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| ·   | Gas      distribution operating income increased $25.3 million for the twelve      months ended December 31, 2009 compared to the prior-year      period.  The twelve-month results  reflected: |
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|   | - | Higher      gas distribution margin ($39.0 million) due to the base rate increase      (approximately $60 million) partially offset by lower natural gas      deliveries due to warmer weather in 2009 (approximately $8 million), lower      demand unrelated to weather (approximately $5 million), and lower net      revenue from franchise gas and energy efficiency cost recovery rate      adjustment mechanisms (“riders”) established in the 2009 rate order      (approximately $3 million). |
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|   | - | Higher      depreciation expense ($6.5million). |
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|   | - | Higher      operating and maintenance expenses ($5.8 million) due primarily to higher      payroll and benefit-related costs (primarily attributable to increased      pension expense), the absence of prior year legal recoveries recorded in      the second quarter of 2008, higher postage charges and higher costs on      legal matters.  These increases were partially offset by lower      bad debt expense (attributable principally to lower natural gas prices),      lower company use and storage-related gas costs, and lower costs      associated with the cost recovery riders noted  above. |
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| ·   | Gas      distribution operating income increased $10.3 million for the fourth      quarter 2009 compared to the same period in 2008.  The quarter      reflected: |
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|   | - | Higher      gas distribution margin ($7.9 million) due to the base rate increase      (approximately $16 million) partially offset by lower natural gas      deliveries due to warmer weather in 2009 (approximately $6      million). |
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|   | - | Lower      operating and maintenance costs ($4.7 million) due primarily to lower bad      debt expense (attributable in part to lower natural gas prices), partially      offset by higher payroll and benefit-related costs (primarily attributable      to increased pension expense). |
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|   | - | Partially      offsetting these positive factors was higher depreciation expense ($1.6      million). |
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| ·   | Shipping      operating income decreased $10.1 million and $6.7 million for the twelve      months ended December 31, 2009 and the fourth quarter 2009, respectively,      compared to the prior-year periods.  Declines in both periods      were due to lower operating revenues partially offset by lower      operating costs.  Decreased operating revenues in both periods      of 2009, compared to the same periods in 2008, were attributable to lower      volumes shipped and lower average rates (resulting principally from lower      surcharges for fuel).  Decreased operating costs for both      periods in 2009, compared to the same periods in 2008, were primarily      attributable to lower transportation-related costs (due in large part to      lower volumes shipped and lower fuel prices), lower charter costs and      lower payroll and benefit-relatedcosts. |
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| ·   | Other      energy ventures operating income increased $20.2 million and $13.8 million      for the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 and the fourth quarter 2009,      respectively, compared to the prior-year periods due primarily to higher      operating income at the company’s wholesale natural gas marketing      business; and retail energy-related products and services      businesses. |
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| ·   | Corporate      operating results decreased $0.1 million for the twelve months ended      December 31, 2009, compared to 2008, due to the absence of a prior year      legal recovery of $3.1 million pretax, partially offset by a lower      weather-related cost.  The company recorded a $3.7 million      pre-tax weather-related cost in the twelve months ended December 31, 2009,      compared to a $6.2 million pre-tax weather-related cost recorded last year      associated with certain of the company’s retail utility-bill management      products.  Corporate operating results improved $1.8 million for      the three months ended December 31, 2009, compared to the prior year      period, due primarily to a lower weather-related cost.  The      company recorded a $0.8 million pre-tax weather-related cost in the fourth      quarter 2009, compared to a $2.5 million pre-tax weather-related cost      recorded in the fourth quarter 2008 associated with certain of the      company’s retail utility-bill management products.  Under terms      of a corporate swap agreement, benefits or costs resulting from variances      in normal weather associated with retail energy-related products are      recorded primarily in corporate operating  results. |
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| ·   | The      twelve-months-ended December 31, 2009 financial results, compared to 2008,      reflect lower interest income (due primarily to lower average interest      rates, lower interest on tax matters and lower average investment      balances) and a higher effective income tax rate; partially offset by      higher pretax equity investment income.  Higher equity      investment income was due primarily to a $10.1 million pre-tax gain      recorded in the first quarter of 2009 related to the sale of the company’s      equity investment interest in EN Engineering, partially offset by the      absence of equity income from this joint venture following its      sale.  The fourth quarter 2009 financial results, compared to      the same period in 2008, reflect a higher effective income tax rate and      lower interest income (due primarily to lower interest on tax      matters). |
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| Nicor      Inc.                                         |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
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|                                                    |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| PRELIMINARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF      OPERATIONS  |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |
| Unaudited      (millions, except per share data)        |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|                                                    |   | Three      months ended |   |   | Twelve      months ended |   |
|                                                    |   | December      31        |   |   | December      31         |   |
|                                                    |   | 2009                    |   |   | 2008                     |   |    | 2009   |   |   | 2008    |   |
| Operating      revenues                                 |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Gas      distribution                                   |   | $                       | 615.5  |   |                     | $      | 876.5   |   |   | $      | 2,140.8 |   |   | $ | 3,206.9 |   |
| Shipping                                                |   |                    | 96.1   |   |                     |   | 116.4   |   |   |   | 352.6   |   |   |   | 425.2 |   |
| Other      energy ventures                              |   |                    | 76.0   |   |                     |   | 72.5    |   |   |   | 239.0   |   |   |   | 230.3 |   |
| Corporate      and eliminations                         |   |                    | (19.5  | )      |                     |   | (24.6   | )      |   |   | (80.3   | )      |   |   | (85.8 | ) |
| Total      operating revenues                           |   |                    | 768.1  |   |                     |   | 1,040.8 |   |   |   | 2,652.1 |   |   |   | 3,776.6 |   |
|                                                    |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating      expenses                                 |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas      distribution                                   |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Cost      of gas                                        |   |                    | 402.5  |   |                     |   | 664.9   |   |   |   | 1,345.7 |   |   |   | 2,427.8 |   |
| Operating      and maintenance                          |   |                    | 77.4   |   |                     |   | 82.1    |   |   |   | 300.4   |   |   |   | 294.6 |   |
| Depreciation                                            |   |                    | 44.0   |   |                     |   | 42.4    |   |   |   | 177.4   |   |   |   | 170.9 |   |
| Taxes,      other than income taxes                     |   |                    | 40.3   |   |                     |   | 46.1    |   |   |   | 167.6   |   |   |   | 189.4 |   |
| Mercury-related      costs                              |   |                    | -      |   |                     |   | .6      |   |   |   | -       |   |   |   | .6 |   |
| Property      sale gains                                |   |                    | -      |   |                     |   | (.6     | )      |   |   | -       |   |   |   | (.8 | ) |
| Shipping                                                |   |                    | 82.6   |   |                     |   | 96.2    |   |   |   | 323.4   |   |   |   | 385.9 |   |
| Other      energy ventures                              |   |                    | 49.5   |   |                     |   | 59.8    |   |   |   | 193.5   |   |   |   | 205.0 |   |
| Other      corporate expenses and eliminations          |   |                    | (19.3  | )      |                     |   | (22.6   | )      |   |   | (76.2   | )      |   |   | (81.8 | ) |
| Total      operating expenses                           |   |                    | 677.0  |   |                     |   | 968.9   |   |   |   | 2,431.8 |   |   |   | 3,591.6 |   |
|                                                    |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Operating      income (1)                               |   |                    | 91.1   |   |                     |   | 71.9    |   |   |   | 220.3   |   |   |   | 185.0 |   |
| Interest      expense, net of amounts capitalized       |   |                    | 11.3   |   |                     |   | 10.5    |   |   |   | 38.7    |   |   |   | 40.1 |   |
| Equity      investment income, net                      |   |                    | 1.5    |   |                     |   | 2.2     |   |   |   | 15.8    |   |   |   | 9.4 |   |
| Interest      income                                    |   |                    | .5     |   |                     |   | 1.9     |   |   |   | 2.3     |   |   |   | 8.8 |   |
| Other      income, net                                  |   |                    | -      |   |                     |   | .6      |   |   |   | .9      |   |   |   | .7 |   |
|                                                    |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income      before income taxes                         |   |                    | 81.8   |   |                     |   | 66.1    |   |   |   | 200.6   |   |   |   | 163.8 |   |
| Income      tax expense, net of benefits                |   |                    | 26.6   |   |                     |   | 18.2    |   |   |   | 65.1    |   |   |   | 44.3 |   |
|                                                    |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income                                         |   | $                       | 55.2   |   |                     | $      | 47.9    |   |   | $      | 135.5   |   |   | $ | 119.5 |   |
|                                                    |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average      shares of common stock outstanding         |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
|    Basic                                 |   |                    | 45.4   |   |                     |   | 45.3    |   |   |   | 45.4    |   |   |   | 45.3 |   |
| Diluted                                                 |   |                    | 45.6   |   |                     |   | 45.4    |   |   |   | 45.5    |   |   |   | 45.4 |   |
|                                                    |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings      per average share of common stock         |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
|    Basic                                 |   | $                       | 1.22   |   |                     | $      | 1.06    |   |   | $      | 2.99    |   |   | $ | 2.64 |   |
| Diluted                                                 |   |                    | 1.21   |   |                     |   | 1.05    |   |   |   | 2.98    |   |   |   | 2.63 |   |
|                                                    |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
| (1)  Operating      income (loss) by business |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |
|     Gas      distribution           |   | $                       | 51.3   |   |                     | $      | 41.0    |   |   | $      | 149.7   |   |   | $ | 124.4 |   |
|     Shipping                        |   |                    | 13.5   |   |                     |   | 20.2    |   |   |   | 29.2    |   |   |   | 39.3 |   |
|     Other      energy ventures      |   |                    | 26.5   |   |                     |   | 12.7    |   |   |   | 45.5    |   |   |   | 25.3 |   |
|     Corporate      and eliminations |   |                    | (.2    | )      |                     |   | (2.0    | )      |   |   | (4.1    | )      |   |   | (4.0 | ) |
|                                                    |   | $                       | 91.1   |   |                     | $      | 71.9    |   |   | $      | 220.3   |   |   | $ | 185.0 |   |

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| Nicor      Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
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| Gas      Distribution Statistics                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | Three      months ended |   |   | Twelve      months ended |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | December      31        |   |   | December      31         |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 2009   |   |                     |   | 2008   |   |   |   | 2009    |   |   |   | 2008    |   |
| Operating revenues      (millions)                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|     Sales                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | $                       | 408.1  |   |                     | $      | 603.8  |   |   | $      | 1,377.9 |   |   | $      | 2,176.2 |   |
| Commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 104.5  |   |                     |   | 149.3  |   |   |   | 350.4   |   |   |   | 551.4   |   |
| Industrial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 10.4   |   |                     |   | 16.0   |   |   |   | 38.2    |   |   |   | 61.9    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 523.0  |   |                     |   | 769.1  |   |   |   | 1,766.5 |   |   |   | 2,789.5 |   |
| Transportation                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                    | 13.0   |   |                     |   | 12.4   |   |   |   | 47.1    |   |   |   | 40.9    |   |
| Commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 22.2   |   |                     |   | 27.3   |   |   |   | 79.1    |   |   |   | 82.2    |   |
| Industrial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 9.4    |   |                     |   | 9.6    |   |   |   | 39.4    |   |   |   | 38.3    |   |
| Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                    | .1     |   |                     |   | 1.7    |   |   |   | 4.1     |   |   |   | 25.7    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 44.7   |   |                     |   | 51.0   |   |   |   | 169.7   |   |   |   | 187.1   |   |
| Other      revenues                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Revenue      taxes                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                    | 35.8   |   |                     |   | 42.4   |   |   |   | 150.3   |   |   |   | 174.0   |   |
| Environmental      cost recovery                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                    | 3.3    |   |                     |   | 2.9    |   |   |   | 12.5    |   |   |   | 9.7     |   |
| Chicago      Hub                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                    | 2.1    |   |                     |   | 2.8    |   |   |   | 7.7     |   |   |   | 11.3    |   |
| Other                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                    | 6.6    |   |                     |   | 8.3    |   |   |   | 34.1    |   |   |   | 35.3    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 47.8   |   |                     |   | 56.4   |   |   |   | 204.6   |   |   |   | 230.3   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   | $                       | 615.5  |   |                     | $      | 876.5  |   |   | $      | 2,140.8 |   |   | $      | 3,206.9 |   |
| Deliveries      (Bcf)                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|          Sales                                                                                                                                                                                             |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                    | 64.9   |   |                     |   | 71.8   |   |   |   | 199.8   |   |   |   | 214.4   |   |
| Commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 17.2   |   |                     |   | 17.5   |   |   |   | 52.7    |   |   |   | 54.7    |   |
| Industrial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 1.9    |   |                     |   | 1.9    |   |   |   | 6.3     |   |   |   | 6.4     |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 84.0   |   |                     |   | 91.2   |   |   |   | 258.8   |   |   |   | 275.5   |   |
| Transportation                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                    | 8.3    |   |                     |   | 9.3    |   |   |   | 25.4    |   |   |   | 25.6    |   |
| Commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 29.0   |   |                     |   | 31.4   |   |   |   | 89.6    |   |   |   | 93.1    |   |
| Industrial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 25.5   |   |                     |   | 27.2   |   |   |   | 102.1   |   |   |   | 103.9   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 62.8   |   |                     |   | 67.9   |   |   |   | 217.1   |   |   |   | 222.6   |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 146.8  |   |                     |   | 159.1  |   |   |   | 475.9   |   |   |   | 498.1   |   |
| Customers at end of period      (thousands)                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Sales                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                    | 1,763  |   |                     |   | 1,760  |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 132    |   |                     |   | 130    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Industrial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 8      |   |                     |   | 8      |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 1,903  |   |                     |   | 1,898  |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Transportation                                                                                                                                                                                                            |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Residential                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                    | 218    |   |                     |   | 222    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 50     |   |                     |   | 53     |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Industrial                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                    | 5      |   |                     |   | 5      |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 273    |   |                     |   | 280    |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    | 2,176  |   |                     |   | 2,178  |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Other      statistics                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
| Degree      days                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                    | 2,169  |   |                     |   | 2,349  |   |   |   | 6,106   |   |   |   | 6,348   |   |
| Colder than      normal (1)                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                    | 7%     |   |                     |   | 13%    |   |   |   | 9%      |   |   |   | 9%      |   |
| Average      gas cost per Mcf sold                                                                                                                                                                                        |   | $                       | 4.68   |   |                     | $      | 7.24   |   |   | $      | 5.06    |   |   | $      | 8.76    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |    |   |   |   |    |   |
|     (1)      Normal weather for Nicor Gas' service territory, for purposes of this      report, is considered to be 5,600 degree days per year for 2009 and 5,830      degree days per year for 2008. |   |
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| Nicor      Inc.                                              |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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| Shipping      Statistics                                     |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                         |   | Three      months ended |   |   | Twelve      months ended |   |
|                                                         |   | December      31        |   |   | December      31         |   |
|                                                         |   |                    | 2009   |   |                     |   | 2008   |   |   |   | 2009   |   |   |   | 2008   |   |
|                                                         |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Twenty-foot      equivalent units (TEUs) shipped (thousands) |   |                    | 48.3   |   |                     |   | 50.8   |   |   |   | 176.6  |   |   |   | 197.1  |   |
|                                                         |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Revenue      per TEU                                         |   | $                       | 1,988  |   |                     | $      | 2,291  |   |   | $      | 1,997  |   |   | $      | 2,158  |   |
|                                                         |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| At      end of period                                        |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                         |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|          Ports served                         |   |                    | 25     |   |                     |   | 25     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                         |   |                    |   |   |                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|          Vessels operated                     |   |                    | 15     |   |                     |   | 17     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |