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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March 10, 2021
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Commission
File Number		Name of Registrant; State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone NumberIRS Employer Identification Number
001-03559ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY21-0398280
(a New Jersey corporation)
500 North Wakefield Drive
Newark, Delaware 19702
(202) 872-2000

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Section 1 — Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 10, 2021, Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 2.300% Series due March 15, 2031. See Item 2.03 below for a description of the bonds and related agreements.

Section 2 — Financial Information
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On March 10, 2021, ACE issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 2.300% Series due March 15, 2031 (the Bonds). The Bonds were issued pursuant to ACE’s Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated January 15, 1937, between ACE and The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly Irving Trust Company), as trustee, as amended and supplemented, including that certain Indenture Supplemental to the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of February 15, 2021 (the Supplemental Indenture), establishing the terms of the Bonds (the Mortgage). Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in the Mortgage, the Bonds are secured, together with all bonds now or hereafter issued, under the Mortgage. The Bonds were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-233543-07).

The net proceeds from the sale of the Bonds will be used to refinance at maturity $200 million aggregate principal amount of ACE’s 4.35% first mortgage bonds due April 1, 2021, outstanding commercial paper obligations and for general corporate purposes.

The Bonds carry an interest rate of 2.300% per annum, which is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, commencing on September 15, 2021. The Bonds are redeemable at any time at ACE’s option as provided in the Supplemental Indenture. A copy of the Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the issuance of the Bonds, Ballard Spahr LLP provided ACE with the legal opinions attached to this report as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 8.1.

A copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated March 3, 2021, among ACE, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this report.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith and are exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-233543-07, as noted below:


Exhibit No.Description
101Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.




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This Current Report contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as “could,” “may,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “will,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “predicts,” and variations on such words, and similar expressions that reflect our current views with respect to future events and operational, economic, and financial performance, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by ACE include those factors discussed herein as well as the items discussed in (1) ACE's 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K in (a) Part I, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) Part II, ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and (c) Part II, ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 19, Commitments and Contingencies; and (2) other factors discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by ACE.

Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Current Report. ACE undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Current 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.

ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY
/s/ Phillip S. Barnett
Phillip S. Barnett
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Atlantic City Electric Company
March 10, 2021



EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.Description
101Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL.