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Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 33-57039
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 5, Dated June 7, 1995
To Prospectus Dated January 27, 1995 and Prospectus
Supplement dated February 14, 1995
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES C
DUE ONE YEAR OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE
Principal Amount: $10,000,000 /x/ Fixed Rate Note / / Floating Rate Note
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Issue Price (as a percentage of /x/ Book Entry Note / / Certificated Note
principal amount): Varying Prices
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Original Issue Date: June 9, 1995
Maturity Date: June 9, 2025
/ / The Offered Notes cannot be redeemed prior to maturity.
/x/ The Offered Notes may be redeemed prior to maturity.
Applicable Only to Fixed Rate Notes:
Interest Rate: 6.50% per annum
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Interest Payment Dates: March 15 and September 15
Applicable Only to Floating Rate Notes:
Base Rate: Maximum Interest Rate:
/ / Commercial Paper Rate -------------
/ / LIBOR Minimum Interest Rate:
/ / Treasury Rate -------------
Interest Reset Dates:
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Interest Reset Period:
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Interest Payment Dates:
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Interest Payment Period:
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Initial Interest Rate:
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Index Maturity:
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Spread (plus or minus):
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Spread Multiplier:
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Additional Terms:
THE AGENT HAS PURCHASED THE NOTES AS PRINCIPAL AT 99.044%.
THE OFFERED NOTES WILL MATURE AT 100% OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT ON JUNE
9, 2025 OR, AT THE ELECTION OF THE HOLDER THEREOF, FOR REPAYMENT ON JUNE 9,
2005. IF THE HOLDER DESIRES THAT ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE OFFERED NOTES
REGISTERED IN HIS NAME BE SUBJECT TO REPAYMENT ON JUNE 9, 2005, HE, OR HIS
AUTHORIZED ATTORNEY, MUST DELIVER TO THE TRUSTEE, AND THE TRUSTEE MUST
RECEIVE, WRITTEN NOTICE NO EARLIER THAN APRIL 10, 2005, AND NO LATER THAN MAY
10, 2005, THAT SUCH HOLDER ELECTS THAT THE OFFERED NOTES SPECIFIED THEREIN BE
REPAYED ON JUNE 9, 2005. THE NOTICE MUST EITHER BE DELIVERED OR SENT BY
REGISTERED MAIL TO THE TRUSTEE AND, ONCE GIVEN, SHALL BE IRREVOCABLE. AT THE
PRESENT TIME, THE ADDRESS OF THE TRUSTEE IS: THE BANK OF NEW YORK; 101
BARCLAY STREET-21W, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10286, ATTENTION: CORPORATE TRUST
ADMINISTRATION. TIME OF RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE SHALL GOVERN AND NOTICE
RECEIVED OTHER THAN WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED ABOVE SHALL BE INEFFECTIVE.
NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR THE TRUSTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FURTHER NOTICE TO
NOTEHOLDERS OF THE TIME AND METHOD FOR ELECTION OF REPAYMENT.
THE OFFERED NOTES ARE REDEEMABLE UPON THIRTY DAYS' NOTICE AT ANY TIME
ON OR AFTER JUNE 9, 2005, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AT THE ELECTION OF THE COMPANY
AT 100% OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THEREOF, TOGETHER IN EACH CASE WITH ACCRUED
INTEREST TO THE REDEMPTION DATE. THE OFFERED NOTES ARE NOT REDEEMABLE BY THE
COMPANY PRIOR TO JUNE 9, 2005.