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



                                  April 8, 2004

                                (Date of earliest
                                 event reported)





                                                                                         


     Commission File           Name of Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address of        IRS Employer
     Number                    Principal Executive Offices; and 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






Item 5. Other Events


On April 8, 2004, Exelon Corporation announced the record and distribution dates
for a  previously  announced  2-for-1  stock  split in the form of a dividend on
Exelon's  common  stock.  The news release is attached to this report as Exhibit
99.








                                   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

                                            /s/  Robert S. Shapard
                                            -----------------------------
                                            Robert S. Shapard
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer




April 8, 2004

                                                                       EXELON
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News Release



From:      Exelon                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                          ---------------------
           Corporate Communications                       April 8, 2004
           P.O. Box 805379 Chicago, IL 60680-5379

Contact:   Jennifer Medley, Media Relations
           312.394.7189
           Michael Metzner, Investor Relations
           312.394.7696


            Exelon Corporation Declares Record and Distribution Dates
                             For 2-For-1 Stock Split


Chicago (April 8, 2004) -- The Board of Directors of Exelon Corporation has set
the record and distribution dates for a previously announced 2-for-1 stock split
in the form of a dividend on Exelon's common stock. Shareholders of record at
the close of business on April 19, 2004 will be issued one additional share of
Exelon common stock for each share owned as of that date. Exelon anticipates
that the additional shares resulting from the split will be issued in book-entry
form on or about May 5, 2004, the distribution date.

Exelon's Board of Directors approved the stock split on January 27, 2004,
subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and the filing of
an amendment to Exelon's articles of incorporation. Exelon has received the
required regulatory approvals and the Board of Directors has approved the filing
of the amendment to the articles of incorporation on or before the record date.
The amendment to the articles of incorporation increases the number of
authorized shares from 600,000,000 to 1,200,000,000.

The stock split, which will occur after Exelon's April 27, 2004 annual meeting,
will have no effect on the number of shares voting at that meeting. Shareholders
will vote their shares at the meeting on a pre-split basis. Exelon's next
quarterly dividend, scheduled for payment on June 10, 2004, will be paid on a
post-split basis.

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Exelon  Corporation  is one of the  nation's  largest  electric  utilities  with
approximately  5.1  million  customers  and more  than  $15  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.