-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, UTHLQX68EGo3cka3koFshGB2yWhz6W8LRbnWWXdtIfxmLYCzhx5nrMaiZXJcG0Hk NMgqstN+lHusGzCKVwtmsg== 0000950133-09-001308.txt : 20090430 0000950133-09-001308.hdr.sgml : 20090430 20090430074028 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950133-09-001308 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090429 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000104819 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924] IRS NUMBER: 530162882 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DC FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-49807 FILM NUMBER: 09781071 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 CONSTITUTION AVE, N.W. CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20080 BUSINESS PHONE: 7037504440 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 CONSTITUTION AVE, N.W. CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20080 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WGL HOLDINGS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001103601 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924] IRS NUMBER: 522210912 STATE OF INCORPORATION: VA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16163 FILM NUMBER: 09781072 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 CONSTITUTION AVE, N.W. CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20080 BUSINESS PHONE: 2026246011 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 101 CONSTITUTION AVE, N.W. CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20080 8-K 1 w73824e8vk.htm 8-K e8vk
 
 
UNITED STATES
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): April 29, 2009
               
               
  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
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20080
(703) 750-4440
  District of Columbia
and Virginia
  53-0162882
 
 
         
   
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: None
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On April 29, 2009, WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL Holdings) issued a news release containing earnings and other summary financial information regarding its operating performance for the three and six months ended March 31, 2009. A copy of WGL Holdings’ news release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
     99.1 News Release issued April 29, 2009
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: April 29, 2009  /s/ Mark P. O’Flynn    
     
  Mark P. O’Flynn   
  Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer) 
 
 

 

EX-99.1 2 w73824exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
     
(WGL LOGO)
  News Release
         
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CONTACTS:
April 29, 2009
       
 
  News Media    
 
  Eric Grant             (202) 624-6091
 
       
    Financial Community
 
  Robert Dennis             (202) 624-6129
WGL Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings
and Adjusts Fiscal Year 2009 Guidance
    Second quarter consolidated earnings per share — $1.49 per share vs. $1.63 per share for the comparative quarter of the prior year
 
    Year-to-date consolidated earnings per share — $2.58 per share, unchanged from the comparative year-to-date of the prior year
 
    Second quarter consolidated non-GAAP operating earnings — $1.65 per share vs. $1.66 per share for the same quarter last year
 
    Year-to-date consolidated non-GAAP operating earnings up — $2.67 per share vs. $2.61 per share for the comparative year-to-date of the prior year
Consolidated Results
WGL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: WGL), the parent company of Washington Gas Light Company (Washington Gas) and other energy-related subsidiaries, today reported net income determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (GAAP) for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 of $75.1 million, or $1.49 per share, compared to net income of $81.0 million, or $1.63 per share, reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
For the first six months of fiscal year 2009, we reported net income determined in accordance with GAAP of $129.7 million, or $2.58 per share compared to net income of $128.2 million, or $2.58 per share, reported for the comparative period of fiscal year 2008. Our operations are seasonal and, accordingly, our operating results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2009, are not indicative of the results expected for the twelve months ending September 30, 2009.
“Our excellent year-to-date results reflect our employees’ commitment to the company’s core strategic objectives that deliver superior performance allowing us to reward shareholders and customers,” said James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of WGL Holdings. “We strive for operational excellence for our utility operations, while identifying opportunities for sustainable long term growth in our unregulated businesses.”

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Financial performance is evaluated based on non-GAAP operating earnings (loss). Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) excludes the effects of: (i) unrealized mark-to-market gains (losses) on energy-related derivatives; (ii) certain gains and losses associated with optimizing the utility segment’s storage capacity assets and (iii) certain unusual transactions. Refer to “Use of Non-GAAP Operating Earnings (Loss)” and supporting reconciliations attached to this news release for a detailed discussion of management’s use of this non-GAAP financial measure, as well as reconciliations of net income determined in accordance with GAAP to non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) for both our consolidated and segment results.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, our non-GAAP operating earnings were $82.8 million, or $1.65 per share, compared to non-GAAP operating earnings of $82.5 million, or $1.66 per share, for the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. For the six months ended March 31, 2009, our non-GAAP operating earnings were $134.4 million, or $2.67 per share, an increase of $4.4 million, or $0.06 per share, over non-GAAP operating earnings of $130.0 million, or $2.61 per share, for the same period of the prior fiscal year.
Second Quarter Results by Business Segment
Regulated Utility Segment
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, our regulated utility segment reported net income of $75.4 million, or $1.49 per share, compared to net income of $78.0 million, or $1.57 per share, reported for the second quarter of the prior fiscal year. After adjustments, non-GAAP operating earnings for the regulated utility segment were $79.0 million, or $1.57 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to non-GAAP operating earnings of $79.4 million, or $1.59 per share, for the same quarter of the prior fiscal year.
For the six months ended March 31, 2009, our regulated utility segment reported net income of $129.1 million, or $2.57 per share, an increase of $6.9 million, or $0.11 per share, over net income of $122.2 million, or $2.46 per share, reported for the six months ended March 31, 2008. After adjustments, non-GAAP operating earnings for the regulated utility segment were $124.4 million, or $2.47 per share, for the six months ended March 31, 2009, compared to non-GAAP operating earnings of $122.9 million, or $2.47 per share, for the same six months of the prior fiscal year.
For both the three and six month comparisons, the non-GAAP operating earnings included: (i) an increase in average active customer meters from the prior period; (ii) an increase in the recovery of carrying costs on higher average storage gas inventory balances; (iii) an increase in realized margins associated with our asset optimization program and (iv) lower costs for weather protection products related to our District of Columbia territory. Offsetting these improvements were the negative effects of changes in natural gas consumption patterns that benefited the comparative periods last year. Affecting the year to date comparison only, improvements were partially offset by higher uncollectible accounts expense and the timing of prior year rate relief in Maryland.

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Retail Energy-Marketing Segment
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the retail energy-marketing segment reported a net loss of $(667,000), or $(0.01) per share, compared to net income of $3.6 million, or $0.07 per share, reported for the second quarter of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating earnings for the retail energy-marketing segment were $3.4 million, or $0.07 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to non-GAAP operating earnings of $3.6 million, or $0.07 per share, for the same quarter in the prior fiscal year. This comparison in non-GAAP operating earnings primarily reflects higher realized margins from the sale of electricity due to increased electric sales volumes offset by increased operating expenses. The difference between GAAP net income and non-GAAP operating earnings is due to adjustments for unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses and the reversal of certain electric cost adjustments attributable to prior periods. Unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses primarily reflect timing differences in recognizing margins attributable to changes in the fair value of certain contracts related to the purchase of energy supplies to match future retail sales commitments. These supply contracts are subject to mark-to-market treatment, while the corresponding retail sales commitments are not.
For the six months ended March 31, 2009, the retail energy-marketing segment reported a net loss of $(217,000) compared to net income of $6.8 million, or $0.14 per share, reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP operating earnings for the retail energy-marketing segment were $9.2 million, or $0.19 per share, for the six months ended March 31, 2009, an increase of $1.3 million, or $0.03 per share, over non-GAAP operating earnings of $7.9 million, or $0.16 per share, for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The comparison in non-GAAP operating earnings primarily reflects higher realized margins from the sale of natural gas, reflecting a rise in the margin per therm sold, as well as higher electricity margins, due to a rise in electric sales volumes partially offset by increased operating expenses.
Design-Build Energy Systems Segment
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the design-build energy systems segment reported net income of $1.2 million, or $0.02 per share, an increase of $949,000, or $0.01 per share, over net income of $251,000, or $0.01 per share, reported for the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. For the six months ended March 31, 2009, the design-build energy systems segment reported net income of $2.0 million, or $0.04 per share, an increase of $1.5 million, or $0.03 per share, over net income of $524,000, or $0.01 per share, reported for the same period of the prior fiscal year. This increase primarily reflects higher revenues and lower cost of sales associated with design-build projects. There were no non-GAAP adjustments for this segment for any of the periods presented.

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Earnings Outlook
Our GAAP earnings estimate for the fiscal year 2009 is in a range of $2.43 to $2.55 per share. This estimate includes projected fiscal year 2009 earnings from our regulated utility segment in a range of $2.07 per share to $2.13 per share and projected fiscal year 2009 earnings from our unregulated business segments in a range of $0.36 per share to $0.42 per share.
We are also providing a consolidated earnings estimate for fiscal year 2009 based on non-GAAP operating earnings in a range of $2.43 per share to $2.55 per share which primarily reflects stronger projected margins over fiscal year 2008 for both our retail energy-marketing and design-build energy segments. This estimate includes projected fiscal year 2009 non-GAAP operating earnings from our regulated utility segment in a range of $2.00 per share to $2.06 per share, and projected fiscal year 2009 non-GAAP operating earnings from our unregulated business segments in a range of $0.43 per share to $0.49 per share. Refer to the “Reconciliation of GAAP Earnings Guidance to Non-GAAP Earnings Guidance” attached to this news release for a reconciliation of our GAAP earnings per share estimate to our estimate based on non-GAAP operating earnings per share.
We assume no obligation to update this guidance. The absence of any statement by us in the future should not be presumed to represent an affirmation of this earnings guidance. For the assumptions underlying this guidance, please refer to the slides accompanying our Webcast that will be posted to the WGL Holdings Web site, www.wglholdings.com.
Other Information
We will hold a conference call at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time on April 30, 2009, to discuss our second quarter financial results for fiscal year 2009. The live conference call will be available to the public via a link located on the WGL Holdings Web site, www.wglholdings.com. To hear the live Webcast, click on the “Webcast” link located on the home page of the referenced site. The Webcast and related slides will be archived on the WGL Holdings Web site through May 30, 2009.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., WGL Holdings has three operating segments: (i) the regulated utility segment which primarily consists of Washington Gas, a natural gas utility that serves over one million customers throughout metropolitan Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region; (ii) the retail-energy marketing segment which consists of Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc., a third-party marketer that competitively sells natural gas and electricity and (iii) the design-build energy systems segment, which consists of Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc., a provider of design-build energy efficiency solutions to government and commercial clients. Additional information about WGL Holdings is available on our Web site, www.wglholdings.com.
Unless otherwise noted, earnings per share amounts are presented on a diluted basis, and are based on weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding.

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Please see the attached comparative statements for additional information on our operating results. Also attached to this news release are reconciliations of net income determined in accordance with GAAP to non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) for both our consolidated and segment results as well as reconciliations of our GAAP earnings guidance to our non-GAAP earnings guidance.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release and other statements by us include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the outlook for earnings, revenues and other future financial business performance or strategies and expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as, but not limited to, “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “plans,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” Although we believe such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we cannot give assurance that every objective will be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as of today, and we assume no duty to update them. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions and the factors discussed under the “Risk Factors” heading in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and other documents we have filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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WGL Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)
                                 
 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
    March 31,   March 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)   2009   2008   2009   2008
 
OPERATING REVENUES
                               
Utility
  $ 642,397     $ 671,391     $ 1,164,878     $ 1,133,341  
Non-utility
    398,491       348,646       702,098       638,322  
 
Total Operating Revenues
    1,040,888       1,020,037       1,866,976       1,771,663  
 
 
OPERATING EXPENSES
                               
Utility cost of gas
    375,143       410,778       681,927       676,579  
Non-utility cost of energy-related sales
    387,074       333,936       679,312       609,479  
Operation and maintenance
    78,439       70,836       148,773       139,685  
Depreciation and amortization
    24,245       23,345       48,326       47,600  
General taxes and other assessments
    41,255       36,133       71,682       63,376  
 
Total Operating Expenses
    906,156       875,028       1,630,020       1,536,719  
 
 
OPERATING INCOME
    134,732       145,009       236,956       234,944  
Other Income (Expenses)—Net
    760       560       777       1,148  
Interest Expense
                               
Interest on long-term debt
    10,520       9,976       20,472       19,956  
Other—net
    955       1,977       3,182       4,734  
 
Total Interest Expense
    11,475       11,953       23,654       24,690  
Dividends on Washington Gas preferred stock
    330       330       660       660  
 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    123,687       133,286       213,419       210,742  
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
    48,617       52,248       83,724       82,507  
 
NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
  $ 75,070     $ 81,038     $ 129,695     $ 128,235  
 
 
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
                               
Basic
    50,130       49,462       50,071       49,437  
Diluted
    50,420       49,781       50,309       49,711  
 
 
EARNINGS PER AVERAGE COMMON SHARE
                               
Basic
  $ 1.50     $ 1.64     $ 2.59     $ 2.59  
Diluted
  $ 1.49     $ 1.63     $ 2.58     $ 2.58  
 
 
                               
Net Income (Loss) Applicable To Common Stock—By Segment ($000):
 
                               
Regulated utility
  $ 75,375     $ 77,972     $ 129,092     $ 122,174  
 
Non-utility operations:
                               
Retail energy-marketing
    (667 )     3,556       (217 )     6,837  
Design-build energy systems
    1,201       251       2,033       524  
Other activities
    (839 )     (741 )     (1,213 )     (1,300 )
 
Total non-utility
    (305 )     3,066       603       6,061  
 
NET INCOME APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK
  $ 75,070     $ 81,038     $ 129,695     $ 128,235  
 

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WGL Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)
                 
 
    March 31,   September 30,
(In thousands)   2009   2008
 
ASSETS
               
Property, Plant and Equipment
               
At original cost
  $  3,221,086     3,184,247  
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    (990,271 )     (975,945 )
 
Net property, plant and equipment
    2,230,815       2,208,302  
 
 
               
Current Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    24,387       6,164  
Accounts receivable, net
    576,150       250,165  
Storage gas—at cost (first-in, first-out)
    84,695       406,629  
Other
    133,784       79,391  
 
Total current assets
    819,016       742,349  
 
Deferred Charges and Other Assets
    327,472       292,892  
 
Total Assets
  $  3,377,303     3,243,543  
 
 
               
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
               
Capitalization
               
Common shareholders’ equity
  $  1,147,286     1,047,564  
Washington Gas Light Company preferred stock
    28,173       28,173  
Long-term debt
    655,822       603,738  
 
Total capitalization
    1,831,281       1,679,475  
 
 
               
Current Liabilities
               
Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt
    181,535       346,949  
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
    280,299       243,123  
Other
    220,547       158,407  
 
Total current liabilities
    682,381       748,479  
 
Deferred Credits
    863,641       815,589  
 
Total Capitalization and Liabilities
  $  3,377,303     3,243,543  
 

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WGL Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Financial and Operating Statistics

(Unaudited)
FINANCIAL STATISTICS
                 
    Twelve Months Ended
    March 31,
    2009   2008
 
Closing Market Price—end of period
  $ 32.80     $ 32.06  
52-Week Market Price Range
  $ 37.08-$22.40     $ 35.91-$29.79  
Price Earnings Ratio
    13.9       12.4  
Annualized Dividends Per Share
  $ 1.47     $ 1.42  
Dividend Yield
    4.5 %     4.4 %
Return on Average Common Equity
    10.6 %     12.2 %
Total Interest Coverage (times)
    5.0       5.3  
Book Value Per Share—end of period
  $ 22.88     $ 21.80  
Common Shares Outstanding—end of period (thousands)
    50,141       49,467  
 
UTILITY GAS STATISTICS
                                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
    March 31,   March 31,   March 31,
(In thousands)   2009   2008   2009   2008   2009   2008
 
Operating Revenues
                                               
Gas Sold and Delivered
                                               
Residential — Firm
  $ 450,141     $ 468,251     $ 807,655     $ 772,651     $ 1,039,424     $ 988,476  
Commercial and Industrial — Firm
    112,566       121,813       209,810       209,482       292,601       276,827  
Commercial and Industrial — Interruptible
    1,156       2,860       2,815       5,158       6,235       7,669  
Electric Generation
    275       275       550       542       1,099       1,100  
 
 
    564,138       593,199       1,020,830       987,833       1,339,359       1,274,072  
 
Gas Delivered for Others
                                               
Firm
    56,843       56,028       96,956       96,423       139,764       138,518  
Interruptible
    16,650       15,982       29,973       28,821       47,359       47,244  
Electric Generation
    107       72       182       162       392       323  
 
 
    73,600       72,082       127,111       125,406       187,515       186,085  
 
 
    637,738       665,281       1,147,941       1,113,239       1,526,874       1,460,157  
Other
    4,659       6,110       16,937       20,102       41,106       40,379  
 
Total
  $ 642,397     $ 671,391     $ 1,164,878     $ 1,133,341     $ 1,567,980     $ 1,500,536  
 
 
                                                 
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended   Twelve Months Ended
    March 31,   March 31,   March 31,
(In thousands of therms)   2009   2008   2009   2008   2009   2008
Gas Sales and Deliveries
                                               
Gas Sold and Delivered
                                               
Residential — Firm
    351,057       314,357       579,215       513,339       693,403       641,810  
Commercial and Industrial — Firm
    93,259       86,634       160,509       149,267       210,605       200,619  
Commercial and Industrial — Interruptible
    974       2,212       2,192       4,059       4,676       6,132  
 
 
    445,290       403,203       741,916       666,665       908,684       848,561  
 
Gas Delivered for Others
                                               
Firm
    199,954       184,707       347,661       318,815       462,837       436,096  
Interruptible
    95,018       86,323       173,517       160,664       269,479       260,575  
Electric Generation
    22,857       14,761       46,320       35,030       103,466       119,867  
 
 
    317,829       285,791       567,498       514,509       835,782       816,538  
 
Total
    763,119       688,994       1,309,414       1,181,174       1,744,466       1,665,099  
 
 
                                               
WASHINGTON GAS ENERGY SERVICES
 
Natural Gas Sales
                                               
Therm Sales (thousands of therms)
    272,687       254,375       462,228       450,849       646,417       655,667  
 
                                               
Number of Customers (end of period)
    141,500       140,700       141,500       140,700       141,500       140,700  
 
 
                                               
Electricity Sales
                                               
Electricity Sales (thousands of kWhs)
    1,037,602       871,604       1,882,913       1,771,073       3,719,459       3,807,936  
 
                                               
Number of Accounts (end of period)
    70,600       68,300       70,600       68,300       70,600       68,300  
 
 
                                               
UTILITY GAS PURCHASED EXPENSE (excluding asset optimization)
    85.21  ¢     103.03  ¢     93.89  ¢     102.19  ¢     98.62  ¢     101.30  ¢
 
 
                                               
HEATING DEGREE DAYS
                                               
Actual
    2,333       1,944       3,860       3,185       4,133       3,601  
Normal
    2,111       2,115       3,457       3,471       3,774       3,795  
Percent Colder (Warmer) than Normal
    10.5 %     (8.1 )%     11.7 %     (8.2 )%     9.5 %     (5.1) %
 
 
                                               
Average Active Customer Meters
    1,070,724       1,060,200       1,064,801       1,055,601       1,061,000       1,052,432  
 

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WGL HOLDINGS, INC.
USE OF NON-GAAP OPERATING EARNINGS (LOSS)

(Unaudited)
The attached reconciliations are provided to clearly identify adjustments made to net income calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (GAAP) to derive non-GAAP operating earnings (loss). Management believes non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) provides a more meaningful representation of our earnings from ongoing operations by adjusting for the effects of: (i) unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses from energy-related derivatives; (ii) certain gains and losses associated with optimizing the utility segment’s storage capacity assets and (iii) certain unusual transactions. This presentation facilitates analysis by providing a consistent and comparable measure to help management, investors and analysts better understand and evaluate our operating results and performance trends, and assist in analyzing period-to-period comparisons. Additionally, we use this non-GAAP measure to report to the board of directors and to evaluate management’s performance.
The economic substance underlying our adjustments to calculate non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) is as follows:
    We exclude unrealized mark-to-market adjustments for our energy-related derivatives to provide a more transparent and accurate view of the ongoing financial results of our operations. For our regulated utility segment, we use derivatives to substantially lock-in a future profit. This profit does not change even though the unrealized fair value of the underlying derivatives may change period-to-period, until settlement. For our retail energy-marketing segment, we use derivatives to lock-in a price for energy supplies to match future retail sales commitments. These derivatives are subject to mark-to-market treatment, while the corresponding retail sales commitments are not. With the exception of certain transactions related to the optimization of system storage capacity assets, as discussed below, when these derivatives settle the economic impact is reflected in our non-GAAP operating results, as we are only removing the interim unrealized mark-to-market amounts which are ultimately reversed when the derivatives are settled.
 
    We adjust for certain gains and losses associated with the optimization of the regulated utility segment’s storage capacity assets. Transactions to optimize our system storage capacity assets are structured to lock-in a profit that is recognized, for regulatory purposes, as the natural gas is delivered to end-use customers. These transactions may result in gains and losses that consist of: (i) the settlement of physical and financial derivatives related to the management of our storage inventory and (ii) lower-of-cost or market adjustments from the difference between the cost of physical inventory compared to the amount realized through rates when the inventory is ultimately delivered to customers. In our GAAP results, due to timing differences between when the physical and financial transactions settle, and when the natural gas is sold to the end-use customer, gains and losses associated with our storage optimization strategy may be spread across different reporting periods. For purposes of calculating non-GAAP operating earnings (loss), gains and losses associated with these transactions are included in the reporting period when the gas is delivered to the end-use customer and the ultimate profit is realized for regulatory purposes. This reflects a better matching between the economic costs and benefits of the overall optimization strategy.
 
      We also exclude valuation adjustments to the carrying value of non-system natural gas storage inventory. This inventory is held solely to support asset optimization transactions. Valuation adjustments to reflect lower-of-cost or market under current accounting standards may not be representative of the margins that will be realized and shared with our utility ratepayers. Non-GAAP earnings reflect actual margins realized based on the unadjusted historical cost in storage when inventory is withdrawn and sold.
 
    We exclude certain unusual transactions that may be the result of regulatory or legal decisions, or items that we may deem outside of the ordinary course of business.
There are limits in using non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) to analyze our results, as they are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, using non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) per share to analyze our earnings may have limited value as it excludes certain items that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. We compensate for these limitations by providing investors with the attached reconciliations to net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

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WGL HOLDINGS, INC. (Consolidating by Segment)
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO
NON-GAAP OPERATING EARNINGS (LOSS)

(Unaudited)
                                         
Quarter Ended March 31, 2009
                    Design-Build        
    Regulated   Retail Energy-   Energy   Other    
(In thousands, except per share data)   Utility   Marketing   Systems   Activities*   Consolidated
 
GAAP net income (loss)
  $ 75,375     $ (667 )   $ 1,201     $ (839 )   $ 75,070  
Adjusted for (items shown after-tax):
                                       
Unrealized mark-to-market loss on energy-related derivatives (a)
    1,105       5,302                   6,407  
Storage optimization program (b)
    2,538                         2,538  
Reversal of prior period electric costs (d)
          (1,229 )                 (1,229 )
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss)
  $ 79,018     $ 3,406     $ 1,201     $ (839 )   $ 82,786  
 
GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per average common share (50,420 shares)
  $ 1.49     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.02     $ (0.01 )   $ 1.49  
Per share effect of non-GAAP adjustments
    0.08       0.08                   0.16  
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) per share
  $ 1.57     $ 0.07     $ 0.02     $ (0.01 )   $ 1.65  
 
 
Quarter Ended March 31, 2008
                    Design-Build        
    Regulated   Retail Energy-   Energy   Other    
(In thousands, except per share data)   Utility   Marketing   Systems   Activities*   Consolidated
 
GAAP net income (loss)
  $ 77,972     $ 3,556     $ 251     $ (741 )   $ 81,038  
Adjusted for (item shown after-tax):
                                       
Unrealized mark-to-market loss on energy-related derivatives (a)
    1,419       76                   1,495  
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss)
  $ 79,391     $ 3,632     $ 251     $ (741 )   $ 82,533  
 
GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per average common share (49,781 shares)
  $ 1.57     $ 0.07     $ 0.01     $ (0.02 )   $ 1.63  
Per share effect of non-GAAP adjustments
    0.02                   0.01       0.03  
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) per share
  $ 1.59     $ 0.07     $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )   $ 1.66  
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31, 2009
                    Design-Build        
    Regulated   Retail Energy-   Energy   Other    
(In thousands, except per share data)   Utility   Marketing   Systems   Activities*   Consolidated
 
GAAP net income (loss)
  $ 129,092     $ (217 )   $ 2,033     $ (1,213 )   $ 129,695  
Adjusted for (items shown after-tax):
                                       
Unrealized mark-to-market loss (gain) on energy-related derivatives (a)
    (5,188 )     10,635                   5,447  
Storage optimization program (b)
    3,305                         3,305  
Reversal of reserve for natural gas costs (c)
    (2,781 )                       (2,781 )
Reversal of prior period electric costs (d)
          (1,229 )                 (1,229 )
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss)
  $ 124,428     $ 9,189     $ 2,033     $ (1,213 )   $ 134,437  
 
GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per average common share (50,309 shares)
  $ 2.57     $     $ 0.04     $ (0.03 )   $ 2.58  
Per share effect of non-GAAP adjustments
    (0.10 )     0.19                   0.09  
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) per share
  $ 2.47     $ 0.19     $ 0.04     $ (0.03 )   $ 2.67  
 
 
Six Months Ended March 31, 2008
                    Design-Build        
    Regulated   Retail Energy-   Energy   Other    
(In thousands, except per share data)   Utility   Marketing   Systems   Activities*   Consolidated
 
GAAP net income (loss)
  $ 122,174     $ 6,837     $ 524     $ (1,300 )   $ 128,235  
Adjusted for (items shown after-tax):
                                       
Reversal of costs related to business process outsourcing (e)
    (1,139 )                       (1,139 )
Unrealized mark-to-market loss on energy-related derivatives (a)
    3,062       1,046                   4,108  
Other regulatory adjustments (f)
    (1,242 )                       (1,242 )
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss)
  $ 122,855     $ 7,883     $ 524     $ (1,300 )   $ 129,962  
 
GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per average common share (49,711 shares)
  $ 2.46     $ 0.14     $ 0.01     $ (0.03 )   $ 2.58  
Per share effect of non-GAAP adjustments
    0.01       0.02                   0.03  
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings (loss) per share
  $ 2.47     $ 0.16     $ 0.01     $ (0.03 )   $ 2.61  
 
*   Per share amounts for “Other Activities” may include adjustments for rounding
(Footnote references are described on the following page)

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WGL HOLDINGS, INC. (Consolidated by Quarter)
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO
NON-GAAP OPERATING EARNINGS (LOSS)

(Unaudited)
Fiscal Year 2009
                                         
    Quarterly Period Ended (g)
(In thousands, except per share data)   Dec. 31   Mar. 31   Jun. 30   Sept. 30   Year-To-Date
 
GAAP net income
  $ 54,625     $ 75,070                     $ 129,695  
Adjusted for (items shown after-tax):
                                       
Unrealized mark-to-market loss (gain) on energy-related derivatives (a)
    (960 )     6,407                       5,447  
Storage optimization program (b)
    767       2,538                       3,305  
Reversal of reserve for natural gas costs (c)
    (2,781 )                           (2,781 )
Reversal of prior period electric costs (d)
          (1,229 )                     (1,229 )
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings
  $ 51,651     $ 82,786             $ 134,437  
 
Diluted average common shares outstanding
    50,208       50,420                       50,309  
 
GAAP diluted earnings per average common share
  $ 1.09     $ 1.49                     $ 2.58  
Per share effect of non-GAAP adjustments
    (0.06 )     0.16                       0.09  
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings per share
  $ 1.03     $ 1.65                     $ 2.67  
 
Fiscal Year 2008
                                         
    Quarterly Period Ended (g)
(In thousands, except per share data)   Dec. 31   Mar. 31   Jun. 30   Sept. 30   Year-To-Date
 
GAAP net income
  $ 47,197     $ 81,038                     $ 128,235  
Adjusted for (items shown after-tax):
                                       
Reversal of costs related to business process outsourcing (e)
    (1,139 )                           (1,139 )
Unrealized mark-to-market loss on energy-related derivatives (a)
    2,613       1,495                       4,108  
Other regulatory adjustments (f)
    (1,242 )                           (1,242 )
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings
  $ 47,429     $ 82,533                     $ 129,962  
 
Diluted average common shares outstanding
    49,645       49,781                       49,711  
 
GAAP diluted earnings per average common share
  $ 0.95     $ 1.63                     $ 2.58  
Per share effect of non-GAAP adjustments
    0.01       0.03                       0.03  
 
Non-GAAP operating earnings per share
  $ 0.96     $ 1.66                     $ 2.61  
 
Footnotes:
(a)   Represents the change in the unrealized mark-to-market positions of our energy-related derivatives that were recorded to income during the period. For the regulated utility segment, to the extent that our unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses are not shared with customers, these amounts are recorded directly to income. All unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses for the retail energy-marketing segment are recorded directly to income.
 
(b)   Adjustments to shift the timing of storage optimization margins from the periods recognized for GAAP purposes to the periods in which such margins are recognized for regulatory sharing purposes. In addition, lower-of-cost-or-market adjustments related to system and non-system storage optimization are eliminated for non-GAAP reporting, since the margins will be recognized for regulatory purposes when the withdrawals are made at the unadjusted historical cost of storage inventory. These storage optimization non-GAAP adjustments which were reported on multiple lines in previous quarters have been combined in this report.
 
(c)   In the quarter ended December 31, 2008, Washington Gas recorded a $4.6 million reversal of a reserve for disallowed gas costs in Maryland and recorded income of $4.6 million due to a February 5, 2009 Order issued by the Public Service Commission of Maryland. This Order resolved a contingency related to a proposed order issued by a Hearing Examiner of the PSC of MD in fiscal year 2006.
 
(d)   Represents a non-GAAP adjustment to reverse a prior period electric cost adjustment during the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
 
(e)   Represents the reversal of expenses that were incurred in prior fiscal years for initial implementation costs allocable to the District of Columbia associated with our business process outsourcing plan. These costs were recorded to a regulatory asset in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 upon approval of 10-year amortization accounting by the District of Columbia Public Service Commission in a March 28, 2007 Final Order.
 
(f)   Represents favorable regulatory adjustments made during the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 applicable to prior fiscal years due to revised treatment for hexane costs in Maryland and certain shared revenues in the District of Columbia.
 
(g)   Quarterly earnings per share may not sum to year-to-date or annual earnings per share as quarterly calculations are based on weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding, which may vary for each of those periods.

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WGL HOLDINGS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP EARNINGS GUIDANCE TO
NON-GAAP EARNINGS GUIDANCE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Consolidated
                 
    Low   High
 
GAAP Earnings Per Share Guidance Range
  $ 2.43     $ 2.55  
Adjusted for:
               
Unrealized mark-to-market loss on energy-related derivatives (a)
    0.02       0.02  
Storage optimization program (b)
    0.06       0.06  
Reversal of reserve for natural gas costs (c)
    (0.06 )     (0.06 )
Reversal of prior period electric costs (d)
    (0.02 )     (0.02 )
 
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings Per Share Guidance Range
  $ 2.43     $ 2.55  
 
Regulated Utility Segment
                 
    Low   High
 
GAAP Earnings Per Share Guidance Range
  $ 2.07     $ 2.13  
Adjusted for:
               
Unrealized mark-to-market gain on energy-related derivatives (a)
    (0.07 )     (0.07 )
Storage optimization program (b)
    0.06       0.06  
Reversal of reserve for natural gas costs (c)
    (0.06 )     (0.06 )
 
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings Per Share Guidance Range
  $ 2.00     $ 2.06  
 
Unregulated Business Segments
                 
    Low   High
 
GAAP Earnings Per Share Guidance Range
  $ 0.36     $ 0.42  
Adjusted for:
               
Unrealized mark-to-market loss on energy-related derivatives (a)
    0.09       0.09  
Reversal of prior period electric costs (d)
    (0.02 )     (0.02 )
 
Non-GAAP Operating Earnings Per Share Guidance Range
  $ 0.43     $ 0.49  
 
Footnotes:
(a)   Represents the estimated reversal of certain of our existing unrealized mark-to-market positions related to our energy derivatives that will be recorded to income during fiscal year 2009. For the regulated utility segment, to the extent that our unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses are not shared with customers, these amounts are recorded directly to income. All unrealized mark-to-market gains and losses for the retail-energy marketing segment are recorded directly to income.
 
(b)   Adjustments to shift the timing of storage optimization margins from the periods recognized for GAAP purposes to the periods in which such margins are recognized for regulatory sharing purposes. In addition, lower-of-cost-or-market adjustments related to system and non-system storage optimization are eliminated for non-GAAP reporting, since the margins will be recognized for regulatory purposes when the withdrawals are made at the unadjusted historical cost of storage inventory. These storage optimization non-GAAP adjustments which were reported on multiple lines in previous quarters have been combined in this report.
 
(c)   In the quarter ended December 31, 2008, Washington Gas recorded a $4.6 million reversal of a reserve for disallowed gas costs in Maryland and recorded income of $4.6 million due to a February 5, 2009 Order issued by the Public Service Commission of Maryland. This Order resolved a contingency related to a proposed order issued by a Hearing Examiner of the PSC of MD in fiscal year 2006.
 
(d)   Represents a non-GAAP adjustment to reverse a prior period electric cost adjustment during the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

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