FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Platt, Melanie M.

2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
Month/Day/Year
08/07/01

4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AGL Resources Inc. - ATG

(Last)      (First)     (Middle)

817 West Peachtree St., NW
 

3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
    Director                          10% Owner
X Officer                            Other
(give title below)              (specify below)

Senior Vice President, Business Support           

(Street)

Atlanta, GA 30308

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
(Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Common Stock

2703.873

D

Common Stock

3718.589⁽¹⁾

I

401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/ Year)

3. Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)

4. Conversion or
Exercise Price of
Derivative Security

5. Ownership Form
of Derivative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)

6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title          

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) NQ

08/02/96

02/02/06

Common Stock

5,600

$19.375

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) NQ

08/07/97

02/07/07

Common Stock

5,888

$20.125

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) I

 ⁽²⁾

02/06/08

Common Stock

6,137

$20.125

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) I

 ⁽³⁾

11/09/08

Common Stock

6,494

$21.250

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) NQ

05/09/00

11/09/09

Common Stock

10,673

$18.00

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) NQ

06/28/01

11/09/09

Common Stock

1,821

$23.00

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) NQ

02/28/01

08/31/10

Common Stock

10,000

$19.00

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) NQ

 ⁽⁴⁾

11/02/10

Common Stock

10,000

$20.69

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Share ownership in the AGL Resources Inc. Retirement Savings Plus Plan is determined by using unit based accounting and has been calculated as of June 30, 2001, by dividing the then current market value of the reporting person's balance in the Common Stock Fund by the then current price per share of the Common Stock.
(2) The option becomes exercisable in increments of 4,968 and 1,939 on 08/09/98 and 02/09/99, respectively.
(3) The option becomes exercisable in increments of 3,598 and 2,896 on 11/09/99 and 11/09/00, respectively.
(4) The option becomes exercisable in increments of 5,000 on 11/02/01 and 11/02/02, respectively.

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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