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): April 14, 2016 | ||
AGL RESOURCES INC. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Georgia | 1-14174 | 58-2210952 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Ten Peachtree Place NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 | ||
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices) | ||
404-584-4000 | ||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||
Not Applicable | ||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | ||
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
As previously announced, on August 23, 2015, AGL Resources Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with The Southern Company (“Southern”), a Delaware corporation, and AMS Corp., a newly formed Georgia corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern.
On April 14, 2016, the Georgia Public Service Commission (the “GPSC”) voted to approve the settlement agreement of the Company, Atlanta Gas Light Company, a subsidiary of the Company, Southern (collectively, the “Joint Petitioners”), all intervening gas marketers and all other intervenors (the “Merger Settlement Agreement”) with the GPSC Staff regarding the approval of the Merger, which was filed with the GPSC on April 4, 2016. As a result of the approval of the Merger Settlement Agreement, the Merger is approved by the GPSC and the terms and conditions of the Merger Settlement Agreement have become obligations of the Joint Petitioners.
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
To the extent any statements made in this communication contain information that is not historical, these statements are forward-looking statements and are subject to uncertainties and risks. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “can,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “future,” “goal,” “indicate,” “intend,” “may,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “proposed,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “would” or similar expressions. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Although certain of these statements set out herein are indicated above, all of the statements in this document that contain forward-looking statements are qualified by these cautionary statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Certain material factors or assumptions are applied in making forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, factors and assumptions regarding the items outlined above. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these expectations include, among other things, the following: the failure to receive, on a timely basis or otherwise, the required approvals in connection with the merger with Southern Company by government or regulatory agencies (including the terms of such approvals); the risk that another condition to closing of the merger may not be satisfied; and other risk factors relating to the energy industry, as detailed from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC. There can be no assurance that the transaction will in fact be consummated.
Additional information about these factors and about the material factors or assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements may be found in the body of this communication, as well as under Item 1.A in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to the Company, investors and security holders should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the transaction or other matters attributable to the Company or any other person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referenced above.
There also may be other factors that we do not anticipate or that we do not recognize are material that could cause results to differ materially from expectations. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise, except as required by law.
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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: April 14, 2016 | /s/ Elizabeth W. Reese |
Elizabeth W. Reese Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
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