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February 7, 2000
Dear Fellow Employee,
We are writing to ask your support of the Company's proposal to establish
a holding company structure.
The Company is seeking shareholder approval of this holding company
structure at the annual meeting of shareholders on March 3, 2000. We need the
affirmative vote of more than 2/3 of our outstanding shares to approve this
proposal.
If you were a shareholder of record of the Company's stock on January 13,
2000, you will soon be receiving a proxy statement and proxy card in the mail.
If you hold shares of Washington Gas Light Company in the Capital Appreciation
Plan or Management Savings Plan, you will also receive a proxy to vote those
shares.
You might receive a telephone call from our proxy solicitor, Morrow & Co.
We have hired Morrow & Co. to help us "get out the proxy vote" for this year.
They are helping us encourage everyone to send in their proxy.
As described in detail in the proxy statement, we believe the holding
company structure will provide greater opportunities for the Company to grow
both its regulated and its energy related businesses. We believe this will
result in a stronger company and improved value for our shareholders. This is
why we are proposing this corporate organization and why we are recommending it
for approval by our shareholders.
We thank you in advance for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
/s/ James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.
James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Joseph M. Schepis
Joseph M. Schepis
President and Chief Operating Officer
Note: The Company's proxy statement dated February 3, 2000, contains important
information regarding the proposed holding company structure. Please read this
proxy statement carefully. It is available from the Company's Corporate
Secretary, Doug Pope (ext. 6-6395), and it can be viewed on the Securities and
Exchange Commission website, http//www.sec.gov.
