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) ~~September~~January 63, ~~2022~~2023

Commission
File Number

Registrant,
State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number

I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.

1-14174

Southern Company Gas

58-2210952

(A Georgia Corporation)

Ten Peachtree Place, ~~N.E.~~NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(404) 584-4000

The name and address of the registrant have not changed since the last report.

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01.			Other Events.

On ~~September~~January 63, ~~2022~~2023, ~~Southern~~Northern ~~Company~~Illinois Gas Company (“~~GAS~~Nicor Gas”), ~~and~~a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company Gas, ~~Capital~~filed ~~Corporation~~a general base rate case with the Illinois Commerce Commission (the “~~GAS~~Illinois ~~Capital~~Commission”) ~~entered~~requesting ~~into~~a an$321 ~~Underwriting~~million ~~Agreement~~increase ~~covering~~in ~~the~~annual ~~issue~~base ~~and~~rate ~~sale~~revenues, of including $~~500,000,000~~59 ~~aggregate~~million ~~principal~~related ~~amount~~to the recovery of ~~GAS~~investments ~~Capital’s~~under ~~Series~~the ~~2022A~~Investing ~~5.15%~~in ~~Senior~~Illinois ~~Notes~~program ~~due~~through ~~September~~December 1531, ~~2032~~2023. ~~(the~~The ~~“Series~~requested ~~2022A~~increase ~~Senior~~is ~~Notes”)~~based ~~and~~on ~~the~~a ~~related~~projected ~~guarantee~~test ~~thereof~~year byfor ~~GAS.~~the ~~The~~12-month ~~Series~~period ~~2022A~~ending ~~Senior~~December ~~Notes~~31, ~~were~~2024, ~~registered~~a ~~under~~return ~~the~~on ~~Securities~~equity ~~Act~~ of ~~1933,~~10.35% asand ~~amended,~~an ~~pursuant~~equity toratio ~~the~~of ~~shelf~~54.5%. ~~registration~~Further, ~~statement~~Nicor ~~(Registration~~Gas ~~Nos.~~is ~~333-264573~~seeking ~~and~~to ~~333-264573-01)~~recover ofan ~~GAS~~additional ~~and~~$32 ~~GAS~~million ~~Capital~~under three proposed riders.

~~Item~~The 9Illinois Commission is expected to rule on the requested increase within the 11-month statutory time limit, after which rate adjustments will be effective.~~01.~~ ~~Financial~~The ~~Statements~~ultimate ~~and~~outcome ~~Exhibits~~of this matter cannot be determined at this time.

(d) Exhibits.
1.1			Underwriting Agreement relating to the Series 2022A Senior Notes, dated September 6, 2022, among GAS, GAS Capital and BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I thereto.
4.1			Form of the Series 2022A Senior Note.
4.3			Form of Guarantee related to the Series 2022A Senior Notes.
5.1			Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2022A Senior Notes.
5.2			Opinion of Woodburn and Wedge relating to the Series 2022A Senior Notes.
8.1			Tax Opinion of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP relating to the Series 2022A Senior Notes.
23.1			Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above).
23.2			Consent of Woodburn and Wedge (included in Exhibit 5.2 above).
23.3			Consent of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1 above).
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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.

Date: September 9, 2022

SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS

Date: January 3, 2023

SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS

By:

/s/ Melissa K Caen

Melissa K. CaenAssistant Secretary

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