8-K

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 22, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

	Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter; State of	IRS Employer
Commission File	Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and	Identification
Number	Telephone Number	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

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:

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

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
SIGNATURES
Press Release

Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On February 22, 2005, Exelon Corporation (Exelon) issued a news release announcing the departure of Robert S. Shapard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. 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 22, 2005

EX-99

Exhibit 99

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

Contact:
Investor Relations: Marybeth Flater, 312.394.8354
Media Relations: Don Kirchoffner, 312.394.3001

Exelon Announces that Robert S. Shapard, Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer Accepts New Position

Chicago (February 22, 2005) — Exelon today announced that Robert S. Shapard, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will be leaving the company, effective February 28, 2005, to become chief financial officer of Tenet Healthcare Corporation in Dallas, Texas. Shapard has been at Exelon since October 2002.

“Bob has been an integral part of our success and has brought a value perspective and financial discipline that will continue at Exelon,” said John W. Rowe, Exelon’s chairman, president and CEO. “We wish Bob the best and expect he will continue to be successful in this new opportunity.”

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the time at Exelon and believe they are well positioned going forward,” said Shapard. “The opportunity at Tenet is of great interest to me and is simply one I cannot pass up.”

“We expect to announce Bob’s successor shortly,” Rowe added.

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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.