SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

UNITED STATES

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): October 18, 2002

 

 

AGL RESOURCES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Georgia

1-14174

58-2210952

(State or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

817 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30308

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(404) 584-9470

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

AGL Resources Inc.'s selected unaudited financial information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for the six months ended June 30, 2002 presented to reflect the change in the Company's fiscal year end from September 30 to December 31and the adoption of EITF Issue No. 02-03 "Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities."

AGL Resources Inc.

Selected Financial Information

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000

and For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2002

(in millions of dollars)

(unaudited)

Distribution

Wholesale

Energy

Consolidated

Operations

Services (2)

Investments

Corporate

AGL Resources

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

Revenues

2001

307.9

12.6

3.8

0.3

324.6

2000

140.3

-

14.3

5.5

160.1

Operating Margin

2001

164.6

12.4

3.8

0.3

181.1

2000

120.6

-

8.7

0.1

129.4

Operating Expenses

2001

98.3

1.7

6.1

0.7

106.8

2000

85.1

-

9.8

(3.0)

91.9

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

2001

67.2

10.0

30.3

(0.7)

106.8

2000

36.5

-

10.3

3.1

49.9

 

Distribution

Wholesale

Energy

Consolidated

Operations

Services (2)

Investments

Corporate

AGL Resources

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

Revenues

2001

168.3

(0.8)

-

(0.1)

167.4

2000

125.9

-

6.2

(0.3)

131.8

Operating Margin

2001

139.6

(0.8)

-

(0.1)

138.7

2000

114.6

-

5.8

(0.2)

120.2

Operating Expenses

2001

97.5

1.7

1.2

(2.8)

97.6

2000

75.4

-

7.9

(1.5)

81.8

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

2001

44.5

(1.4)

(5.5)

0.4

38.0

2000

39.5

-

(3.7)

0.8

36.6

For the Three Months Ended September 30,

Revenues

2001

152.5

(0.2)

1.2

0.6

154.1

2000

125.3

-

3.9

4.0

133.2

Operating Margin

2001

129.4

(0.2)

-

0.6

129.8

2000

113.7

-

3.4

1.1

118.2

Operating Expenses

2001

91.2

2.7

0.2

(7.2)

86.9

2000

81.5

-

6.8

1.5

89.8

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

2001

41.6

(5.5)

(10.1)

4.9

30.9

2000

36.4

-

6.1

(3.4)

39.1

Distribution

Wholesale

Energy

Consolidated

Operations

Services (2)

Investments

Corporate

AGL Resources

For the Three Months Ended December 31,

Revenues

2001

194.4

6.5

0.4

(0.3)

201.0

2000

285.6

-

4.2

5.0

294.8

Operating Margin

2001

146.0

6.1

0.1

(0.3)

151.9

2000

158.8

-

4.2

1.0

164.0

Operating Expenses

2001

89.1

2.7

1.8

3.7

97.3

2000

99.9

-

5.4

3.4

108.7

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

2001

59.8

3.4

3.6

(4.5)

62.3

2000

59.9

-

6.6

(6.0)

60.5

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, (1)

Revenues

2001

823.1

18.1

5.4

0.5

847.1

2000

677.1

-

28.6

14.2

719.9

Operating Margin

2001

579.6

17.5

3.9

0.5

601.5

2000

507.7

-

22.1

2.0

531.8

Operating Expenses

2001

376.1

8.8

9.3

(5.6)

388.6

2000

341.9

-

29.9

0.4

372.2

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

2001

213.1

6.5

18.3

0.1

238.0

2000

172.3

-

19.3

(5.5)

186.1

 

Distribution

Wholesale

Energy

Consolidated

Operations

Services (2)

Investments

Corporate

AGL Resources

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2002

Revenues

260.6

8.6

0.1

-

269.3

Operating Margin

163.6

8.6

-

-

172.2

Operating Expenses

94.9

2.8

1.7

1.4

100.8

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

71.4

5.8

24.7

(1.6)

100.3

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2002

Revenues

157.9

0.9

0.4

-

159.2

Operating Margin

133.7

0.9

0.2

-

134.8

Operating Expenses

88.4

3.2

1.9

1.4

94.9

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

47.6

(2.3)

(3.4)

(1.7)

40.2

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2002

Revenues

418.5

9.5

0.5

-

428.5

Operating Margin

297.3

9.5

0.2

-

307.0

Operating Expenses

183.3

6.0

3.6

2.8

195.7

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes

119.0

3.5

21.3

(3.3)

140.5

Notes to selected financial information.

1. Selected financial information presented to reflect AGL Resources Inc.'s change in the Company's fiscal year end from September 30 to December 31.

2. Wholesale Services' revenues for 2002 and 2001 were restated to reflect the adoption of EITF Issue No. 02-03 "Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities." EITF 02-03 requires all energy-trading entities within the scope of EITF 98-10 "Accounting for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities" to present gains and losses from energy-trading activities on a net basis. Wholesale Services was established during 2001and had no results in 2000.

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: October 18, 2002

/s/ Richard T. O'Brien

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer