Form 8-K PEPCO HOLDINGS INC For: Feb 13

 

 

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):                        February 13, 2015                       

 

State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation		Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter, Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code and Telephone Number (Including Area Code)		Commission File Number		IRS Employer Identification No.
Delaware		PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20068 Telephone: (202) 872-2000		001-31403		52-2297449
New Jersey		ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, DE 19702 Telephone: (202) 872-2000		001-03559		21-0398280
District of Columbia and Virginia		POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20068 Telephone: (202)872-2000		001-01072		53-0127880
Delaware and Virginia		DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, DE 19702 Telephone: (202)872-2000		001-01405		51-0084283

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

THIS COMBINED FORM 8-K IS BEING SEPARATELY FILED BY EACH OF PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC., ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY, POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY AND DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN RELATING TO ANY INDIVIDUAL REGISTRANT IS FILED BY SUCH REGISTRANT ON ITS OWN BEHALF. NO REGISTRANT MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION AS TO INFORMATION RELATING TO ANY OTHER REGISTRANT.

 

 

 

Item 8.01.      Other Events.

 

As previously disclosed, on April 29, 2014, Pepco Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Pepco Holdings), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Exelon Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (Exelon), and Purple Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon (Merger Sub), which was amended and restated on July 18, 2014, providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Pepco Holdings (the Merger), with Pepco Holdings surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon.

 

On February 13, 2015, Pepco Holdings and Exelon announced that Pepco Holdings, Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL), a wholly owned utility subsidiary of PHI, Exelon, certain of Exelon’s affiliates, the Staff of the Delaware Public Service Commission (DPSC), the Delaware Public Advocate, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility, the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition and the Clean Air Council filed a settlement agreement with the DPSC. Certain parties to the DPSC merger approval proceeding were not signatories to the settlement agreement. The settlement agreement is subject to approval by the DPSC.

 

A copy of a joint news release issued by Pepco Holdings and Exelon is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto. A copy of the settlement agreement will be made available on Pepco Holdings’ Web site (http://www.pepcoholdings.com). If and when the settlement agreement is approved by the DPSC, Pepco Holdings and DPL intend to make the DPSC’s order with respect to such approval available on this Web site as soon as reasonably practicable after such order has been made publicly available by the DPSC. Investors may access copies of this information (among other documents and information) through the “Regulatory Filings” hyperlink on the Investor Relations page of this Web site.

 

The Merger also remains subject to approval by the public service commissions of the District of Columbia and Maryland. Pepco Holdings continues to expect to complete the Merger with Exelon in the second or third quarter of 2015.

 

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

 

Certain of the matters discussed in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “future”, “potential,” “intend,” “seek to,” “plan,” “assume,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast,” “goal,” “objective,” “continue” or the negative of such terms or other variations thereof and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions, or events identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding benefits of the proposed Merger, integration plans and expected synergies, the expected timing of completion of the Merger, anticipated future financial and operating performance and results, including estimates for growth. These statements are based on the current expectations of management of Pepco Holdings and its utility subsidiaries. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. For example, (1) Pepco

 

 

Holdings or Exelon may be unable to obtain regulatory approvals required for the Merger, or required regulatory approvals may delay the Merger or cause the companies to abandon the Merger; (2) conditions to the closing of the Merger may not be satisfied; (3) an unsolicited offer of another company to acquire assets or capital stock of Pepco Holdings could interfere with the Merger; (4) problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected; (5) the combined company may be unable to achieve cost-cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies; (6) the Merger may involve unexpected costs, unexpected liabilities or unexpected delays, or the effects of purchase accounting may be different from the companies’ expectations; (7) the credit ratings of the combined company or its subsidiaries may be different from what the companies expect; (8) the businesses of Pepco Holdings and its utility subsidiaries may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the Merger; (9) Pepco Holdings and its utility subsidiaries may not realize the values expected to be obtained for properties expected or required to be sold; (10) the industry may be subject to future regulatory or legislative actions that could adversely affect Pepco Holdings and its utility subsidiaries; and (11) Pepco Holdings and its utility subsidiaries may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results, performance or achievements of the combined company. Therefore, forward-looking statements are not guarantees or assurances of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Discussions of some of these other important factors and assumptions are contained in Pepco Holdings’ and its utility subsidiaries’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, including: (1) the definitive proxy statement that Pepco Holdings filed with the SEC on August 12, 2014 and mailed to its stockholders in connection with the proposed Merger; (2) Pepco Holdings’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 12, 2014, which provides supplemental disclosures to the definitive proxy statement; (3) Pepco Holdings’ and its utility subsidiaries’ 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 15; and (4) Pepco Holdings’ and its utility subsidiaries’ Third Quarter 2014 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in (a) PART I, ITEM 1. Financial Statements, (b) PART I, ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) PART II, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this communication may not occur. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Pepco Holdings and its utility subsidiaries do not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Pepco Holdings or its utility subsidiaries to predict all such factors. Furthermore, it may not be possible to assess the impact of any such factor on Pepco Holdings’ or its utility subsidiaries’ businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any specific factors that may be provided should not be construed as exhaustive.

 

 

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(d)	Exhibits
		Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
		99		News Release of Pepco Holdings and Exelon dated February 13, 2015

 

 

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.

 

			PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
			DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
			POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
			ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY
Date:	February 13, 2015		/s/ FRED BOYLE
			Name:	Frederick J. Boyle
			Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pepco Holdings, Inc., Delmarva Power & Light Company and Potomac Electric Power Company and Chief Financial Officer of Atlantic City Electric Company

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBIT FILED HEREWITH

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
99		News Release of Pepco Holdings and Exelon dated February 13, 2015

 

 

  

Exhibit 99

 

 

EXELON AND PEPCO HOLDINGS INC. REACH SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN
DELAWARE IN PROPOSED MERGER

 

CHICAGO and WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 13, 2015) – Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) and Pepco Holdings Inc. (NYSE: POM) today announced that they have reached a settlement agreement in the proceeding before the Delaware Public Service Commission (PSC) to review the two companies’ proposed merger, which was announced on April 30, 2014. The settlement, which is subject to the approval of the Commissioners of the PSC, was filed by Exelon and Pepco Holdings, Delmarva Power, and signed by PSC Staff, the Delaware Public Advocate, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility, the Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition, and the Clean Air Council.

 

The merger will bring together Exelon’s three electric and gas utilities – BGE, ComEd and PECO – and Pepco Holdings’ three electric and gas utilities – ACE, Delmarva Power and Pepco – to create the leading mid-Atlantic electric and gas utility.

 

“We are pleased to have reached this settlement agreement for our merger,” said Chris Crane, Exelon president and CEO. “Our combined company will bring significant value to Delaware and to Delmarva customers.”

 

“This agreement is good for Delaware,” said Gary Stockbridge, Delmarva regional president. “By joining the Exelon family of utilities, Delmarva will be able to deliver substantial benefits to its customers and communities.”

 

The settlement agreement includes more than $51 million in direct benefits, as well as other provisions that promote the public interest, such as:

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More than $49 million over 10 years in direct, monthly rate credits for Delmarva electric and gas customers. In addition to the direct monthly rate credits, customers also will benefit from another $61.5 million in projected merger savings that will be reflected in rates during the next 10 years and beyond.

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$2 million in funding by Exelon for energy efficiency programs for low income customers and specific provisions to improve implementation of Delaware’s energy efficiency efforts, including measures to ensure coordination among Delmarva Power, the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and other interested stakeholders.

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Commitment to a new minimum standard of reliability for customers by reducing the average duration of outages standard to 175 minutes or shorter by 2020, while at the same time substantially reducing capital spending. The current minimum standard for the average duration of outages is 295 minutes.

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$2 million in funding by Exelon for a workforce development program with Delaware State University, the Delaware Technical Community College, and other community based organizations such as the United Way and Boys and Girls Club specifically focused on energy-efficiency, renewable energy and Science, Technology, Energy and Math (STEM) education.

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Commitment to positively impact Delaware jobs by making a good faith effort to hire at least 83 union workers in DE and to protect compensation and benefits for current employees.

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Maintaining Delmarva’s operational headquarters near Newark, and other key sites in Wilmington and Millsboro.

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Providing annual average charitable contributions and local community support that exceed

 

 

Delmarva’s 2013 contributions of $699,000 for 10 years after the merger, and continued support for supplier diversity and low-income assistance efforts.

 

In addition to the Delaware PSC, the merger requires approvals by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia and Maryland Public Service Commission. Following the expiration of the U.S. Department of Justice’s review period on Dec. 22, 2014, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act no longer precludes completion of the merger.

 

The transaction was approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in February, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in November, the Virginia State Corporation Commission in October and PHI stockholders in September. The companies expect to complete the merger in the second or third quarter of 2015. For more information about the merger or to download the settlement agreement, visit www.phitomorrow.com.

 

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About Exelon Corporation

 

Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) is the nation’s leading competitive energy provider, with 2014 revenues of approximately $27.4 billion. Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon does business in 48 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with approximately 32,500 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. The company’s Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to more than 2.5 million residential, public sector and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Exelon’s utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to more than 7.8 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO). Follow Exelon on Twitter @Exelon.

 

About Pepco Holdings Inc.

 

Pepco Holdings Inc. is one of the largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region, serving about 2 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and New Jersey. PHI subsidiaries Pepco, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric provide regulated electricity service; Delmarva Power also provides natural gas service. PHI also provides energy efficiency and renewable energy services through Pepco Energy Services. For more information, visit online: www.pepcoholdings.com.

 

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, certain of the matters discussed in this communication constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “future”, “potential,” “intend,” “seek to,” “plan,” “assume,” “believe,” “target,” “forecast,” “goal,” “objective,” “continue” or the negative of such terms or other variations thereof and words and terms of similar substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans, actions, or events identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding benefits of the proposed merger, integration plans and expected synergies, the expected timing of completion of the transaction, anticipated future financial and operating performance and results, including estimates for growth. These statements are based on the current expectations of management of Exelon Corporation (Exelon) and Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI), as applicable. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this communication. For example, (1) the companies may be unable to obtain regulatory approvals required for the merger, or required regulatory approvals may delay the merger or cause the companies to abandon the merger; (2) conditions to the closing of the merger may not be satisfied; (3) an unsolicited offer of another company to acquire assets or capital stock of Exelon or PHI could interfere with the merger; (4) problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and

 

 

efficiently as expected; (5) the combined company may be unable to achieve cost-cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies; (6) the merger may involve unexpected costs, unexpected liabilities or unexpected delays, or the effects of purchase accounting may be different from the companies’ expectations; (7) the credit ratings of the combined company or its subsidiaries may be different from what the companies expect; (8) the businesses of the companies may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the merger; (9) the companies may not realize the values expected to be obtained for properties expected or required to be sold; (10) the industry may be subject to future regulatory or legislative actions that could adversely affect the companies; and (11) the companies may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse effects on future results, performance or achievements of the combined company. Therefore, forward-looking statements are not guarantees or assurances of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Discussions of some of these other important factors and assumptions are contained in Exelon’s and PHI’s respective filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, including: (1) Exelon’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 22; (2) Exelon’s Third Quarter 2014 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in (a) Part II, Other Information, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors; (b) Part 1, Financial Information, ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) Part I, Financial Information, ITEM 1. Financial Statements: Note 18; (3) the definitive proxy statement that PHI filed with the SEC on August 12, 2014 and mailed to its stockholders in connection with the proposed merger (as supplemented by PHI’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 12, 2014); (4) PHI’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 15; and (5) PHI’s Third Quarter 2014 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in (a) PART I, ITEM 1. Financial Statements, (b) PART I, ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) PART II, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this communication may not occur. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Neither Exelon nor PHI undertakes any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this communication. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Exelon or PHI to predict all such factors. Furthermore, it may not be possible to assess the impact of any such factor on Exelon’s or PHI’s respective businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any specific factors that may be provided should not be construed as exhaustive.

 

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Media Contacts:	Exelon	Pepco Holdings/Delmarva Power
	Paul Elsberg	Lendel Jones
	312-394-7417	302-283-5803

 

 

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