ATG Agl Resources Inc.

Lindsay Thomas retires; Linginfelter, Batson and Kibler assume expanded responsibilities ATLANTA, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AGL Resources (NYSE:ATG) recently announced several changes in its Governmental and Regulatory Affairs organizations. Hank Linginfelter, executive vice president, Utility Operations, has assumed responsibility for Governmental and Regulatory Affairs. He will continue to oversee all operations of the company's six utilities. Bryan Batson, senior vice president, External Affairs, has assumed the additional duties of governmental affairs and is named senior vice president, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs and now reports to Linginfelter. Lindsay Thomas, senior vice president, Governmental Relations and a former U.S. Congressman, has announced his retirement. Thomas joined AGL Resources in May 2002. Prior to that, he served for six years as president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Prior to his work for the chamber, Thomas represented the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games as the director of state governmental affairs. Thomas served in the U.S. Congress from 1982 to 1993 representing Georgia's First Congressional District. Jim Kibler, vice president, Governmental Affairs, replaces Thomas and will be responsible for state and federal legislative activities for the company. Kibler and Scott Carter, vice president, Regulatory Affairs, now report to Batson. Kevin Madden, executive vice president, External Affairs, announced his retirement in November. AGL Resources (NYSE:ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services company, serves more than 2.3 million customers in six states. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout North America. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit http://www.aglresources.com/ . DATASOURCE: AGL Resources CONTACT: AGL Resources 24-hour media line, Toll-free: +1-866-757-6646 Web site: http://www.aglresources.com/

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