WGL Holdings Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Board of Directors of WGL Holdings, Inc. WGL, the parent company of Washington Gas Light Company (Washington Gas), on March 6, 2014, voted to declare quarterly dividends on its common stock. On February 4, 2014, the Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend on its common stock to $0.4400 per share from $0.4200 per share. This change increases the annualized dividend level to $1.76 per share from $1.68 per share.

This annual increase is the 38th consecutive year that WGL Holdings, Inc. has increased the cash dividend on its common stock. The company has one of the longest dividend payment records on the New York Stock Exchange, with 163 years of dividend payments to shareholders.

The new quarterly dividend is payable May 1, 2014, to shareholders of record on April 10, 2014.

In addition, on March 6, 2014, Washington Gas declared regular dividends on all classes of the utility company's preferred stock as follows:

Class of Serial
Preferred Stock						Dividend Per Share
$ 4.25 Series						$1.0625
$ 4.80 Series						$1.20
$ 5.00 Series						$1.25

Dividends on the preferred stock of Washington Gas are also payable May 1, 2014, to shareholders of record on April 10, 2014.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., WGL Holdings, Inc. [NYSE: WGL] is a leading source for clean and efficient energy solutions. Through our affiliates and strategic relationships, the Company offers a diverse set of energy sources including natural gas, wind, and solar as well as a range of energy solutions – generation, storage, transportation, distribution, supply, and efficiency – which serve customers in more than 25 states. WGL has five main operating units: Washington Gas Light Company, a regulated natural gas utility serving approximately 1.1 million customers in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area; Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc., one of the largest natural gas, electricity and green energy suppliers in the Mid-Atlantic; Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc., a distributed generation and energy efficiency business, offering solar, fuel cell, combined heat and power, and other technologies across the United States; WGL Midstream, a wholesale energy solutions business, investing in and optimizing natural gas pipelines and storage facilities in the Midwest and Eastern United States; and Hampshire Gas, a natural gas storage business which owns and operates facilities in and around Hampshire County, West Virginia. As product and service innovation are critical for value creation and sustaining growth, we are continuously increasing our assets and investments in targeted clean energy sectors. This strategy supports WGL's core business, as well as provides opportunity for growth through partnerships and investments. WGL's diversity is its strength. We are dedicated to the sustainability of our business, the customers and communities we serve, and the environment. To learn more, visit www.wglholdings.com.

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