Rising Natural Gas Prices Result in Reported Losses on Hedges Used by Wholesale Services to Lock in Economic Margins; Earnings Will Be Realized When Natural Gas Inventory is Withdrawn from Storage
Diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.28 versus $0.23 in second quarter 2011; excluding Nicor merger-related expenses, adjusted diluted EPS of $0.30 for second quarter 2012 compared to $0.33 for second quarter 2011