EY Announces Terry D. McCallister, WGL Chairman & CEO, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award Finalist in Greater Washington

EY today announced that Terry D. McCallister, Chairman & CEO of WGL, is a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2014 Award in Greater Washington. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Mr. McCallister was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event on Thursday, June 19, at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, Va.

“Every day, WGL companies work to find better uses of nature’s resources, by making clean energy more widely available for the benefit of customers, communities and the environment, building a stronger, safer and more sustainable future,” said Mr. McCallister. “It’s a true honor to be included as part of this class of forward and innovative thinkers.”

Through its affiliates and strategic relationships, WGL 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.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 15, 2014. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Now in its 28th year, the program has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries throughout the world.

About WGL

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., WGL Holdings, Inc. [NYSE:WGL] is a leading source for clean and efficient energy solutions. 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.

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 145 cities in more than 60 countries.

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