WGL Holdings, Washington Gas Chairman and CEO James DeGraffenreidt, Jr., Announces Plans to Step Down Next Fall

December 23, 2008

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WASHINGTON

President and COO Terry McCallister Named Successor

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr., chairman of the board and CEO of WGL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:WGL) and Washington Gas Light Co. (Washington Gas) announced today that he will step down from his current positions effective October 1, 2009.

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WGL Holdings, Inc.
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Eric Grant, 202-624-6091
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Robert Dennis, 202-624-6129

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