Hunton Andrews Kurth Advises Purchasers in Connection with Nicor Gas Private Placement of $200 Million of First Mortgage Bonds

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the purchasers in connection with Northern Illinois Gas Company’s (“Nicor”) issuance of $100 million aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds due 2039 and $100 million aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds due 2048, each in a private placement under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Nicor is a natural gas distribution company that serves 2.2 million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois, excluding the city of Chicago, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas. Nicor transports and stores gas for approximately 195,000 commercial and industrial customers in addition to its over 2 million residential customers. Nicor is the largest natural gas distributor in northern Illinois with approximately 34,300 miles of gas mains and pipelines including a 33,000 mile distribution system that is part of a network of eight interstate pipelines.

The Hunton team included Bud Ellis, Adam O’Brian and Patrick Jamieson.