Washington Gas Light Co. announced last week that it intends toreorganize its corporate structure to form a holding company knownas WGL Holdings, Inc. Under the new structure, Washington Gas, asthe regulated utility, and the subsidiaries it currently holds,would each operate as separate subsidiaries of WGL Holdings, Inc.Washington Gas will continue to operate as the regulated localnatural gas distribution company throughout the Washington, D.C.metropolitan region.

Washington Gas Light Co. stated that it is taking the necessarysteps to obtain regulatory and shareholders’ approvals and plans tofile an S-4 registration statement with the Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) next month.

The planned reorganization is subject to State CorporationCommission of Virginia approval and the approval of the company’sshareholders at the next annual meeting, scheduled for March 3.

Because the company has not filed with the SEC yet, a companyspokesperson would only provide the information included in thecompany’s press release.

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