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WGL
HOLDINGS, INC.
** IMPORTANT NOTICE **
Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials
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review before you cast your vote are now available.
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Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the
important information contained in the proxy materials
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101 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20080
WASHINGTON, DC 20080
Shareholder Meeting to be held on 03/05/09
Proxy Materials Available
| • | Notice and Proxy Statement | |
| • | Annual Report | |
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| Meeting Information | ||||
| Meeting Type: | Annual | |||
| Meeting Date: | 03/05/09 | |||
| Meeting Time: | 10:00 A.M. EST | |||
| For holders as of: | 01/05/09 | |||
| Meeting Location: | ||||
| National Press Club | ||||
| 529 14th Street NW | ||||
| Washington, DC 20045 | ||||
DIRECTIONS
By Metro
| * | Take Metro to Metro Center. | |
| * | Take the 13th Street Exit, take escalator to 13th Street; you should be at the corner of 13th and G Streets. | |
| * | Walk one block south to F Street. | |
| * | Turn right (West) and walk one block to 14th Street | |
| * | Turn left and walk downhill to the National Press Building lobby. | |
| * | Enter and take the elevators to the 13th Floor |
From Virginia
| * | I-395 North | |
| * | Follow signs to 14th Street Bridge; Exit to 14th St. | |
| * | Continue north on 14th St past Washington Monument past Freedom Plaza and Pennsylvania Ave. | |
| * | The National Press Building is in the next block, next door to the J.W. Marriott Hotel |
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From Maryland
| * | Take the Baltimore-Washington Parkway south and exit at New York Ave (Route 50) | |
| * | Follow New York Ave all the way to 14th St and turn left (south). | |
| * | The National Press Building is at the corner of 14th and F St next to the J.W. Marriott Hotel. |
Voting items |
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS |
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A VOTE “FOR” ITEMS 1 AND 2, AND “AGAINST” |
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ITEM 3. |
| 1. | Elect Directors of WGL Holdings, Inc. |
| Nominees: | ||||
| 01) Michael D. Barnes | 06) James F. Lafond | |||
| 02) George P. Clancy, Jr. | 07) Debra L. Lee | |||
| 03) James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr. | 08) Terry D. McCallister | |||
| 04) James W. Dyke, Jr. | 09) Karen Hastie Williams | |||
| 05) Melvyn J. Estrin |
| 2. | Proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent public accountants for fiscal year 2009. | |
| 3. | Proposal to provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors. | |
| 4. | In their discretion, upon such other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof. |