AGL Resources Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend.

ATLANTA -- The Board of Directors of AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: ATG) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend will be paid Sept. 1, 2006 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 18, 2006. This marks the 235th consecutive quarterly dividend the company has paid since 1948.

About AGL Resources

AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services holding company, serves aproximately 2.2 million customers in six states through its utility subsidiaries - Atlanta Gas Light, Elizabethtown Gas in New Jersey, Virginia Natural Gas, Florida City Gas, Chattanooga Gas, and Elkton Gas in Maryland. Ranked by Forbes as one of the 10 Best Managed Utilities and No. 250 in the Forbes Platinum 400 as well as No. 647 on the Fortune 1000 and No. 40 in the Fortune gas and electric utilities sector in 2006, AGL Resources reported revenue of $2.7 billion and net income of $193 million in 2005. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout the East and Midwest. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. AGL Networks, the company's telecommunications subsidiary, owns and operates fiber optic networks in Atlanta and Phoenix. The company also owns and operates Pivotal Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.