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): September 8, 1997

                               AGL RESOURCES INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)




Georgia                          1-14174                          58-2210952
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)            (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)



               303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) ( Zip Code)



                                 (404) 584-9470
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






                                   Page 1 of 5
                             Exhibit Index on Page 3




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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

         On September 8, 1997,  David R. Jones,  President  and Chief  Executive
Officer of AGL Resources Inc.  ("AGLR"),  a Georgia  corporation and the holding
company for Atlanta Gas Light Company ("AGLC"), announced the Company's plan for
selecting a new President of AGLR.  Mr. Jones,  who has served AGLR and AGLC for
more than 37 years, plans to retire from AGLR in approximately a year and a half
when he becomes 62.

         The  Board of  Directors  has  appointed  its  Executive  Committee  to
identify and recommend to the Board an individual to serve as President of AGLR.
The Executive  Committee  will be assisted by an executive  search firm and will
consider both internal and external candidates for the position.

         Although the Board of Directors  will take whatever time is required to
complete  the  search  process,  it expects to have an  individual  selected  as
President by the end of this calendar  year. Mr. Jones will continue to serve as
Chief Executive  Officer during the transition  period actively working with the
new President.

ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS

          99 Form of Press Release, dated September 8, 1997. See the Exhibit 
             Index on page 3 hereof.

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                             AGL RESOURCES INC.
                                                                  (Registrant)



Date: September 9, 1997                     By:  /s/ J. Michael Riley
                                               -------------------------------
                                                     J. Michael Riley
                                                   Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.   Description                                         Page No.

      99      Form of Press Release, dated                               4
              September 8, 1997




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                                                                       EXHIBIT 1

[NEWS RELEASE LETTERHEAD OF AGL RESOURCES INC. APPEARS HERE]


For Immediate Release      Contact:                           Ross Willis
September 8, 1997                                          (404) 584-3769




AGL Resources Announces Executive Succession Plan

         David R. Jones,  President and Chief Executive Officer of AGL Resources
Inc.,  announced  today the Company's  plan for selecting a new President of the
Company. Mr. Jones, who has served the Company for more than 37 years, stated in
a letter to  Company  employees  that he plans to  retire  from the  Company  in
approximately a year and a half when he becomes 62.

         The  Board of  Directors  has  appointed  its  Executive  Committee  to
identify and  recommend to the Board an  individual to serve as President of AGL
Resources Inc. The Executive  Committee will be assisted by an executive  search
firm and will consider both internal and external candidates for the position.

         "Although the Board will take whatever time is required to complete the
search  process,"  Jones  said,  "it expects to have an  individual  selected as
President  by the end of this  calendar  year." He also pointed out that he will
continue  to serve as Chief  Executive  Officer  during  the  transition  period
actively working with the new President.

         Jones  added  in  his  letter  to  employees,  "We  have  an  excellent
management team in place to pursue our long-term strategy,  and we will continue
to implement this strategy as we move forward."

         AGL Resources Inc. is the holding company of Atlanta Gas Light Company,
the largest natural gas  distribution  company in the Southeast,  serving nearly
1.4 million  customers in Georgia and southern  Tennessee.  Although natural gas
distribution  is AGL  Resources'  core  business,  it also is  engaged  in other
energy-related businesses,  including natural gas and power marketing, wholesale
and retail propane sales and energy management services.


(A copy of Mr. Jones' letter to Company employees is attached.)


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Copy of Mr. Jones letter to Company employees:



Dear Employee:

         One of the major  responsibilities  of a Chief  Executive  Officer  and
Board of  Directors  is to plan for  management  succession.  After more than 37
years with our Company, I plan to retire in approximately a year and a half when
I become 62. To provide for an orderly  transition,  the Board of Directors  has
appointed its Executive  Committee to serve as the search  committee to identify
and recommend the best candidate for President of AGL Resources Inc.

         The search  committee has engaged an executive search firm to assist in
this effort. Both internal and external candidates will be considered.  Although
the Board will take whatever time is required to complete the search process, it
expects to have an individual  selected as President by the end of this calendar
year. I will continue to serve as Chief Executive  Officer during the transition
period, actively working with the new President. We have an excellent management
team in  place  to  pursue  our  long-term  strategy,  and we will  continue  to
implement this strategy as we move forward.

David R. Jones
President and CEO




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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): September 8, 1997

                               AGL RESOURCES INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Georgia                          1-14174                          58-2210952
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)            (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)

               303 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30308
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices) ( Zip Code)

                                 (404) 584-9470
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                   Page 1 of 5
                             Exhibit Index on Page 3
ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS

         On September 8, 1997,  David R. Jones,  President  and Chief  Executive
Officer of AGL Resources Inc.  ("AGLR"),  a Georgia  corporation and the holding
company for Atlanta Gas Light Company ("AGLC"), announced the Company's plan for
selecting a new President of AGLR.  Mr. Jones,  who has served AGLR and AGLC for
more than 37 years, plans to retire from AGLR in approximately a year and a half
when he becomes 62.

         The  Board of  Directors  has  appointed  its  Executive  Committee  to
identify and recommend to the Board an individual to serve as President of AGLR.
The Executive  Committee  will be assisted by an executive  search firm and will
consider both internal and external candidates for the position.

         Although the Board of Directors  will take whatever time is required to
complete  the  search  process,  it expects to have an  individual  selected  as
President by the end of this calendar  year. Mr. Jones will continue to serve as
Chief Executive  Officer during the transition  period actively working with the
new President.

ITEM 7.   EXHIBITS

          99 Form of Press Release, dated September 8, 1997. See the Exhibit 
             Index on page 3 hereof.

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                             AGL RESOURCES INC.
                                                                  (Registrant)

Date: September 9, 1997                     By:  /s/ J. Michael Riley
                                               -------------------------------
                                                     J. Michael Riley
                                                   Vice President and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.   Description                                         Page No.

      99      Form of Press Release, dated                               4
              September 8, 1997

                                        3
EXHIBIT 1

[NEWS RELEASE LETTERHEAD OF AGL RESOURCES INC. APPEARS HERE]

For Immediate Release      Contact:                           Ross Willis
September 8, 1997                                          (404) 584-3769

AGL Resources Announces Executive Succession Plan

         David R. Jones,  President and Chief Executive Officer of AGL Resources
Inc.,  announced  today the Company's  plan for selecting a new President of the
Company. Mr. Jones, who has served the Company for more than 37 years, stated in
a letter to  Company  employees  that he plans to  retire  from the  Company  in
approximately a year and a half when he becomes 62.

         The  Board of  Directors  has  appointed  its  Executive  Committee  to
identify and  recommend to the Board an  individual to serve as President of AGL
Resources Inc. The Executive  Committee will be assisted by an executive  search
firm and will consider both internal and external candidates for the position.

         "Although the Board will take whatever time is required to complete the
search  process,"  Jones  said,  "it expects to have an  individual  selected as
President  by the end of this  calendar  year." He also pointed out that he will
continue  to serve as Chief  Executive  Officer  during  the  transition  period
actively working with the new President.

         Jones  added  in  his  letter  to  employees,  "We  have  an  excellent
management team in place to pursue our long-term strategy,  and we will continue
to implement this strategy as we move forward."

         AGL Resources Inc. is the holding company of Atlanta Gas Light Company,
the largest natural gas  distribution  company in the Southeast,  serving nearly
1.4 million  customers in Georgia and southern  Tennessee.  Although natural gas
distribution  is AGL  Resources'  core  business,  it also is  engaged  in other
energy-related businesses,  including natural gas and power marketing, wholesale
and retail propane sales and energy management services.

(A copy of Mr. Jones' letter to Company employees is attached.)

                                        4
Copy of Mr. Jones letter to Company employees:

Dear Employee:

         One of the major  responsibilities  of a Chief  Executive  Officer  and
Board of  Directors  is to plan for  management  succession.  After more than 37
years with our Company, I plan to retire in approximately a year and a half when
I become 62. To provide for an orderly  transition,  the Board of Directors  has
appointed its Executive  Committee to serve as the search  committee to identify
and recommend the best candidate for President of AGL Resources Inc.

         The search  committee has engaged an executive search firm to assist in
this effort. Both internal and external candidates will be considered.  Although
the Board will take whatever time is required to complete the search process, it
expects to have an individual  selected as President by the end of this calendar
year. I will continue to serve as Chief Executive  Officer during the transition
period, actively working with the new President. We have an excellent management
team in  place  to  pursue  our  long-term  strategy,  and we will  continue  to
implement this strategy as we move forward.

David R. Jones
President and CEO

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