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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 11-K
 
þ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013
 
OR
 
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from           to
 
Commission File Number 1-14174
 
A.     Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
AGL Resources Inc.
Retirement Savings Plus Plan
 
 B.      Name of the issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
AGL Resources Inc.
Ten Peachtree Place
Atlanta, Georgia 30309

 
 

 

 
 
 
AGL Resources Inc.
Retirement Savings Plus Plan
 
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
As of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

AGL Resources Inc.
Retirement Savings Plus Plan
Table of Contents
 
 
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Note:
Other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA have been omitted because they are not applicable.

 
 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Plan Administrator
AGL Resources, Inc. Retirement Savings Plus Plan
Atlanta, Georgia

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the AGL Resources, Inc. Retirement Savings Plus Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2013. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules, Schedule H, Line 4a – Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions and Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP
 
Atlanta, Georgia
June 27, 2014


 
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AGL Resources Inc.
           
Retirement Savings Plus Plan
           
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
           
As of December 31, 2013 and 2012
           
             
   
2013
   
2012
 
Assets:
           
Investments, at fair value:
           
Registered investment companies
  $ 384,314,254     $ 187,110,343  
AGL Resources Inc. common stock
    137,043,390       112,709,171  
Collective trusts
    67,337,543       33,784,166  
Total investments
    588,695,187       333,603,680  
Receivables:
               
Notes receivable from participants
    11,727,318       6,749,251  
Employer contributions
    980,630       269,619  
Due from broker for securities sold
    13,251       4,501  
Participant contributions
    503       23,058  
Total receivables
    12,721,702       7,046,429  
Accrued interest
    20,841       20,790  
Net assets reflecting investments at fair value
    601,437,730       340,670,899  
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
    (814,877 )     (1,207,950 )
Net assets available for benefits
  $ 600,622,853     $ 339,462,949  
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.                

 
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Retirement Savings Plus Plan
     
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
     
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
     
       
     2013  
Additions:
     
Investment income:
     
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
  $ 78,439,491  
Dividends from registered investment companies
    8,590,634  
Dividends from AGL Resources Inc. common stock
    4,632,453  
Total investment income
    91,662,578  
Interest income on notes receivable from participants
    404,279  
Contributions:
       
Participant
    17,154,416  
Employer
    9,789,790  
Rollover
    984,767  
Total contributions
    27,928,973  
Total additions
    119,995,830  
         
Deductions:
       
Benefits paid to participants
    (44,133,502 )
Administrative expenses
    (134,946 )
Total deductions
    (44,268,448 )
Net increase before transfers in from other plans
    75,727,382  
Transfers in from other plans
    185,432,522  
Net increase
    261,159,904  
         
Net assets available for benefits:
       
Beginning of year
    339,462,949  
End of year
  $ 600,622,853  
         
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
       

 
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AGL Resources Inc.
Retirement Savings Plus Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2013 and 2012

    1.   
 
The following description of the AGL Resources Inc. (the “Company”) Retirement Savings Plus Plan (the “RSP Plan”) is provided for general information.  Participants should refer to the RSP Plan agreement for a more complete description of the RSP Plan’s provisions.
 
General
The RSP Plan is a defined contribution plan subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).  Generally, all employees age 21 or older who have completed 30 days of service with the Company are eligible to participate in the RSP Plan. Effective July 1, 2013, generally, all regular full-time and part-time employees are eligible to participate in the Plan after receiving their first paycheck or reaching age 18, if later.  Leased employees, interns, co-op students and union employees whose collective bargaining agreements do not provide for participation in the RSP Plan are not eligible to participate.
 
On June 28, 2013, assets from the Nicor Companies Savings Investment Plan (the “SIP”) merged into the RSP Plan.  Participants in the SIP became immediately eligible to participate in the RSP Plan.  These participants include employees hired at Northern Illinois Gas Company and Pivotal Home Solutions, and collectively are referred to as “Nicor participants.”
 
Administration
The RSP Plan is administered by the Administrative Committee (the “Committee”) which is appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors.  The Committee has the sole discretion and authority to interpret the provisions of the RSP Plan, including determinations as to eligibility, amounts of benefits payable, and the resolution of all factual questions arising in connection with the administration of the RSP Plan.
 
The Committee has engaged Bank of America, N.A. (“Trustee”), to maintain a trust under which contributions to the RSP Plan are invested in various investment funds and the Company’s common stock.  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. Retirement Group serves in the role of record keeper and custodian for the RSP Plan.
 
Contributions
Employee Contributions.  Participants may elect to make either before-tax contributions, traditional after-tax contributions, or a combination thereof.  Effective July 1, 2013, Roth after-tax contributions were added as an employee election option.  The amount a participant elects to contribute will be withheld from his or her compensation through payroll deductions, and such contributions will be transferred by the Company to the Trustee of the Plan at each payroll period and will be credited to the participant’s account as soon as administratively practicable after such transfer.  An automatic before-tax contribution deferral of 3% of eligible compensation is generally provided for employees hired or rehired on or after January 1, 2012, when no other election is made.  The automatic enrollment will become effective on the first day of the first full pay period beginning 60 days after the eligible new employee enters the RSP Plan.  Effective July 1, 2013, the automatic enrollment will become effective on the first day of the first full pay period beginning 30 days after the eligible new employee enters the RSP Plan.
 
Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make additional catch-up contributions.  The Plan also accepts certain rollover contributions representing distributions from other qualified plans.  Participants direct the investment of their contributions, Company contributions and account balances into various investment options offered by the Plan.  To the extent a participant does not elect to invest their account balances in any investment fund, the Plan has designated a qualified default investment fund.  Maximum contributions cannot exceed limits as set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”).
 
 
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Company Contributions.  Generally, on behalf of each participant who makes before–tax and or Roth after-tax contributions, the Company will make a matching contribution each payroll period.  The Company will make a matching contribution on traditional after-tax contributions for Nicor participants.
 
·
Participants eligible for the legacy AGL defined benefit pension plan receive a matching contribution equal to 65% of the participant’s before-tax and Roth after-tax contributions up to 8% of the participant’s compensation.
·
Participants not eligible for the legacy AGL defined benefit pension plan, (including Nicor participants) receive a matching contribution equal to 100% of the participant’s first 3% of contributions and 75% of the participant’s next 3% of contributions.
·
For non-pension eligible participants, the Company also makes an additional non-discretionary annual contribution of 1.5% of the participant’s eligible pay, if they are an employee as of the last day of the plan year. Nicor participants must have completed a year of service to begin receiving this contribution.

Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions and allocations of the Company’s matching contributions, as well as allocations of the Company’s non-discretionary annual contribution, and RSP Plan earnings.  A participant is entitled to the benefits that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
Vesting
A participant’s contributions and earnings thereon, and all company stock dividends, are vested immediately.  The Company’s contributions and earnings thereon are vested upon occurrence of any one of the following:

·
Completion of three years of vesting service;
·
Attainment of age 65 while employed by the Company;
·
Death while employed by the Company; or
·
Permanent disablement while employed by the Company.

Partial vesting of the Company’s contributions occurs during the three years of vesting service as follows:

   
(AGL Participants)
   
(Nicor Participants)
 
Years of Vesting Service
 
Percentage
   
Percentage
 
Completed by Employee
 
Vested
   
Vested
 
Less than 1 year
    0 %     0 %
1 year
    50 %     0 %
2 years
    75 %     0 %
3 years
    100 %     100 %

AGL participants must complete 1,000 hours of service during the RSP Plan year to receive a year of vesting service.  Nicor participants receive a year of vesting service on each anniversary of employment.
 
 
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Withdrawals
A participant’s traditional after-tax contributions (including earnings) may be withdrawn.  Participants also may be eligible for hardship withdrawals from their before-tax contributions and Roth after-tax contributions (but not the earnings on those contributions earned after 1988) if they meet certain “immediate and heavy financial need” hardship requirements.  An additional 10% income tax generally will be imposed on the taxable portion of the withdrawal unless the participant has reached age 59½ (or has satisfied certain other criteria established in the IRC at the time of withdrawal).  Additionally, participants over age 59½ are permitted to take a distribution from the RSP Plan without an early withdrawal penalty.
 
Distribution of Benefits
The RSP Plan provides that distribution of benefits may be made as soon as practicable after an employee’s death, disability, or separation from service.  If the distribution is $1,000 or less, the Committee may make an immediate distribution without the consent of the participant.  For balances of more than $1,000 but not over $5,000, if participants do not choose a method of distribution, the account balance will be automatically rolled over by the RSP Plan to an individual retirement account (“IRA”) with Merrill Lynch upon separation of service. Otherwise, a participant may delay the distribution of his or her account until the participant reaches age 70½.
 
Generally, a participant’s distribution will be made in a single sum of cash.  To the extent a participant’s account is invested in AGL Resources Inc. common stock on the date of distribution, at the option of the participant, the distribution may be made in the form of whole shares of AGL Resources Inc. common stock (and cash representing any fractional share).   Effective July 1, 2013, in addition to the lump sum option, partial distributions, and monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual installments of a fixed amount or period are allowed.
 
Distributions of cash or AGL Resources Inc. common stock from a participant’s account (other than amounts attributable to the participant’s Roth contributions and traditional after-tax contributions) which are made upon the participant’s termination of employment, disability or death, generally will be taxable in the year of distribution.  Such distributions will, generally, be subject to 20% federal income tax withholding.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants may borrow from their participant accounts.  Such borrowings represent loans to the participant and notes receivable to the Plan.  The minimum loan amount to a participant is $1,000 and may not exceed the lesser of either the limit established by the Committee or the lesser of (i) $50,000 minus the participant’s highest outstanding loan balance during the previous twelve months, (ii) 50% of the participant’s vested account balance less the participant’s current outstanding loan, or (iii) 50% of the participant’s vested account balance.  Participants generally repay loans through payroll withholdings over a period not to exceed 5 years, except for residential loans, which may not exceed 10 years.  The notes receivable from participants are secured by the vested portion of the participant’s account and bear interest at fixed rates that range from 3.25% to 10.50%, based on a reasonable rate of interest, which is defined as the rate of interest that would be charged by persons in the business of lending as of the origination date.  As of December 31, 2013, this rate of interest was the prime rate plus 1%.  The interest rate remains fixed over the life of the loan and interest is computed monthly.
 
A participant may not have more than one general purpose loan and one residential loan outstanding at any time.  Effective July 1, 2013, a participant may not have more than two loans outstanding at any time, and only one can be residential.  In the event that a participant terminates employment for any reason (or otherwise ceases to be a party-in-interest), any outstanding RSP Plan loan will become due and payable in full at that time.  However, the RSP Plan provides that the Committee may take certain actions (as appropriate) to allow the participant to cure a default on a RSP Plan loan.
 
 
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Forfeited Accounts
Any forfeited amounts resulting from employees terminating prior to completion of the vesting period, may be used to reduce future Company contributions or may be applied to RSP Plan expenses incurred with respect to administering the RSP Plan.  Forfeited non-vested accounts totaled $13,271 at December 31, 2013 and $269,991 at December 31, 2012.  In 2013, the Plan used $409,710 of the forfeited non-vested account balances to decrease Company contributions.  No forfeitures were applied to RSP Plan expenses in 2013.
 
Administrative Expenses
Loan origination and maintenance fees associated with notes receivable from participants, overnight check service fees, and the RSP Plan’s investment advisory and shareholder servicing fees are paid by the RSP Plan and are reflected in the financial statements as administrative expenses.  Investment management fees are charged to the RSP Plan as a reduction of investment return and included in the investment income (loss) reported by the RSP Plan.  All other expenses of the RSP Plan are paid by the Company.
 
    2.    
Summary of Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the RSP Plan are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
Reclassification
Certain amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
 
Investment Valuation
The RSP Plan’s investments are reported at fair value.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  See Note 4, Fair Value Measurements, for discussion of fair value.  The Plan’s Investment Committee determines the Plan’s valuation policies utilizing information provided by the investment advisors and custodians.
 
Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the RSP Plan.
 
The Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment in the collective trust as well as the adjustment of the investment in the collective trust from fair value to contract value relating to the investment contracts.  The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a fair value basis except for fully benefit-responsive contracts through a collective trust which are on a contract value basis.
 
 
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Income Recognition
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on the trade date.  Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
The RSP Plan presents, in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, the net change in the fair value of its investments which consists of the realized gains or losses and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation of those investments.
 
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the RSP Plan’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
Notes Receivable from Participants
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.  Interest income is reported on the accrual basis.  No allowance for credit loss has been recorded as of December 31, 2013 or 2012.  If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the RSP Plan administrator deems the participant loan to be in default, the participant loan balance is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.
 
    3.   
Investments
 
The following presents investments that represent five percent or more of the RSP Plan’s net assets as of December 31:

   
2013
   
2012
 
AGL Resources Inc. common stock
  $ 137,043,390     $ 112,709,171  
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund
  $ 71,020,446     $ 21,097,954  
Invesco Stable Value Trust (1)
  $ 67,337,543     $ 32,870,468  
Vanguard/Windsor II Admiral Fund
  $ 46,209,559     $ -  
Harbor Cap Appreciation Instl Fund
  $ 40,424,758     $ 24,038,192  
American Euro Pacific Growth Fund *   $ 28,759,617     $ 20,763,688  
Diamond Hill Large Cap Fund CL Y
  $ -     $ 30,168,071  
Western Asset Core Plus Fund
  $ -     $ 18,045,061  
(1) Interest in the collective trust
               
 *  Does not represent five percent or more of the RSP Plan’s net assets at December 31, 2013.
 


 
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Net appreciation in fair value of investments for the year ended December 31, 2013 (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) was as follows:
 
Registered investment companies
  $ 57,346,135  
AGL Resources Inc. common stock
    21,087,431  
Collective trust
    5,925  
Total
  $ 78,439,491  

    4.   
Fair Value Measurements
 
As defined in authoritative guidance related to fair value measurements and disclosure, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement).
 
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy defined by the guidance are as follows:

Level 1
Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.  Active markets are those in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
   
Level 2
Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.
   
Level 3
Pricing inputs include significant unobservable inputs that are used to determine management’s best estimate of fair value from the perspective of market participants.
 
It is important to note that the principal market and market participants should be considered from the reporting entity’s perspective, as differences may occur between and among entities with differing activities.
 
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for these categories of investments:
 
AGL Resources Inc. Common Stock
Shares of AGL Resources Inc. common stock are valued at the closing price per unit on each business day on the active market in which the securities are traded.
 
Collective Trusts
The collective trust provides participants a stable value investment option that simulates the performance of a guaranteed investment contract and invests primarily in a pool of investments, including contracts that are issued by insurance companies and commercial banks and in contracts that are backed by high quality bonds, bond trusts and bond mutual funds.  Depending on the type of underlying investment, fair value is comprised of: i) the expected future cash flows for each contract discounted to present value, ii) the aggregate net asset values of the underlying investments in mutual funds and bond trusts as determined by their quoted market prices and iii) the value of wrap contracts, if any.  The fair value of participation units in the collective trust are based on the net asset value of the fund, after adjustments to reflect all funds at fair value, as reported in the audited financial statements of the fund.  The fund generally provides for daily redemptions at reported net asset value per share with no advance notification requirements.  The overall fair value of the collective trust is based on significant observable inputs and is categorized in Level 2.

 
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Registered Investment Companies
Registered Investment Companies are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the RSP Plan each business day.
 
The methods described above may provide a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values.  While the RSP Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, it is possible that different fair value measurements may arise due to the use of different methodologies or assumptions in determining the fair value measurement at the reporting date.
 
The fair value of the RSP Plan’s investments measured on a recurring basis is categorized in the table below based upon the valuation inputs as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.  There were no Level 3 inputs at December 31, 2013 and 2012.  There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during 2013.
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Total
 
December 31, 2013
                 
AGL Resources common stock
  $ 137,043,390     $ -     $ 137,043,390  
Registered investment companies:
                       
Domestic equity
    201,785,444       -       201,785,444  
International equity
    77,083,445       -       77,083,445  
Asset allocation
    63,458,580       -       63,458,580  
Fixed income
    41,986,785       -       41,986,785  
Collective trust
    -       67,337,543       67,337,543  
Total investments
  $ 521,357,644     $ 67,337,543     $ 588,695,187  

   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Total
 
December 31, 2012
                 
AGL Resources common stock
  $ 112,709,171     $ -     $ 112,709,171  
Registered investment companies:
                       
Domestic equity
    106,782,551       -       106,782,551  
International equity
    28,854,827       -       28,854,827  
Asset allocation
    20,955,374       -       20,955,374  
Fixed income
    30,517,591       -       30,517,591  
Collective trusts:
                       
Stable value trust
    -       32,870,468       32,870,468  
Index value trust
    -       913,698       913,698  
Total investments
  $ 299,819,514     $ 33,784,166     $ 333,603,680  
                         

 
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    5.   
Plan Termination
 
Although the Company has not expressed any intent to do so, it has the right under the RSP Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the RSP Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event of the RSP Plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in their employer contributions and earnings thereon.
 
    6.   
Tax Status
 
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated May 25, 2011, that the RSP Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC.  The RSP Plan has been amended since the IRS has made its determination.  In 2013, Plan management applied for a new determination letter. The IRS has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated May 29, 2014, that the RSP Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC.  The RSP Plan administrator and tax counsel believe that the RSP Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC; and therefore believe the RSP Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt.
 
U.S. GAAP requires RSP Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the RSP Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the RSP Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS.  The RSP Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions by the RSP Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements.  The RSP Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.  The RSP Plan’s management believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2010.
 
    7.  
Transfers In from Other Plans
 
On March 20, 2013, $12,228 in outstanding loan balances were transferred to the RSP Plan for participants in the Birdsall, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan who became participants in the RSP Plan.  On June 28, 2013, the SIP merged into the RSP Plan.  An aggregate $184,399,351 was transferred and is included in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.  In addition, effective June 29, 2013, when the employment status of a participant changes between a union employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement  and a nonunion employee not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, eligibility for participation shifts between the Nicor Gas Thrift Plan and the RSP Plan.  When eligibility changes, the account balance of the participant is transferred to the corresponding plan.  Amounts transferred from the Nicor Gas Thrift Plan to the RSP Plan were $1,020,943 for the period June 29, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
 
    8.   
Related Party Transactions and Party-In-Interest Transactions
 
ERISA defines a party-in-interest to include fiduciaries or employees of the RSP Plan, any person who provides service to the RSP Plan, and an employee organization whose members are covered by the RSP Plan, a person who owns 50% or more of such an employer or employee association or relative of such persons.
 
 
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The RSP Plan allows participants to direct investments in the AGL Resources Inc. common stock.  In addition, notes receivable from participants qualify as party-in-interest transactions, which are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules.
 
Fees incurred by the Plan for the investment management services are included in net appreciation in fair value of the investment, as they are paid through revenue sharing, rather than a direct payment.  The Plan made a direct payment to the record keeper and custodian of $134,946 which was not covered by revenue sharing.  Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the Company.  No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan.  The Company pays directly any other fees related to the Plan’s operations.
 
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the RSP Plan held 2,901,617 and 2,819,844 shares, respectively, of common stock of AGL Resources Inc., with a fair value of $137,043,390 and $112,709,171, respectively.  The Plan recorded dividend income of $4,632,453 in 2013 related to AGL Resources Inc. common stock.
 
    9.   
Risks and Uncertainties
 
The RSP Plan invests in various investment securities, including the Company’s common stock.  Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, liquidity, credit and overall market volatility.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.
 
    10.   
Non-Exempt Transactions
 
During the plan year ended December 31, 2013, employee withholdings and loan repayments in the amount of $479 and $24, respectively, were not remitted within the appropriate time period by the Company.  This transaction constitutes a prohibited transaction as defined by ERISA.  The Company remitted the withholdings and lost earnings in 2014.
 
    11.   
Subsequent Events
 
The Plan administrator has evaluated subsequent events since the date of these financial statements. There were no events or transactions discovered during this evaluation that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
 
 
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    12.   
Reconciliation of Financial Statements to the Form 5500
 
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 as of December 31:
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 600,622,853     $ 339,462,949  
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts:
    814,877       1,207,950  
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
  $ 601,437,730     $ 340,670,899  
                 
The following is a reconciliation of the net increase before transfers in from other plans per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2013:
 
Net increase before transfers in from other plans per the financial statements
  $ 75,727,382  
Adjustment from contract value to fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts:
       
2013
    814,877  
2012
    (1,207,950 )
Net increase per the Form 5500
  $ 75,334,309  
         


 
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Supplemental Schedules
 
 
 

 

 
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Retirement Savings Plus Plan
         
Schedule H, Line 4(a) - Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions
   
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 (EIN No. 58-2210952 / Plan Number 003)
   
 

 
Participant contributions transferred late to Plan
   Total that constitute nonexempt prohibited transactions  
Check here if late participant loan repayments are included: X
 
Contributions not corrected
 
Contributions corrected outside VFCP
   
Contributions pending correction in VFCP
 
Total fully corrected under VFCP and PTE 2002-51
         
   
$503
   


 
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Retirement Savings Plus Plan
         
Schedule H, Line 4(i) - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
       
As of December 31, 2013 (EIN No. 58-2210952 / Plan Number 003)
       
 (a)     (b)   (c)  (d)    (e)  
   
 Identity of issue, borrower,
Description of investment includingmaturity date, rate
   
Current
 
 
 
lessor, or similar party
 
of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value
 
Cost**
   
value
 
  *  
AGL Resources Inc
Common Stock
     $ 137,043,390  
     
Invesco Stable Value Trust
Collective trust
      67,337,543  
     
Money Market Fund
Registered investment company
      132,267  
     
American Euro Pacific
Registered investment company
      28,759,617  
     
Dodge & Cox International ST
Registered investment company
      7,638,859  
     
Eagle Small Cap Growth FD CL 1
Registered investment company
      19,232,368  
     
Harbor Cap Appreciation Instl Fund
Registered investment company
      40,424,758  
     
Munder Veracity Small Cap Value Y
Registered investment company
      24,898,313  
     
Pimco Total Return Port. Instl
Registered investment company
      26,451,848  
     
Vanguard 2010 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      2,311,667  
     
Vanguard 2015 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      5,354,544  
     
Vanguard 2020 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      8,203,401  
     
Vanguard 2025 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      27,005,311  
     
Vanguard 2030 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      6,075,465  
     
Vanguard 2035 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      4,061,308  
     
Vanguard 2040 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      4,247,047  
     
Vanguard 2045 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      2,144,915  
     
Vanguard 2050 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      1,910,987  
     
Vanguard 2055 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      61,491  
     
Vanguard 2060 Target Retirement
Registered investment company
      18,423  
     
Vanguard Developed Markets
Registered investment company
      11,831,894  
     
Vanguard Extend Market Index Fund
Registered investment company
      28,853,075  
     
Vanguard Institutional Index Fund
Registered investment company
      71,020,446  
     
Vanguard Target Income Retirement
Registered investment company
      2,064,020  
     
Vanguard Total Bond Market
Registered investment company
      15,402,671  
     
Vanguard/Windsor II Admiral Fund
Registered investment company
      46,209,559  
  *  
Participant Loans
Participant loans earning interest
 from 3.25% to 10.50%, maturing
from 2014 through 2023
   0    
    11,727,318  
     
Total
       $ 600,422,505  
                   
  *  
Denotes party-in-interest investment
           
  **  
Cost information not required for participant-directed accounts under an individual account plan.
 

 
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SIGNATURE


The RSP Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrative Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


AGL RESOURCES INC.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLUS PLAN
(Name of Plan)


   
   
Date:  June 27, 2014
/s/ Bryan E. Seas
  Bryan E. Seas
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer;
Member of the Administrative Committee,
Plan Administrator


 
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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number
 
Description
   
  23  
Consent of BDO USA, LLP
       



 
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