Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Generation) announced today the pricing
terms, determined as of 2:00 p.m. New York City time on June 26, 2012,
of its private offers to certain eligible holders to exchange any and
all of the outstanding 7.60% Senior Notes due 2032 (CUSIP No. 210371
AF7) (Old Notes) of its parent Exelon Corporation (Exelon) (which were
assumed by Exelon from Constellation Energy Group, Inc.), for:
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Generation’s newly issued 4.25% Senior Notes due 2022 (the New 2022
Notes), plus a cash payment (2022 Exchange Offer); and
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Generation’s newly issued 5.60% Senior Notes due 2042 (the New 2042
Notes, and together with the New 2022 Notes, the New Notes), plus a
cash payment (the 2042 Exchange Offer, and together with the 2022
Exchange Offer, the Exchange Offer).
The complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer are set forth in
a confidential offering memorandum dated June 13, 2012, and related
letter of transmittal.
The total exchange price to be received in either the 2022 Exchange
Offer or the 2042 Exchange Offer (Total Exchange Price) for each $1,000
principal amount of Old Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn
prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on June 26, 2012 (Early
Participation Date) is set forth in the table below.
The Total Exchange Price includes an early participation payment of $50
per $1,000 principal amount of Old Notes (Early Participation Payment)
validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Early
Participation Date. The Total Exchange Price for each of the 2022
Exchange Offer and the 2042 Exchange Offer has been determined in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the confidential offering
memorandum. Holders of Old Notes who validly tender Old Notes after the
Early Participation Date and whose Old Notes are accepted in either the
2022 Exchange Offer or the 2042 Exchange Offer will receive the
applicable Total Exchange Price less the Early Participation Payment
(Exchange Price).
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2022 Exchange Offer
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Yield of
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Reference
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Fixed
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Title of
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Principal
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U.S.
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U.S. Treasury
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Spread
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Early
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Exchange
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Total
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CUSIP
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Existing
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Treasury
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Security at
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Participation
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Exchange
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Number
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Security
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Outstanding
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Security
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Pricing Time
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points)
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Payment(1)
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(1)(2)
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Price (1)(2)(3)
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7.60%
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3.125%
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Senior
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due
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Notes due
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February 15,
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210371AF7
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2032
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$700,000,000
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2042
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2.683%
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+215
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$50.00
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$1,299.56
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$1,349.56
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2042 Exchange Offer
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Yield of
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Reference
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Title of
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Early
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Exchange
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Total
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CUSIP
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Existing
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Treasury
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Participation
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Price
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Exchange
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Number
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Security
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Security
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Pricing Time
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points)
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Payment(1)
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Price(1)(2)(3)
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7.60%
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3.125%
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Senior
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due
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Notes due
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February 15,
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210371AF7
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2032
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$700,000,000
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2042
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2.683%
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+215
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$50.00
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$1,299.56
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$1,349.56
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(1) Per $1,000 principal amount of Old Notes.
(2) Does not reflect any accrued and unpaid interest.
(3) The Total Exchange Price includes the Early Participation Payment.
For each $1,000 principal amount of Old Notes tendered and accepted in
the exchange by Generation, 90% of the applicable Total Exchange Price
will be paid in applicable New Notes and the rest will be paid in cash.
Tenders of Old Notes in the Exchange Offer may be validly withdrawn at
any time at or prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on June 26, 2012,
(Withdrawal Date), provided that Generation may extend the Early
Participation Date without extending the Withdrawal Date, unless
required by law. Old Notes tendered after the Withdrawal Date may not be
withdrawn, except where additional withdrawal rights are required by law
(as determined by Generation in its sole discretion).
The Exchange Offer will expire at midnight New York City time on July
11, 2012, unless extended.
The New 2022 Notes will constitute a further issuance of, and will form
a single series with, the 4.25% Senior Notes due 2022 that Generation
issued for cash on June 18, 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of
$275,000,000 (Original 2022 Notes). The New 2042 Notes will constitute a
further issuance of, and will form a single series with, the 5.60%
Senior Notes due 2042 that Generation issued for cash on June 18, 2012
in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 (Original 2042 Notes,
and together with the Original 2022 Notes, Original Notes).
The table below indicates, among other things, the New Note Value
attributed to the 2022 Notes and the 2042 Notes for purposes of the
Exchange Offer (as calculated in accordance with the confidential
offering memorandum):
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Yield of Reference
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CUSIP
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Reference U.S. Treasury
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U.S. Treasury Security
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Fixed Spread
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New Note
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Numbers
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Title of Security
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Security
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at Pricing Time
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(basis points)
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Value(1)
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30161MAK9
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4.25% Senior Notes
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1.750% due
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U3002DAC4
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due 2022
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May 15,2022
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1.621%
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+265
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$998.30
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30161MAM5
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5.60% Senior Notes
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3.125% due February
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U3002DAD2
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due 2042
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15,2042
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2.683%
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+290
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$1,002.45
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(1) Per $1,000 principal amount.
The New Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
or any state securities laws. The New Notes may not be offered or sold
in the United States or to any U.S. persons except pursuant to an
exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state
securities laws. Generation has entered into a registration rights
agreement with respect to the New Notes and the Original Notes.
The Exchange Offer is only made to qualified institutional buyers
pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States in accordance with
Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act). This press release does not constitute an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes, nor shall it
constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
Holders of Old Notes who desire a copy of the eligibility letter may
contact D.F. King & Co., Inc. toll-free at 800-859-8508 or at
212-269-5550 (banks and brokerage firms) or visit its website at www.dfking.com/exelon.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which
are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking
statements include those discussed herein as well as (1) those factors
discussed in the following sections of our 2011 Annual Report on Form
10-K: (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 18; (2) those
factors discussed in the following section of our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012: (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 15 and (3) other factors discussed in filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Exelon Corporation
and Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Companies). Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
apply only as of the date of this press release. Neither of the
Companies undertakes any obligation to publicly release any revision to
its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date of this press release.
Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) is the nation’s leading competitive energy
provider, with approximately $33 billion in annual revenues.
Headquartered in Chicago, Exelon has operations and business activities
in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. Exelon is the largest
competitive U.S. power generator, with approximately 35,000 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 approximately 100,000 business
and public sector customers and approximately 1 million residential
customers. Exelon’s utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to
more than 6.6 million customers in central Maryland (BGE), northern
Illinois (ComEd) and southeastern Pennsylvania (PECO).
