
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      addition, similar to distribution operations, SouthStar faces competition based
      on customer preferences for natural gas compared to other energy products and
      the comparative prices of those products. SouthStar&#8217;s principal competition
      relates to electric utilities and the potential displacement or replacement
      of
      natural gas appliances with electric appliances. This competition with other
      energy products has been exacerbated by price volatility in the wholesale
      natural gas commodity market which has resulted in significant increases in
      the
      cost of natural gas billed to SouthStar&#8217;s customers. </font></div>
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      generates
      its operating margin primarily in two ways.&#160; The first is through the
      commodity sales of natural gas to retail customers in the residential,
      commercial and industrial sectors, primarily in Georgia.&#160; SouthStar
      captures a spread between wholesale and retail natural gas commodity prices
      and
      also realizes a portion of its operating margin through the collection of a
      monthly service fee and customer late payment fees.&#160; SouthStar&#8217;s operating
      margins are impacted by weather seasonality as well as by customer growth and
      SouthStar&#8217;s related market share in Georgia which traditionally ranges from 35%
      to 38%.&#160; SouthStar employs a strategy to attract and retain a
      higher-quality customer base through the application of stringent credit
      requirements.&#160; This strategy results not only in higher operating margin
      contributions, as customers tend to utilize higher volumes of natural gas but
      also higher EBIT through a reduction in bad debt expenses.</font></div>
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      second way in which SouthStar generates margin is by their active management
      of
      storage positions through a variety of hedging transactions and derivative
      instruments aimed at managing exposures arising from changing commodity
      prices.&#160; SouthStar uses these hedging instruments opportunistically to lock
      in economic margins (as spreads between wholesale and retail commodity prices
      widen between periods) and thereby minimize retail price exposure, but does
      not
      hold speculative positions.&#160; </font></div>
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      is
      actively seeking to improve its margin-generation capabilities by evaluating
      a
      number of growth opportunities, including incremental customer growth in Georgia
      and expansion of its retail model to other markets, through either organic
      growth or acquisition of an existing customer portfolio. </font></div>
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      of High Gas Prices </em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SouthStar&#8217;s
      operating margin and EBIT from the sales of natural gas to retail customers
      could be impacted by conservation and bad debt trends as a result of higher
      natural gas prices in the 2005 - 2006 winter heating season. SouthStar&#8217;s bad
      debt expense as a percentage of operating revenues of approximately 1% for
      2005
      has remained consistent with 2004. We believe SouthStar&#8217;s higher-quality
      customer base and the unregulated pricing structure in Georgia mitigates its
      exposure to higher bad debt expenses. </font></div>
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      following table
      presents results of operations for retail energy operations for the years ended
      December 31, 2005 and 2004, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and
      pro-forma
      results as if SouthStar&#8217;s accounts were consolidated with our subsidiaries&#8217;
accounts for the year ended December 31, 2003. The unaudited pro-forma results
      are presented for comparative purposes as a result of our consolidation of
      SouthStar in 2004. This pro-forma basis is a non-GAAP presentation; however,
      we
      believe it is useful to readers of our financial statements since it presents
      the revenues and expenses for 2003 on the same basis as 2005 and 2004. In 2003,
      we recognized our portion of SouthStar&#8217;s earnings of $46 million as equity
      earnings. </font></div>
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      due
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      increase due primarily to a lower commodity cost structure resulting from
      continued refinement of SouthStar&#8217;s hedging strategies and a $3 million increase
      due to a full year of higher customer service charges from third party
      providers. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $2 million
      related to a one-time sale of stored gas in 2003 and a $2 million decrease
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      related to SOX 404 implementation and corporate overhead allocations, offset
      by
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      improvements and increased quality of customer base. There was also a $1 million
      increase in minority interest as a result of higher SouthStar earnings in 2004
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      transportation, storage, producer and peaking services and wholesale marketing.
      Our asset management business focuses on capturing economic value from idle
      or
      underutilized natural gas assets, which are typically amassed by companies
      via
      investments in or contractual rights to natural gas transportation and storage
      assets. Margin is typically created in this business by participating in
      transactions that balance the needs of varying markets and time
      horizons.</font></div>
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      the major producing regions and market hubs in the country. Sequent also
      purchases transportation and storage capacity to meet its delivery requirements
      and customer obligations in the marketplace. Sequent&#8217;s customers benefit from
      its logistics expertise and ability to deliver natural gas at prices that are
      advantageous relative to other alternatives available to its end-use customers.
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      utilities and large industrial customers. These customers must independently
      contract for transportation and storage services to meet their demands, and
      they
      typically contract for these services on a 365-day basis even though they may
      only need a portion of these services to meet their peak demands. Sequent enters
      into agreements with these customers, either through contract assignment or
      agency arrangement, whereby it uses their rights to transportation and storage
      services during periods when they do not need them. Sequent captures margin
      by
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      Elizabethtown Gas, Florida City Gas and Elkton Gas. In October 2005, the
      agreement between Sequent and Virginia Natural Gas was renewed for an additional
      three years. The agreement was scheduled to expire in October 2005. In January
      2006, the Georgia Commission extended the asset management agreement between
      Sequent and Atlanta Gas Light for two additional years. The agreement was
      scheduled to expire in March 2006. Under the terms of the extended agreement,
      Sequent will increase its aggregate net sharing percentage paid to Atlanta
      Gas
      Light from 50% to 60% on the majority of transactions Sequent will initiate
      going forward in its role as asset manager. The following table provides
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="11%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>structure</strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="11%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>annual
                fee</strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>2005</strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="7%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>2004</strong></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>2003</strong></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Elkton
                Gas</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mar
                2007</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fixed-fee</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(A)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">$-</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">$-</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">$-</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Chattanooga
                Gas</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mar
                2007</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Profit
                -sharing</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">50%</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Atlanta
                Gas
                Light</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mar
                2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Profit
                -sharing</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">60%</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Elizabethtown
                Gas</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mar
                2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fixed
                -fee</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">$4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="14%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Florida
                City
                Gas</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mar
                2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Profit
                -sharing</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">50%</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">-</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="14%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Virginia
                Natural Gas</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mar
                2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Profit
                -sharing</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(B)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="8%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="7%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">5</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td colspan="8" valign="top" width="85%">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&#160;(A)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                Annual fixed-fee is less than $1 million</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr bgcolor="white">
            <td colspan="8" valign="top" width="85%">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">&#160;(B)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
                </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sharing
                is
                based on a tiered structure</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr>

      </table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Transportation
      and Storage Transactions</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      our wholesale
      marketing and risk management business, Sequent also contracts for natural
      gas
      transportation and storage services. We participate in transactions to manage
      the natural gas commodity and transportation costs that result in the lowest
      cost to serve our various markets. We seek to optimize this process on a daily
      basis, as market conditions change, by evaluating all the natural gas supplies,
      transportation alternatives and markets to which we have access and identifying
      the least-cost alternatives to serve our various markets. This enables us to
      capture geographic pricing differences across these various markets as delivered
      gas prices change. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      a similar manner, we participate in natural gas storage transactions where
      we
      seek to identify pricing differences that occur over time with regard to future
      delivery periods at multiple locations. We capture margin by locking in the
      price differential between purchasing natural gas at the lowest future price
      and, in a related transaction, selling that gas at the highest future price,
      all
      within the constraints of our contracts. Through the use of transportation
      and
      storage services, we are able to capture margin through the arbitrage of
      geographical pricing differences that occur over time. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Producer
      Services</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our
      producer
      services business primarily focuses on aggregating natural gas supply from
      various small and medium-sized producers located throughout the natural gas
      production areas of the United States, principally in the Gulf Coast region.
      We
      provide producers with certain logistical and risk management services that
      offer them attractive options to move their supply into the pipeline grid.
      Aggregating volumes of natural gas from these producers allows us to provide
      markets to producers who seek a reliable outlet for their natural gas
      production. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Peaking
      Services</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      Sequent generates
      operating margin through, among other things, the sale of peaking services,
      which includes receiving a fee from affiliated and nonaffiliated customers
      that
      guarantees those customers will receive gas under peak conditions. Sequent
      incurs costs to support our obligations under these agreements, which are
      reduced in whole or in part as the matching obligations expire. We will continue
      to seek new peaking transactions as well as work toward extending those that
      are
      set to expire. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Competition</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sequent
      competes for
      asset management business with other energy wholesalers, often through a
      competitive bidding process. Sequent has historically been successful in
      obtaining new asset management business by placing bids based primarily on
      the
      intrinsic value of the transaction, which is the difference in commodity prices
      between time periods or locations at the inception of the transaction.
</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">There
      has been
      significant consolidation of energy wholesale operations, particularly among
      major gas producers. Financial institutions have also entered the marketplace.
      As a result, energy wholesalers have become increasingly willing to place bids
      for asset management transactions that are priced to capture market share.
      We
      expect this trend to continue in the near term, which could result in downward
      pressure on the volume of transactions and the related margins available in
      this
      portion of Sequent&#8217;s business. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Seasonality</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>&#160;</strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Fixed
      cost
      commitments are generally incurred evenly over the year, while margins generated
      through the use of these assets are generally greatest in the winter heating
      season and occasionally in the summer due to peak usage by power generators
      in
      meeting air conditioning load. This increases the seasonality of our business,
      generally resulting in higher margins in the first and fourth quarters.
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      account for
      derivative transactions in connection with our energy marketing activities
      on a
      fair value basis in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
      (SFAS) No. 133, &#8220;Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities&#8221;
(SFAS 133). We record derivative energy commodity contracts (including both
      physical transactions and financial instruments) at fair value, with unrealized
      gains or losses from changes in fair value reflected in our earnings in the
      period of change. </font></div>
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      energy-trading contracts are recorded on an accrual basis as required under
      the
      EITF Issue No. 02-03, &#8220;Issues Involved in Accounting for Contracts under EITF
      Issue No. 98-10, &#8216;Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk
      Management Activities&#8221; (EITF 02-03) rescission of EITF 98-10, unless they are
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      shown in the table below, Sequent recorded net unrealized losses related to
      changes in the fair value of derivative instruments utilized in its energy
      marketing and risk management activities of $13 million during 2005 and
      unrealized gains related to changes in the fair value of derivative instruments
      of $22 million during 2004 and $1 million during 2003. The tables below
      illustrate the change in the net fair value of the derivative instruments and
      energy-trading contracts during 2005, 2004 and 2003 and provide details of
      the
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      actively quoted&#8221; category represents Sequent&#8217;s positions in natural gas, which
      are valued exclusively using NYMEX futures prices. &#8220;Prices provided by other
      external sources&#8221; are basis transactions that represent the cost to transport
      the commodity from a NYMEX delivery point to the contract delivery point. Our
      basis spreads are primarily based on quotes obtained either directly from
      brokers or through electronic trading platforms.</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="1%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">&#160;</td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">
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            <td width="2%" style="border-bottom: #cceeff solid;">&#160;</td>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Mark-to-Market
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      purchases
      natural gas for storage when the current market price it pays plus the cost
      for
      transportation and storage is less than the market price it could receive in
      the
      future. Sequent attempts to mitigate substantially all of the commodity price
      risk associated with its storage portfolio. Sequent uses derivative instruments
      to reduce the risk associated with future changes in the price of natural gas.
      Sequent sells NYMEX futures contracts or other over-the-counter derivatives
      in
      forward months to substantially lock in the profit margin it will ultimately
      realize when the stored gas is actually sold. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Natural
      gas stored
      in inventory is accounted for differently than the derivatives Sequent uses
      to
      mitigate the commodity price risk associated with its storage portfolio. The
      natural gas that Sequent purchases and injects into storage is accounted for
      at
      the lower of average cost or market. The derivatives that Sequent uses to
      mitigate commodity price risk are accounted for at fair value and marked to
      market each period. The difference in accounting can result in volatility in
      Sequent&#8217;s reported results, even though the expected profit margin is
      essentially unchanged from the date the transactions were consummated.
</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Earnings
      Volatility and Price Sensitivity</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      The market dynamics
      created by the two gulf coast hurricanes significantly impacted natural gas
      prices, primarily in the last five months of this year. From June 30, 2005
      to
      September 30, 2005, the forward NYMEX prices through March 2006 increased on
      average approximately $6.10, or 75%, and from October 1, 2005 to December 31,
      2005 the same prices decreased on average approximately $3.10, or 21%. These
      market dynamics created significant market opportunities for Sequent, as its
      storage and transportation activities created increased economic value as
      compared to 2004. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      accounting differences described above also impact the comparability of
      Sequent&#8217;s period-over-period results as changes in forward NYMEX prices do not
      increase and decrease on a consistent basis from year to year. During most
      of
      2005, Sequent&#8217;s reported results were negatively impacted by increases in
      forward NYMEX prices which resulted in the recognition of unrealized losses.
      In
      comparison, the reported results during 2004 were not as significantly impacted
      by changes in forward NYMEX prices. As a result, a comparison of the 2005 and
      2004 reported results yielded an unfavorable variance during the first nine
      months of 2005; however, the majority of these unrealized losses were recovered
      during the fourth quarter of this year. Based on Sequent&#8217;s storage positions at
      December 31, 2005, a $1.00 change in the forward NYMEX prices would result
      in a
      $7 million impact to Sequent&#8217;s EBIT after sharing of profits with Sequent&#8217;s
      affiliated utilities.</font></div>
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      following table
      presents the NYMEX forward natural gas prices as of September 30, 2005 and
      December 31, 2005 for the period of January 2006 through March 2006, and
      reflects the prices at which Sequent could buy natural gas at the Henry Hub
      for
      delivery in the same time period. January 2006 futures expired on December
      28,
      2005; however they are included in the table below as they coincide with the
      January 2006 storage withdrawals. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
      Henry Hub,
      located in Louisiana, is the largest centralized point for natural gas spot
      and
      futures trading in the United States. NYMEX uses the Henry Hub as the point
      of
      delivery for its natural gas futures contracts. Many natural gas marketers
      also
      use the Henry Hub as their physical contract delivery point or their price
      benchmark for spot trades of natural gas.</font></div>
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      increased $4
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      margin, partially offset by a $9 million increase in operating
      expenses.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Operating
      margin
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      the
      fourth quarter of 2004 which provided Sequent with seasonal trading, marketing,
      origination and asset management opportunities in excess of those experienced
      during the prior year. Also contributing to the increase were advantageous
      transportation values to the Northeast and new peaking and third-party asset
      management transactions. Sequent&#8217;s sales volumes for 2004 averaged 2.10 Bcf/day,
      a 20% increase from the prior year. This increase resulted primarily from the
      addition of new counterparties, increased presence in the midwestern and
      northeastern markets and continued growth in origination and asset management
      activities, as well as business generated due to the market volatility
      experienced during the fourth quarter. </font></div>
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      a result of a decline in forward NYMEX prices, the 2004 results reflected the
      recognition of unrealized gains associated with the financial instruments used
      to economically hedge Sequent&#8217;s inventory held in storage. If the forward NYMEX
      price in effect at December 1, 2004 had also been in effect at December 31,
      2004, based on Sequent&#8217;s storage positions at December 31, 2004, Sequent&#8217;s
      reported EBIT would have been $19 million. At December 31, 2003, an increase
      in
      forward NYMEX prices resulted in the recognition of modest unrealized losses
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      the improved fourth-quarter results was lower volatility during the second
      quarter of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003, which compressed Sequent's
      trading and marketing activities and the related margins within its
      transportation portfolio. In addition, Sequent's weighted average cost of
      natural gas stored in inventory was $5.06 per MMBtu during the first quarter
      of
      2004 compared to $2.20 per MMBtu during the same period in 2003. This
      significant difference in cost resulted in reduced operating margins period
      over
      period.</font></div>
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      expenses
      increased by $9 million or 45% due primarily to additional salary expense as
      a
      result of an increase in the number of employees; additional costs for outside
      services related to the development and implementation of Sequent&#8217;s ETRM system;
      the implementation of SOX 404;and increased corporate costs. In addition, 2004
      operating expenses reflected depreciation associated with the recently
      implemented ETRM system.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our
      energy investments segment consists of </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Pivotal
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      wholly owned
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      approximately eight miles from the Henry Hub. The storage facility is regulated
      by the Louisiana Public Service Commission and by the Federal Energy Regulatory
      Commission (FERC), which has limited regulatory authority over the storage
      and
      transportation services. The facility consists of two salt dome gas storage
      caverns with 10 million Dth of total capacity and about 7.2 million Dth (MMDth)
      of working gas capacity. The facility has approximately 720,000 Dth/day
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      Jefferson
      Island provides for storage and hub services through its direct connection
      to
      the Henry Hub via the Sabine Pipeline and its interconnection with 7 other
      pipelines in the area. Our subsidiary, Pivotal Energy Development (Pivotal
      Development) is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the facility.
      Pivotal Jefferson Island is fully subscribed for the 2005-2006 winter period.
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      for
      current firm natural gas storage contracts that will expire at the end of the
      first quarter of 2006.&#160; In December 2005, Pivotal Jefferson Island executed
      an agreement for 1.0 MDth for the expiring capacity. Pivotal Jefferson Island
      is
      negotiating a contract for an additional 300 MDth of storage capacity available
      beginning July 1, 2006. Pivotal Jefferson Island expects to complete the
      contract for the balance of the expiring capacity in the first quarter of 2006.
      Additionally, in December 2005, Pivotal Jefferson Island substantially completed
      a capital project to improve its compression capabilities, which increased
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      customer interest, in the form of nonbinding bids for capacity, in a project
      that would expand Pivotal Jefferson Island&#8217;s salt-dome storage facility by 175%
      from its current capacity of 7.2 MDth to as much as 19.8 MDth. &#160;The
      expansion under consideration includes the development of a third and a fourth
      storage cavern at the facility, with each cavern having a working gas capacity
      of 6 MDth. &#160;If there is sufficient customer interest in the project,
      construction would begin in early 2006. &#160;We would expect to complete the
      third cavern by mid-2008 and would expect the fourth cavern to be operational
      by
      mid-2010. &#160;The expansion project also includes expanding the number of
      pipeline interconnections in order to enhance Pivotal Jefferson Island&#8217;s
      flexibility with regard to storage capacity and deliverability. Final
      construction plans, as well as the total projected capital cost of the project,
      will be determined during the first quarter of 2006.</font></div>
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      believe that Pivotal Jefferson Island is uniquely situated with its direct
      connection to the Henry Hub and its connection to seven other pipelines. For
      those reasons we believe that Pivotal Jefferson Island will be subscribed ahead
      of most of its competitors. </font></div>
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      in
      the Virginia Natural Gas service area that provides up to 28,800 Dth of propane
      air per day on a 10-day-per-year basis to serve Virginia Natural Gas&#8217; peaking
      needs. </font></div>
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      Networks leases and sells its fiber to a variety of customers in the Atlanta,
      Georgia and Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan areas, with a small presence in other
      cities in the United States. Its customers include local, regional and national
      telecommunications companies, internet service providers, educational
      institutions and other commercial entities. AGL Networks typically provides
      underground conduit and dark fiber to its customers under leasing arrangements
      with terms that vary from 1 to 20 years. In addition, AGL Networks offers
      telecommunications construction services to companies. AGL Networks&#8217; competitors
      are any entities that have or will lay conduit and fiber on the same route
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      associated subsidiaries (Virginia Gas Pipeline and Virginia Gas Storage) to
      a
      subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation, the other 50% partner in the Saltville
      joint venture. We acquired these assets as part of our purchase of NUI in
      November 2004. We received $66 million in cash at closing, which included $4
      million in working capital adjustments, and used the proceeds to repay
      short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.</font></div>
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      December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. </font></div>
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      Services Company (AGSC), AGL Capital Corporation (AGL Capital) and Pivotal
      Development. AGSC is a service company established in accordance with PUHCA.
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      program, the issuance of various debt and hybrid securities, and other financing
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      or acquisition of assets in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic and northeastern
      regions in order to extend our natural gas capabilities and improve system
      reliability while enhancing service to our customers in those areas. The focus
      of Pivotal Development&#8217;s commercial activities is to improve the economics of
      system reliability and natural gas deliverability in these targeted regions.
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      interest costs to our operating segments in accordance with the PUHCA and state
      regulations. Our corporate segment also includes intercompany eliminations
      for
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      the impact of these allocations to the various operating segments.&#160; The
      acquisition of additional assets, such as NUI and Pivotal Jefferson Island,
      typically will enable us to allocate corporate costs across a larger number
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      operational functions and our ongoing desire to operate as efficiently as
      possible, we began, during the first quarter of 2005, a review of certain
      functions within our AGSC subsidiary. We expect this process to be part of
      an
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      and the elimination of filled and vacant positions within AGSC. We recorded
      a
      charge of $3 million in 2005, primarily as a result of severance-related costs
      associated with the restructuring and elimination of the filled positions at
      AGSC. Based on the efforts performed to date, as well as actual costs incurred
      to date and our original basis for the earnings guidance previously provided,
      we
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      to $10 million. While these savings will be reflected in the allocated costs
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      same period in 2003 primarily was due to an increase in operating expenses
      of $6
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      outside services costs associated with software maintenance; licensing and
      implementation of our work management system project; higher costs due to our
      SOX 404 compliance efforts; merger- and acquisition-related expenses; and
      expenses related to Pivotal Development&#8217;s activities in 2004. The increase in
      operating expenses was offset by a loss of $5 million on the sale of our
      Caroline Street campus in 2003.</font></div>
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      meet our capital and liquidity requirements we rely on operating cash flow,
      short-term borrowings under our commercial paper program, which is backed by
      our
      supporting credit agreement (Credit Facility), borrowings under Sequent&#8217;s and
      SouthStar&#8217;s lines of credit, and borrowings or stock issuances in the long-term
      capital markets. Our issuance of various securities, including long-term and
      short-term debt, is subject to customary approval or authorization by state
      and
      federal regulatory bodies including state public service commissions and
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">through
      February 8, 2006, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the
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      a
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      derived from the operation of our regulated utility subsidiaries, whose legal
      authority to pay dividends or make other distributions to us is subject to
      regulation. The availability of borrowings under our Credit Facility is limited
      and subject to a total-debt-to-capital ratio financial covenant specified within
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      believe these sources will be sufficient for our working capital needs, debt
      service obligations and scheduled capital expenditures for the foreseeable
      future. The relatively stable operating cash flows of our distribution
      operations businesses currently contribute most of our cash flow from
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      on
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      natural gas prices, liquidity requirements established by the rating agencies
      and other factors. Additionally, our liquidity and capital resource requirements
      may change in the future due to a number of other factors, some of which we
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                requirements resulting from significant increases or decreases in
                our
                commodity prices</font></div>
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                risks</font></div>
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                impact of
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</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Financing
      Activities </em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our
      financing
      activities are primarily composed of borrowings and payments of short-term
      debt,
      payments of medium-term notes, borrowings of senior notes, distributions to
      minority interests, cash dividends on our common stock and the issuance of
      common stock. Our capitalization and financing strategy is intended to ensure
      that we are properly capitalized with the appropriate mix of equity and debt
      securities. This strategy includes active management by us of the percentage
      of
      total debt relative to our total capitalization, as well as the term and
      interest rate profile of our debt securities. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      also work to maintain or improve our credit ratings on our debt to effectively
      manage our existing financing costs and enhance our ability to raise additional
      capital on favorable terms. Factors we consider important in assessing our
      credit ratings include our balance sheet leverage, capital spending, earnings,
      cash flow generation, available liquidity and overall business risks. We do
      not
      have any trigger events in our debt instruments that are tied to changes in
      our
      specified credit ratings or our stock price and have not entered into any
      transaction that would require us to issue equity based on credit ratings or
      other trigger events. As of January 2006, our senior unsecured debt ratings
      are
      BBB+ from Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services (S&amp;P), Baa1 from Moody&#8217;s
      Investors Service and A- from Fitch Ratings (Fitch). </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">During
      2005, no
      change occurred in our ratings profile; however, upon the announcement of our
      proposed acquisition of NUI, S&amp;P placed our credit ratings on CreditWatch
      with negative implications, Moody&#8217;s affirmed our ratings but changed its rating
      outlook to negative from stable, and Fitch placed our credit ratings on Rating
      Watch Negative. Since the closing of the acquisition on November 30, 2004,
      S&amp;P removed us from CreditWatch and changed our outlook to negative; Fitch
      took us off Rating Watch Negative and affirmed our ratings with a stable
      outlook; and Moody&#8217;s changed our outlook to stable. S&amp;P has indicated that
      the negative outlook is the result of the execution risks in integrating the
      NUI
      acquisition. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our
      credit ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the
      assigning rating organization, and each rating should be evaluated independently
      of any other rating. We cannot ensure that a rating will remain in effect for
      any given period of time or that a rating will not be lowered or withdrawn
      entirely by a rating agency if, in its judgment, circumstances so warrant.
      If
      the rating agencies downgrade our ratings, particularly below investment grade,
      it may significantly limit our access to the commercial paper market and our
      borrowing costs would increase. In addition, we would likely be required to
      pay
      a higher interest rate in future financings, and our potential pool of investors
      and funding sources would decrease.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Our
      debt instruments and other financial obligations include provisions that, if
      not
      complied with, could require early payment, additional collateral support or
      similar actions. Our most important default events include maintaining covenants
      with respect to maximum leverage ratio, insolvency events, nonpayment of
      scheduled principal or interest payments, and acceleration of other financial
      obligations and change of control provisions. Our Credit Facility&#8217;s financial
      covenant </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">require
      us to
      maintain a ratio of total debt to total capitalization of no greater than 70%;
      </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">however,
      our goal is
      to maintain this ratio at levels between 50% and 60% of debt to total
      capitalization. We are currently in compliance with all existing debt provisions
      and covenants. </font></div>
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      believe that accomplishing these capitalization objectives and maintaining
      sufficient cash flow are necessary to maintain our investment-grade credit
      ratings and to allow us access to capital at reasonable costs. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><em>Short-term
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      short-term debt
      is composed of borrowings under our commercial paper program, Sequent&#8217;s lines of
      credit, SouthStar&#8217;s line of credit, and the current portion of our capital
      leases. Our short-term debt financing generally increases between June and
      December because our payments for natural gas and pipeline capacity are
      generally made to suppliers prior to the collection of accounts receivable
      from
      our customers. We typically reduce short-term debt balances in the spring
      because a significant portion of our current assets are converted into cash
      at
      the end of the winter heating season. </font></div>
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      Credit Facility was amended in August 2005. Under the terms of the amendment,
      the term of the Credit Facility was extended to August 31, 2010. The aggregate
      principal amount available under the amended Credit Facility was increased
      to
      $850 million, and our option to increase the aggregate cumulative principal
      amount available for borrowing to $1.1 billion on not more than three occasions
      during each calendar year. The increased capacity under our Credit Facility
      increases our ability to borrow under our commercial paper program. Our total
      cash and available liquidity under our Credit Facility as of the dates indicated
      are represented in the table below. </font></div>
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      of December 31, 2005 and 2004, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit
      Facility. However, the availability of borrowings and unused availability under
      our Credit Facility is limited and subject to conditions specified within the
      Credit Facility, which we currently meet. These conditions include</font></div>
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                a
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                continued
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                agreement</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      June 2005, Sequent&#8217;s existing $25 million unsecured line of credit was extended
      to July 2006. In September 2005, Sequent entered into an additional $20 million
      unsecured line of credit scheduled to expire in September 2006. These unsecured
      lines of credit, which total $45 million, are used solely for the posting of
      margin deposits for NYMEX transactions, and are unconditionally guaranteed
      by
      us. At December 31, 2005, there were no outstanding amounts under these lines
      of
      credit, which is an $18 million decrease from the same time in 2004.
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      September 2005, Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc entered into a $20 million
      unsecured line of credit to be used solely for the posting of margin deposits
      for its natural gas hedging program. The line expires in September 2006 and
      is
      unconditionally guaranteed by us. There were no amounts outstanding under this
      line of credit at December 31, 2005.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">SouthStar&#8217;s
      $75
      million line of credit provides the additional working capital needed to meet
      seasonal demands and is not guaranteed by us. The line of credit is secured
      by
      various percentages of its accounts receivable, unbilled revenue and inventory.
      The line of credit expires in April 2007 and bears interest at the prime rate
      and/or LIBOR plus a margin based on certain financial measures. </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">At
      December 31,
      2005, the line of credit had an outstanding balance of $36 million. There were
      no amounts outstanding under this facility at the same time in 2004.
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      repayment of the outstanding amounts, we terminated NUI&#8217;s credit facility.
</font></div>
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      2004, AGL Capital
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      4.95% senior notes due January 2015. We fully and unconditionally guarantee
      the
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      2004, we also made $82 million in medium-term note payments using proceeds
      from
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      maintain an
      effective capital structure, it is our policy to borrow funds using a mix of
      fixed-rate debt and variable-rate debt. We have entered into interest rate
      swap
      agreements for the purpose of hedging the interest rate risk associated with
      our
      fixed-rate and variable-rate debt obligation. At December 31, 2005, including
      the effects of $100 million of interest rate swaps, 66% of our total short-term
      and long-term debt was fixed. </font></div>
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      consolidation of SouthStar&#8217;s accounts effective January 1, 2004, we recorded
      Piedmont&#8217;s portion of SouthStar&#8217;s contributed capital as a minority interest in
      our consolidated balance sheets and included it as a component of our total
      capitalization. We recorded a cash distribution of $19 million in 2005 and
      $14
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      generating net proceeds of approximately $332 million. We used the proceeds
      to
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      incurred to fund our purchase of Jefferson Island. </font></div>
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      or 35% from 2004. The increase was due to our 11 million share common stock
      offering in November 2004 which increased the number of shares outstanding
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
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      increase of $5 million or 7% from 2003. The increase was due to the 6.4 million
      common stock offering in February 2003, which increased the number of shares
      outstanding and the increases in our quarterly common stock dividends per share.
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><em>Shelf
      Registration</em></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      We currently have
      remaining capacity under an October 2004 shelf registration statement of
      approximately $957 million. We may seek additional financing through debt or
      equity offerings in the private or public markets at any time.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>MARKET
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">We
      are exposed to risks associated with commodity prices, interest rates and
      credit. Commodity price risk is defined as the potential loss that we may incur
      as a result of changes in the fair value of a particular instrument or
      commodity. Interest rate risk results from our portfolio of debt and equity
      instruments that we issue to provide financing and liquidity for our business.
      Credit risk results from the extension of credit throughout all aspects of
      our
      business but is particularly concentrated at Atlanta Gas Light in distribution
      operations and in wholesale services. </font></div>
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      Risk Management Committee (RMC) is responsible for establishing the overall
      risk
      management policies and monitoring compliance with, and adherence to, the terms
      within these policies, including approval and authorization levels and
      delegation of these levels. Our RMC consists of senior executives who monitor
      commodity price risk positions, corporate exposures, credit exposures and
      overall results of our risk management activities. It is chaired by our chief
      risk officer, who is responsible for ensuring that appropriate reporting
      mechanisms exist for the RMC to perform its monitoring functions. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>Commodity
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      SouthStar&#8217;s use of
      derivatives is governed by a risk management policy, created and monitored
      by
      its risk management committee, which prohibits the use of derivatives for
      speculative purposes. A 95% confidence interval is used to evaluate VaR
      exposure. A 95% confidence interval means there is a 5% probability that the
      actual change in portfolio value will be greater than the calculated VaR value
      over the holding period. VaR is defined as the maximum potential loss in
      portfolio value over a specified time period that is not expected to be exceeded
      within a given degree of probability. We calculate VaR based on the
      variance-covariance technique. This technique requires several assumptions
      for
      the basis of the calculation, such as price volatility, confidence interval
      and
      holding period. Our VaR may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure
      of
      another company because, although VaR is a common metric in the energy industry,
      there is no established industry standard for calculating VaR or for the
      assumptions underlying such calculations. The following table provides more
      information on SouthStar&#8217;s 1-day and 10-day holding period VaR. </font></div>
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      remain higher than historical levels and volatility of natural gas prices
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      certain commodity price risks inherent in the natural gas industry. These
      instruments include a variety of exchange-traded and over-the-counter energy
      contracts, such as forward contracts, futures contracts, options contracts
      and
      financial swap agreements. The following table includes the fair values and
      average values of our energy marketing and risk management assets and
      liabilities as of December 31, 2005 and 2004. We base the average values on
      monthly averages for the 12 months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Asset</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="border-bottom: #cceeff;">&#160;</td>
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      employ a systematic approach to evaluating and managing the risks associated
      with our contracts related to wholesale marketing and risk management, including
      VaR. Similarly to SouthStar Sequent uses a 1-day and a 10-day holding period
      and
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      risk and require daily reporting of potential financial exposure to senior
      management, including the chief risk officer. Because Sequent generally manage
      physical gas assets and economically protect its positions by hedging in the
      futures markets, its open exposure is generally minimal, permitting Sequent
      to
      operate within relatively low VaR limits. Sequent employs daily risk testing,
      using both VaR and stress testing, to evaluate the risks of its open positions.
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      continues to maintain a relatively matched book, where its total buy volume
      is
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      confidence interval and employing a 1-day and a 10-day holding period for all
      positions, Sequent&#8217;s portfolio of positions for the 12 months ended December 31,
      2005, 2004 and 2003 had the following 1-day and 10-day holding period
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Interest
      rate
      fluctuations expose our variable-rate debt to changes in interest expense and
      cash flows. Our policy is to manage interest expense using a combination of
      fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. To facilitate the achievement of desired
      fixed-rate to variable-rate debt ratios, AGL Capital entered into interest
      rate
      swaps whereby it agreed to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference
      between fixed and variable amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon
      notional principal amounts. These swaps are designated to hedge the fair values
      of $100 million of the $300 million Senior Notes due 2011, and $75 million
      of
      the $150 million principal amount of notes payable to Trusts due in 2041. In
      March 2004, we adjusted our fixed-rate to variable-rate debt obligations and
      terminated an interest rate swap on $100 million of the $225 million principal
      amount of Senior Notes Due 2013. </font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In
      September 2005, we also executed five treasury-lock agreements totaling $125
      million to hedge the interest rate risk associated with an anticipated 2006
      financing. The agreements will result in a 4.11% interest rate on the 10-year
      United States Treasury bond and were designated as cash flow hedges against
      the
      future interest payments on the anticipated financing.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong>Credit
      Risk</strong></font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Distribution
      Operations</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      Atlanta Gas Light
      has a concentration of credit risk because it bills only 10 Marketers in Georgia
      for its services. The credit risk exposure to Marketers varies with the time
      of
      the year, with exposure at its lowest in the nonpeak summer months and highest
      in the peak winter months. Marketers are responsible for the retail sale of
      natural gas to end-use customers in Georgia. These retail functions include
      customer service, billing, collections, and the purchase and sale of the natural
      gas commodity. These Marketers, in turn, bill end-use customers. The provisions
      of Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s tariff allow Atlanta Gas Light to obtain security support
      in an amount equal to a minimum of two times a Marketer&#8217;s highest month&#8217;s
      estimated bill from Atlanta Gas Light. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Several
      factors are
      designed to mitigate our risks from the increased concentration of credit that
      has resulted from deregulation. In addition to the security support described
      above, Atlanta Gas Light bills intrastate delivery service to Marketers in
      advance rather than in arrears. We accept credit support in the form of cash
      deposits, letters of credit/surety bonds from acceptable issuers and corporate
      guarantees from investment-grade entities. The RMC reviews the adequacy of
      credit support coverage, credit rating profiles of credit support providers
      and
      payment status of each Marketer on a monthly basis. We believe that adequate
      policies and procedures have been put in place to properly quantify, manage
      and
      report on Atlanta Gas Light&#8217;s credit risk exposure to Marketers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Atlanta
      Gas Light
      also faces potential credit risk in connection with assignments to Marketers
      of
      interstate pipeline transportation and storage capacity. Although Atlanta Gas
      Light assigns this capacity to Marketers, in the event that a Marketer fails
      to
      pay the interstate pipelines for the capacity, the interstate pipelines would
      in
      all likelihood seek repayment from Atlanta Gas Light. The fact that some of
      the
      interstate pipelines require Marketers to maintain security for their
      obligations to the interstate pipelines arising out of the assigned capacity
      somewhat mitigates this risk.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><strong><em>Retail
      Energy Operations</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      SouthStar
      credit-scores firm residential and small commercial customers using a national
      credit reporting agency and enrolls, without security, only those customers
      that
      meet or exceed SouthStar&#8217;s credit threshold. The average credit score of
      SouthStar&#8217;s Georgia customers has increased 9% since 2003. </font></div>
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      investigates potential interruptible and large commercial customers through
      reference checks, review of publicly available financial statements and review
      of commercially available credit reports. SouthStar also assigns physical
      wholesale counterparties an internal credit rating and credit limit prior to
      entering into a physical transaction based on their Moody&#8217;s, S&amp;P and Fitch
      ratings, commercially available credit reports and audited financial statements.
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      Services</em></strong></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
      Sequent has
      established credit policies to determine and monitor the creditworthiness of
      counterparties, as well as the quality of pledged collateral. Sequent also
      utilizes master netting agreements whenever possible to mitigate exposure to
      counterparty credit risk. When Sequent is engaged in more than one outstanding
      derivative transaction with the same counterparty and it also has a legally
      enforceable netting agreement with that counterparty, the &#8220;net&#8221; mark-to-market
      exposure represents the netting of the positive and negative exposures with
      that
      counterparty and a reasonable measure of Sequent&#8217;s credit risk. Sequent also
      uses other netting agreements with certain counterparties with whom it conducts
      significant transactions. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Master
      netting
      agreements enable Sequent to net certain assets and liabilities by counterparty.
      Sequent also nets across product lines and against cash collateral, provided
      the
      master netting and cash collateral agreements include such provisions.
      Additionally, Sequent may require counterparties to pledge additional collateral
      when deemed necessary. Sequent conducts credit evaluations and obtain
      appropriate internal approvals for its counterparty&#8217;s line of credit before any
      transaction with the counterparty is executed. In most cases, the counterparty
      must have a minimum long-term debt rating of Baa3 from Moody&#8217;s and BBB- from
      S&amp;P. Generally, Sequent requires credit enhancements by way of guaranty,
      cash deposit or letter of credit for transaction counterparties that do not
      meet
      the minimum ratings threshold. </font></div>
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      which
      provides services to Marketers and utility and industrial customers, also has
      a
      concentration of credit risk as measured by its 30-day receivable exposure
      plus
      forward exposure. As of December 31, 2005, Sequent&#8217;s top 20 counterparties
      represented approximately 52% of the total counterparty exposure of $554
      million, derived by adding together the top 20 counterparties&#8217; exposures and
      dividing by the total of Sequent&#8217;s counterparties&#8217; exposures.</font></div>
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      of December 31, 2005, Sequent&#8217;s counterparties, or the counterparties&#8217;
guarantors, had a weighted average S&amp;P equivalent credit rating of A- which
      is consistent with the prior year. The S&amp;P equivalent credit rating is
      determined by a process of converting the lower of the S&amp;P or Moody&#8217;s
      ratings to an internal rating ranging from 9 to 1, with 9 being equivalent
      to
      AAA/Aaa by S&amp;P and Moody&#8217;s and 1 being D or Default by S&amp;P and Moody&#8217;s.
      A counterparty that does not have an external rating is assigned an internal
      rating based on the strength of the financial ratios of that counterparty.
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      internal rating is multiplied by the counterparty&#8217;s credit exposure and summed
      for all counterparties. That sum is divided by the aggregate total
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Form 8-K
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): January 26, 2006
AGL
                RESOURCES INC.
(Exact
                name of
                registrant as specified in its charter)
Georgia
1-14174
58-2210952
(State
                or
                other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
                File No.)
(I.R.S.
                Employer Identification No.)
Ten
                Peachtree Place NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(Address
                and
                zip code of principal executive offices)
404-584-4000
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                telephone number, including area code)
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                name
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Item
      7.01
Regulation
      FD Disclosure
On
      January 26, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) AGL Resources Inc. plans to hold its
      2005 earnings conference call. The Company is filing this Form 8-K to provide
      selected discussion of financial results, liquidity and market risks for the
      year ended December 31, 2005.
CAUTIONARY
      STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain
      expectations
      and projections regarding our future performance referenced in this Management's
      Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section
      and elsewhere in this report, as well as in other reports and proxy statements
      we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), are forward-looking
      statements. Officers and other employees may also make verbal statements to
      analysts, investors, regulators, the media and others that are forward-looking.
Forward-looking
      statements involve matters that are not historical facts, and because these
      statements involve anticipated events or conditions, forward-looking statements
      often include words such as "anticipate," "assume," "can," "could," "estimate,"
      "expect," "forecast," "future," "indicate," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan,"
      "predict," "project," "seek," "should," "target," "will," "would," or similar
      expressions. Our expectations are not guarantees and are based on currently
      available competitive, financial and economic data along with our operating
      plans. While we believe that our expectations are reasonable in view of the
      currently available information, our expectations are subject to future events,
      risks and uncertainties, and there are several factors - many beyond our control
      - that could cause results to differ significantly from our expectations.
Such
      events, risks
      and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, changes in price, supply
      and
      demand for natural gas and related products; the impact of changes in state
      and
      federal legislation and regulation; actions taken by government agencies on
      rates and other matters; concentration of credit risk; utility and energy
      industry consolidation; the impact of acquisitions and divestitures; direct
      or
      indirect effects on AGL Resources' business, financial condition or liquidity
      resulting from a change in our credit ratings or the credit ratings of our
      counterparties or competitors; interest rate fluctuations; financial market
      conditions and general economic conditions; uncertainties about environmental
      issues and the related impact of such issues; the impact of changes in weather
      on the temperature-sensitive portions of the business; the impact of natural
      disasters such as hurricanes on the supply and price of natural gas; acts of
      war
      or terrorism; and other factors which are provided in detail in our filings
      with
      the SEC.
We
      caution readers that the important factors described elsewhere in this report
      could cause our business, results of operations or financial condition in 2006
      and thereafter to differ significantly from those expressed in any
      forward-looking statements. There also may be other factors that we cannot
      anticipate or describe in this report that could cause results to differ
      significantly from our expectations.
Forward-looking
      statements are only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any
      obligation to update these statements to reflect subsequent circumstances or
      events.
Overview
We
      are a Fortune 1000 energy services holding company whose principal business
      is
      the distribution of natural gas in six states - Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
      New
      Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia. Our six utilities serve more than 2.2 million
      end-use customers, making us the largest distributor of natural gas in the
      southeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States based on customer
      count. We also are involved in various related businesses, including retail
      natural gas marketing to end-use customers primarily in Georgia; natural gas
      asset management and related logistics activities for our own utilities as
      well
      as for other nonaffiliated companies; natural gas storage arbitrage and related
      activities; operation of high-deliverability underground natural gas storage
      assets; and construction and operation of telecommunications conduit and fiber
      infrastructure within selected metropolitan areas. We manage these businesses
      through four operating segments - distribution operations, retail energy
      operations, wholesale services and energy investments - and a nonoperating
      corporate segment.
The
      distribution operations segment is the largest component of our business and
      is
      regulated by regulatory agencies in six states. These agencies approve rates
      designed to provide us the opportunity to generate revenues to recover the
      cost
      of natural gas delivered to our customers and our fixed and variable costs
      such
      as depreciation, interest, maintenance and overhead costs, and to earn a
      reasonable return for our shareholders. With the exception of Atlanta Gas Light
      Company (Atlanta Gas Light), our largest utility, the earnings of our regulated
      utilities are weather-sensitive to varying degrees. Although various regulatory
      mechanisms provide us a reasonable opportunity to recover our fixed costs
      regardless of natural gas volumes sold, the effect of weather manifests itself
      in terms of higher earnings during periods of colder weather and lower earnings
      in warmer weather. (Atlanta Gas Light charges rates to its customers primarily
      on monthly fixed charges.) Our retail energy operations segment, which consists
      of SouthStar Energy Services LLC (SouthStar), also is weather sensitive and
      uses
      a variety of hedging strategies to mitigate potential weather impacts. Our
      Sequent Energy Management L.P. (Sequent) subsidiary within our wholesale
      services segment is also weather sensitive with typically increased earnings
      opportunities during periods of extreme weather conditions.
During
      the year
      ended December 31, 2005, we derived approximately 86% of our earnings before
      interest and taxes (EBIT) from our regulated natural gas distribution business
      and the sale of natural gas to end-use customers primarily in Georgia through
      SouthStar. This statistic is significant because it represents the portion
      of
      our earnings that directly results from the underlying business of supplying
      natural gas to retail customers. Although SouthStar is not subject to the same
      regulatory framework as our utilities, it is an integral part of the retail
      framework for providing gas service to end-use customers in the state of
      Georgia. For more information regarding our measurement of EBIT which excludes
      interest expenses from operating income and net income, see Results of
      Operations - AGL Resources.
The
      remaining 14% of our EBIT was principally derived from businesses that are
      complementary to our natural gas distribution business. We engage in natural
      gas
      asset management and the operation of high-deliverability natural gas
      underground storage as ancillary activities to our utility franchises. These
      businesses allow us to be opportunistic in capturing incremental value at the
      wholesale level, provide us with deepened business insight about natural gas
      market dynamics and facilitate our ability, in the case of asset management,
      to
      provide transparency to regulators as to how that value can be captured to
      benefit our utility customers through profit sharing arrangements. Given the
      volatile and changing nature of the natural gas resource base in North America
      and globally, we believe that participation in these related businesses
      strengthens our business.
Our
      Competitive Strengths
We
      believe our competitive strengths have enabled us to grow our business
      profitably and create significant shareholder value. These strengths
      include:
Regulated
      distribution assets located in growing geographic regions
Our
      operations are
      primarily concentrated along the east coast of the United States, from Florida
      to New Jersey. We operate primarily urban utility franchises in growing
      metropolitan areas where we can more effectively deploy technology to
      improve service delivery and manage costs. We believe the population growth
      and
      resulting expansion in business and construction activity in many of the areas
      we serve should result in increased demand for natural gas and related
      infrastructure for the foreseeable future.
Demonstrated
      track record of performance through superior execution
We continue to
      focus our efforts on generating significant incremental earnings improvements
      from each of our businesses. We have been successful in achieving this goal
      in
      the past through a combination of business growth, opportunistic franchise
      acquisition and controlling or reducing our operating expenses. We achieved
      these improvements to our operations in part through the implementation of
      best
      practices in our businesses, including increased investments in enterprise
      technology, workforce automation and business process modernization. Our goal
      is
      a single operational platform that eliminates duplicate systems and disparate
      processes among our various companies.
Demonstrated
      ability to acquire and integrate natural gas assets that add significant
      incremental earnings
We take a
      disciplined approach to identifying strategic natural gas assets that support
      our long-term business plan. For example, our 2004 acquisition of natural gas
      distribution operations in New Jersey, Florida, and Maryland, provided us an
      opportunity to leverage and strengthen one of our core competencies - the
      efficient, low-cost operation of natural gas franchises. The disparity between
      these utilities' pre-acquisition utility operating metrics and cost structure
      and those of our other utilities provided us an opportunity to achieve
      significant improvements in these businesses, which we have been able to do.
      We
      will continue to seek and implement better methods of operating in order to
      improve our service delivery and reduce costs. In addition, our acquisition
      of a
      natural gas storage facility in Louisiana in 2004 added immediate incremental
      earnings to our business and, given the possibilities for expansion, will likely
      provide prospective earnings growth.
Business
      Accomplishments in 2005
We
      believe the results of our efforts are clear. We not only delivered solid
      results to our shareholders again in 2005 but also provided customers with
      improved service.
In
      2005, we increased net income 26% over the prior year to $193 million and
      increased fully diluted earnings per share 8% to $2.48 despite increased average
      outstanding debt of $549 million and 11 million additional shares outstanding
      in
      2005 due to our equity share issuance in November 2004, both of which were
      related to acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2004. Our board of directors
      raised our annual dividend 19% in November 2005, to an annual rate of $1.48
      per
      share. The increase marked the fourth time in three years our board has raised
      the dividend bringing our payout ratio more in line with other publicly traded
      energy holding companies and local distribution companies and ensuring a
      competitive dividend yield relative to alternative investments.
We
      have substantially completed the integration of our two recent acquisitions,
      NUI
      Corporation (NUI), which we acquired on November 30, 2004, and Jefferson Island
      Storage & Hub, LLC (Jefferson Island), which we acquired on October 1, 2004.
 Jefferson Island became a wholly owned subsidiary and was renamed Pivotal
      Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, LLC (Pivotal Jefferson Island). In 2005, we
      consolidated a number of NUI's business technology platforms into our
      enterprise-wide systems, including the accounting, payroll, human resources
      and
      supply chain functions. We also consolidated the former NUI utility call center
      operations into our own centralized call center. The combination of systems
      integration and the application of our best-practice operational model to
      managing NUI have resulted in significant improvements in the operations these
      businesses, as measured by the various metrics we use to manage our business.
       As a result of these integration efforts, we have achieved our performance
      goal of successfully integrating these acquisitions and making them accretive
      to
      our consolidated earnings within one year of the acquisition closing
      date.
We
      continued business process improvement actions, including the deployment of
      substantial technology resources, in each of our business units. Additionally,
      through asset management, producer services and storage arbitrage activities
      at
      Sequent, we captured and recognized incremental net income from opportunities
      in
      the marketplace as we provided services during and after hurricanes Katrina
      and
      Rita. Our operational platform was tested, when during hurricane Rita, Sequent
      relocated its trading floor from Houston to Dallas, with virtually no service
      interruptions, in order to keep our commitments to customers and provide
      continuity in a market where service disruptions were prevalent.
Lastly,
      we worked
      cooperatively with our regulators during the year. In Georgia, we negotiated
      a
      settlement in the Atlanta Gas Light rate case whereby rates billed to customers
      will not change for a five-year period but Atlanta Gas Light will recognize
      reduced operating revenues of $5 million per year for a total of $25 million
      over the five-year period.
We
      also extended our asset agreement for Sequent to manage Atlanta Gas Light's
      natural gas and transportation assets. Sequent also extended its asset agreement
      with Virginia Natural Gas for an additional three years. For additional
      information on Sequent's asset management agreements with our affiliated
      utilities, see "Results of Operations - Wholesale Services."
2006
      Goals
The
      fundamentals of our business goals do not significantly change from one year
      to
      the next. Instead, we continue to refine our goals, taking into consideration
      our prior financial and operational performance and those external factors
      impacting not only us and the natural gas industry but also the global
      marketplace. We are focused on delivering earnings and income growth by
      effectively managing our gas distribution operations, optimizing returns on
      assets, selectively growing our gas distribution businesses through acquisitions
      and developing our portfolio of closely related unregulated businesses with
      an
      emphasis on risk management and earnings visibility. Key elements of our goals
      for 2006 include:
§
continuing
                our
                discipline around capital deployment as well as our intensive due
                diligence and valuation process in connection with potential acquisition
                or development projects;
§
driving
                a
                process oriented culture that supports economies of scale and
                efficiencies;
§
providing
                superior retail and wholesale logistics to further elevate and improve
                the
                overall delivery of seamless and competitively priced services to
                our
                customers by continuing to modernize our gas system, rationalize
                our gas
                supply, and leverage our technology platforms;
                and
§
renewing
                our
                focus on and further invest in our high-performance employee culture
                to
                make people our competitive edge in sustaining enterprise
                excellence.
Impact
      of
      Hurricanes on AGL Resources and Our Industry
The
      natural gas
      production, processing and pipeline infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico was
      significantly affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the months of August
      and September 2005. This resulted in higher and more volatile natural gas
      prices, which we and the Energy Information Administration expected to
      significantly increase the cost to heat a home during the current heating
      season. Natural gas prices moderated at the end of 2005 and early 2006, and
      weather has been warmer than normal thus far in 2006, but we still expect the
      cost to heat a home to be significantly higher in the first quarter of 2006
      compared to prior years.
The
      impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on natural gas prices and transportation
      costs created diverse offsetting effects on our business. Increased energy
      and
      transportation prices are expected to represent a significantly larger portion
      of consumer household incomes during the remaining winter heating season (first
      quarter of 2006), raising the possibility that we will experience some
      additional bad debt expense, as well as some margin erosion from increased
      consumer conservation. These higher prices have thus far been mitigated in
      part
      by significantly warmer than normal temperatures in the eastern United States
      during the first half of the heating season. While we expect these factors
      to
      have some impact on our financial results, primarily in the first half of 2006,
      we have regulatory and operational mechanisms in place in most of our
      jurisdictions that we expect will help mitigate our exposures to high natural
      gas prices.
The
      market dynamics brought on by the two hurricanes presented opportunities for
      Sequent and for our own utilities through Sequent's affiliate asset management
      agreements. Sequent drew upon its knowledge of the natural gas grid to move
      gas
      from supply sources and deliver it to its customers, which involved moving
      gas
      over less traditional routes due to Gulf Coast infrastructure limitations.
      For
      additional information regarding the impacts of these hurricanes on our
      business, see "Results of Operations - Distribution Operations" and "Results of
      Operations - Wholesale Services."
Regulatory
      Environment
We
      continue to
      manage the ongoing challenge of operating in a regulatory environment that
      generally does not measure or reward innovation and operational
      efficiency. In particular, traditional "cost of service" regulation,
      which was originally designed to simulate the actions of a competitive
      market, has not kept pace with the vast changes taking place in the natural
      gas
      industry, in technology utilization and in the global economy. These are factors
      that, to various degrees affect our company. The staffs of various state rate
      setting agencies have argued for significantly lower rates of return
      on regulated investments without adequate attention to the effects those
      lower returns might have on capital reinvestment in the company's regulated
      asset base; the "opportunity cost" to customers of not providing better and more
      efficient services; and the disincentive for excellence in management and
      operations that such returns create.
Much
      of the rate
      setting is done in adversarial proceedings where rules of evidence and due
      process can vary greatly among the states.  As a result of these ongoing
      regulatory challenges, we will continue to seek to work cooperatively with
      our
      regulators, legislators and others as we seek, through rate freezes and
      performance-based rates, to create a framework in each jurisdiction that is
      conducive to our business goals. Furthermore, we will continue to make strategic
      investments in energy-related businesses that either are not subject to
      traditional state and federal rate regulation or are subject to limited
      oversight in order to add value for our shareholders.
In
      August 2005, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Energy Act) was enacted. The
      Energy Act authorized many broad energy policy provisions including significant
      funding for consumers and business for energy-related activities, energy-related
      tax credits, accelerated depreciation for certain natural gas utility
      infrastructure investments and the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company
      Act of 1935, as amended (PUHCA). The effective date of the PUHCA repeal is
      February 8, 2006. We continue to evaluate the Energy Act, but we expect to
      benefit from provisions in the legislation that will support our efforts to
      promote energy efficiency in a manner that benefits customers and shareholders.
The
      Energy Act gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) increased
      authority over utility merger and acquisition activity, removes many of the
      geographic and structural restrictions that existed on the ownership of public
      utilities and eliminates certain regulatory burdens. Some of the reporting
      requirements, financing authorizations and affiliate relationship approvals
      that
      were previously required by the SEC under the PUHCA were replaced by the
      requirements of the Energy Act.
In
      addition, the Energy Act requires a public utility holding company to maintain
      its books and records and make them available to the FERC and comply with
      certain reporting requirements. However, the FERC may exempt a class of entities
      or class of transactions if the FERC finds that they are not relevant to the
      jurisdictional rate of a public utility or natural gas company.
In
      January 2006, we requested an exemption from the Energy Act oversight of our
      local distribution companies which have previously been exempt from regulation
      by the FERC. Our filing request provided us with a temporary exemption. If
      the
      FERC has not taken action within 60 days of our request, the exemption shall
      be
      deemed to have been granted. We expect to qualify for an exemption of these
      reporting requirements. We also expect that the state regulatory agencies in
      each of our jurisdictions will require the filing of some of the data that
      was
      previously required to be filed with the SEC under the PUHCA.
For
      more information regarding pending federal and state regulatory matters, see
      "Results of Operations - Distribution Operations" and "Results of Operations -
      Wholesale Services."
Results
      of
      Operations
AGL
      Resources
Our
      results of operations for 2004 included three months of the acquired operations
      of Jefferson Island and one month of the acquired operations of NUI.
Pursuant
      to
      Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46,
"Consolidations of Variable Interest Entities" as revised, which we adopted in
      January 2004, we consolidated SouthStar's accounts with our subsidiaries'
accounts as of January 1, 2004. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004,
      we recorded Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.'s (Piedmont) portion of
      SouthStar's earnings as a minority interest in our statements of consolidated
      income and Piedmont's portion of SouthStar's contributed capital as a minority
      interest in our consolidated balance sheets. We eliminated any intercompany
      profits between segments.
In
      2003, we accounted for our 70% noncontrolling financial ownership interest
      in
      SouthStar using the equity method of accounting because SouthStar did not meet
      the definition of a variable interest entity under FIN 46. Under the equity
      method, we reported our ownership interest in SouthStar as an investment in
      our
      consolidated balance sheets, and we reported our share of SouthStar's earnings
      based on our ownership percentage in our statements of consolidated income
      as a
      component of other income.
Seasonality
The
      operating
      revenues and EBIT of our distribution operations, retail energy operations
      and
      wholesale services segments are seasonal.  During the heating season,
      natural gas usage and operating revenues are higher since generally more
      customers are connected to our distribution systems, and natural gas usage
      is
      higher in periods of colder weather than in periods of warmer weather.
      Approximately 70% of these segments' operating revenues and EBIT for the year
      ended December 31, 2005 were generated during the six month heating season
      reflected in our consolidated income statements for the quarters ended March
      31,
      2005 and December 31, 2005. Our base operating expenses, excluding cost of
      gas
      and interest expense, are incurred relatively equally over any given year.
      Thus,
      our operating results vary significantly from quarter to quarter as a result
      of
      seasonality. Seasonality also affects the comparison of certain balance sheet
      items such as receivables, unbilled revenue, inventories and short-term debt
      across quarters.
Hedging
In
      addition to
      seasonality, changes in commodity prices subject a significant portion of our
      operations to variability. Commodity prices tend to be higher in colder months.
      Our nonutility businesses principally use physical and financial arrangements
      to
      economically hedge the risks associated with seasonal fluctuations and changing
      commodity prices. In addition, because these economic hedges are generally
      not
      designated for hedge accounting treatment, our reported earnings for the
      wholesale services and retail energy operations segments reflect changes in
      the
      fair values of certain derivatives; these values may change significantly from
      period to period.
Elizabethtown
      Gas
      utilizes certain derivatives to hedge the impact of market fluctuations in
      natural gas prices. These derivative products are marked to market each
      reporting period. In accordance with regulatory requirements, realized
      gains and losses related to these derivatives are reflected in purchased gas
      costs and ultimately included in billings to customers. Unrealized gains and
      losses are reflected as a regulatory asset (loss) or liability (gain), as
      appropriate, in our consolidated balance sheets.
Revenues
We
      generate nearly
      all our operating revenues through the sale, distribution and storage of natural
      gas. We include in our consolidated revenues an estimate of revenues from
      natural gas distributed, but not yet billed, to residential and commercial
      customers from the latest meter reading date to the end of the reporting period.
      We record these estimated revenues as unbilled revenues in our consolidated
      balance sheet.
Operating
      Margin and EBIT
We
      evaluate the
      performance of our operating segments using the measures of operating margin
      and
      EBIT. We believe operating margin is a better indicator than revenues for the
      contribution resulting from customer growth in our distribution operations
      segment since the cost of gas can vary significantly and is generally passed
      directly to our customers. We also consider operating margin to be a better
      indicator in our retail energy operations, wholesale services and energy
      investments segments since it is a direct measure of gross profit before
      overhead costs. We believe EBIT is a useful measurement of our operating
      segments' performance because it provides information that can be used to
      evaluate the effectiveness of our businesses from an operational perspective,
      exclusive of the costs to finance those activities and exclusive of income
      taxes, neither of which is directly relevant to the efficiency of those
      operations.
Our
      operating margin and EBIT is not a measure that is considered to be calculated
      in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
      of America (GAAP). You should not consider operating margin or EBIT an
      alternative to, or a more meaningful indicator of, our operating performance
      than operating income or net income as determined in accordance with GAAP.
      In
      addition, our operating margin or EBIT measure may not be comparable to a
      similarly titled measure of other companies.
The
      following table sets forth a reconciliation of our operating margin and EBIT
      to
      our operating income and net income, together with other consolidated financial
      information for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004; and pro-forma
      results as if SouthStar's accounts were consolidated with our subsidiaries'
accounts for the year ended December 31, 2003. The unaudited pro-forma results
      are presented for comparative purposes as a result of our consolidation of
      SouthStar's accounts with our subsidiaries' accounts as of 2004. This pro-forma
      basis is a non-GAAP presentation; however, we believe it is useful to readers
      of
      our financial statements since it presents our revenues and expenses for 2003
      on
      the same basis as 2005 and 2004. In 2003, we recognized our portion of
      SouthStar's earnings of $46 million as equity earnings.
In
                millions
2005
2004
Pro-forma
                2003
Operating
                revenues
$
2,718
$
1,832
$
1,557
Cost
                of
                gas
1,626
995
789
Operating
                margin
1,092
837
768
Operating
                expenses
Operation
                and
                maintenance
477
377
343
Depreciation
                and amortization
133
99
92
Taxes
                other
                than income
40
29
28
Total
                operating expenses
650
505
463
Gain
                on sale
                of Caroline Street campus
-
-
16
Operating
                income
442
332
321
Other
                losses
(1
)
-
(6
)
Minority
                interest
(22
)
(18
)
(17
)
EBIT
419
314
298
Interest
                expense
109
71
75
Earnings
                before income taxes
310
243
223
Income
                taxes
117
90
87
Income
                before
                cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
193
153
136
Cumulative
                effect of change in accounting principle
-
-
(8
)
Net
                income
$
193
$
153
$
128
Basic
                earnings
                per common share:
Income
                before
                cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
$
2.50
$
2.30
$
2.15
Cumulative
                effect of change in accounting principle
-
-
(0.12
)
Basic
                earnings
                per common share
$
2.50
$
2.30
$
2.03
Fully
                diluted
                earnings per common share:
Income
                before
                cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
$
2.48
$
2.28
$
2.13
Cumulative
                effect of change in accounting principle
-
-
(0.12
)
Fully
                diluted
                earnings per share
$
2.48
$
2.28
$
2.01
Weighted
                average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
77.3
66.3
63.1
Diluted
77.8
67.0
63.7
Segment
      information
Operating revenues,
      operating margin and EBIT information for each of our segments are presented
      in
      the following table for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and
      2003:
In
                millions
Operating
                revenues
Operating
                margin
EBIT
2005
Distribution
                operations
$
1,753
$
814
$
299
Retail
                energy
                operations
996
146
63
Wholesale
                services
95
92
49
Energy
                investments
56
40
19
Corporate
(1)
(182
)
-
(11
)
Consolidated
$
2,718
$
1,092
$
419
2004
Distribution
                operations
$
1,111
$
640
$
247
Retail
                energy
                operations
827
132
52
Wholesale
                services
54
53
24
Energy
                investments
25
13
7
Corporate
(1)
(185
)
(1
)
(16
)
Consolidated
$
1,832
$
837
$
314
2003
Distribution
                operations
$
936
$
599
$
247
Retail
                energy
                operations
(2)
743
124
46
Wholesale
                services
41
40
20
Energy
                investments
6
5
(3
)
Corporate
(1)
                (2)
(169
)
-
(12
)
Consolidated
$
1,557
$
768
$
298
(1)
Includes
                the
                elimination of intercompany
                revenues.
(2)
Includes
                pro-forma results as if SouthStar's accounts were consolidated with our
                subsidiaries' accounts.
In
      the following table, our reported results in 2003 are reconciled to the
      pro-forma presentation presented in the tables above. The amounts presented
      for
      SouthStar represent 100% of its revenues and expenses for 2003. The amounts
      presented for minority interest adjusts our earnings to reflect our 80% share
      of
      SouthStar's earnings, less Dynegy Inc.'s 20% share of SouthStar's earnings prior
      to February 18, 2003.
As
South-
Elimin-
Pro-
In
                millions
Reported
Star
Ations
Forma
Operating
                revenues
$
983
$
743
$
(169
)
$
1,557
Cost
                of
                gas
339
619
(169
)
789
Operating
                margin
644
124
-
768
Operating
                expenses
Operation
                and
                maintenance
283
60
-
343
Depreciation
                and amortization
91
1
-
92
Taxes
                other
                than income
28
-
-
28
Total
                operating expenses
402
61
-
463
Gain
                on sale
                of Caroline Street campus
16
-
-
16
Operating
                income
258
63
-
321
Equity
                earnings from SouthStar
46
-
(46
)
-
Other
                losses
(6
)
-
-
(6
)
Minority
                interest
-
-
(17
)
(17
)
EBIT
298
63
(63
)
298
Interest
                expense
75
-
-
75
Earnings
                before income taxes
223
63
(63
)
223
Income
                taxes
87
-
-
87
Income
                before
                cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
$
136
$
63
$
(63
)
$
136
Discussion
      of Consolidated Results
2005
      compared to
      2004
Our earnings per
      share and net income for 2005 were higher than the prior year due to the
      acquisitions of NUI and Jefferson Island combined with strong contributions
      from
      our wholesale services and retail energy businesses.
Consolidated
      EBIT
      for the year ended December 31, 2005 increased by $105 million or 33% from
      the
      previous year, of which $56 million related to EBIT contributions from the
      acquisitions of NUI and Pivotal Jefferson Island and from Pivotal Propane of
      Virginia, Inc. (Pivotal Propane) which became operational in 2005. The increase
      further reflected increased contributions from Atlanta Gas Light in distribution
      operations of $8 million, retail energy operations of $11 million and AGL
      Networks, LLC (AGL Networks) in energy investments of $3 million. Wholesale
      services' EBIT increased $25 million primarily due to increased operating
      margins partially offset by higher operating expenses. The corporate segment
      improved by $5 million as compared to last year primarily due to merger and
      acquisition related costs incurred in 2004 but not in 2005.
Operating
      margin
      increased $255 million, primarily reflecting the NUI and Pivotal Jefferson
      Island acquisitions and completion of the Pivotal Propane facility in Virginia,
      as well as improved margins at SouthStar, Sequent and AGL Networks. Excluding
      the addition of the NUI utilities, distribution operations' margins improved by
      $8 million mainly as a result of higher pipeline replacement revenues and
      additional carrying costs charged to retail marketers in Georgia for gas
      storage. Retail energy operations' margins were up $14 million, due primarily to
      higher commodity margins. Sequent's operating margins increased $39 million year
      over year, primarily due to activity during the third and fourth quarters of
      2005. Energy investments' margins were also up $27 million, primarily as a
      result of the acquisition of Jefferson Island that contributed $13 million,
      contributions from NUI's nonutility businesses of $8 million, contribution from
      Pivotal Propane of $3 million and improved operating margins at AGL Networks
      of
      $4 million.
Operating
      expenses
      increased $145 million, primarily as a result of $124 million in higher expenses
      at distribution operations due to the addition of NUI. In addition, operating
      expenses at energy investments increased $15 million due to the addition of
      Jefferson Island, the NUI nonutility assets and Pivotal Propane and by $13
      million at wholesale services due to increased payroll and employee incentive
      compensation costs resulting from its operational and financial growth and
      depreciation on a trading and risk management system placed in service during
      2004. The increased operating expenses were offset by lower corporate operating
      expenses primarily due to prior year costs incurred with merger and acquisition
      activities.
Interest
      expense for
      2005 was $109 million, or $38 million higher than in 2004. As indicated in
      the
      table below, higher short-term interest rates and higher debt outstanding
      combined to increase our interest expense in 2005 relative to the previous
      year.
      The increase of $549 million in average debt outstanding for 2005 compared
      to
      2004 was due to additional debt incurred as a result of the acquisitions of
      NUI
      and Jefferson Island, and higher working capital requirements as a result of
      higher natural gas prices.
Dollars
                in
                millions
2005
2004
Total
                interest
                expense
$
109
$
71
Average
                debt
                outstanding
(1)
1,823
1,274
Average
                interest rate
6.0
%
5.6
%
(1)
Daily
                average
                of all outstanding debt
We
      anticipate our interest expense in 2006 will be higher than in 2005 due to
      higher projected interest rates. Based on $728 million of variable-rate debt,
      which includes $522 million of our short-term debt, $100 million of
      variable-rate senior notes and $106 million of variable-rate gas facility
      revenue bonds which were outstanding at December 31, 2005, a 100 basis point
      change in market interest rates from 4.7% to 5.7% would result in an increase
      in
      annual pretax interest expense of $7 million.
The
      increase in income tax expense of $27 million or 30% for 2005 as compared to
      2004 reflected additional income taxes of $25 million due to higher corporate
      earnings year over year and $2 million due to a slightly higher effective tax
      rate of 38% for 2005 as compared to 37% in 2004.
We
      expect our
      effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2006 to be similar to the
      effective rate for the year ended December 31, 2005.
As
      a result of our 11 million share equity offering in November 2004, earnings
      results for the year are based on weighted average shares outstanding of 77.3
      million, while 2004 results were based on weighted average shares outstanding
      of
      66.3 million.
2004
      compared to
      2003
Our EBIT for 2004
      was higher than the prior year due to stronger contributions from our wholesale
      services business, SouthStar and the acquisitions of NUI and Jefferson Island.
Consolidated
      EBIT
      for the year ended December 31, 2004 increased $16 million or 5% as compared
      to
      2004, of which $10 million related to EBIT contributions from our acquisitions
      of NUI ($7 million) and Jefferson Island ($3 million) during the fourth quarter
      of 2004. Distribution operations' EBIT for 2004 remained relatively flat as
      compared to 2003. For comparison purposes, however, distribution operations'
EBIT in 2004 increased by $13 million after excluding the effect of a net $13
      million pretax gain on the sale of company property and a related charitable
      contribution in 2003.The increase further reflected increased contributions
      from
      SouthStar in retail energy operations of $6 million, AGL Networks in energy
      investments of $3 million and Sequent in wholesale services of $4 million.
      Additionally, our energy investments segment had a $4 million increase in EBIT
      due to the 2004 sale of Heritage Propane and of a residential development
      property in Savannah, Georgia. These increases were partially offset by lower
      contributions of $4 million from our corporate segment due to increased outside
      service costs associated with software maintenance, licensing and implementation
      of our work management project, higher costs due to Section 404 of the
      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX 404) compliance efforts and merger and
      acquisition related costs.
Our
      operating margin for 2004 increased $69 million or 9% as compared to 2003
      pro-forma operating margin, primarily reflecting the 2004 NUI and Jefferson
      Island acquisitions, which contributed $29 million. Sequent, SouthStar and
      AGL
      Networks also had improved 2004 operating margins of $13 million, $8 million
      (on
      a pro-forma basis) and $2 million, respectively. Excluding the addition of
      the
      NUI utilities, distribution operations' margins improved by $17 million mainly
      at Atlanta Gas Light and Virginia Natural Gas. Atlanta Gas Light's operating
      margin increased as a result of higher pipeline replacement revenues, additional
      carrying costs charged to retail marketers in Georgia for gas storage, customer
      growth and higher customer usage. Virginia Natural Gas' operating margin
      increased primarily due to customer growth.
Operating
      expenses
      increased $42 million on a pro-forma basis primarily as a result of $19 million
      in higher expenses due to the additions of NUI and Jefferson Island. In
      addition, operating expenses at wholesale services increased $9 million due
      to
      increased salary expense, increased outside service costs related to our
      ETRM and SOX 404 compliance projects, and increased depreciation. Excluding
      the
      effects of our acquisition of NUI, distribution operations expenses increased
      $10 million as a result of increased costs related to information technology
      projects, SOX 404 compliance and depreciation expense, offset by decreased
      bad
      debt expense.
Our
      corporate segment also had a $6 million increase in operating expenses primarily
      from increased outside service costs associated with software maintenance,
      licensing and implementation projects, as well as for SOX 404 compliance efforts
      and merger and acquisition activities.
Interest
      expense for
      2004 was $71 million or $4 million lower than in 2003. As shown in the following
      table, a favorable interest rate environment and the issuance of lower-interest
      long-term debt combined to lower the company's interest expense in 2004 relative
      to the previous year. The increase of $19 million in average debt outstanding
      for 2004 compared to 2003 was due to additional debt incurred as a result of
      the
      acquisitions of NUI and Jefferson Island.
Dollars
                in
                millions
2004
2003
Total
                interest
                expense
$
71
$
75
Average
                debt
                outstanding
(1)
1,274
1,255
Average
                interest rate
5.6
%
6.0
%
(1)
Daily
                average
                of all outstanding debt
The
      increase in income tax expense of $3 million or 3% for 2004 as compared to
      2003
      reflected $8 million of additional income taxes due to higher corporate earnings
      year over year, offset by a $5 million decrease in income taxes due to a
      decrease in the effective tax rate from 39% in 2003 to 37% in 2004. The decline
      in the effective tax rate was primarily the result of income tax adjustments
      recorded in the third quarter of 2004 in connection with our annual comparison
      of filed tax returns to related income tax accruals.
As
      a result of our 11 million share equity offering in November 2004, earnings
      results for the year are based on weighted average shares outstanding of 66.3
      million, while 2003 results were based on weighted average shares outstanding
      of
      63.1 million.
Distribution
      Operations
Distribution
      operations includes our natural gas local distribution utility companies that
      construct, manage and maintain natural gas pipelines and distribution facilities
      and serve more than 2.2 million end-use customers.
Each
      utility
      operates subject to regulations provided by the state regulatory agency in
      its
      service territories with respect to rates charged to our customers, maintenance
      of accounting records, and various other service and safety matters. Rates
      charged to our customers vary according to customer class (residential,
      commercial or industrial) and rate jurisdiction. Rates are set at levels that
      allow recovery of all prudently incurred costs, including a return on rate
      base
      sufficient to pay interest on debt and provide a reasonable return on common
      equity. Rate base consists generally of the original cost of utility plant
      in
      service, working capital, inventories and certain other assets; less accumulated
      depreciation on utility plant in service, net deferred income tax liabilities
      and certain other deductions. Our utilities are authorized to use a purchased
      gas adjustment (PGA) mechanism, which allows them to automatically adjust their
      rates to reflect changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas and to ensure
      the
      utilities recover 100% of costs incurred in purchasing gas for their customers.
      We continuously monitor the performance of our utilities to determine whether
      rates need to be further adjusted by making a rate case filing.
Increased
      Natural Gas Prices, Bad Debt and Conservation
Increased
      prices of
      natural gas are being driven by increased demand that is exceeding the growth
      in
      available supply. The hurricanes in the Gulf Coast region during the late summer
      and early fall of 2005 impacted the availability of natural gas supply, causing
      a dramatic rise in natural gas prices. These higher prices have thus far been
      mitigated in part by significantly warmer than normal temperatures in the
      eastern United States during the first half of the heating season. We expect
      our
      customers will incur increases in their bills during the remainder of the
      current winter heating season.
An
      increase in the cost of gas due to higher natural gas commodity costs generally
      has no direct effect on our utility's net revenues and net income due to the PGA
      mechanisms at our utilities. However, net income may be reduced primarily due
      to
      higher expenses that may be incurred for bad debt, as well as lower volumes
      of
      natural gas deliveries to customers that may result from lower natural gas
      consumption caused by customer conservation.
These
      risks of
      increased bad debt expense and decreased operating margins from conservation
      are
      minimized at our largest utility, Atlanta Gas Light, as a result of its
      straight-fixed variable rate structure and because customers in Georgia buy
      gas
      from certificated marketers rather than from Atlanta Gas Light. Our credit
      exposure at Atlanta Gas Light is primarily related to the provision of services
      for the certificated marketers, but that exposure is mitigated because we obtain
      security support in an amount equal to a minimum of two times a marketer's
      highest month's estimated bill.
In
      our New Jersey and Florida utilities, we have as part of our integration
      strategy, diligently implemented rigorous measures to collect delinquent
      accounts, similar to our processes at Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga
      Gas.
      In our first year of operating those utilities, we saw substantial improvements
      in bad debt as a percentage of total revenues. Across our utility system, bad
      debt levels are lower year-to-date than they have been in previous years, and
      we
      will continue to be diligent in monitoring and mitigating the impact of
      uncollectible expenses.
We
      are partnering with regulators and state agencies in each of our jurisdictions
      to educate customers about these issues, in particular to ensure that those
      qualified for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance funds and other similar
      programs will receive that assistance.
Competition
Our
      distribution
      operations businesses face competition based on customer preferences for natural
      gas compared to other energy products and the comparative prices of those
      products. Our principal competition relates to electric utilities and oil and
      propane providers serving the residential and small commercial markets
      throughout our service areas and the potential displacement or replacement
      of
      natural gas appliances with electric appliances. The primary competitive factors
      are the price of energy and the desirability of natural gas heating versus
      alternative heating sources.
Competition
      for
      space heating and general household and small commercial energy needs generally
      occurs at the initial installation phase when the customer/builder makes
      decisions as to which types of equipment to install.  Customers will
      generally continue to use the chosen energy source for the life of the
      equipment. Customer demand for natural gas could be affected by numerous
      factors, including
·
changes
                in the
                availability or price of natural gas and other forms of
                energy
·
general
                economic conditions
·
energy
                conservation
·
legislation
                and regulations
·
the
                capability
                to convert from natural gas to alternative
                fuels
·
weather
In
      some of our service areas net growth continues to be slowed due to the number
      of
      customers who leave our systems due to higher gas prices, incentives offered
      by
      the local electric utilities to switch to electric heat alternatives and
      competition from alternative fuel sources.
We
      expect customer growth to improve in the future through our efforts in new
      business and retention. These efforts include working to add residential
      customers with three or more appliances, multi-family complexes and high-value
      commercial customers that use natural gas for purposes other than space heating.
      In addition, we partner with numerous entities to market the benefits of gas
      appliances and to identify potential retention options early in the process
      for
      those customers who might consider leaving our franchise by converting to
      alternative fuels.
Our
      distribution operation utilities consist of:
Atlanta
      Gas Light
This natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      throughout Georgia. Atlanta Gas Light is regulated by the Georgia Public Service
      Commission (Georgia Commission).
Prior
      to Georgia's
      1997 Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act (Deregulation Act), which
deregulated
      Georgia's natural gas market, Atlanta Gas Light was the supplier and seller of
      natural gas to its customers. Today,
Marketers—that
      is,
      marketers who are certificated by the Georgia Commission to sell retail natural
      gas in Georgia at rates and on terms approved by the Georgia Commission — sell
      natural gas to the end-use customers in Georgia and handle
customer billing
      functions. Atlanta Gas Light's role includes
·
distributing
                natural gas for Marketers
·
constructing,
                operating and maintaining the gas system infrastructure, including
                responding to customer service calls and
                leaks
·
reading
                meters
                and maintaining underlying customer premise information for
                Marketers
Since
      1998, a number
      of federal and state proceedings have addressed the role of Atlanta Gas Light
      in
      administering and assigning interstate assets to Marketers pursuant to the
      provisions of the Deregulation Act. In this role, Atlanta Gas Light is
      authorized to offer additional sales services pursuant to Georgia
      Commission-approved tariffs and to acquire and continue managing the interstate
      transportation and storage contracts that underlie the sales services provided
      to Marketers on its distribution system under Georgia Commission-approved
      tariffs.
Rate
      Settlement
      Agreement
In
      June 2005, the
      Georgia Commission approved a Settlement Agreement with Atlanta Gas Light that
      froze Atlanta Gas Light's base rates billed to customers as of April 30, 2005
      through April 30, 2010. The Settlement Agreement also requires Atlanta Gas
      Light
      to recognize reduced revenues of $25 million in total over the same period,
      to
      spend $2 million annually on energy conservation programs and to spend an
      additional $2 million for social responsibility programs. The Settlement
      Agreement was effective for rates as of May 1, 2005. Atlanta Gas Light had
      identified and implemented along with increased operating margins from net
      customer growth in Georgia during 2005, reductions in its operating costs,
      which offset the impact of the Settlement Agreement on its 2005 EBIT.
During
      the
      Settlement Agreement, Atlanta Gas Light will not seek a rate increase, nor
      will
      the Georgia Commission initiate a new rate proceeding, during the agreement's
      effective period. Atlanta Gas Light will file information equivalent to
      information that would be required for a general rate case on November 1, 2009,
      with new rates to be effective on May 1, 2010.
The
      Settlement Agreement establishes an authorized return on equity of 10.9% for
      Atlanta Gas Light, resulting in an overall rate of return of 8.53%. Prior to
      the
      settlement, Atlanta Gas Light's authorized return on equity was 11% and its
      overall return was set at 9.16%.
The
      Settlement Agreement extends Atlanta Gas Light's Pipeline Replacement Program
      (PRP) by five years to require that all replacements be completed by December
      2013 and sets the per customer PRP rate to be billed at $1.29 per customer
      per
      month from 2005 through 2007 and at $1.95 from 2008 through 2013. Atlanta Gas
      Light will apply the five-year total reduction in recognized base rate revenues
      of $25 million to the amount of costs incurred to replace pipe, reducing the
      amount recovered from customers under the PRP. The timing of replacements was
      subsequently specified in an amendment to the PRP stipulation.
This
      amendment,
      which was approved by the Georgia Commission on December 20, 2005, requires
      Atlanta Gas Light to replace the remaining 152 miles of cast iron pipe and
      70%
      of the remaining 687 miles of bare steel pipe by December 2010. The remaining
      30% of bare steel pipe is required to be replaced by December 2013.  The
      amendment requires an evaluation by Atlanta Gas Light and the Georgia Commission
      staff of 22 miles of 24-inch pipe in Atlanta by December 2010 to determine
      if
      such pipe requires replacement.  If replacement of this pipe is required,
      the pipe must be replaced by December 2013.  The additional cost to replace
      this pipe is projected to be approximately $37 million.
The
      Settlement Agreement includes a provision that allows for a true-up of any
      over-
      or under-recovery of PRP revenues that may result from a difference between
      PRP
      charges collected through fixed rates and actual PRP revenues recognized through
      the remainder of the program.
Atlanta
      Gas Light
      will be allowed under the Settlement Agreement to recover through the PRP $4
      million of the $32 million in capital costs associated with its March 2005
      purchase of 250 miles of pipeline in central Georgia from Southern Natural
      Gas
      Company (Southern Natural), a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation. We expect
      the
      acquired pipeline to improve deliverable capacity and reliability of the storage
      capacity from our LNG facility in Macon to our markets in Atlanta. The remaining
      capital costs are included in Atlanta Gas Light's rate base and collected
      through base rates.
Straight-Fixed-Variable
      Rates
Atlanta
      Gas Light's
      revenue is recognized under a straight-fixed-variable rate design, whereby
      Atlanta Gas Light charges rates to its customers based primarily on monthly
      fixed charges. This mechanism minimizes the seasonality of revenues since the
      fixed charge is not volumetric and the monthly charges are not set to be
      directly weather dependent. Weather indirectly influences the number of
      customers that have active accounts during the heating season, and this has
      a
      seasonal impact on Atlanta Gas Light's revenues since generally more customers
      are connected in periods of colder weather than in periods of warmer weather.
Elizabethtown
      Gas
This
      natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      in central and northwestern New Jersey. Most Elizabethtown Gas customers are
      located in densely populated central New Jersey, where increases in the number
      of customers primarily result from conversions to gas heating from alternative
      forms of heating. In the northwestern region of the state, customer additions
      are driven primarily by new construction. Elizabethtown Gas is regulated by
      the
      New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU).
Weather
      Normalization
The
      Elizabethtown
      Gas tariff contains a weather normalization clause that is designed to help
      stabilize Elizabethtown Gas results by increasing base rate amounts charged
      to
      customers when weather is warmer than normal and decreasing amounts charged
      when
      weather is colder than normal. The weather normalization clause was renewed
      in
      October 2004 and is based on a 20-year average of weather conditions.
Pipeline
      Replacement
In
      April 2005,
      Elizabethtown Gas presented the NJBPU with a proposal to accelerate the
      replacement of approximately 88 miles of 8" to 12" diameter elevated-pressure
      cast iron pipe. Under the proposal, approximately $42 million in estimated
      capital costs incurred over a three year period would be recovered through
      a
      pipeline replacement rider similar to the program in effect at Atlanta Gas
      Light. If the program as proposed is approved, cost recovery would occur on
      a
      one-year lag basis, with collections starting on October 1, 2006 and extending
      through December 31, 2009, after which time the program would be rolled into
      base rates. On December 7, 2005, Elizabethtown Gas filed testimony in support
      of
      its proposal. The proposal and related testimony will be considered in the
      following timeframe:
·
the
                New Jersey
                Rate Payer Advocate will file testimony on February 28,
                2006
·
Elizabethtown
                Gas will file rebuttal testimony on March 17,
                2006
·
public
                hearings will convene on March 30,
                2006
Virginia
      Natural Gas
This natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      in southeastern Virginia. Virginia Natural Gas is regulated by the Virginia
      State Corporation Commission (Virginia Commission).
Performance-based
      Rates
In
      March 2005, the
      Virginia Commission staff issued a report alleging that Virginia Natural Gas
      rates were excessive and that its rates should be adjusted to produce a $15
      million reduction in revenue. The staff also filed a motion requesting that
      Virginia Natural Gas rates be declared interim and subject to refund.
In
      April 2005, Virginia Natural Gas responded to the staff's report and motion,
      contesting the allegations in the report and objecting to the motion filed
      by
      the staff. On April 29, 2005, the Virginia Commission ordered the staff's motion
      to be held in abeyance and directed Virginia Natural Gas to file a rate case
      by
      July 2005.
In
      July 2005, Virginia Natural Gas filed a performance-based rate (PBR) plan with
      the Virginia Commission and included the schedules required for a general rate
      case in support of its proposal. Under the PBR plan, Virginia Natural Gas
      proposes to freeze base rates at their 1996 levels for 5 additional years.
      This
      would provide Virginia Natural Gas customers an additional 5 years of rate
      stability, for a total of 14 years without a rate increase. If the Virginia
      Commission approves the proposal, Virginia Natural Gas will become the first
      Virginia natural gas utility to operate under a 1996 state law that authorized
      PBR plans for natural gas utilities. Consistent with state law, Virginia Natural
      Gas has proposed two exceptions that allow for adjustments to frozen base rates.
      Virginia Natural Gas could request a rate adjustment in connection with (1)
      any
      changes in taxation of gas utility revenues by the Commonwealth and (2) any
      financial distress of Virginia Natural Gas beyond its control.
Based
      on the
      Virginia Commission's scheduling order issued on July 14, 2005, current rates
      will stay in effect until the PBR is decided; consequently, there was no impact
      on Virginia Natural Gas' 2005 revenues. Based on this scheduling order and the
      Virginia Commission's approval of requests for extension made by Virginia
      Commission staff in December 2005, the PBR proposal to freeze rates for another
      five years will be considered on the following timeframe:
·
Virginia
                Commission staff will file its testimony and exhibits on or before
                January
                24, 2006;
·
Virginia
                Natural Gas will file rebuttal testimony and exhibits on or before
                February 7, 2006; and
·
public
                evidentiary hearings will convene on February 21,
                2006.
The
      Virginia state law authorizing PBR plans also allows a utility to withdraw
      or
      modify its PBR application at any time prior to a final ruling by the Virginia
      Commission. Virginia Natural Gas is currently evaluating the withdrawal or
      modification of its PBR plan in light of current market conditions including
      rising interest rates, tight natural gas supplies, rising costs and material
      constraints caused by lower oil supplies. If the PBR plan is not approved or
      is
      modified by the Virginia Commission in a manner that Virginia Natural Gas
      chooses not to accept, the Virginia Commission can take action in the general
      rate case filing. Virginia Natural Gas' proposal would not affect its Virginia
      Commission-authorized purchased gas cost, which passes gas commodity costs
      through to consumers.
On
      January 12, 2006, Virginia Natural Gas filed with the Virginia Commission a
      proposed motion for approval of Virginia Natural Gas' PBR plan. If the proposed
      motion is approved, the PBR plan would be implemented as filed and Virginia
      Natural Gas would commit to certain actions, primarily to construct a pipeline
      that would connect Virginia Natural Gas' northern system to its southern system.
      Participants and supporters of the proposed motion include Virginia Natural
      Gas,
      AGL Resources, and the Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Division of
      Consumer Counsel and the Virginia Industrial Gas Users' Association.
Weather
      Normalization Adjustment (WNA)
In
      September 2002,
      the Virginia Commission approved a WNA program as a two-year experiment
      involving the use of special rates. The WNA program's purpose is to reduce the
      effect of weather on customer bills by reducing bills when winter weather is
      colder than normal and increasing bills when winter weather is warmer than
      normal.
In
      September 2004,
      Virginia Natural Gas received approval from the Virginia Commission to extend
      the WNA program for an additional two years with certain modifications to the
      existing program. The significant modifications include removal of the
      commercial class of customers from the WNA program and the use of a rolling
      30-year average to calculate the weather factor that is updated
      annually.
Florida
      City Gas
This
      natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      in central and southern Florida. Florida City Gas customers purchase gas
      primarily for heating water, drying clothes and cooking. Some customers, mainly
      in central Florida, also purchase gas to provide space heating during the winter
      season. Florida City Gas is regulated by the Florida Public Service
      Commission.
Chattanooga
      Gas
This natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      in the Chattanooga and Cleveland areas of southeastern Tennessee. Included
      in
      the base rates charged by Chattanooga Gas is a weather normalization clause
      that
      allows for revenue to be recognized based on a factor derived from average
      temperatures over a 30-year period, which offsets the impact of unusually cold
      or warm weather on its operating income. Chattanooga Gas is regulated by the
      Tennessee Regulatory Authority (Tennessee Authority).
Base
      Rate
      Increase
In
      June 2005, the
      Tennessee Authority upheld its previous October 2004 order denying Chattanooga
      Gas a $4 million rate increase. The October 2004 order approved an increase
      of
      approximately $1 million based on a 10.2% return on equity and a capital
      structure of 35.5% common equity.
Elkton
      Gas
This
      natural gas
      local distribution utility operates distribution systems and related facilities
      serving approximately 5,800 customers in Cecil County, Maryland. Elkton Gas
      customers are approximately 93% commercial and industrial and 7% residential.
      Elkton Gas
is regulated by the
Maryland
      Public
      Service Commission.
Results
      of Operations
The
      following table
      presents results of operations for distribution operations for the years ended
      December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
In
                millions
2005
2004
2003
Operating
                revenues
$
1,753
$
1,111
$
936
Cost
                of
                gas
939
471
337
Operating
                margin
814
640
599
Operation
                and
                maintenance
372
286
261
Depreciation
                and amortization
114
85
81
Taxes
                other
                than income taxes
32
23
24
Total
                operating expenses
518
394
366
Gain
                on sale
                of Caroline Street campus
-
-
21
Operating
                income
296
246
254
Donation
                to
                private foundation
-
-
(8
)
Other
                income
3
1
1
EBIT
$
299
$
247
$
247
Metrics
Average
                end-use customers
(in
                thousands)
                (1)
2,242
1,880
1,838
Operation
                and
                maintenance expenses per customer
$
166
$
152
$
142
EBIT
                per
                customer
(2)
$
133
$
131
$
127
Throughput
(in
                millions
                of Dth) (1)
Firm
234
194
190
Interruptible
120
105
109
Total
354
299
299
Heating
                degree
                days
(3)
:
Florida
                (1)
698
239
-
Georgia
2,726
2,589
2,654
Maryland
                (1)
5,004
860
-
New
                Jersey
                (1)
5,017
873
-
Tennessee
3,115
3,010
3,168
Virginia
3,465
3,214
3,264
(1)
2004
                metrics
                include only December for the utilities acquired from
                NUI.
(2)
Excludes
                the
                gain on the sale of our Caroline Street campus in
                2003.
(3)
We
                measure
                effects of weather on our businesses using "degree days." The measure of
                degree days for a given day is the difference between average daily
                actual
                temperature and a baseline temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
                Heating
                degree days result when the average daily actual temperature is less
                than
                the 65-degree baseline. Generally, increased heating degree days
                result in
                greater demand for gas on our distribution systems.
2005
      compared to
      2004
EBIT increased $52
      million or 21% reflecting an increase in operating margin of $174 million,
      partially offset by increased operating expenses of $124 million.  The
      utilities and appliance businesses acquired from NUI on November 30, 2004
      contributed approximately $50 million of EBIT in 2005 as compared to $7 million
      in 2004. This was due to the full year inclusion of the results in 2005 compared
      to one month in 2004.
The
      $174 million increase or 27% in operating margin was primarily due to the
      addition of NUI's operations, which contributed $167 million. The remainder was
      primarily due to $8 million of higher operating margin at Atlanta Gas Light.
       The increase at Atlanta Gas Light resulted primarily from higher PRP
      revenues of $6 million and higher revenue of $3 million related to additional
      carrying charges for gas stored for Marketers primarily due to higher gas
      prices. Further, Atlanta Gas Light had approximately $3 million of increased
      operating margin from net customer growth which offset a $3 million decrease
      in
      operating revenues pursuant to the June 2005 rate settlement agreement with
      the
      Georgia Commission. Operating margin at Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga
      Gas
      Company remained relatively flat as compared to last year.
The
      $124
      million or 31% increase in operating expenses primarily reflected the
      addition of NUI's operations, which resulted in an increase in operating
      expenses of $125 million.
2004
      compared to
      2003
There was no change
      in distribution operations' EBIT from 2003; however, the 2003 results included a
      pre-tax gain of $21 million on the sale of our Caroline Street campus, offset
      by
      an $8 million donation to AGL Resources Private Foundation, Inc. Exclusive
      of
      the gain and donation, EBIT in 2004 increased $13 million or 5% due to increased
      operating margin that was partially offset by increased operating
      expenses.
Distribution
      operations increase in operating margin of $41 million or 7% from 2003 included
      $17 million in combined increases at Atlanta Gas Light and Virginia Natural
      Gas.
      The increase in Atlanta Gas Light's operating margin was primarily due to higher
      PRP revenue as a result of continued PRP capital spending, customer growth,
      higher customer usage and additional carrying charges from gas stored for
      Marketers due to a higher average cost of gas. The increase in operating margin
      at Virginia Natural Gas was primarily due to customer growth. The acquisition
      of
      NUI added $24 million of operating margin primarily from NUI's December
      operations of Elizabethtown Gas and Florida City Gas.
Operating
      expenses
      increased $28 million or 8% from 2003. This was due primarily to the addition
      of
      NUI operations for the month of December of $17 million. The remaining increase
      of $11 million was due to increases in the cost of outside services related
      to
      increased information technology services as a result of our ongoing
      implementation of a work management system; increased legal services due to
      increased regulatory activity; and increased accounting services related to
      our
      implementation of SOX 404. Employee benefit and compensation expenses also
      increased primarily as a result of higher health care insurance costs and
      increased long-term compensation expenses. In addition, depreciation expenses
      increased primarily from new depreciation rates implemented for Virginia Natural
      Gas and increased assets at each utility. These increases were partially offset
      by a reduction in bad debt expense, which was primarily due to a Tennessee
      Authority ruling that allowed for recovery of the gas portion of accounts
      written off as uncollectible at Chattanooga Gas and increased collection efforts
      at both Chattanooga Gas and Virginia Natural Gas.
Retail
      Energy Operations
Our
      retail energy operations segment consists of SouthStar, a joint venture owned
      70% by our subsidiary, Georgia Natural Gas Company, and 30% by Piedmont.
      SouthStar markets natural gas and related services to retail customers on an
      unregulated basis, principally in Georgia.
The
      SouthStar executive committee, which acts as the governing board, comprises
      six
      members, with three representatives from us and three from Piedmont.  Under
      the joint venture agreement, all significant management decisions require the
      unanimous approval of the SouthStar executive committee; accordingly, our 70%
      financial interest is considered to be noncontrolling.  Although our
      ownership interest in the SouthStar partnership is 70%, SouthStar's earnings
      are
      allocated 75% to us and 25% to Piedmont, under an amended and restated joint
      venture agreement executed in March 2004.
Beginning
      January 1,
      2004, we consolidated the accounts of SouthStar and eliminated all intercompany
      balances in the consolidation. We recorded the portion of SouthStar's earnings
      that are attributable to our joint venture partner, Piedmont, as a minority
      interest in our statements of consolidated income, and we recorded Piedmont's
      portion of SouthStar's capital as a minority interest in our consolidated
      balance sheets.
Competition
SouthStar
      competes
      with other energy marketers, including Marketers in Georgia, to provide natural
      gas and related services to customers in Georgia and the Southeast. Based on
      its
      market share, SouthStar is the Marketer of natural gas in Georgia, with average
      customers in 2003 - 2005 in excess of 530,000.
In
      addition, similar to distribution operations, SouthStar faces competition based
      on customer preferences for natural gas compared to other energy products and
      the comparative prices of those products. SouthStar's principal competition
      relates to electric utilities and the potential displacement or replacement
      of
      natural gas appliances with electric appliances. This competition with other
      energy products has been exacerbated by price volatility in the wholesale
      natural gas commodity market which has resulted in significant increases in
      the
      cost of natural gas billed to SouthStar's customers.
Operating
      Margin
SouthStar
      generates
      its operating margin primarily in two ways.  The first is through the
      commodity sales of natural gas to retail customers in the residential,
      commercial and industrial sectors, primarily in Georgia.  SouthStar
      captures a spread between wholesale and retail natural gas commodity prices
      and
      also realizes a portion of its operating margin through the collection of a
      monthly service fee and customer late payment fees.  SouthStar's operating
      margins are impacted by weather seasonality as well as by customer growth and
      SouthStar's related market share in Georgia which traditionally ranges from 35%
      to 38%.  SouthStar employs a strategy to attract and retain a
      higher-quality customer base through the application of stringent credit
      requirements.  This strategy results not only in higher operating margin
      contributions, as customers tend to utilize higher volumes of natural gas but
      also higher EBIT through a reduction in bad debt expenses.
The
      second way in which SouthStar generates margin is by their active management
      of
      storage positions through a variety of hedging transactions and derivative
      instruments aimed at managing exposures arising from changing commodity
      prices.  SouthStar uses these hedging instruments opportunistically to lock
      in economic margins (as spreads between wholesale and retail commodity prices
      widen between periods) and thereby minimize retail price exposure, but does
      not
      hold speculative positions.
SouthStar
      is
      actively seeking to improve its margin-generation capabilities by evaluating
      a
      number of growth opportunities, including incremental customer growth in Georgia
      and expansion of its retail model to other markets, through either organic
      growth or acquisition of an existing customer portfolio.
Impact
      of High Gas Prices
SouthStar's
      operating margin and EBIT from the sales of natural gas to retail customers
      could be impacted by conservation and bad debt trends as a result of higher
      natural gas prices in the 2005 - 2006 winter heating season. SouthStar's bad
      debt expense as a percentage of operating revenues of approximately 1% for
      2005
      has remained consistent with 2004. We believe SouthStar's higher-quality
      customer base and the unregulated pricing structure in Georgia mitigates its
      exposure to higher bad debt expenses.
Results
      of Operations
The
      following table
      presents results of operations for retail energy operations for the years ended
      December 31, 2005 and 2004,
and
      pro-forma
      results as if SouthStar's accounts were consolidated with our subsidiaries'
accounts for the year ended December 31, 2003. The unaudited pro-forma results
      are presented for comparative purposes as a result of our consolidation of
      SouthStar in 2004. This pro-forma basis is a non-GAAP presentation; however,
      we
      believe it is useful to readers of our financial statements since it presents
      the revenues and expenses for 2003 on the same basis as 2005 and 2004. In 2003,
      we recognized our portion of SouthStar's earnings of $46 million as equity
      earnings.
In
                millions
2005
2004
Pro-forma
                2003
Operating
                revenues
$
996
$
827
$
743
Cost
                of
                gas
850
695
619
Operating
                margin
146
132
124
Operation
                and
                maintenance
58
60
60
Depreciation
                and amortization
2
2
1
Taxes
                other
                than income
1
-
-
Total
                operating expenses
61
62
61
Operating
                income
85
70
63
Minority
                interest
(22
)
(18
)
(17
)
EBIT
$
63
$
52
$
46
Metrics
Average
                customers
(in
                thousands)
531
533
558
Market
                share
                in Georgia
35
%
36
%
38
%
Natural
                gas
                volumes (Bcf)
44
45
49
2005
      compared to
      2004
The
      $11 million or
      21% increase in EBIT for the year ended December 31, 2005 was driven by a $14
      million increase in operating margin and a $1 million decrease in total
      operating expenses, offset by a $4 million increase in minority interest due
      to
      higher earnings.
The
      $14 million or 11% increase in operating margin was primarily the result of
      higher commodity margins, offset by lower asset management margins and lower
      late payment fees relative to last year.
There
      was a slight
      decrease in operating expenses in 2005 as compared to 2004. The decrease was
      due
      to lower bad debt expense resulting from the application of ongoing active
      customer collection process improvements. Minority interest increased $4 million
      or 22% as a direct result of increased operating income in 2005 as compared
      to
      2004.
2004
      compared to
      2003
The
      increase in EBIT
      of $6 million or 13% for the year ended December 31, 2004 was primarily the
      result of higher commodity margins and decreased bad debt expense during the
      year.
Operating
      margin for
      the year increased $8 million or 6% primarily as a result of a $9 million
      increase due primarily to a lower commodity cost structure resulting from
      continued refinement of SouthStar's hedging strategies and a $3 million increase
      due to a full year of higher customer service charges from third party
      providers. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $2 million
      related to a one-time sale of stored gas in 2003 and a $2 million decrease
      in
      late payment fees due to an improved customer base.
Operating
      expenses
      increased by $1 million or 2% primarily due to a $5 million increase in costs
      related to SOX 404 implementation and corporate overhead allocations, offset
      by
      lower bad debt expense resulting from active customer collection process
      improvements and increased quality of customer base. There was also a $1 million
      increase in minority interest as a result of higher SouthStar earnings in 2004
      as compared to 2003.
Wholesale
      Services
Wholesale
      services
      consists of Sequent, our subsidiary involved in asset management,
      transportation, storage, producer and peaking services and wholesale marketing.
      Our asset management business focuses on capturing economic value from idle
      or
      underutilized natural gas assets, which are typically amassed by companies
      via
      investments in or contractual rights to natural gas transportation and storage
      assets. Margin is typically created in this business by participating in
      transactions that balance the needs of varying markets and time
      horizons.
Sequent
      provides its
      customers in the eastern and mid-continent United States with natural gas from
      the major producing regions and market hubs in the country. Sequent also
      purchases transportation and storage capacity to meet its delivery requirements
      and customer obligations in the marketplace. Sequent's customers benefit from
      its logistics expertise and ability to deliver natural gas at prices that are
      advantageous relative to other alternatives available to its end-use customers.
Asset
      Management Transactions
Our
      asset management
      customers include our own utilities, nonaffiliated utilities, municipal
      utilities and large industrial customers. These customers must independently
      contract for transportation and storage services to meet their demands, and
      they
      typically contract for these services on a 365-day basis even though they may
      only need a portion of these services to meet their peak demands. Sequent enters
      into agreements with these customers, either through contract assignment or
      agency arrangement, whereby it uses their rights to transportation and storage
      services during periods when they do not need them. Sequent captures margin
      by
      optimizing the purchase, transportation, storage and sale of natural gas, and
      Sequent typically either shares profits with customers or pays them a fee for
      using their assets
.
In
      April 2005, Sequent commenced asset management responsibilities for
      Elizabethtown Gas, Florida City Gas and Elkton Gas. In October 2005, the
      agreement between Sequent and Virginia Natural Gas was renewed for an additional
      three years. The agreement was scheduled to expire in October 2005. In January
      2006, the Georgia Commission extended the asset management agreement between
      Sequent and Atlanta Gas Light for two additional years. The agreement was
      scheduled to expire in March 2006. Under the terms of the extended agreement,
      Sequent will increase its aggregate net sharing percentage paid to Atlanta
      Gas
      Light from 50% to 60% on the majority of transactions Sequent will initiate
      going forward in its role as asset manager. The following table provides
      additional information on Sequent's asset management agreements with its
      affiliated utilities.
Duration
                of
Expiration
Type
                of fee
%
                Shared or
Profit
                sharing / fees payments
Dollars
                in
                millions
contract
(in
                years)
date
structure
annual
                fee
2005
2004
2003
Elkton
                Gas
2
Mar
                2007
Fixed-fee
(A)
$-
$-
$-
Chattanooga
                Gas
3
Mar
                2007
Profit
                -sharing
50%
2
1
-
Atlanta
                Gas
                Light
2
Mar
                2008
Profit
                -sharing
60%
4
4
3
Elizabethtown
                Gas
3
Mar
                2008
Fixed
                -fee
$4
-
-
-
Florida
                City
                Gas
3
Mar
                2008
Profit
                -sharing
50%
-
-
-
Virginia
                Natural Gas
3
Mar
                2009
Profit
                -sharing
(B)
5
3
5
(A)     
                Annual fixed-fee is less than $1 million
(B)
Sharing
                is
                based on a tiered structure
Transportation
      and Storage Transactions
In
      our wholesale
      marketing and risk management business, Sequent also contracts for natural
      gas
      transportation and storage services. We participate in transactions to manage
      the natural gas commodity and transportation costs that result in the lowest
      cost to serve our various markets. We seek to optimize this process on a daily
      basis, as market conditions change, by evaluating all the natural gas supplies,
      transportation alternatives and markets to which we have access and identifying
      the least-cost alternatives to serve our various markets. This enables us to
      capture geographic pricing differences across these various markets as delivered
      gas prices change.
In
      a similar manner, we participate in natural gas storage transactions where
      we
      seek to identify pricing differences that occur over time with regard to future
      delivery periods at multiple locations. We capture margin by locking in the
      price differential between purchasing natural gas at the lowest future price
      and, in a related transaction, selling that gas at the highest future price,
      all
      within the constraints of our contracts. Through the use of transportation
      and
      storage services, we are able to capture margin through the arbitrage of
      geographical pricing differences that occur over time.
Producer
      Services
Our
      producer
      services business primarily focuses on aggregating natural gas supply from
      various small and medium-sized producers located throughout the natural gas
      production areas of the United States, principally in the Gulf Coast region.
      We
      provide producers with certain logistical and risk management services that
      offer them attractive options to move their supply into the pipeline grid.
      Aggregating volumes of natural gas from these producers allows us to provide
      markets to producers who seek a reliable outlet for their natural gas
      production.
Peaking
      Services
Sequent generates
      operating margin through, among other things, the sale of peaking services,
      which includes receiving a fee from affiliated and nonaffiliated customers
      that
      guarantees those customers will receive gas under peak conditions. Sequent
      incurs costs to support our obligations under these agreements, which are
      reduced in whole or in part as the matching obligations expire. We will continue
      to seek new peaking transactions as well as work toward extending those that
      are
      set to expire.
Competition
Sequent
      competes for
      asset management business with other energy wholesalers, often through a
      competitive bidding process. Sequent has historically been successful in
      obtaining new asset management business by placing bids based primarily on
      the
      intrinsic value of the transaction, which is the difference in commodity prices
      between time periods or locations at the inception of the transaction.
There
      has been
      significant consolidation of energy wholesale operations, particularly among
      major gas producers. Financial institutions have also entered the marketplace.
      As a result, energy wholesalers have become increasingly willing to place bids
      for asset management transactions that are priced to capture market share.
      We
      expect this trend to continue in the near term, which could result in downward
      pressure on the volume of transactions and the related margins available in
      this
      portion of Sequent's business.
Seasonality
Fixed
      cost
      commitments are generally incurred evenly over the year, while margins generated
      through the use of these assets are generally greatest in the winter heating
      season and occasionally in the summer due to peak usage by power generators
      in
      meeting air conditioning load. This increases the seasonality of our business,
      generally resulting in higher margins in the first and fourth quarters.
Energy
      Marketing and Risk Management Activities
We
      account for
      derivative transactions in connection with our energy marketing activities
      on a
      fair value basis in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
      (SFAS) No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities"
(SFAS 133). We record derivative energy commodity contracts (including both
      physical transactions and financial instruments) at fair value, with unrealized
      gains or losses from changes in fair value reflected in our earnings in the
      period of change.
Sequent's
      energy-trading contracts are recorded on an accrual basis as required under
      the
      EITF Issue No. 02-03, "Issues Involved in Accounting for Contracts under EITF
      Issue No. 98-10, 'Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk
      Management Activities" (EITF 02-03) rescission of EITF 98-10, unless they are
      derivatives that must be recorded at fair value under SFAS 133.
As
      shown in the table below, Sequent recorded net unrealized losses related to
      changes in the fair value of derivative instruments utilized in its energy
      marketing and risk management activities of $13 million during 2005 and
      unrealized gains related to changes in the fair value of derivative instruments
      of $22 million during 2004 and $1 million during 2003. The tables below
      illustrate the change in the net fair value of the derivative instruments and
      energy-trading contracts during 2005, 2004 and 2003 and provide details of
      the
      net fair value of contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2005.
In
                millions
2005
2004
2003
Net
                fair value
                of contracts outstanding at beginning of period
$
17
($5
)
$
7
Cumulative
                effect of change in accounting principle
-
-
(13
)
Net
                fair value
                of contracts outstanding at beginning of period, as
                adjusted
17
(5
)
(6
)
Contracts
                realized or otherwise settled during period
(47
)
11
2
Change
                in net
                fair value of contract gains (losses)
17
11
(1
)
Net
                fair value
                of new contracts entered into during period
-
-
-
Net
                fair value
                of contracts outstanding at end of period
(13
)
17
(5
)
Less
                net fair
                value of contracts outstanding at beginning of period, as adjusted
                for
                cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
-
(5
)
(6
)
Unrealized
                (loss) gain related to changes in the fair value of derivative
                instruments
$
(13
)
$
22
$
1
The
      sources of our net fair value at December 31, 2005 are as follows. The "prices
      actively quoted" category represents Sequent's positions in natural gas, which
      are valued exclusively using NYMEX futures prices. "Prices provided by other
      external sources" are basis transactions that represent the cost to transport
      the commodity from a NYMEX delivery point to the contract delivery point. Our
      basis spreads are primarily based on quotes obtained either directly from
      brokers or through electronic trading platforms.
In
                millions
Prices
                actively quoted
Prices
                provided by other external sources
Mature
                through
                2006
($3
)
($14
)
Mature
                2007 -
                2008
3
-
Mature
                2009 -
                2011
-
1
Mature
                after
                2011
-
-
Total
                net fair
                value
$
-
($13
)
Mark-to-Market
      Versus Lower of Average Cost or Market
Sequent
      purchases
      natural gas for storage when the current market price it pays plus the cost
      for
      transportation and storage is less than the market price it could receive in
      the
      future. Sequent attempts to mitigate substantially all of the commodity price
      risk associated with its storage portfolio. Sequent uses derivative instruments
      to reduce the risk associated with future changes in the price of natural gas.
      Sequent sells NYMEX futures contracts or other over-the-counter derivatives
      in
      forward months to substantially lock in the profit margin it will ultimately
      realize when the stored gas is actually sold.
Natural
      gas stored
      in inventory is accounted for differently than the derivatives Sequent uses
      to
      mitigate the commodity price risk associated with its storage portfolio. The
      natural gas that Sequent purchases and injects into storage is accounted for
      at
      the lower of average cost or market. The derivatives that Sequent uses to
      mitigate commodity price risk are accounted for at fair value and marked to
      market each period. The difference in accounting can result in volatility in
      Sequent's reported results, even though the expected profit margin is
      essentially unchanged from the date the transactions were consummated.
Earnings
      Volatility and Price Sensitivity
The market dynamics
      created by the two gulf coast hurricanes significantly impacted natural gas
      prices, primarily in the last five months of this year. From June 30, 2005
      to
      September 30, 2005, the forward NYMEX prices through March 2006 increased on
      average approximately $6.10, or 75%, and from October 1, 2005 to December 31,
      2005 the same prices decreased on average approximately $3.10, or 21%. These
      market dynamics created significant market opportunities for Sequent, as its
      storage and transportation activities created increased economic value as
      compared to 2004.
The
      accounting differences described above also impact the comparability of
      Sequent's period-over-period results as changes in forward NYMEX prices do not
      increase and decrease on a consistent basis from year to year. During most
      of
      2005, Sequent's reported results were negatively impacted by increases in
      forward NYMEX prices which resulted in the recognition of unrealized losses.
      In
      comparison, the reported results during 2004 were not as significantly impacted
      by changes in forward NYMEX prices. As a result, a comparison of the 2005 and
      2004 reported results yielded an unfavorable variance during the first nine
      months of 2005; however, the majority of these unrealized losses were recovered
      during the fourth quarter of this year. Based on Sequent's storage positions at
      December 31, 2005, a $1.00 change in the forward NYMEX prices would result
      in a
      $7 million impact to Sequent's EBIT after sharing of profits with Sequent's
      affiliated utilities.
Storage
      Inventory Outlook
The
      following table
      presents the NYMEX forward natural gas prices as of September 30, 2005 and
      December 31, 2005 for the period of January 2006 through March 2006, and
      reflects the prices at which Sequent could buy natural gas at the Henry Hub
      for
      delivery in the same time period. January 2006 futures expired on December
      28,
      2005; however they are included in the table below as they coincide with the
      January 2006 storage withdrawals.
The
      Henry Hub,
      located in Louisiana, is the largest centralized point for natural gas spot
      and
      futures trading in the United States. NYMEX uses the Henry Hub as the point
      of
      delivery for its natural gas futures contracts. Many natural gas marketers
      also
      use the Henry Hub as their physical contract delivery point or their price
      benchmark for spot trades of natural gas.
NYMEX
                forward natural gas prices as of
Sep
                2005
Dec
                2005
$
                Change
%
                Change
Jan-06
$
14.77
$
11.43
$
3.34
(23
%)
Feb-06
14.51
11.23
3.28
(23
%)
Mar-06
14.04
11.36
2.68
(19
%)
Avg.
14.44
11.34
3.10
(21
%)
The
      forward NYMEX prices decreased on average by 21% in the fourth quarter of 2005
      due to warmer than normal weather in late December 2005 and the diminishing
      effects of hurricanes Rita and Katrina in the fall of 2005. Sequent's original
      economic profit margin was unaffected by these changes in the NYMEX forward
      natural gas prices, due to the hedging instruments that it has in place.
      However, the decline in NYMEX prices during the fourth quarter of 2005 resulted
      in the recovery of previously reported unrealized losses associated with
      Sequent's NYMEX contracts.
Sequent's
      expected
      withdrawals from physical salt dome and reservoir storage are presented in
      the
      table below along with its expected gross margin. Sequent's expected gross
      margin is net of the impact of regulatory sharing and reflects the amounts
      that
      we would expect to realize in future periods based on the inventory withdrawal
      schedule and forward natural gas prices at December 31, 2005. Sequent's storage
      inventory is fully hedged with futures as its NYMEX short positions are equal
      to
      the physical long positions, which results in an overall locked-in margin,
      timing notwithstanding. Sequent's physical salt dome and reservoir volumes are
      presented in increments of 10,000 million British thermal units
      (MMBtu).
Withdrawal
                schedule
(in
                MMBtu)
Expected
Physical
                salt dome
Physical
                reservoir
gross
                margin
(in
                millions)
(1
)
WACOG
(2)
$
9.76
$
8.98
N/A
Jan-06
119
92
$
5
Feb-06
149
212
6
Mar-06
16
252
5
Total
284
556
$
16
(1)
After
                regulatory sharing
(2)
Weighted
                average cost of gas in inventory
As
      noted above, Sequent's inventory level and pricing as of December 31, 2005
      should result in gross margin of approximately $16 million through March 2006
      if
      all factors remained the same, but could change if Sequent adjusts its daily
      injection and withdrawal plans in response to changes in market conditions
      in
      future months.
Credit
      Rating
Sequent
      has certain
      trade and credit contracts that have explicit credit rating trigger events
      in
      case of a credit rating downgrade. These rating triggers typically give
      counterparties the right to suspend or terminate credit if our credit ratings
      are downgraded to non-investment grade status. Under such circumstances, we
      would need to post collateral to continue transacting with some of our
      counterparties. Posting collateral would have a negative effect on our
      liquidity. If such collateral were not posted, our ability to continue
      transacting with these counterparties would be impaired. If at December 31,
      2005, our credit ratings had been downgraded to non-investment grade, the
      required amounts to satisfy potential collateral demands under such agreements
      between Sequent and its counterparties would have totaled $51
      million.
Results
      of Operations
The following table
      presents results of operations for wholesale services for the years ended
      December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
In
                millions
2005
2004
2003
Operating
                revenues
$
95
$
54
$
41
Cost
                of
                sales
3
1
1
Operating
                margin
92
53
40
Operation
                and
                maintenance
39
27
20
Depreciation
                and amortization
2
1
-
Taxes
                other
                than income
1
1
-
Total
                operating expenses
42
29
20
Operating
                income
50
24
20
Other
                loss
(1
)
-
-
EBIT
$
49
$
24
$
20
Metrics
Physical
                sales
                volumes
(Bcf/day)
2.17
2.10
1.75
2005
      compared to
      2004
The
      increase in EBIT
      of $25 million or 104% in 2005 as compared to 2004 was due to an increase in
      operating margin of $39 million partially offset by an increase in operating
      expenses of $13 million.
Sequent's
      operating
      margin increased by $39 million or 74% primarily due to the significant impacts
      of the Gulf Coast hurricanes during the third quarter of 2005 and the lingering
      market disruptions and price volatility throughout the fourth quarter. For
      the
      first nine months of the year, reported operating margin was similar to that
      of
      the prior year, with quarterly decreases being offset by quarterly increases.
      However, during the third quarter of 2005, while we created substantial economic
      value by serving our customers during the storms, our reported operating margin
      was negatively impacted by accounting losses associated with our storage hedges
      as a result of increases in forward natural gas prices of approximately $6
      per
      MMBtu. During the fourth quarter, natural gas prices continued to be volatile
      in
      the aftermath of the hurricanes and we were able to further optimize our storage
      and transportation positions at levels in excess of the prior year. In addition,
      our previously reported hedge losses were partially recovered during the fourth
      quarter as forward natural gas prices decreased approximately $3 per MMBtu.
Operating
      expenses
      increased by $13 million or 45% due to additional payroll associated with
      increased headcount and increased employee incentive compensation costs driven
      by Sequent's operational and financial growth and depreciation expense in
      connection with Sequent's new energy trading and risk management (ETRM) system
      which was implemented during the fourth quarter of the prior year.
2004
      compared to
      2003
EBIT
      increased $4
      million or 20% from 2003 to 2004 due to a $13 million increase in operating
      margin, partially offset by a $9 million increase in operating
      expenses.
Operating
      margin
      increased by $13 million or 33% primarily due to increased volatility during
      the
      fourth quarter of 2004 which provided Sequent with seasonal trading, marketing,
      origination and asset management opportunities in excess of those experienced
      during the prior year. Also contributing to the increase were advantageous
      transportation values to the Northeast and new peaking and third-party asset
      management transactions. Sequent's sales volumes for 2004 averaged 2.10 Bcf/day,
      a 20% increase from the prior year. This increase resulted primarily from the
      addition of new counterparties, increased presence in the midwestern and
      northeastern markets and continued growth in origination and asset management
      activities, as well as business generated due to the market volatility
      experienced during the fourth quarter.
As
      a result of a decline in forward NYMEX prices, the 2004 results reflected the
      recognition of unrealized gains associated with the financial instruments used
      to economically hedge Sequent's inventory held in storage. If the forward NYMEX
      price in effect at December 1, 2004 had also been in effect at December 31,
      2004, based on Sequent's storage positions at December 31, 2004, Sequent's
      reported EBIT would have been $19 million. At December 31, 2003, an increase
      in
      forward NYMEX prices resulted in the recognition of modest unrealized losses
      associated with inventory hedges.
Partially
      offsetting
      the improved fourth-quarter results was lower volatility during the second
      quarter of 2004 compared to the same period in 2003, which compressed Sequent's
      trading and marketing activities and the related margins within its
      transportation portfolio. In addition, Sequent's weighted average cost of
      natural gas stored in inventory was $5.06 per MMBtu during the first quarter
      of
      2004 compared to $2.20 per MMBtu during the same period in 2003. This
      significant difference in cost resulted in reduced operating margins period
      over
      period.
Operating
      expenses
      increased by $9 million or 45% due primarily to additional salary expense as
      a
      result of an increase in the number of employees; additional costs for outside
      services related to the development and implementation of Sequent's ETRM system;
      the implementation of SOX 404;and increased corporate costs. In addition, 2004
      operating expenses reflected depreciation associated with the recently
      implemented ETRM system.
Energy
      Investments
Our
      energy investments segment consists of
Pivotal
      Jefferson Island
This
      wholly owned
      subsidiary operates a salt dome storage and hub facility in Louisiana,
      approximately eight miles from the Henry Hub. The storage facility is regulated
      by the Louisiana Public Service Commission and by the Federal Energy Regulatory
      Commission (FERC), which has limited regulatory authority over the storage
      and
      transportation services. The facility consists of two salt dome gas storage
      caverns with 10 million Dth of total capacity and about 7.2 million Dth (MMDth)
      of working gas capacity. The facility has approximately 720,000 Dth/day
      withdrawal capacity and 360,000 Dth/day injection capacity.
Pivotal
      Jefferson
      Island provides for storage and hub services through its direct connection
      to
      the Henry Hub via the Sabine Pipeline and its interconnection with 7 other
      pipelines in the area. Our subsidiary, Pivotal Energy Development (Pivotal
      Development) is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the facility.
      Pivotal Jefferson Island is fully subscribed for the 2005-2006 winter period.
In
      October 2005, Pivotal Jefferson Island announced that it was soliciting bids
      for
      current firm natural gas storage contracts that will expire at the end of the
      first quarter of 2006.  In December 2005, Pivotal Jefferson Island executed
      an agreement for 1.0 MDth for the expiring capacity. Pivotal Jefferson Island
      is
      negotiating a contract for an additional 300 MDth of storage capacity available
      beginning July 1, 2006. Pivotal Jefferson Island expects to complete the
      contract for the balance of the expiring capacity in the first quarter of 2006.
      Additionally, in December 2005, Pivotal Jefferson Island substantially completed
      a capital project to improve its compression capabilities, which increased
      the
      daily injection capability to 360,000 Dth.
In
      October 2005, Pivotal Jefferson Island also announced that it is soliciting
      customer interest, in the form of nonbinding bids for capacity, in a project
      that would expand Pivotal Jefferson Island's salt-dome storage facility by 175%
      from its current capacity of 7.2 MDth to as much as 19.8 MDth.  The
      expansion under consideration includes the development of a third and a fourth
      storage cavern at the facility, with each cavern having a working gas capacity
      of 6 MDth.  If there is sufficient customer interest in the project,
      construction would begin in early 2006.  We would expect to complete the
      third cavern by mid-2008 and would expect the fourth cavern to be operational
      by
      mid-2010.  The expansion project also includes expanding the number of
      pipeline interconnections in order to enhance Pivotal Jefferson Island's
      flexibility with regard to storage capacity and deliverability. Final
      construction plans, as well as the total projected capital cost of the project,
      will be determined during the first quarter of 2006.
Pivotal
      Jefferson
      Island's competition is limited to other saltdome caverns in the Gulf Coast. We
      believe that Pivotal Jefferson Island is uniquely situated with its direct
      connection to the Henry Hub and its connection to seven other pipelines. For
      those reasons we believe that Pivotal Jefferson Island will be subscribed ahead
      of most of its competitors.
Pivotal
      Propane
In 2005, this
      wholly owned subsidiary completed the construction of a propane air facility
      in
      the Virginia Natural Gas service area that provides up to 28,800 Dth of propane
      air per day on a 10-day-per-year basis to serve Virginia Natural Gas' peaking
      needs.
AGL
      Networks
This wholly owned
      subsidiary is a provider of telecommunications conduit and dark fiber. AGL
      Networks leases and sells its fiber to a variety of customers in the Atlanta,
      Georgia and Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan areas, with a small presence in other
      cities in the United States. Its customers include local, regional and national
      telecommunications companies, internet service providers, educational
      institutions and other commercial entities. AGL Networks typically provides
      underground conduit and dark fiber to its customers under leasing arrangements
      with terms that vary from 1 to 20 years. In addition, AGL Networks offers
      telecommunications construction services to companies. AGL Networks' competitors
      are any entities that have or will lay conduit and fiber on the same route
      as
      AGL Networks in the respective metropolitan areas.
Sale
      of
      NUI Assets
In
      August 2005, we
      sold our 50% interest in Saltville Gas Storage Company, LLC (Saltville) and
      associated subsidiaries (Virginia Gas Pipeline and Virginia Gas Storage) to
      a
      subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation, the other 50% partner in the Saltville
      joint venture. We acquired these assets as part of our purchase of NUI in
      November 2004. We received $66 million in cash at closing, which included $4
      million in working capital adjustments, and used the proceeds to repay
      short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.
Results
      of Operations
The
      following table
      presents results of operations for energy investments for the years ended
      December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
In
                millions
2005
2004
2003
Operating
                revenues
$
56
$
25
$
6
Cost
                of
                sales
16
12
1
Operating
                margin
40
13
5
Operation
                and
                maintenance
17
5
9
Depreciation
                and amortization
5
2
1
Taxes
                other
                than income
1
1
-
Total
                operating expenses
23
8
10
Operating
                income
17
5
(5
)
Other
                income
2
2
2
EBIT
$
19
$
7
$
(3
)
2005
      compared to
      2004
The
      $12 million or
      171% increase in EBIT was primarily the result of increased operating margin
      of
      $27 million, offset by $15 million in higher operating expenses.
Of
      the $27 million or 208% increase in operating margin, $13 million resulted
      from
      Pivotal Jefferson Island, NUI's nonutility businesses, which contributed $8
      million and Pivotal Propane which contributed $3 million. AGL Networks
      contributed $4 million primarily from growth in both recurring revenues from
      fiber leasing activities of $1 million and from construction and new business
      activities of $3 million.
Of
      the $15 million or 188% increase in operating expenses, $8 million resulted
      from
      NUI's nonutility businesses, $3 million resulted from Pivotal Jefferson Island,
      and a $1 million increase related to Pivotal Propane. AGL Networks' operating
      expenses were relatively flat in 2005 as compared to 2004.
2004
      compared to
      2003
The
      increase in EBIT
      of $10 million was primarily the result of $3 million from Pivotal Jefferson
      Island and $3 million from AGL Networks. The remaining increase of $4 million
      was from the sale of Heritage Propane Partners, L.P. and the sale of a
      residential and retail development property in Savannah, Georgia in the second
      quarter of 2004.
Operating
      margin for
      the year increased $8 million primarily as a result of the addition of Pivotal
      Jefferson Island's $4 million of operating margin and an operating margin
      increase at AGL Networks of $4 million due to increased revenue from a variety
      of customers.
Operating
      expenses
      decreased by $2 million or 20% primarily due to decreased headcount at AGL
      Networks.
Corporate
Our
      corporate segment includes our nonoperating business units, including AGL
      Services Company (AGSC), AGL Capital Corporation (AGL Capital) and Pivotal
      Development. AGSC is a service company established in accordance with PUHCA.
      AGL
      Capital provides for our ongoing financing needs through a commercial paper
      program, the issuance of various debt and hybrid securities, and other financing
      arrangements.
Pivotal
      Development
      coordinates, among our related operating segments, the development, construction
      or acquisition of assets in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic and northeastern
      regions in order to extend our natural gas capabilities and improve system
      reliability while enhancing service to our customers in those areas. The focus
      of Pivotal Development's commercial activities is to improve the economics of
      system reliability and natural gas deliverability in these targeted regions.
We
      allocate substantially all of AGSC's and AGL Capital's operating expenses and
      interest costs to our operating segments in accordance with the PUHCA and state
      regulations. Our corporate segment also includes intercompany eliminations
      for
      transactions between our operating business segments. Our EBIT results include
      the impact of these allocations to the various operating segments.  The
      acquisition of additional assets, such as NUI and Pivotal Jefferson Island,
      typically will enable us to allocate corporate costs across a larger number
      of
      businesses and, as a result, lower the relative allocations charged to those
      business units we owned prior to the acquisition of the new businesses.
AGSC
      Restructuring
As
      a result of the
      NUI acquisition, the associated centralization of certain administrative and
      operational functions and our ongoing desire to operate as efficiently as
      possible, we began, during the first quarter of 2005, a review of certain
      functions within our AGSC subsidiary. We expect this process to be part of
      an
      ongoing effort to optimize staffing levels and work processes across our entire
      company.
The
      effects of this effort were the restructuring of certain key corporate functions
      and the elimination of filled and vacant positions within AGSC. We recorded
      a
      charge of $3 million in 2005, primarily as a result of severance-related costs
      associated with the restructuring and elimination of the filled positions at
      AGSC. Based on the efforts performed to date, as well as actual costs incurred
      to date and our original basis for the earnings guidance previously provided,
      we
      estimate the annual savings from these efforts to be in the range of $6 million
      to $10 million. While these savings will be reflected in the allocated costs
      to
      various business units, the most significant portion of the allocation is
      intended to be in the distribution operations segment of our Georgia
      operations.
Results
      of Operations
The
      following table
      presents results of operations for our corporate segment for the years ended
      December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
In
                millions
2005
2004
2003
Payroll
$
57
$
48
$
48
Benefits
                and
                incentives
34
32
32
Outside
                services
43
29
19
Taxes
                other
                than income
5
4
2
Other
52
46
44
Total
                operating expenses before allocations
191
159
145
Allocation
                to
                operating segments
(185
)
(147
)
(139
)
Operating
                expenses
6
12
6
Loss
                on asset
                disposed of Caroline Street campus
-
-
(5
)
Operating
                loss
(6
)
(12
)
(11
)
Other
                losses
(5
)
(4
)
(1
)
EBIT
$
(11
)
$
(16
)
$
(12
)
The
      corporate segment is a nonoperating segment, and as such, changes in EBIT
      amounts for the indicated periods reflect the relative changes in various
      general and administrative expenses, such as payroll, benefits and incentives
      and outside services.
2005
      compared to
      2004
The
      $5 million or
      31% increase in EBIT for 2005 compared to 2004 was primarily due to decreased
      operating expenses of $6 million. These decreased costs were primarily due
      to
      merger and acquisition related costs incurred in 2004 but not in 2005. With
      respect to total operating expenses before allocations, payroll expenses in
      2005
      increased due to headcount in the corporate segment resulting from the
      acquisition of NUI in November of 2004 and the realignment of certain corporate
      functions to AGSC.
Outside
      services
      expenses increased primarily due to higher costs associated with process
      improvement projects in the information technology, finance and human resources
      areas.
Benefits
      and
      incentives increased primarily as a result of higher payroll-related expenses.
      In addition, severance expenses increased as a result of the AGSC restructuring
      and process improvement initiatives.
2004
      compared to
      2003
The
      decrease in EBIT
      of $4 million or 33% for the year ended December 31, 2004 as compared to the
      same period in 2003 primarily was due to an increase in operating expenses
      of $6
      million. The increase in operating expenses was primarily due to increased
      outside services costs associated with software maintenance; licensing and
      implementation of our work management system project; higher costs due to our
      SOX 404 compliance efforts; merger- and acquisition-related expenses; and
      expenses related to Pivotal Development's activities in 2004. The increase in
      operating expenses was offset by a loss of $5 million on the sale of our
      Caroline Street campus in 2003.
Liquidity
To
      meet our capital and liquidity requirements we rely on operating cash flow,
      short-term borrowings under our commercial paper program, which is backed by
      our
      supporting credit agreement (Credit Facility), borrowings under Sequent's and
      SouthStar's lines of credit, and borrowings or stock issuances in the long-term
      capital markets. Our issuance of various securities, including long-term and
      short-term debt, is subject to customary approval or authorization by state
      and
      federal regulatory bodies including state public service commissions and
through
      February 8, 2006,
the
      SEC
.
Furthermore,
      a
      substantial portion of our consolidated assets, earnings and cash flow is
      derived from the operation of our regulated utility subsidiaries, whose legal
      authority to pay dividends or make other distributions to us is subject to
      regulation. The availability of borrowings under our Credit Facility is limited
      and subject to a total-debt-to-capital ratio financial covenant specified within
      the Credit Facility, which we currently meet.
We
      believe these sources will be sufficient for our working capital needs, debt
      service obligations and scheduled capital expenditures for the foreseeable
      future. The relatively stable operating cash flows of our distribution
      operations businesses currently contribute most of our cash flow from
      operations, and we anticipate this to continue in the future.
We
      will continue to evaluate our need to increase our available liquidity based
      on
      our view of working capital requirements, including the impact of changes in
      natural gas prices, liquidity requirements established by the rating agencies
      and other factors. Additionally, our liquidity and capital resource requirements
      may change in the future due to a number of other factors, some of which we
      cannot control. These factors include
·
the
                seasonal
                nature of the natural gas business and our resulting short-term borrowing
                requirements, which typically peak during colder
                months
·
increased
                gas
                supplies required to meet our customers' needs during cold
                weather
·
changes
                in
                wholesale prices and customer demand for our products and
                services
·
regulatory
                changes and changes in ratemaking policies of regulatory
                commissions
·
contractual
                cash obligations and other commercial commitments
·
interest
                rate
                changes
·
pension
                and
                postretirement funding requirements
·
changes
                in
                income tax laws
·
margin
                requirements resulting from significant increases or decreases in
                our
                commodity prices
·
operational
                risks
·
the
                impact of
                natural disasters, including weather
Financing
      Activities
Our
      financing
      activities are primarily composed of borrowings and payments of short-term
      debt,
      payments of medium-term notes, borrowings of senior notes, distributions to
      minority interests, cash dividends on our common stock and the issuance of
      common stock. Our capitalization and financing strategy is intended to ensure
      that we are properly capitalized with the appropriate mix of equity and debt
      securities. This strategy includes active management by us of the percentage
      of
      total debt relative to our total capitalization, as well as the term and
      interest rate profile of our debt securities.
We
      also work to maintain or improve our credit ratings on our debt to effectively
      manage our existing financing costs and enhance our ability to raise additional
      capital on favorable terms. Factors we consider important in assessing our
      credit ratings include our balance sheet leverage, capital spending, earnings,
      cash flow generation, available liquidity and overall business risks. We do
      not
      have any trigger events in our debt instruments that are tied to changes in
      our
      specified credit ratings or our stock price and have not entered into any
      transaction that would require us to issue equity based on credit ratings or
      other trigger events. As of January 2006, our senior unsecured debt ratings
      are
      BBB+ from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P), Baa1 from Moody's
      Investors Service and A- from Fitch Ratings (Fitch).
During
      2005, no
      change occurred in our ratings profile; however, upon the announcement of our
      proposed acquisition of NUI, S&P placed our credit ratings on CreditWatch
      with negative implications, Moody's affirmed our ratings but changed its rating
      outlook to negative from stable, and Fitch placed our credit ratings on Rating
      Watch Negative. Since the closing of the acquisition on November 30, 2004,
      S&P removed us from CreditWatch and changed our outlook to negative; Fitch
      took us off Rating Watch Negative and affirmed our ratings with a stable
      outlook; and Moody's changed our outlook to stable. S&P has indicated that
      the negative outlook is the result of the execution risks in integrating the
      NUI
      acquisition.
Our
      credit ratings may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the
      assigning rating organization, and each rating should be evaluated independently
      of any other rating. We cannot ensure that a rating will remain in effect for
      any given period of time or that a rating will not be lowered or withdrawn
      entirely by a rating agency if, in its judgment, circumstances so warrant.
      If
      the rating agencies downgrade our ratings, particularly below investment grade,
      it may significantly limit our access to the commercial paper market and our
      borrowing costs would increase. In addition, we would likely be required to
      pay
      a higher interest rate in future financings, and our potential pool of investors
      and funding sources would decrease.
Our
      debt instruments and other financial obligations include provisions that, if
      not
      complied with, could require early payment, additional collateral support or
      similar actions. Our most important default events include maintaining covenants
      with respect to maximum leverage ratio, insolvency events, nonpayment of
      scheduled principal or interest payments, and acceleration of other financial
      obligations and change of control provisions. Our Credit Facility's financial
      covenant
require
      us to
      maintain a ratio of total debt to total capitalization of no greater than 70%;
however,
      our goal is
      to maintain this ratio at levels between 50% and 60% of debt to total
      capitalization. We are currently in compliance with all existing debt provisions
      and covenants.
We
      believe that accomplishing these capitalization objectives and maintaining
      sufficient cash flow are necessary to maintain our investment-grade credit
      ratings and to allow us access to capital at reasonable costs.
Short-term
      debt
Our
      short-term debt
      is composed of borrowings under our commercial paper program, Sequent's lines of
      credit, SouthStar's line of credit, and the current portion of our capital
      leases. Our short-term debt financing generally increases between June and
      December because our payments for natural gas and pipeline capacity are
      generally made to suppliers prior to the collection of accounts receivable
      from
      our customers. We typically reduce short-term debt balances in the spring
      because a significant portion of our current assets are converted into cash
      at
      the end of the winter heating season.
Our
      Credit Facility was amended in August 2005. Under the terms of the amendment,
      the term of the Credit Facility was extended to August 31, 2010. The aggregate
      principal amount available under the amended Credit Facility was increased
      to
      $850 million, and our option to increase the aggregate cumulative principal
      amount available for borrowing to $1.1 billion on not more than three occasions
      during each calendar year. The increased capacity under our Credit Facility
      increases our ability to borrow under our commercial paper program. Our total
      cash and available liquidity under our Credit Facility as of the dates indicated
      are represented in the table below.
In
                millions
Dec.
                31, 2005
Dec.
                31, 2004
Unused
                availability under the Credit Facility
$
850
$
750
Cash
                and cash
                equivalents
27
49
Total
                cash and
                available liquidity under the Credit Facility
$
877
$
799
As
      of December 31, 2005 and 2004, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit
      Facility. However, the availability of borrowings and unused availability under
      our Credit Facility is limited and subject to conditions specified within the
      Credit Facility, which we currently meet. These conditions include
·
maintain
                a
                ratio of total debt to total capitalization of no greater than
                70%
·
the
                continued
                accuracy of representations and warranties contained in the
                agreement
In
      June 2005, Sequent's existing $25 million unsecured line of credit was extended
      to July 2006. In September 2005, Sequent entered into an additional $20 million
      unsecured line of credit scheduled to expire in September 2006. These unsecured
      lines of credit, which total $45 million, are used solely for the posting of
      margin deposits for NYMEX transactions, and are unconditionally guaranteed
      by
      us. At December 31, 2005, there were no outstanding amounts under these lines
      of
      credit, which is an $18 million decrease from the same time in 2004.
In
      September 2005, Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc entered into a $20 million
      unsecured line of credit to be used solely for the posting of margin deposits
      for its natural gas hedging program. The line expires in September 2006 and
      is
      unconditionally guaranteed by us. There were no amounts outstanding under this
      line of credit at December 31, 2005.
SouthStar's
      $75
      million line of credit provides the additional working capital needed to meet
      seasonal demands and is not guaranteed by us. The line of credit is secured
      by
      various percentages of its accounts receivable, unbilled revenue and inventory.
      The line of credit expires in April 2007 and bears interest at the prime rate
      and/or LIBOR plus a margin based on certain financial measures.
At
      December 31,
      2005, the line of credit had an outstanding balance of $36 million. There were
      no amounts outstanding under this facility at the same time in 2004.
In
      2004, we repaid $500 million outstanding under NUI's credit facility. Upon the
      repayment of the outstanding amounts, we terminated NUI's credit facility.
Long-term
      Debt
In
      2004, AGL Capital
      issued $250 million of 6% Senior Notes Due October 2034 and $200 million of
      4.95% senior notes due January 2015. We fully and unconditionally guarantee
      the
      senior notes. The proceeds from the issuance were used to refinance a portion
      of
      our outstanding short-term debt under our commercial paper program.
During
      2004, we also made $82 million in medium-term note payments using proceeds
      from
      the borrowings under our commercial paper program.
Interest
      Rate
      Swaps
To
      maintain an
      effective capital structure, it is our policy to borrow funds using a mix of
      fixed-rate debt and variable-rate debt. We have entered into interest rate
      swap
      agreements for the purpose of hedging the interest rate risk associated with
      our
      fixed-rate and variable-rate debt obligation. At December 31, 2005, including
      the effects of $100 million of interest rate swaps, 66% of our total short-term
      and long-term debt was fixed.
Refinancing
      of
      Gas Facility Revenue Bonds
In
      April and May
      2005 we refinanced $67 million of our gas facility revenue bonds.
Minority
      Interest
As
      a result of our
      consolidation of SouthStar's accounts effective January 1, 2004, we recorded
      Piedmont's portion of SouthStar's contributed capital as a minority interest in
      our consolidated balance sheets and included it as a component of our total
      capitalization. We recorded a cash distribution of $19 million in 2005 and
      $14
      million in 2004 for SouthStar's dividend distribution to Piedmont in our
      consolidated statement of cash flows as a financing activity.
Common
      stock
In
      November 2004, we
      completed our public offering of 11.04 million shares of common stock,
      generating net proceeds of approximately $332 million. We used the proceeds
      to
      purchase the outstanding capital stock of NUI and to repay short-term debt
      incurred to fund our purchase of Jefferson Island.
Dividends
      on
      Common Stock
In
      2005 we made $101
      million in common stock dividend payments. This was an increase of $26 million
      or 35% from 2004. The increase was due to our 11 million share common stock
      offering in November 2004 which increased the number of shares outstanding
      and
      the increases in the amount of our quarterly common stock dividends per share.
In
      2004, we made $75 million in common stock dividend payments. This was an
      increase of $5 million or 7% from 2003. The increase was due to the 6.4 million
      common stock offering in February 2003, which increased the number of shares
      outstanding and the increases in our quarterly common stock dividends per share.
For
      the three most recent fiscal years, we have made the following increases of
      dividends on our common stock.
Date
                of
                change
%
                increase
Quarterly
                dividend
Indicated
                annual dividend
Nov
                2005
19
%
$
0.37
$
1.48
Feb
                2005
7
0.31
1.24
Apr
                2004
4
0.29
1.16
Apr
                2003
4
0.28
1.12
Shelf
      Registration
We currently have
      remaining capacity under an October 2004 shelf registration statement of
      approximately $957 million. We may seek additional financing through debt or
      equity offerings in the private or public markets at any time.
MARKET
      RISKS
We
      are exposed to risks associated with commodity prices, interest rates and
      credit. Commodity price risk is defined as the potential loss that we may incur
      as a result of changes in the fair value of a particular instrument or
      commodity. Interest rate risk results from our portfolio of debt and equity
      instruments that we issue to provide financing and liquidity for our business.
      Credit risk results from the extension of credit throughout all aspects of
      our
      business but is particularly concentrated at Atlanta Gas Light in distribution
      operations and in wholesale services.
Our
      Risk Management Committee (RMC) is responsible for establishing the overall
      risk
      management policies and monitoring compliance with, and adherence to, the terms
      within these policies, including approval and authorization levels and
      delegation of these levels. Our RMC consists of senior executives who monitor
      commodity price risk positions, corporate exposures, credit exposures and
      overall results of our risk management activities. It is chaired by our chief
      risk officer, who is responsible for ensuring that appropriate reporting
      mechanisms exist for the RMC to perform its monitoring functions.
Commodity
      Price Risk
Retail
      Energy Operations
SouthStar's use of
      derivatives is governed by a risk management policy, created and monitored
      by
      its risk management committee, which prohibits the use of derivatives for
      speculative purposes. A 95% confidence interval is used to evaluate VaR
      exposure. A 95% confidence interval means there is a 5% probability that the
      actual change in portfolio value will be greater than the calculated VaR value
      over the holding period. VaR is defined as the maximum potential loss in
      portfolio value over a specified time period that is not expected to be exceeded
      within a given degree of probability. We calculate VaR based on the
      variance-covariance technique. This technique requires several assumptions
      for
      the basis of the calculation, such as price volatility, confidence interval
      and
      holding period. Our VaR may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure
      of
      another company because, although VaR is a common metric in the energy industry,
      there is no established industry standard for calculating VaR or for the
      assumptions underlying such calculations. The following table provides more
      information on SouthStar's 1-day and 10-day holding period VaR.
In
                millions
1-day
10-day
2005
                period
                end
$
0.3
$
0.8
2004
                period
                end
0.2
0.5
SouthStar
      generates
      operating margin from the active management of storage positions through a
      variety of hedging transactions and derivative instruments aimed at managing
      exposures arising from changing commodity prices. SouthStar uses these
      hedging instruments opportunistically to lock in economic margins (
as spreads
      between
      wholesale and retail commodity prices widen between periods
) and thereby
      minimize retail price exposure, but SouthStar does not hold speculative
      positions.  In the event that natural gas prices continue to increase and
      remain higher than historical levels and volatility of natural gas prices
      diminishes, the operating margin from SouthStar's storage business could be
      negatively impacted.
Wholesale
      Services
This segment
      routinely utilizes various types of financial and other instruments to mitigate
      certain commodity price risks inherent in the natural gas industry. These
      instruments include a variety of exchange-traded and over-the-counter energy
      contracts, such as forward contracts, futures contracts, options contracts
      and
      financial swap agreements. The following table includes the fair values and
      average values of our energy marketing and risk management assets and
      liabilities as of December 31, 2005 and 2004. We base the average values on
      monthly averages for the 12 months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.
Average
                values at December 31,
In
                millions
2005
2004
Asset
$
83
$
28
Liability
102
21
Value
                at December 31,
In
                millions
2005
2004
Asset
$
97
$
36
Liability
110
19
We
      employ a systematic approach to evaluating and managing the risks associated
      with our contracts related to wholesale marketing and risk management, including
      VaR. Similarly to SouthStar Sequent uses a 1-day and a 10-day holding period
      and
      a 95% confidence interval to evaluate its VaR exposure.
Sequent's
      open
      exposure is managed in accordance with established policies that limit market
      risk and require daily reporting of potential financial exposure to senior
      management, including the chief risk officer. Because Sequent generally manage
      physical gas assets and economically protect its positions by hedging in the
      futures markets, its open exposure is generally minimal, permitting Sequent
      to
      operate within relatively low VaR limits. Sequent employs daily risk testing,
      using both VaR and stress testing, to evaluate the risks of its open positions.
Sequent's
      management
      actively monitors open commodity positions and the resulting VaR. Sequent
      continues to maintain a relatively matched book, where its total buy volume
      is
      close to sell volume, with minimal open commodity risk. Based on a 95%
      confidence interval and employing a 1-day and a 10-day holding period for all
      positions, Sequent's portfolio of positions for the 12 months ended December 31,
      2005, 2004 and 2003 had the following 1-day and 10-day holding period
      VaRs:
In
                millions
1-day
10-day
2005
Period
                end
$
0.6
$
1.9
12-month
                average
0.4
1.2
High
1.1
3.5
Low
(1)
0.0
0.0
2004
Period
                end
$
0.1
$
0.2
12-month
                average
0.1
0.3
High
0.4
1.3
Low
(1)
0.0
0.0
2003
Period
                end
$
0.3
$
1.0
12-month
                average
0.1
0.3
High
2.5
4.7
Low
(1)
0.0
0.0
(1)
$0.0
                values
                represent amounts less than $0.1 million.
During
      2005 Sequent
      experienced increases in its "high", "12-month average" and "period end" 1-day
      and 10-day VaR amounts. These increases were directly associated with the market
      impacts and related price volatility created by the Gulf Coast hurricanes during
      the third quarter and the lingering effects through year-end.
Interest
      Rate Risk
Interest
      rate
      fluctuations expose our variable-rate debt to changes in interest expense and
      cash flows. Our policy is to manage interest expense using a combination of
      fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. To facilitate the achievement of desired
      fixed-rate to variable-rate debt ratios, AGL Capital entered into interest
      rate
      swaps whereby it agreed to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference
      between fixed and variable amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon
      notional principal amounts. These swaps are designated to hedge the fair values
      of $100 million of the $300 million Senior Notes due 2011, and $75 million
      of
      the $150 million principal amount of notes payable to Trusts due in 2041. In
      March 2004, we adjusted our fixed-rate to variable-rate debt obligations and
      terminated an interest rate swap on $100 million of the $225 million principal
      amount of Senior Notes Due 2013.
In
      September 2005, we also executed five treasury-lock agreements totaling $125
      million to hedge the interest rate risk associated with an anticipated 2006
      financing. The agreements will result in a 4.11% interest rate on the 10-year
      United States Treasury bond and were designated as cash flow hedges against
      the
      future interest payments on the anticipated financing.
Credit
      Risk
Distribution
      Operations
Atlanta Gas Light
      has a concentration of credit risk because it bills only 10 Marketers in Georgia
      for its services. The credit risk exposure to Marketers varies with the time
      of
      the year, with exposure at its lowest in the nonpeak summer months and highest
      in the peak winter months. Marketers are responsible for the retail sale of
      natural gas to end-use customers in Georgia. These retail functions include
      customer service, billing, collections, and the purchase and sale of the natural
      gas commodity. These Marketers, in turn, bill end-use customers. The provisions
      of Atlanta Gas Light's tariff allow Atlanta Gas Light to obtain security support
      in an amount equal to a minimum of two times a Marketer's highest month's
      estimated bill from Atlanta Gas Light.
Several
      factors are
      designed to mitigate our risks from the increased concentration of credit that
      has resulted from deregulation. In addition to the security support described
      above, Atlanta Gas Light bills intrastate delivery service to Marketers in
      advance rather than in arrears. We accept credit support in the form of cash
      deposits, letters of credit/surety bonds from acceptable issuers and corporate
      guarantees from investment-grade entities. The RMC reviews the adequacy of
      credit support coverage, credit rating profiles of credit support providers
      and
      payment status of each Marketer on a monthly basis. We believe that adequate
      policies and procedures have been put in place to properly quantify, manage
      and
      report on Atlanta Gas Light's credit risk exposure to Marketers.
Atlanta
      Gas Light
      also faces potential credit risk in connection with assignments to Marketers
      of
      interstate pipeline transportation and storage capacity. Although Atlanta Gas
      Light assigns this capacity to Marketers, in the event that a Marketer fails
      to
      pay the interstate pipelines for the capacity, the interstate pipelines would
      in
      all likelihood seek repayment from Atlanta Gas Light. The fact that some of
      the
      interstate pipelines require Marketers to maintain security for their
      obligations to the interstate pipelines arising out of the assigned capacity
      somewhat mitigates this risk.
Retail
      Energy Operations
SouthStar
      credit-scores firm residential and small commercial customers using a national
      credit reporting agency and enrolls, without security, only those customers
      that
      meet or exceed SouthStar's credit threshold. The average credit score of
      SouthStar's Georgia customers has increased 9% since 2003.
SouthStar
      investigates potential interruptible and large commercial customers through
      reference checks, review of publicly available financial statements and review
      of commercially available credit reports. SouthStar also assigns physical
      wholesale counterparties an internal credit rating and credit limit prior to
      entering into a physical transaction based on their Moody's, S&P and Fitch
      ratings, commercially available credit reports and audited financial statements.
Wholesale
      Services
Sequent has
      established credit policies to determine and monitor the creditworthiness of
      counterparties, as well as the quality of pledged collateral. Sequent also
      utilizes master netting agreements whenever possible to mitigate exposure to
      counterparty credit risk. When Sequent is engaged in more than one outstanding
      derivative transaction with the same counterparty and it also has a legally
      enforceable netting agreement with that counterparty, the "net" mark-to-market
      exposure represents the netting of the positive and negative exposures with
      that
      counterparty and a reasonable measure of Sequent's credit risk. Sequent also
      uses other netting agreements with certain counterparties with whom it conducts
      significant transactions.
Master
      netting
      agreements enable Sequent to net certain assets and liabilities by counterparty.
      Sequent also nets across product lines and against cash collateral, provided
      the
      master netting and cash collateral agreements include such provisions.
      Additionally, Sequent may require counterparties to pledge additional collateral
      when deemed necessary. Sequent conducts credit evaluations and obtain
      appropriate internal approvals for its counterparty's line of credit before any
      transaction with the counterparty is executed. In most cases, the counterparty
      must have a minimum long-term debt rating of Baa3 from Moody's and BBB- from
      S&P. Generally, Sequent requires credit enhancements by way of guaranty,
      cash deposit or letter of credit for transaction counterparties that do not
      meet
      the minimum ratings threshold.
Sequent,
      which
      provides services to Marketers and utility and industrial customers, also has
      a
      concentration of credit risk as measured by its 30-day receivable exposure
      plus
      forward exposure. As of December 31, 2005, Sequent's top 20 counterparties
      represented approximately 52% of the total counterparty exposure of $554
      million, derived by adding together the top 20 counterparties' exposures and
      dividing by the total of Sequent's counterparties' exposures.
As
      of December 31, 2005, Sequent's counterparties, or the counterparties'
guarantors, had a weighted average S&P equivalent credit rating of A- which
      is consistent with the prior year. The S&P equivalent credit rating is
      determined by a process of converting the lower of the S&P or Moody's
      ratings to an internal rating ranging from 9 to 1, with 9 being equivalent
      to
      AAA/Aaa by S&P and Moody's and 1 being D or Default by S&P and Moody's.
      A counterparty that does not have an external rating is assigned an internal
      rating based on the strength of the financial ratios of that counterparty.
To
      arrive at the weighted average credit rating, each counterparty's assigned
      internal rating is multiplied by the counterparty's credit exposure and summed
      for all counterparties. That sum is divided by the aggregate total
      counterparties' exposures, and this numeric value is then converted to an
      S&P equivalent
.
      The following
      tables show Sequent's commodity receivable and payable positions as of December
      31, 2005 and 2004:
As
                of:
December
                31,
In
                millions
2005
2004
Gross
                receivables
Receivables
                with netting agreements in place:
Counterparty
                is investment grade
$
462
$378
Counterparty
                is non-investment grade
66
36
Counterparty
                has no external rating
113
78
Receivables
                without netting agreements in place:
Counterparty
                is investment grade
34
16
Counterparty
                is non-investment grade
-
6
Counterparty
                has no external rating
-
-
Amount
                recorded on balance sheet
$
675
$514
Gross
                payables
Payables
                with
                netting agreements in place:
Counterparty
                is investment grade
$
456
$
291
Counterparty
                is non-investment grade
56
45
Counterparty
                has no external rating
255
139
Payables
                without netting agreements in place:
Counterparty
                is investment grade
4
40
Counterparty
                is non-investment grade
-
6
Counterparty
                has no external rating
4
-
Amount
                recorded on balance sheet
$
775
$
521
Sequent
      has certain
      trade and credit contracts that have explicit rating trigger events in case
      of a
      credit rating downgrade. These rating triggers typically give counterparties
      the
      right to suspend or terminate credit if our credit ratings are downgraded to
      non-investment grade status. Under such circumstances, Sequent would need to
      post collateral to continue transacting business with some of its
      counterparties. Posting collateral would have a negative effect on our
      liquidity. If such collateral were not posted, our ability to continue
      transacting business with these counterparties would be impaired. If at December
      31, 2005, Sequent's credit ratings had been downgraded to non-investment grade
      status, the required amounts to satisfy potential collateral demands under
      such
      agreements between Sequent and its counterparties would have totaled $51
      million.
Item
      9.01
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
Exhibit
                No.
Description
99.1
AGL
                Resources'
                Press Release announcing financial results and other
                information.
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 thereunto
      duly
      authorized.
AGL
                RESOURCES INC.
(Registrant)
Date:
                January
                26, 2006
/s/
                Andrew
                W. Evans
Senior
                Vice
                President and Chief Financial
                Officer