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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

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

February 23, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

         
 
  Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter; State of    
Commission File
  Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and     IRS Employer
Number
  Telephone Number   Identification Number
 
       
1-16169
  EXELON CORPORATION   23-2990190
  (a Pennsylvania corporation)    
  10 South Dearborn Street—37th Floor    
  P.O. Box 805379    
  Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379    
  (312) 394-7398      
1-1839
  COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY   36-0938600
  (an Illinois corporation)    
  10 South Dearborn Street – 37th Floor    
  P.O. Box 805379    
  Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379    
  (312) 394-4321    
1-1401
  PECO ENERGY COMPANY   23-0970240
  (a Pennsylvania corporation)    
  P.O. Box 8699    
  2301 Market Street    
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101-8699      
  (215) 841-4000    
333-85496
  EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC   23-3064219
  (a Pennsylvania limited liability company)    
  300 Exelon Way    
  Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348    
  (610) 765-6900    

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On February 23, 2005, Exelon Corporation (Exelon) issued a news release announcing the reorganization of its senior management team, as follows:

•   John F. Young, executive vice president, Exelon, and president, Exelon Generation, has been appointed as executive vice president, finance and markets, Exelon.
•   J. Barry Mitchell, has been promoted to chief financial officer for Exelon and will continue as senior vice president, treasurer, reporting to Mr. Young.
•   Jack Skolds, executive vice president, Exelon, and president, Exelon Energy Delivery, will take on the additional responsibility of president, Exelon Generation, replacing Mr. Young.

John F. Young. As president of Exelon Generation since July 2004, Mr. Young was responsible for Exelon Nuclear, which operates the nation’s largest nuclear generation fleet; Exelon Power, which owns and operates fossil and hydro generation stations; and Power Team, Exelon’s power marketing operation. Mr. Young came to Exelon Power as chief operating officer in March of 2003 and was promoted to president of Exelon Power two months later. Prior to joining Exelon, Mr. Young was senior vice president at Sierra Pacific Resources Corporation. From 1983 until 2000, Mr. Young held a series of increasingly responsible positions with the Southern Company (Southern). During his tenure at Southern, Young had investor relations and capital markets responsibilities in New York. His final role was as executive vice president of Southern Generation. Mr. Young is a 1978 mechanical engineering graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and he joined Southern after serving five years in the Navy.

J. Barry Mitchell. Prior to his new position, Mr. Mitchell was Vice President and Treasurer, Exelon, responsible for all treasury and internal audit activities. Previously, Mr. Mitchell was Vice President, Treasury and Evaluation, and Treasurer of PECO Energy Company (PECO).

Jack Skolds. Prior to serving as president of Exelon Energy Delivery, Mr. Skolds served as president and chief nuclear officer of Exelon Nuclear. He joined the company in August 2000, before the merger between Unicom Corporation (Unicom) and PECO, as senior vice president of Unicom and Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), and chief operating officer of ComEd’s Nuclear Generation Group. Mr. Skolds came to Exelon from South Carolina Electric and Gas where he held several positions, including president and chief operating officer (1996-2000) and senior vice president, generation (1995-1996). He graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy and received an MBA from the University of South Carolina.

The news release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.

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This combined Form 8-K is being furnished separately by Exelon, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), PECO Energy Company (PECO) and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Generation) (Registrants). Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant has been furnished by such registrant on its own behalf. No registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other registrant.

Certain of the matters discussed in this Report are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by a registrant include those factors discussed herein, as well as the items discussed in (a) the Registrants’ 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K—ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Business Outlook and the Challenges in Managing Our Business for each of Exelon, ComEd, PECO and Generation, (b) the Registrants’ 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K—ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Exelon—Note 19, ComEd—Note 15, PECO—Note 14 and Generation—Note 13 and (c) other factors discussed in filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the Registrants. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Report. None of the Registrants undertakes any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report.

 


 

SIGNATURES

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

         
  EXELON CORPORATION
COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY
PECO ENERGY COMPANY
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
 
 
  /s/ Matthew F. Hilzinger    
  Matthew F. Hilzinger   
  Vice President and Corporate Controller
Exelon Corporation 
 
 

February 25, 2005

 

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EXHIBIT 99

(EXELON NEWS RELEASE LOGO)

         
From:
  Corporate Communications   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  Exelon Corporation    
  P.O. Box 805379    
  Chicago, IL 60680-5379    

Contact:
Media Relations: Don Kirchoffner, 312.394.3001
Investor Relations: Michael Metzner, 312.394.7696

Exelon Reorganizes Senior Management Team

Chicago (February 23, 2005) – John W. Rowe, chairman, president and CEO of Exelon Corporation, today announced that John F. Young, 48, executive vice president, Exelon and president, Exelon Generation, has been appointed as executive vice president, finance and markets, Exelon. J. Barry Mitchell, 57, is promoted to chief financial officer for Exelon and will continue as senior vice president, treasurer, reporting to Young.

In addition, Jack Skolds, 54, executive vice president, Exelon and president, Exelon Energy Delivery, takes on the additional responsibility of president, Exelon Generation, replacing Young.

The appointments, effective March 1, 2005, follow the departure of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert S. Shapard, effective February 28, 2005. Young and Skolds will report directly to Rowe.

“Bob Shapard’s departure left a hole to fill, but also an opportunity to recognize the depth of talent we now have and to maintain the flexibility we need to provide opportunities for talented people at PSEG,” said Rowe. “John Young and Jack Skolds have immense commercial and operating experience in the utility industry. With John heading both finance and trading, and Jack heading both delivery and generation operations, the company will get maximum value from their different experiences.”

“Barry Mitchell brings the financial experience and depth to make sure that we maintain the discipline we have promised and delivered. Randy Mehrberg, executive vice president, corporate development, strategy and general counsel, who has been named chief integration officer, will be making certain that we are ready to make the PSEG merger work when it is approved,” said Rowe.

 


 

Finance and Markets

In his new role, Young will be responsible for Exelon’s entire financial organization as well as the company’s power marketing operations. Mitchell continues to be responsible for treasury and internal audit, and will now be responsible for the controller organization and taxes.

Also reporting to Young will be Ian McLean, executive vice president, Exelon and president, Exelon Power Team; Robert K. McDonald, who has been promoted to senior vice president, will remain responsible for planning and continues to serve as chief risk officer, Exelon; William D. Arndt, senior vice president, financial operations, Exelon; and Michael Metzner, vice president, investor relations and shareholder services, Exelon.

As president of Exelon Generation since July 2004, Young was responsible for Exelon Nuclear, which operates the nation’s largest nuclear generation fleet; Exelon Power, which owns and operates fossil and hydro generation stations; and Power Team, Exelon’s power marketing operation. He came to Exelon Power as chief operating officer in March of 2003 and was promoted to president of Exelon Power two months later.

Prior to joining Exelon, Young was senior vice president at Sierra Pacific Resources Corporation. From 1983 until 2000, Young held a series of steadily more responsible positions with the Southern Company. During his tenure at Southern, Young had investor relations and capital markets responsibilities in New York. His final role was as executive vice president of Southern Generation. A 1978 mechanical engineering graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Young joined Southern after serving five years in the Navy.

Operations

Skolds will now oversee Exelon Generation, including its nuclear and fossil operations, and will continue to be responsible for the overall strategic leadership and performance of Exelon Energy Delivery’s two operating units, ComEd and PECO Energy.

Reporting to Skolds in his role as president, generation will be Christopher M. Crane, senior vice president, Exelon, president and chief nuclear officer, Exelon Nuclear, and president and chief executive officer, AmerGen. Also reporting to Skolds is Mark Schiavoni, senior vice president, Exelon Generation and president, Exelon Power. Frank M. Clark, in his role as president of ComEd, and Denis P. O’Brien, president of PECO Energy, will continue to report to Skolds in his role as president, energy delivery along with Skolds’ other direct reports.

Prior to serving as president of Exelon Energy Delivery, Skolds served as president and chief nuclear officer of Exelon Nuclear. He joined the company in August 2000, before the merger between Unicom and PECO, as senior vice president of Unicom and ComEd, and chief operating officer of ComEd’s Nuclear Generation Group.

 


 

Skolds came to Exelon from South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) where he held several positions, including president and chief operating officer (1996-2000) and senior vice president, generation (1995-1996).

He graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy and received an MBA from the University of South Carolina.

Senior Management

Other senior leadership continuing in their roles and reporting to Rowe are: Frank M. Clark, executive vice president and chief of staff, Exelon and president, ComEd; Randall E. Mehrberg, executive vice president, corporate development, strategy and general counsel, Exelon; Elizabeth A. Moler, executive vice president, government and environmental affairs and public policy, Exelon; S. Gary Snodgrass, executive vice president and chief human resources officer, Exelon; and Pamela B. Strobel, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Exelon and president, Exelon Business Services Company.

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Exelon Corporation is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities with approximately 5.1 million customers and more than $14 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of the industry’s largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity, with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.1 million customers in northern Illinois and Pennsylvania and gas to more than 460,000 customers in the Philadelphia area. Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the ticker EXC.