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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 26, 2005
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

         
Commission
File Number
  Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter; State of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone Number   IRS Employer
Identification Number
 
       
 
1-16169
  EXELON CORPORATION
(a Pennsylvania corporation)
10 South Dearborn Street — 37th Floor
P.O. Box 805379
Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379
(312) 394-7398 		  23-2990190

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)
 
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 

 

 

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On April 26, 2005, the board of directors of Exelon Corporation elected Thomas J. Ridge to serve as a Class I director, effective May 2, 2005. Mr. Ridge, age 59, served as Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security from January 2003 through January 2005, and served from October 2001 through December 2002 as Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, an Executive Office created by President Bush in October 2001. Mr. Ridge served as Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1994 through October 2001. Mr. Ridge is also a director of Home Depot Corporation and Savi Technology.

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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/ J. Barry Mitchell    
  J. Barry Mitchell  
  Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer 		  
 

April 27, 2005