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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;14, 2010
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">File No.&nbsp;333-&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>WGL HOLDINGS, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Virginia
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">52-2210912</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>101 Constitution Ave., NW<BR>
Washington, DC 20080<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Directors&#146; Stock Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Beverly J. Burke<BR>
Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
101 Constitution Ave., NW<BR>
Washington, DC 20080<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">(202)&nbsp;624-6177<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and
&#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in <font style="white-space: nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</font> of the
Exchange Act.
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<TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center"><BR>Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center">TITLE OF</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">MAXIMUM</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">PROPOSED MAXIMUM</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">AMOUNT OF</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">SECURITIES TO BE</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">AMOUNT TO BE</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">REGISTERED</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000">REGISTERED (1)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">PER SHARE (2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">OFFERING PRICE (2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, no
par value per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">150,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$&nbsp;35.45</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$&nbsp;5,317,500</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$&nbsp;380.00</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement covers an indeterminate number of securities to be offered as a result of
any adjustment from stock splits, stock dividends or similar events.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the
average of the high and low sales price of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, on December&nbsp;9, 2010.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;429, this Registration Statement serves as a Post-Effective Amendment to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-104571) relating to the Registrant&#146;s
Directors&#146; Stock Compensation Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the WGL Holdings, Inc.,
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-104571) are hereby incorporated by reference. In
addition, the following information is included:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit&nbsp;Index are filed or incorporated by reference
as part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">SIGNATURES
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, WGL Holdings, Inc., the
Registrant, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Washington, DC, on the
14<SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> day of December, 2010.
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">WGL HOLDINGS, INC.<BR>
(Registrant)<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="CENTER"><B>SIGNATURE</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>TITLE</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>DATE</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Terry D. McCallister
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Terry D. McCallister</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Chairman and Chief
Executive<BR>Officer and
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Adrian P. Chapman
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Adrian P. Chapman</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
President and <BR>
Chief Operating Officer
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Vincent L. Amman, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Vice President and <BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ William R. Ford
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William R. Ford</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Controller <BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top"><DIV ALIGN="CENTER">*</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael D. Barnes</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top"><DIV ALIGN="CENTER">*</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
George Patrick Clancy, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top"><DIV ALIGN="CENTER">*</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James W. Dyke, Jr.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top"><DIV ALIGN="CENTER">*</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Melvyn J. Estrin</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top"><DIV ALIGN="CENTER">*</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James F. Lafond</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="Left" nowrap valign="top"><DIV ALIGN="CENTER">*</DIV>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Debra L. Lee</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="CENTER" valign="top">December 14, 2010</TD>
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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">* /s/ Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">By Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Attorney-in-fact&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>EXHIBIT</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>NUMBER</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4(a)*
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reference to Appendix&nbsp;B to the Proxy Statement and Prospectus in
the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-4 of the Registrant (Reg. No.
333-96017 filed on February&nbsp;2, 2000))</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Laws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3(ii) of the Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission
on March&nbsp;6, 2009).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2010
File No. 333-________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WGL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia
52-2210912
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
101 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Directors' Stock Compensation Plan, as Amended and Restated
(Full title of the plan)
Beverly J. Burke
Vice President and General Counsel
101 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20080
(Name and address of agent for service)
(202) 624-6177
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and
"smaller reporting company" in
Rule 12b-2
of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
PROPOSED
TITLE OF
MAXIMUM
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE
AMOUNT TO BE
OFFERING PRICE
AGGREGATE
REGISTRATION
REGISTERED
REGISTERED (1)
PER SHARE (2)
OFFERING PRICE (2)
FEE
Common Stock, no
par value per share
150,000
$ 35.45
$ 5,317,500
$ 380.00
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement covers an indeterminate number of securities to be offered as a result of
any adjustment from stock splits, stock dividends or similar events.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the
average of the high and low sales price of the Registrant's common stock, on December 9, 2010.
Pursuant to Rule 429, this Registration Statement serves as a Post-Effective Amendment to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-104571) relating to the Registrant's
Directors' Stock Compensation Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the WGL Holdings, Inc.,
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-104571) are hereby incorporated by reference. In
addition, the following information is included:
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
The Exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed or incorporated by reference
as part of this Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, WGL Holdings, Inc., the
Registrant, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Washington, DC, on the
14
th
day of December, 2010.
WGL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.
Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Terry D. McCallister
Terry D. McCallister
Chairman and Chief
Executive
Officer and
Director
December 14, 2010
/s/ Adrian P. Chapman
Adrian P. Chapman
President and
Chief Operating Officer
December 14, 2010
/s/ Vincent L. Amman, Jr.
Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
December 14, 2010
/s/ William R. Ford
William R. Ford
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
December 14, 2010
*
Michael D. Barnes
Director
December 14, 2010
*
George Patrick Clancy, Jr.
Director
December 14, 2010
*
James W. Dyke, Jr.
Director
December 14, 2010
*
Melvyn J. Estrin
Director
December 14, 2010
*
James F. Lafond
Director
December 14, 2010
*
Debra L. Lee
Director
December 14, 2010
* /s/ Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.
By Vincent L. Ammann, Jr.
Attorney-in-fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
4(a)*
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by
reference to Appendix B to the Proxy Statement and Prospectus in
the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the Registrant (Reg. No.
333-96017 filed on February 2, 2000))
4(b)*
By-Laws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3(ii) of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
on March 6, 2009).
5
Opinion of Company Counsel as to legality
23(a)
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Public Accountants
23(b)
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
24
Power of Attorney
*
Incorporated by reference