Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions (Exelon, Generation and PHI)

Acquisition of James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Generating Station (Exelon and Generation)

On March 31, 2017, Generation acquired the 838 MW single-unit James A. FitzPatrick (FitzPatrick) nuclear generating station located in Scriba, New York from Entergy Nuclear FitzPatrick LLC (Entergy) for a total purchase price of $293 million, which consisted of a cash purchase price of $110 million and a net cost reimbursement to and on behalf of Entergy of $183 million. As part of the acquisition agreements, Generation provided nuclear fuel and reimbursed Entergy for incremental costs to prepare for and conduct a plant refueling outage; and Generation reimbursed Entergy for incremental costs to operate and maintain the plant for the period after the refueling outage through the acquisition closing date. These reimbursements covered costs that Entergy otherwise would have avoided had it shut down the plant as originally intended in January 2017. The amounts reimbursed by Generation were offset by FitzPatrick's electricity and capacity sales revenues for this same post-outage period. As part of the transaction, Generation received the FitzPatrick NDT fund assets and assumed the obligation to decommission FitzPatrick. The NRC license for FitzPatrick expires in 2034. As of March 31, 2017, Generation had remitted purchase price consideration of $302 million (including $248 million of cash and $54 million of nuclear fuel) to and on behalf of Entergy and has $9 million included in Accounts receivable, net - Other on Exelon’s and Generation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets, to be received during the second quarter of 2017.

The following table summarizes the acquisition-date fair value of the consideration transferred and the assets and liabilities assumed for the FitzPatrick acquisition by Generation as of March 31, 2017:



Cash paid for purchase price	$	110
Cash paid for net cost reimbursement	129
Nuclear fuel transfer	54
Total consideration transferred	$	293

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed
Current assets	$	58
Property, plant and equipment	278
Nuclear decommissioning trust funds	807
Other assets^(a)	114
Total assets	$	1,257

Current liabilities	$	7
Asset retirement obligations	417
Pension and OPEB obligations	49
Deferred income taxes	144
Spent nuclear fuel obligation	110
Other liabilities	11
Total liabilities	$	738
Total net identifiable assets, at fair value	$	519

Bargain purchase gain (after-tax)	$	226

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(a)	Includes a $110 million asset associated with a contractual right to reimbursement from the New York Power Authority (NYPA), a prior owner of FitzPatrick, associated with the DOE one-time fee obligation. See Note 24-Commitments and Contingencies of the Exelon 2016 Form 10-K for additional background regarding SNF obligations to the DOE.

The after-tax bargain purchase gain of $226 million is included within Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and reflects differences in strategies between Generation and Entergy for the intended use and ultimate decommissioning of the plant.

The fair values of FitzPatrick’s assets and liabilities were determined based on significant estimates and assumptions that are judgmental in nature, including projected future cash flows (including timing), discount rates reflecting risk inherent in the future cash flows and future power and fuel market prices. The valuations performed to assess the fair value of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed are preliminary. Accounting guidance provides that the allocation of the purchase price may be modified up to one year from the date of the acquisition to the extent that additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date; however, Generation expects to finalize these amounts by the end of 2017. The significant assets and liabilities for which preliminary valuation amounts are recognized at March 31, 2017 include the fair value of the decommissioning ARO, pension and OPEB obligations and related deferred tax liabilities. Any changes to the fair value assessments may materially impact the purchase price allocation and the amount of the recorded bargain purchase gain.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, Exelon and Generation incurred $32 million of merger and integration related costs which are included within Operating and maintenance expense in Exelon's and Generation's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Merger with Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Exelon)

Description of Transaction

On March 23, 2016, Exelon completed the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement among Exelon, Purple Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon (Merger Sub) and Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI). As a result of that merger, Merger Sub was merged into PHI (the PHI Merger) with PHI surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon and Exelon Energy Delivery Company, LLC (EEDC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon which also owns Exelon's interests in ComEd, PECO and BGE (through a special purpose subsidiary in the case of BGE). Following the completion of the PHI Merger, Exelon and PHI completed a series of internal corporate organization restructuring transactions resulting in the transfer of PHI’s unregulated business interests to Exelon and Generation and the transfer of PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE to a special purpose subsidiary of EEDC.

Regulatory Matters

Approval of the merger in Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland and the District of Columbia was conditioned upon Exelon and PHI agreeing to certain commitments including where applicable: customer rate credits, funding for energy efficiency and delivery system modernization programs, a green sustainability fund, workforce development initiatives, charitable contributions, renewable generation and other required commitments. In addition, the orders approving the merger in Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland include a “most favored nation” provision which, generally speaking, requires allocation of merger benefits proportionally across all the jurisdictions.

During the third and fourth quarters of 2016, Exelon and PHI filed proposals in Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland for amounts and allocations reflecting the application of the most favored nation provision, resulting in a total nominal cost of commitments of $513 million, excluding renewable generation commitments (approximately $444 million on a net present value basis amount, excluding renewable generation commitments and charitable contributions). These filings reflect agreements reached with certain parties to the merger proceedings in these jurisdictions. In 2016, the DPSC and NJBPU approved the amounts and allocations of the additional merger benefits for Delaware and New Jersey, respectively. On April 12, 2017, the MDPSC issued an order approving the amounts of the additional merger benefits for Maryland, but amending the proposed allocations of the benefits. The amended allocations do not have a material effect on any of the Registrants' financial statements. No changes in commitment cost levels are required in the District of Columbia.

The following amounts represent total commitment costs for Exelon, PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE that have been recorded since the acquisition date:



	Expected Payment Period							Successor
Description	Expected Payment Period	Pepco		DPL		ACE		PHI		Exelon
Rate credits	2016 - 2017	$	91	$	66	$	101	$	258	$	258
Energy efficiency	2016 - 2021	—		—		—		—		122
Charitable contributions	2016 - 2026	28		12		10		50		50
Delivery system modernization	Q2 2016	—		—		—		—		22
Green sustainability fund	Q2 2016	—		—		—		—		14
Workforce development	2016 - 2020	—		—		—		—		17
Other		7		7		—		14		30
Total		$	126	$	85	$	111	$	322	$	513

Pursuant to the orders approving the merger, Exelon made $73 million, $46 million and $49 million of equity contributions to Pepco, DPL and ACE, respectively, in the second quarter of 2016 to fund the after-tax amounts of the customer bill credit and the customer base rate credit commitments.

In addition, Exelon is committed to develop or to assist in the commercial development of approximately 37 MWs of new generation in Maryland, District of Columbia, and Delaware, 27 MWs of which are expected to be completed by 2018. These investments are expected to total approximately $137 million, are expected to be primarily capital in nature, and will generate future earnings at Exelon and Generation. Investment costs will be recognized as incurred and recorded on Exelon's and Generation's financial statements. Exelon has also committed to purchase 100 MWs of wind energy in PJM, to procure 120 MWs of wind RECs for the purpose of meeting Delaware's renewable portfolio standards, and to maintain and promote energy efficiency and demand response programs in the PHI jurisdictions.

Pursuant to the various jurisdictions' merger approval conditions, over specified periods Pepco, DPL and ACE are not permitted to reduce employment levels due to involuntary attrition associated with the merger integration process and have made other commitments regarding hiring and relocation of positions.

In July 2015, the OPC, Public Citizen, Inc., the Sierra Club and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) filed motions to stay the MDPSC order approving the merger. The Circuit Court judge issued an order denying the motions for stay on August 12, 2015. On January 8, 2016, the Circuit Court judge affirmed the MDPSC’s order approving the merger and denied the petitions for judicial review filed by the OPC, the Sierra Club, CCAN and Public Citizen, Inc. On January 19, 2016, the OPC filed a notice of appeal to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, and on January 21, the Sierra Club and CCAN filed a notice of appeal. On January 27, 2017, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals affirmed the Circuit Court's judgment. The OPC and Sierra Club have each filed petitions seeking further review in the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Exelon, along with Prince George's County and Montgomery County have filed answers opposing those petitions, which Exelon believes are without merit.

Between March 25, 2016 and April 22, 2016, various parties filed motions with the DCPSC to reconsider its March 23, 2016 order approving the merger. On June 17, 2016, the DCPSC denied all motions. In August 2016, the District of Columbia Office of People’s Counsel, the District of Columbia Government, and Public Citizen jointly with DC Sun each filed petitions for judicial review of the DCPSC’s March 23, 2016 order with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. On September 9, 2016, the Court consolidated the appeals. The parties have filed briefs and the Court scheduled oral argument for May 2. A decision on this matter is expected in the second or third quarter of 2017. Exelon believes the matters are without merit.

Accounting for the Merger Transaction

The total purchase price consideration of approximately $7.1 billion for the PHI Merger consisted of cash paid to PHI shareholders, cash paid for PHI preferred securities and cash paid for PHI stock-based compensation equity awards as follows:



(In millions of dollars, except per share data)	Total Consideration
Cash paid to PHI shareholders at $27.25 per share (254 million shares outstanding at March 23, 2016)	$	6,933
Cash paid for PHI preferred stock^(a)	180
Cash paid for PHI stock-based compensation equity awards^(b)	29
Total purchase price	$	7,142

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(a)	As of December 31, 2015, the preferred stock was included in Other non-current assets on Exelon's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(b)

PHI’s unvested time-based restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units issued prior to April 29, 2014 were immediately vested and paid in cash upon the close of the merger. PHI’s remaining unvested time-based restricted stock units as of the close of the merger were cancelled. There were no remaining unvested performance-based restricted stock units as of the close of the merger.

PHI shareholders received $27.25 of cash in exchange for each share of PHI common stock outstanding as of the effective date of the merger. In connection with the Merger Agreement, Exelon entered into a Subscription Agreement under which it purchased $180 million of a new class of nonvoting, nonconvertible and nontransferable preferred securities of PHI prior to December 31, 2015. On March 23, 2016, the preferred securities were cancelled for no consideration to Exelon, and accordingly, the $180 million cash consideration previously paid to acquire the preferred securities was treated as purchase price consideration.

The preliminary valuations performed in the first quarter of 2016 were updated in the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2016. There were no adjustments to the purchase price allocation in the first quarter of 2017 and the purchase price allocation is now final.

Exelon applied push-down accounting to PHI, and accordingly, the PHI assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair values on Exelon’s and PHI's Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 23, 2016, as follows:



Purchase Price Allocation ^(a)
Current assets	$	1,441
Property, plant and equipment	11,088
Regulatory assets	5,015
Other assets	248
Goodwill	4,005
Total assets	$	21,797

Current liabilities	$	2,752
Unamortized energy contracts	1,515
Regulatory liabilities	297
Long-term debt, including current maturities	5,636
Deferred income taxes	3,447
Pension and OPEB obligations	821
Other liabilities	187
Total liabilities	$	14,655
Total purchase price	$	7,142

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(a)	Amounts shown reflect the final purchase price allocation and the correction of a reporting error identified and corrected in the second quarter of 2016. The error had resulted in a gross up of certain assets and liabilities related to legacy PHI intercompany and income tax receivable and payable balances.

On its successor financial statements, PHI has recorded, beginning March 24, 2016, Membership interest equity of $7.2 billion, which is greater than the total $7.1 billion purchase price, reflecting the impact of a $59 million deferred tax liability recorded only at Exelon Corporate to reflect unitary state income tax consequences of the merger.

The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed totaled $4.0 billion, which was recognized as goodwill by PHI and Exelon at the acquisition date, reflecting the value associated with enhancing Exelon's regulated utility portfolio of businesses, including the ability to leverage experience and best practices across the utilities and the opportunities for synergies. For purposes of future required impairment assessments, the goodwill has been preliminarily assigned to PHI's reportable units Pepco, DPL and ACE in the amounts of $1.7 billion, $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively. None of this goodwill is expected to be tax deductible.

Immediately following closing of the merger, $235 million of net assets included in the table above associated with PHI's unregulated business interests were distributed by PHI to Exelon. Exelon contributed $163 million of such net assets to Generation.

The fair values of PHI's assets and liabilities were determined based on significant estimates and assumptions that are judgmental in nature, including projected future cash flows (including timing), discount rates reflecting risk inherent in the future cash flows, future market prices and impacts of utility rate regulation. There were also judgments made to determine the expected useful lives assigned to each class of assets acquired.

Through its wholly-owned rate regulated utility subsidiaries, most of PHI’s assets and liabilities are subject to cost-of-service rate regulation. Under such regulation, rates charged to customers are established by a regulator to provide for recovery of costs and a fair return on invested capital, or rate base, generally measured at historical cost. In applying the acquisition method of accounting, for regulated assets and liabilities included in rate base or otherwise earning a return (primarily property, plant and equipment and regulatory assets earning a return), no fair value adjustments were recorded as historical cost is viewed as a reasonable proxy for fair value.

Fair value adjustments were applied to the historical cost bases of other assets and liabilities subject to rate regulation but not earning a return (including debt instruments and pension and OPEB obligations). In these instances, a corresponding offsetting regulatory asset or liability was also established, as the underlying utility asset and liability amounts are recoverable from or refundable to customers at historical cost (and not at fair value) through the rate setting process. Similar treatment was applied for fair value adjustments to record intangible assets and liabilities, such as for electricity and gas energy supply contracts as further described below. Regulatory assets and liabilities established to offset fair value adjustments are amortized in amounts and over time frames consistent with the realization or settlement of the fair value adjustments, with no impact on reported net income. See Note 5 - Regulatory Matters for additional information regarding the fair value of regulatory assets and liabilities established by Exelon and PHI.

Fair value adjustments were recorded at Exelon and PHI for the difference between the contract price and the market price of electricity and gas energy supply contracts of PHI’s wholly-owned rate regulated utility subsidiaries. These adjustments are intangible assets and liabilities classified as unamortized energy contracts on Exelon’s and PHI’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017. The difference between the contract price and the market price at the acquisition date of the Merger was recognized for each contract as either an intangible asset or liability. In total, Exelon and PHI recorded a net $1.5 billion liability reflecting out-of-the-money contracts. The valuation of the acquired intangible assets and liabilities was estimated by applying either the market approach or the income approach depending on the nature of the underlying contract. The market approach was utilized when prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving comparable transactions were available. Otherwise the income approach, which is based upon discounted projected future cash flows associated with the underlying contracts, was utilized. In certain instances, the valuations were based upon certain unobservable inputs, which are considered Level 3 inputs, pursuant to applicable accounting guidance. Key estimates and inputs include forecasted power prices and the discount rate. The unamortized energy contract fair value adjustment amounts and the corresponding offsetting regulatory asset and liability amounts are amortized through Purchase power and fuel expense or Operating revenues, as applicable, over the life of the applicable contract in relation to the present value of the underlying cash flows as of the merger date.

As mentioned, under cost-of-service rate regulation, rates charged to customers are established by a regulator to provide for recovery of costs and a fair return on invested capital, or rate base, generally measured at historical cost. Historical cost information therefore is the most relevant presentation for the financial statements of PHI’s rate regulated utility subsidiary registrants, Pepco, DPL and ACE. As such, Exelon and PHI did not push-down the application of acquisition accounting to PHI's utility registrants, and therefore the financial statements of Pepco, DPL and ACE do not reflect the revaluation of any assets and liabilities.

The current impact of PHI, including its unregulated businesses, on Exelon's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income includes Operating revenues of $1.2 billion and Net income of $140 million during the three months ended March 31, 2017, and Operating revenues of $107 million and Net loss of $(315) million during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Registrants have recognized costs to achieve the PHI acquisition as follows:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
Acquisition, Integration and Financing Costs^(a)	2017			2016
Exelon^(b)	$	9		$	102
Generation	9			16
ComEd^(c)	—			(8		)
PECO	1			2
BGE	2			2
Pepco	1			27
DPL^(d)	(7		)	16
ACE	1			13



	Successor					Predecessor
Acquisition, Integration and Financing Costs^(a)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017			March 24, 2016 to March 31, 2016		January 1, 2016 to March 23, 2016
PHI^(d)	$	(5	)	$	56	$	29

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(a)	The costs incurred are classified primarily within Operating and maintenance expense in the Registrants’ respective Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, with the exception of the financing costs, which are included within Interest expense. Costs do not include merger commitments discussed above.


(b)	Reflects costs (benefits) recorded at Exelon related to financing, including mark-to-market activity on forward-starting interest rate swaps.


(c)	For the three months ended March 31, 2016, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $9 million, incurred at ComEd that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. See Note 5—Regulatory Matters for more information.


(d)	For the three months ended March 31, 2017, includes the reversal of previously incurred acquisition, integration and financing costs of $8 million, incurred at DPL that have been deferred and recorded as a regulatory asset for anticipated recovery. See Note 5—Regulatory Matters for more information.

Pro-forma Impact of the Merger

The following unaudited pro forma financial information reflects the consolidated results of operations of Exelon as if the merger with PHI had taken place on January 1, 2015. The unaudited pro forma information was calculated after applying Exelon’s accounting policies and adjusting PHI’s results to reflect purchase accounting adjustments.

The unaudited pro forma financial information has been presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of results of operations that would have been achieved had the merger events taken place on the dates indicated, or the future consolidated results of operations of the combined company.



	Three Months Ended March 31,		Year Ended December 31,
	2016 (a)		2016 (b)
Total operating revenues	$	8,556	$	32,342
Net income attributable to common shareholders	577		1,562

Basic earnings per share	$	0.63	$	1.69
Diluted earnings per share	0.62		1.69

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(a)	The amounts above include adjustments for non-recurring costs directly related to the merger of $639 million and intercompany revenue of $170 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016.


(b)	The amounts above include adjustments for non-recurring costs directly related to the merger of $680 million and intercompany revenue of $171 million for the year ended December 31, 2016.