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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2003

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   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)    

1100 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20080
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

1999 Incentive Compensation Plan,
as Amended and Restated
(Full title of the plan)

Beverly J. Burke
Vice President and General Counsel
1100 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20080
(Name and address of agent for service)

(202) 624-6177
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

                                 
            PROPOSED MAXIMUM   PROPOSED MAXIMUM        
TITLE OF SECURITIES   AMOUNT TO BE   OFFERING PRICE PER   AGGREGATE OFFERING   AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED   REGISTERED (1)   SHARE (2)   PRICE (2)   REGISTRATION FEE
 
 
 
 
Common Stock, no par value per share
     1,000,000       $26.59       $26,590,000       $2,151.13  

     (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 April 14, 2003.

     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. 333-83185) relating to the 1999 Incentive 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. 333-83185) 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 16th day of April, 2003.

     
    WGL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
 
     
  By:   /s/ James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.
    ——————————————————
James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive 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/  James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.   Chairman and Chief Executive   April 16, 2003
  Officer and Director    
James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.        
 
/s/  Terry D. McCallister   President and   April 16, 2003
  Chief Operating Officer    
Terry D. McCallister        
 
/s/  Frederic M. Kline   Vice President and   April 16, 2003
  Chief Financial Officer    
Frederic M. Kline        
 
/s/  Mark P. O’Flynn   Controller   April 16, 2003
       
Mark P. O’Flynn        
 
*   Director   April 16, 2003
       
Michael D. Barnes        
 
*   Director   April 16, 2003
       
Daniel J. Callahan, III        
 
*   Director   April 16, 2003
       
George Patrick Clancy, Jr.        
 
*   Director   April 16, 2003
       
Melvyn J. Estrin        
 
*   Director   April 16, 2003
       
Debra L. Lee        
 
*   Director   April 16, 2003
       
Philip A. Odeen        
 
*   Director   April 16, 2003
       
Karen Hastie Williams        
 
/s/  Frederic M. Kline        
       
By Frederic M. Kline        
Attorney-in-fact        

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
EXHIBIT    
NUMBER    
   
4.1*   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))
 
4.2*   By-Laws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Appendix C 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))
 
5   Opinion of Company Counsel as to legality
 
23.1   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Public Accountants
 
23.2   Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
 
24.1   Power of Attorney — Michael D. Barnes.
 
24.2   Power of Attorney — Daniel J. Callahan, III.
 
24.3   Power of Attorney — George Patrick Clancy, Jr.
 
24.4   Power of Attorney — Melvyn J. Estrin.
 
24.5   Power of Attorney — Debra L. Lee.
 
24.6   Power of Attorney — Philip A. Odeen.
 
24.7   Power of Attorney — Karen Hastie Williams.
 

* Incorporated by reference