ATLANTA - May 8, 2014 - AGL Resources employees across nine states will roll up their sleeves to complete more than 50 volunteer projects as part of the company's inaugural AGL Resources Volunteer Week, May 12-18.

Our Energy Matters serves as the theme to commemorate the week of events that will include a wide range of activities from community cleanups to home rehabilitations. Volunteer Week is an extension of one of the company's core values, Generosity of Spirit, which encourages employees to engage in their communities. 

"As a company, we believe wholeheartedly that giving back to the communities we serve and call home is the right thing to do," said Melanie Platt, executive vice president and chief people officer, AGL Resources. "AGL Resources Volunteer Week celebrates our employees' commitment to volunteerism and highlights our desire to build and sustain vibrant communities. Through this company-wide initiative, we're living our values and showing that our collective energy matters."

The AGL Resources family of companies - Atlanta Gas Light, Chattanooga Gas, Florida City Gas, Virginia Natural Gas, Elkton Gas (Md.), Elizabethtown Gas (NJ), Nicor Gas (Ill.), Sequent Energy, Pivotal Home Solutions and Pivotal LNG - will participate in projects that focus on the need of each community.

A sampling of the projects includes the following:

• AGL Resources employees will perform an outdoor cleanup along the Atlanta Beltline in Atlanta on May 16; a food drive also will be held to support the Atlanta Food Bank.
• Atlanta Gas Light will "Treat our Troops" by baking and packaging homemade goods to send to military service members on May 12-13; on May 14, employees will support Meals on Wheels by delivering hot food to seniors in Conyers, Ga.; and a cleanup will be held at Wildwood Park in Marietta, Ga.
• Florida City Gas will support Meals on Wheels and deliver meals to seniors in Brevard, Fla. on May 16.
• Chattanooga Gas employees will participate in the March of Dimes Walk in Eastridge, Tenn. on May 18.
• Nicor Gas and Pivotal Home Solutions employees will perform 20 service projects on May 17 benefiting 15 communities in northern Illinois during the 18th Annual Volunteer Day.
• Elizabethtown Gas employees will walk together in the Relay for Life in support of the American Cancer Society in Phillipsburg, NJ on May 17 - 18.
• Pivotal Home Solutions employees will host a beach cleanup in Portsmouth, N.H. on May 17.
• Sequent Energy will continue their support of Cristo Rey Jesuit in Houston by assisting with the school's graduation ceremony.
• Virginia Natural Gas employees participate in two cleanup activities to benefit the EQUI-KIDS Therapeutic Riding and Keep Virginia Beautiful programs in Virginia Beach and Newport News, Va. on May 16.

To learn more about how AGL Resources companies are giving back to the community, visit Generosity of Spirit.

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. For more information, visitwww.aglresources.com.

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