UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 2008

	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.
	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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On August 27, 2008, Washington Gas Light Company (Washington Gas) entered into a credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. that permits Washington Gas to borrow up to $75 million, which expires on May 27, 2009. This agreement will be utilized to support outstanding commercial paper and borrowings, if any, will be priced at one of several different interest rate options to be designated at the time of actual borrowing. Depending on the type of borrowing option chosen, loans may bear interest at variable rates based on the Eurodollar rate or the higher of the prime lending rate or the Fed Funds effective rate plus a margin, or a combination thereof.

The agreement contains various terms and triggering events that are traditional for this type of financing and consistent with Washington Gas's existing revolving credit agreements dated August 3, 2007.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto authorized.