UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): March 18, 2011
| Commission | Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter | State of | I.R.S. Employer | ||||||||
| File Number | and principal office address and telephone number | Incorporation | Identification No. | ||||||||
| 1-16163 | WGL Holdings, Inc. | Virginia | 52-2210912 | ||||||||
| 101 Constitution Ave., N.W. | |||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. 20080 | |||||||||||
| (703) 750-2000 | |||||||||||
| 0-49807 | Washington Gas Light Company | District of | 53-0162882 | ||||||||
| 101 Constitution Ave., N.W. | Columbia | ||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. 20080 | and Virginia | ||||||||||
| (703) 750-4440 | |||||||||||
Former name or former address, if changed since last report:None
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On March 18, 2011, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (Standard & Poor’s) lowered the corporate credit ratings of WGL Holdings Inc. (WGL) and Washington Gas Light Company (Washington Gas) from AA- to A+, and lowered its commercial paper ratings of WGL and Washington Gas from A-1+ to A-1. Standard & Poor’s also revised the outlook on both WGL and Washington Gas from negative to stable.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this Report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WGL Holdings, Inc. and Washington Gas Light Company (Registrants) | ||||
| Date:March 18, 2011 | /s/ William R. Ford | |||
| William R. Ford | ||||
| Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||