WGL Holdings Inc.

101 Constitution Ave. NW

Year founded: 1848

Industry: Energy

Post 200 Category: Top 125 Companies

Revenue: $2.09 Billion

Net Income/Loss: $96.64 Million

Earnings per share: $1.98

Dividend: $1.30

Stockholder equity: $853.42 Million

Auditor: Deloitte & Touche LLP

Stock: WGL

Assets: $2.50 Billion

Market capitalization: $1.50 Billion

52-week high: 31.97 3/18/2005

52-week low: 26.66 5/21/2004

Chairman and CEO: James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr.

President and COO: Terry D. McCallister

Employees: 1914

Local employees: 1844

Description: WGL Holdings is the parent company of Washington Gas Light Co., a 157-year-old regulated utility that serves about 1 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in Maryland, Virginia and the District. The company also owns several unregulated subsidiaries, including Washington Gas Energy Services Inc., which supplies natural gas and electricity, and Washington Gas Energy Systems Inc., which provides heating, ventilating and air conditioning services and products.

Developments: Washington Gas continued to add customers in the past year. On Sept. 30, the company said, it had 30,000 more customers than a year earlier. The steady addition of customers, along with higher utility rates, helped contribute to rising profits in the quarter ended Dec. 31, the company said. However, during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, profits were not as high as in the previous year. The company blamed warmer weather.

Executive Compensation
Chairman and CEO: James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr.
Total Cash: $1,219,300.00
Total Compensation: $3,262,224.00