VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - April 3, 2014 - Virginia Natural Gas (VNG), a subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS), expects its customers to benefit from legislation signed into law by Gov. Terry McAuliffe that enables the state's natural gas utilities, including VNG, to acquire long-term supplies of natural gas and build infrastructure to facilitate the delivery of low-cost shale and coalbed methane gas to Virginia homeowners and businesses.

Under the terms of the legislation, VNG could obtain up to 25 percent of its annual demand for natural gas through long-term contracts or other investments. Recovery on investments would be based upon the utility's authorized return on rate base, and approved in advance by the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

"This is another in a series of strong public policy moves by a state government that understands the opportunity to support Virginia's economic growth around American, abundant, and affordable natural gas - this legislation can help to alleviate transportation constraints, capture long-term value to reduce costs for our customers, and help to ensure price stability as well as supply reliability," said Jodi Gidley, president, Virginia Natural Gas.

Over the coming months, Virginia Natural Gas will work to identify projects that qualify under this new legislation, with the goal of providing meaningful and long-lived benefits for its customers. Virginia Natural Gas is a subsidiary of AGL Resources, which serves approximately 4.5 million utility customers through its regulated natural gas distribution companies in seven states.

"Passage of the law signifies a recognition that this is the right time to plan for and build strategic assets that can bring lower-cost energy, economic development opportunities and other benefits to Virginia's citizens and businesses for decades to come," said Hank Linginfelter, executive vice president of distribution operations, AGL Resources.

The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach) and Del. Tim Hugo, (R-Centreville), passed the Virginia General Assembly unanimously in February.  It is designed to encourage utilities to build pipelines and other infrastructure in order to bring shale and coalbed methane gas into the state's markets, preferably under long-term arrangements that potentially will reduce natural gas supply costs and reduce price volatility for consumers.

About Virginia Natural Gas 
Virginia Natural Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS), provides retail natural gas sales and distribution services to 275,000 customers in southeast Virginia.  For more information, visitwww.virginianaturalgas.com.

About AGL Resources
AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) is an Atlanta-based energy services holding company with operations in natural gas distribution, retail operations, wholesale services, midstream operations and cargo shipping. AGL Resources serves approximately 4.5 million utility customers through its regulated distribution subsidiaries in seven states. The company also serves approximately 630,000 retail energy customers and approximately 1.2 million customer service contracts through its SouthStar Energy Services joint venture and Pivotal Home Solutions, which market natural gas and related home services. Other non-utility businesses include asset management for natural gas wholesale customers through Sequent Energy Management, ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities, and ownership of Tropical Shipping, one of the largest containerized cargo carriers serving the Bahamas and Caribbean region. AGL Resources is a member of the S&P 500 Index.

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