UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

 

	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. 101 Constitution Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20080 (703) 750-2000			Virginia			52-2210912
	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

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On March 5, 2010, Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) upgraded the short-term rating of WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL) to Prime-2 from Not-Prime and affirmed the existing A2 senior unsecured and Prime-1 ratings assigned to its regulated utility operating subsidiary Washington Gas Light Company (Washington Gas).

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 9, 2010		/s/ Mark P. O’Flynn   Mark P. O’Flynn
		Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)