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EXELON CORP

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 21, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 21, 2024

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

All results included throughout the liquidity and capital resources section are presented on a GAAP basis.

The Registrants’ operating and capital expenditures requirements are provided by internally generated cash flows from operations, as well as funds from external sources in the capital markets and through bank borrowings. The Registrants’ businesses are capital intensive and require considerable capital resources. Each of the Registrants annually evaluates its financing plan, dividend practices, and credit line sizing, focusing on maintaining its investment grade ratings while meeting its cash needs to fund capital requirements, including construction expenditures, retire debt, pay dividends, and fund pension and OPEB obligations. The Registrants spend a significant amount of cash on capital improvements and construction projects that have a long-term return on investment. Additionally, the Utility Registrants operate in rate-regulated environments in which the amount of new investment recovery may be delayed or limited and where such recovery takes place over an extended period of time. Each Registrant’s access to external financing on reasonable terms depends on its credit ratings and current overall capital market business conditions, including that of the utility industry in general. If these conditions deteriorate to the extent that the Registrants no longer have access to the capital markets at reasonable terms, the Registrants have access to credit facilities with aggregate bank commitments of $4.0 billion, as of December 31, 2023. The Registrants utilize their credit facilities to support their commercial paper programs, provide for other short-term borrowings, and to issue letters of credit. See the “Credit Matters and Cash Requirements” section below for additional information. The Registrants expect cash flows to be sufficient to meet operating expenses, financing costs, and capital expenditure requirements. See Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Registrants’ debt and credit agreements.

Cash flows related to Generation have not been presented as discontinued operations and are included in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for all periods presented. The Exelon Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2023 includes no cash flows from Generation. The Exelon Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 includes one months of cash flows from Generation. See below for additional reasons for the changes in cash flows.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

The Utility Registrants' cash flows from operating activities primarily result from the transmission and distribution of electricity and, in the case of PECO, BGE, and DPL, gas distribution services. The Utility Registrants' distribution services are provided to an established and diverse base of retail customers. The Utility Registrants' future cash flows may be affected by the economy, weather conditions, future legislative initiatives, future regulatory proceedings with respect to their rates or operations, and their ability to achieve operating cost reductions. Additionally, ComEd is required to purchase CMCs from participating nuclear-powered generating facilities for a five-year period, and all of its costs of doing so will be recovered through a new rider. The price to be paid for each CMC is established through a competitive bidding process. ComEd will provide net payments to, or collect net payments from, customers for the difference between customer credits issued and the credit to be received from the participating nuclear-powered generating facilities. ComEd’s cash flows are affected by the establishment of CMC prices and the timing of recovering costs through the CMC regulatory asset.

See Note 3 — Regulatory Matters and Note 18 — Commitments and Contingencies of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on regulatory and legal proceedings and proposed legislation.

The following table provides a summary of the change in cash flows from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 by Registrant:

Increase (decrease) in cash flows from operating activitiesExelonComEdPECOBGEPHIPepcoDPLACE
Net income$157$173$(13)$105$(18)$1$8$(28)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash:
Non-cash operating activities(864)(336)(116)(103)2834(16)5
Option premiums (paid), net39———————
Collateral (paid) received, net(1,394)18—(41)(344)(49)(199)(96)
Income taxes5210610654667926(11)
Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit contributions487143174954(1)(3)4
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net88797314(132)752459(28)
Changes in working capital and other noncurrent assets and liabilities469(426)17025919314080(29)
(Decrease) increase in cash flows from operating activities$(167)$651$178$191$54$228$(45)$(183)

Changes in the Registrants' cash flows from operations were generally consistent with changes in each Registrant’s respective results of operations, as adjusted by changes in working capital in the normal course of business, except as discussed below. See above for additional information related to cash flows from Generation. Significant operating cash flow impacts for the Registrants and Generation for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

See Note 22 —Supplemental Financial Information of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the Registrants’ Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for additional information onnon-cash operating activities.

Changes in collateral depended upon whether the Registrant was in a net mark-to-market liability or asset position, and collateral may have been required to be posted with or collected from its counterparties. In addition, the collateral posting and collection requirements differed depending on whether the transactions were on an exchange or in the over-the-counter markets. Changes in collateral for the Utility Registrants are dependent upon the credit exposure of procurement contracts that may require suppliers to post collateral. The amount of cash collateral received from external counterparties increased due to rising energy prices. See Note 15 — Derivative Financial Instruments of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

See Note 13 — Income Taxes of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the Registrants' Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for additional information onincome taxes.

Changes in Pension and non-pension postretirement benefit contributions relate to Exelon's funding strategy and incremental contributions made in 2022 in connection with the separation. See Note 14 — Retirement Benefits

Changes in Regulatory assets and liabilities, net, are due to the timing of cash payments for costs recoverable, or cash receipts for costs recovered, under our regulatory mechanisms differs from the recovery period of those costs. Included within the changes is energy efficiency spend for ComEd of $416 million and $394 million for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Also included within the changes is energy efficiency and demand response programs spend for BGE, Pepco, DPL, and ACE of $132 million, $70 million, $25 million, and $20 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, respectively, and $113 million, $71 million, $28 million, and $11 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, respectively. PECO had no energy efficiency and demand response programs spend recorded to a regulatory asset for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. See Note 3 — Regulatory Matters of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Changes in working capital and other noncurrent assets and liabilities for the Utility Registrants and Exelon Corporate total $146 million and for Generation total $323 million. The change for Generation primarily relates to the revolving accounts receivable financing arrangement. The change in working capital and other noncurrent assets and liabilities for Exelon Corporate and the Utility Registrants is dependent upon the normal course of operations for all Registrants. For ComEd, it is also dependent upon whether the participating nuclear-powered generating facilities owe money to ComEd as a result of the established pricing for CMCs. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the established pricing resulted in ComEd owing payments to nuclear-powered generating facilities, which is reported within the cash flows from operations as a change in Accounts payable and accrued expense.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

The following table provides a summary of the change in cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 by Registrant:

(Decrease) increase in cash flows from investing activitiesExelonComEdPECOBGEPHIPepcoDPLACE
Capital expenditures$(261)$(70)$(77)$(105)$(279)$(83)$(132)$(62)
Investment in NDT fund sales, net28———————
Collection of DPP(169)———————
Proceeds from sales of assets and businesses9———1010——
Other investing activities8(20)(6)(4)25(3)(1)
(Decrease) increase in cash flows from investing activities$(385)$(90)$(83)$(109)$(267)$(68)$(135)$(63)

Significant investing cash flow impacts for the Registrants for 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

Variances in Capital expenditures are primarily due to the timing of cash expenditures for capital projects. See the "Credit Matters and Cash Requirements" section below for additional information on projected capital expenditure spending for the Utility Registrants. See Note 2 — Discontinued Operations of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for Capital expenditures related to Generation prior to the separation.

Collection of DPPrelates to Generation's revolving accounts receivable financing agreement which Generation entered into in April 2020.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

The following table provides a summary of the change in cash flows from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 by Registrant:

(Decrease) increase in cash flows from financing activitiesExelonComEdPECOBGEPHIPepcoDPLACE
Changes in short-term borrowings, net$(2,199)$(402)$(313)$(350)$34$(291)$(18)$343
Long-term debt, net(124)225100150(40)3525(100)
Changes in intercompany money pool————(16)———
Issuance of common stock(423)———————
Dividends paid on common stock(99)(168)(6)(16)—2111019
Repayments on short-term borrowings with maturities greater than 90 days1,350(150)——————
Distributions to member————237———
Contributions from parent/member—(15)7499(312)(157)(48)(110)
Transfer of cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents to Constellation2,594———————
Other financing activities(7)(3)94(19)(16)(6)—
Increase (decrease) in cash flows from financing activities$1,092$(513)$(136)$(113)$(116)$(218)$(37)$152

Significant financing cash flow impacts for the Registrants for 2023 and 2022 were as follows:

Changes in short-term borrowings, net, is driven by repayments on and issuances of notes due in less than 365 days. Refer to Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on Short-term borrowings for the Registrants.

Long-term debt, net, varies due to debt issuances and redemptions each year. Refer to the debt issuances and redemptions tables below for additional information for the Registrants.

Changes in intercompany money pool are driven by short-term borrowing needs. Refer below for more information regarding the intercompany money pool.

Issuance of common stock relates to the August 2022 underwritten public offering of Exelon common stock as well as 2023 issuances under the ATM program. See Note 19 — Shareholders' Equity of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Exelon’s ability to paydividends on its Common stock depends on the receipt of dividends paid by its operating subsidiaries. The payments of dividends to Exelon by its subsidiaries in turn depend on their results of operations and cash flows and other items affecting Retained earnings. See Note 18 — Commitments and Contingencies of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on dividend restrictions. See below for quarterly dividends declared.

Repayments on short-term borrowings, varies due to debt issuances and redemptions each year. Refer to Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on repayments on short-term borrowings for the Registrants.

Refer to Note 2 — Discontinued Operations for the Transfer of cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents to Constellation related to the separation.

Other financing activities primarily consists of debt issuance costs. See debt issuances table below for additional information on the Registrants’ debt issuances.

Debt Issuances and Redemptions

See Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information of the Registrants’ long-term debt. Debt activity for 2023 and 2022 by Registrant was as follows:

During 2023, the following long-term debt was issued:

CompanyTypeInterest RateMaturityAmountUse of Proceeds
ExelonNotes5.15%March 15, 2028$1,000Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ExelonNotes5.30%March 15, 2033850Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ExelonNotes5.60%March 15, 2053650Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ComEdFirst Mortgage Bonds, Series 1344.90%February 1, 2033400Repay outstanding commercial paper obligations and to fund other general corporate purposes.
ComEdFirst Mortgage Bonds Series 1355.30%February 1, 2053575Repay outstanding commercial paper obligations and to fund other general corporate purposes.
PECOFirst and Refunding Mortgage Bonds4.90%June 15, 2033575Refinance existing indebtedness, refinance outstanding commercial paper obligations, and for general corporate purposes.
BGENotes5.40%June 1, 2053700Repay outstanding commercial paper obligations, repay existing indebtedness, and for general corporate purposes.
PepcoFirst Mortgage Bonds5.35%September 13, 2033100Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
PepcoFirst Mortgage Bonds5.30%March 15, 203385Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
PepcoFirst Mortgage Bonds5.40%March 15, 203840Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
PepcoFirst Mortgage Bonds5.57%March 15, 2053125Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
DPLFirst Mortgage Bonds5.30%March 15, 203360Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
DPLFirst Mortgage Bonds5.57%March 15, 205365Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
DPLFirst Mortgage Bonds5.45%November 8, 2033340Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
DPLFirst Mortgage Bonds5.55%November 8, 203875Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
DPLFirst Mortgage Bonds5.72%November 8, 2053110Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ACEFirst Mortgage Bonds5.57%March 15, 205375Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

During 2022, the following long-term debt was issued:

CompanyTypeInterest RateMaturityAmountUse of Proceeds
ExelonSMBC Term Loan AgreementSOFR plus 0.65%July 21, 2023(b)$300Fund a cash payment to Constellation and for general corporate purposes.
ExelonU.S. Bank Term Loan AgreementSOFR plus 0.65%July 21, 2023(b)300Fund a cash payment to Constellation and for general corporate purposes.
ExelonPNC Term Loan AgreementSOFR plus 0.65%July 24, 2023(b)250Fund a cash payment to Constellation and for general corporate purposes.
ExelonNotes(a)2.75%March 15, 2027650Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ExelonNotes(a)3.35%March 15, 2032650Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ExelonNotes(a)4.10%March 15, 2052700Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ExelonLong-Term Software License Agreements2.30%December 1, 202517Procurement of software licenses
ExelonLong-Term Software License Agreements3.70%August 9, 20258Procurement of software licenses
ExelonSMBC Term Loan AgreementSOFR plus 0.85%April 7, 2024500Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ComEdFirst Mortgage Bonds, Series 1323.15%March 15, 2032300Repay outstanding commercial paper obligations and to fund other general corporate purposes.
ComEdFirst Mortgage Bonds, Series 1333.85%March 15, 2052450Repay outstanding commercial paper obligations and to fund other general corporate purposes.
PECOFirst and Refunding Mortgage Bonds4.60%May 15, 2052350Refinance existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
PECOFirst and Refunding Mortgage Bonds4.375%August 15, 2052425Refinance outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.
BGENotes4.55%June 1, 2052500Repay outstanding commercial paper obligations, repay existing indebtedness, and for general corporate purposes.
PepcoFirst Mortgage Bonds3.97%March 24, 2052400Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
PepcoFirst Mortgage Bonds3.35%September 15, 2032225Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
DPLFirst Mortgage Bonds3.06%February 15, 2052125Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ACEFirst Mortgage Bonds2.27%February 15, 203225Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.
ACEFirst Mortgage Bonds3.06%February 15, 2052150Repay existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

(a)In connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, Exelon entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the representatives of the initial purchasers of the Notes and other parties. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Exelon filed a registration statement on August 3, 2022, with respect to an offer to exchange the Notes for substantially similar notes of Exelon that are registered under the Securities Act. An exchange offer of registered notes for the Notes was completed on January 12, 2023. The registered notes issued in exchange for Notes in the exchange offer have terms identical in all respects to the Notes, except that their issuance was registered under the Securities Act.

(b)During the third quarter of 2022, the SMBC Term Loan, U.S. Bank Term Loan, and PNC Term Loan were all reclassified to Long-term debt due within one year on the Exelon Consolidated Balance Sheet, given that the Term Loans have maturity dates of July 21, 2023, and July 24, 2023, respectively.

During 2023, the following long-term debt was retired and/or redeemed:

CompanyTypeInterest RateMaturityAmount
ExelonSMBC Term Loan AgreementSOFR plus 0.65%July 21, 2023$300
ExelonUS Bank Term Loan AgreementSOFR plus 0.65%July 21, 2023300
ExelonPNC Term Loan AgreementSOFR plus 0.65%July 24, 2023250
ExelonLong-Term Software License Agreement3.70%August 9, 20256
ExelonLong-Term Software License Agreement3.95%May 1, 20242
ExelonLong-Term Software License Agreement3.70%August 9, 20251
ExelonLong-Term Software License Agreement2.30%December 1, 20254
PECOLoan Agreement2.00%June 20, 202350
BGENotes3.35%July 1, 2023300
DPLFirst Mortgage Bonds3.50%November 15, 2023500

During 2022, the following long-term debt was retired and/or redeemed:

CompanyTypeInterest RateMaturityAmount
ExelonJunior Subordinated Notes3.50%May 2, 2022$1,150
ExelonLong-Term Software License Agreement3.96%May 1, 20242
ExelonLong-Term Software License Agreement2.30%December 1, 20254
ComEdLong-Term Software License Agreement3.70%August 9, 20251
PECOFirst Mortgage Bonds2.375%September 15, 2022350
BGENotes2.80%August 15, 2022250
ACEFirst Mortgage Bonds3.05%April 1, 2022200
ACETax-Exempt Bonds1.70%September 1, 2022110

Additionally, in connection with the separation, on January 31, 2022, Exelon Corporate received cash from Generation of $258 million to settle an intercompany loan that mirrored the terms and amounts of the third-party debt obligations. The loan agreements were entered into as part of the 2012 Constellation merger. See Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the mirror debt.

From time to time and as market conditions warrant, the Registrants may engage in long-term debt retirements via tender offers, open market repurchases or other viable options to reduce debt on their respective balance sheets.

Dividends

Quarterly dividends declared by the Exelon Board of Directors during the year ended December 31, 2023 and for the first quarter of 2024 were as follows:

PeriodDeclaration DateShareholder of Record DateDividend Payable DateCash per Share(a)
First Quarter 2023February 14, 2023February 27, 2023March 10, 2023$0.3600
Second Quarter 2023April 25, 2023May 15, 2023June 9, 2023$0.3600
Third Quarter 2023July 25, 2023August 15, 2023September 8, 2023$0.3600
Fourth Quarter 2023November 1, 2023November 15, 2023December 8, 2023$0.3600
First Quarter 2024February 21, 2024March 4, 2024March 15, 2024$0.3800

(a)Exelon's Board of Directors approved an updated dividend policy for 2024. The 2024 quarterly dividend will be $0.38 per share.

Credit Matters and Cash Requirements

The Registrants fund liquidity needs for capital expenditures, working capital, energy hedging, and other financial commitments through cash flows from continuing operations, public debt offerings, commercial paper markets, and large, diversified credit facilities. The credit facilities include $4.0 billion in aggregate total commitments of which $2.4 billion was available to support additional commercial paper as of December 31, 2023, and of which no financial institution has more than 6% of the aggregate commitments for the Registrants. The Registrants had access to the commercial paper markets and had availability under their revolving credit facilities during 2023 to fund their short-term liquidity needs, when necessary. Exelon Corporate and the Utility Registrants each have a 5-year revolving credit facility. See Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. The Registrants had access to the commercial paper markets and had availability under their revolving credit facilities during 2023 to fund their short-term liquidity needs, when necessary. The Registrants routinely review the sufficiency of their liquidity position, including appropriate sizing of credit facility commitments, by performing various stress test scenarios, such as commodity price movements, increases in margin-related transactions, changes in hedging levels, and the impacts of hypothetical credit downgrades. The Registrants closely monitor events in the financial markets and the financial institutions associated with the credit facilities, including monitoring credit ratings and outlooks, credit default swap levels, capital raising, and merger activity. See PART I, ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS for additional information regarding the effects of uncertainty in the capital and credit markets.

The Registrants believe their cash flow from operating activities, access to credit markets, and their credit facilities provide sufficient liquidity to support the estimated future cash requirements discussed below.

On August 4, 2022, Exelon entered into an agreement with certain underwriters in connection with an underwritten public offering of 12.995 million shares of its Common stock, no par value. The net proceeds were $563 million before expenses paid. Exelon used the proceeds, together with available cash balances, to repay $575 million in borrowings under a $1.15 billion term loan credit facility. See Note 19 — Shareholders' Equity and Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

On August 4, 2022, Exelon executed an equity distribution agreement (“Equity Distribution Agreement”) with certain sales agents and forward sellers and certain forward purchasers establishing an ATM equity distribution program under which it may offer and sell shares of its Common stock, having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $1.0 billion. Exelon has no obligation to offer or sell any shares of Common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement and may at any time suspend or terminate offers and sales under the Equity Distribution Agreement. In November and December 2023, Exelon issued approximately 3.6 million shares of Common stock at an average gross price of $39.58 per share. The net proceeds from these issuances were $140 million, which were used for general corporate purposes. As of December 31, 2023, $858 million of Common stock remained available for sale pursuant to the ATM program.

Pursuant to the Separation Agreement between Exelon and Constellation Energy Corporation, Exelon made a cash payment of $1.75 billion to Generation on January 31, 2022. See Note 2 — Discontinued Operations of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the separation.

The following table presents the incremental collateral that each Utility Registrant would have been required to provide in the event each Utility Registrant lost its investment grade credit rating at December 31, 2023 and available credit facility capacity prior to any incremental collateral at December 31, 2023:

PJM Credit Policy CollateralOther Incremental Collateral Required(a)Available Credit Facility Capacity Prior to Any Incremental Collateral
ComEd$—$—$788
PECO—25435
BGE—61258
Pepco——168
DPL—10237
ACE——101

(a)Represents incremental collateral related to natural gas procurement contracts.

Capital Expenditures

As of December 31, 2023, estimates of capital expenditures for plant additions and improvements are as follows:

(in millions)(a)2024 Transmission2024 Distribution2024 GasTotal 2024Beyond 2024(b)
ExelonN/AN/AN/A$7,425$27,100
ComEd (c)5501,600N/A2,1509,150
PECO751,2254001,7005,650
BGE4756255001,6006,075
PHI5501,3251001,9756,275
Pepco200750N/A9502,925
DPL2003251006001,825
ACE150275N/A4251,500

(a)Numbers rounded to the nearest $25M and may not sum due to rounding.

(b)Includes estimated capital expenditures for the Utility Registrants from 2025 to 2027.

(c)Effective in 2024, ComEd has chosen to update its rate of capitalization of certain overhead costs on a prospective basis.

Projected capital expenditures and other investments are subject to periodic review and revision to reflect changes in economic conditions and other factors. Projected capital expenditures at the Utility Registrants are for continuing projects to maintain and improve operations, including enhancing reliability and adding capacity to the transmission and distribution systems. The Utility Registrants anticipate that they will fund their capital expenditures with a combination of internally generated funds and borrowings and additional capital contributions from parent.

Retirement Benefits

Management considers various factors when making pension funding decisions, including actuarially determined minimum contribution requirements under ERISA, contributions required to avoid benefit restrictions and at-risk status as defined by the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the Act), management of the pension obligation, and regulatory implications. The Act requires the attainment of certain funding levels to avoid benefit restrictions (such as an inability to pay lump sums or to accrue benefits prospectively), and at-risk status (which triggers higher minimum contribution requirements and participant notification). The projected contributions below reflect a funding strategy to make annual contributions with the objective of achieving 100% funded status on an ABO basis over time. This funding strategy helps minimize volatility of future period required pension contributions. Exelon’s estimated annual qualified pension contributions will be $93 million in 2024. Unlike the qualified pension plans, Exelon’s non-qualified pension plans are not funded, given they are not subject to statutory minimum contribution requirements.

While OPEB plans are also not subject to statutory minimum contribution requirements, Exelon does fund certain of its plans. For Exelon's funded OPEB plans, contributions generally equal accounting costs, however, Exelon’s management has historically considered several factors in determining the level of contributions to its OPEB plans, including liabilities management, levels of benefit claims paid, and regulatory implications (amounts deemed prudent to meet regulatory expectations and best assure continued rate recovery). The amounts below include benefit payments related to unfunded plans.

The following table provides all Registrants' planned contributions to the qualified pension plans, planned benefit payments to non-qualified pension plans, and planned contributions to OPEB plans in 2024:

Qualified Pension PlansNon-Qualified Pension PlansOPEB
Exelon$93$15$47
ComEd3118
PECO211
BGE17114
PHI66811
Pepco—110
DPL———
ACE7——

To the extent interest rates decline significantly or the pension and OPEB plans earn less than the expected asset returns, annual pension contribution requirements in future years could increase. Conversely, to the extent interest rates increase significantly or the pension and OPEB plans earn greater than the expected asset returns, annual pension and OPEB contribution requirements in future years could decrease. Additionally, expected contributions could change if Exelon changes its pension or OPEB funding strategy.

See Note 14 — Retirement Benefits of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on pension and OPEB contributions.

Cash Requirements for Other Financial Commitments

The following tables summarize the Registrants' future estimated cash payments as of December 31, 2023 under existing financial commitments:

Exelon

2024Beyond 2024TotalTime Period
Long-term debt and finance leases(a)$1,403$39,876$41,2792024 - 2053
Interest payments on long-term debt(b)1,65926,93628,5952024 - 2053
Operating leases493023512024 - 2099
Fuel purchase agreements(c)2811,5571,8382024 - 2039
Electric supply procurement3,8082,2226,0302024 - 2027
Long-term renewable energy and REC commitments3661,6722,0382024 - 2038
Other purchase obligations(d)4,8393,2368,0752024 - 2031
DC PLUG obligation3—32024
ZEC commitments2184216392024 - 2027
Pension contributions(e)931,0001,0932024 - 2029
Total cash requirements$12,719$77,222$89,941

(a)Includes amounts from ComEd and PECO financing trusts.

(b)Interest payments are estimated based on final maturity dates of debt securities outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and do not reflect anticipated future refinancing, early redemptions, or debt issuances. Variable rate interest obligations are estimated based on rates as of December 31, 2023. Includes estimated interest payments due to ComEd and PECO financing trusts.

(c)Represents commitments to purchase natural gas and related transportation, storage capacity, and services.

(d)Represents the future estimated value at December 31, 2023 of the cash flows associated with all contracts, both cancellable and non-cancellable, entered into between the Registrants or subsidiary and third-parties for the provision of services and materials, entered into in the normal course of business not specifically reflected elsewhere in this table. These estimates are subject to significant variability from period to period.

(e)These amounts represent Exelon’s expected contributions to its qualified pension plans. Qualified pension contributions for years after 2029 are not included.

ComEd

2024Beyond 2024TotalTime Period
Long-term debt(a)$250$11,567$11,8172024 - 2053
Interest payments on long-term debt(b)4708,2408,7102024 - 2053
Operating leases———2024 - 2026
Electric supply procurement4171966132024 - 2026
Long-term renewable energy and REC commitments3361,5231,8592024 - 2038
Other purchase obligations(c)1,2448352,0792024 - 2031
ZEC commitments2184216392024 - 2027
Total cash requirements$2,935$22,782$25,717

(a)Includes amounts from ComEd financing trust.

(b)Interest payments are estimated based on final maturity dates of debt securities outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and do not reflect anticipated future refinancing, early redemptions, or debt issuances. Includes estimated interest payments due to the ComEd financing trust.

(c)Represents the future estimated value, as of December 31, 2023, of the cash flows associated with all contracts, both cancellable and non-cancellable, entered into between ComEd and third-parties for the provision of services and materials, entered into in the normal course of business not specifically reflected elsewhere in this table. These estimates are subject to significant variability from period to period.

PECO

2024Beyond 2024TotalTime Period
Long-term debt(a)$—$5,384$5,3842024 - 2052
Interest payments on long-term debt(b)2224,0974,3192024 - 2052
Operating leases———2024 - 2034
Fuel purchase agreements(c)1405717112024 - 2039
Electric supply procurement7291839122024 - 2025
Other purchase obligations(d)7857591,5442024 - 2031
Total cash requirements$1,876$10,994$12,870

(a)Includes amounts from PECO financing trusts.

(b)Interest payments are estimated based on final maturity dates of debt securities outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and do not reflect anticipated future refinancing, early redemptions, or debt issuances. Includes estimated interest payments due to the PECO financing trusts.

(c)Represents commitments to purchase natural gas and related transportation, storage capacity, and services.

(d)Represents the future estimated value, as of December 31, 2023, of the cash flows associated with all contracts, both cancellable and non-cancellable, entered into between PECO and third-parties for the provision of services and materials, entered into in the normal course of business not specifically reflected elsewhere in this table. These estimates are subject to significant variability from period to period.

BGE

2024Beyond 2024TotalTime Period
Long-term debt$—$4,650$4,6502024 - 2053
Interest payments on long-term debt(a)1843,7753,9592024 - 2053
Operating leases434382024 - 2099
Fuel purchase agreements(b)1087929002024 - 2038
Electric supply procurement1,0977461,8432024 - 2026
Other purchase obligations(c)9284331,3612024 - 2029
Total cash requirements$2,321$10,430$12,751

(a)Interest payments are estimated based on final maturity dates of debt securities outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and do not reflect anticipated future refinancing, early redemptions, or debt issuances.

(c)Represents the future estimated value, as of December 31, 2023, of the cash flows associated with all contracts, both cancellable and non-cancellable, entered into between BGE and third-parties for the provision of services and materials, entered into in the normal course of business not specifically reflected elsewhere in this table. These estimates are subject to significant variability from period to period.

PHI

2024Beyond 2024TotalTime Period
Long-term debt and finance leases$644$7,631$8,2752024 - 2053
Interest payments on long-term debt(a)2964,5004,7962024 - 2053
Operating leases361642002024 - 2032
Fuel purchase agreements(b)331942272024 - 2029
Electric supply procurement1,5651,0972,6622024 - 2027
Long-term renewable energy and REC commitments301491792024 - 2033
Other purchase obligations(c)1,3793941,7732024 - 2031
DC PLUG obligation3—32024
Total cash requirements$3,986$14,129$18,115

(a)Interest payments are estimated based on final maturity dates of debt securities outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and do not reflect anticipated future refinancing, early redemptions, or debt issuances. Variable rate interest obligations are estimated based on rates as of December 31, 2023.

(c)Represents the future estimated value, as of December 31, 2023, of the cash flows associated with all contracts, both cancellable and non-cancellable, entered into between Pepco, DPL, ACE, and PHISCO and third-parties for the provision of services and materials, entered into in the normal course of business not specifically reflected elsewhere in this table. These estimates are subject to significant variability from period to period.

Pepco

2024Beyond 2024TotalTime Period
Long-term debt and finance leases$405$3,746$4,1512024 - 2053
Interest payments on long-term debt(a)1522,8092,9612024 - 2053
Operating leases734412024 - 2032
Electric supply procurement7765741,3502024 - 2027
Other purchase obligations(b)6612318922024 - 2031
DC PLUG obligation3—32024
Total cash requirements$2,004$7,394$9,398

(a)Interest payments are estimated based on final maturity dates of debt securities outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and do not reflect anticipated future refinancing, early redemptions, or debt issuances.

(b)Represents the future estimated value, as of December 31, 2023, of the cash flows associated with all contracts, both cancellable and non-cancellable, entered into between Pepco and third-parties for the provision of services and materials, entered into in the normal course of business not specifically reflected elsewhere in this table. These estimates are subject to significant variability from period to period.

DPL

2024Beyond 2024TotalTime Period
Long-term debt and finance leases$84$2,012$2,0962024 - 2053
Interest payments on long-term debt(a)701,0481,1182024 - 2053
Operating leases946552024 - 2031
Fuel purchase agreements(b)331942272024 - 2029
Electric supply procurement4452456902024 - 2026
Long-term renewable energy and REC commitments301491792024 - 2033
Other purchase obligations(c)291813722024 - 2031
Total cash requirements$962$3,775$4,737

(a)Interest payments are estimated based on final maturity dates of debt securities outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and do not reflect anticipated future refinancing, early redemptions, or debt issuances. Variable rate interest obligations are estimated based on rates as of December 31, 2023.

(c)Represents the future estimated value, as of December 31, 2023, of the cash flows associated with all contracts, both cancellable and non-cancellable, entered into between DPL and third-parties for the provision of services and materials, entered into in the normal course of business not specifically reflected elsewhere in this table. These estimates are subject to significant variability from period to period.

ACE

2024Beyond 2024TotalTime Period
Long-term debt and finance leases$154$1,688$1,8422024 - 2053
Interest payments on long-term debt(a)605375972024 - 2053
Operating leases37102024 - 2029
Electric supply procurement3442786222024 - 2026
Other purchase obligations(b)386534392024 - 2028
Total cash requirements$947$2,563$3,510

(a)Interest payments are estimated based on final maturity dates of debt securities outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and do not reflect anticipated future refinancing, early redemptions, or debt issuances.

(b)Represents the future estimated value, as of December 31, 2023, of the cash flows associated with all contracts, both cancellable and non-cancellable, entered into between ACE and third-parties for the provision of services and materials, entered into in the normal course of business not specifically reflected elsewhere in this table. These estimates are subject to significant variability from period to period.

See Note 18 — Commitments and Contingencies and Note 3 — Regulatory Matters of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information of the Registrants’ other commitments potentially triggered by future events. Additionally, see below for where to find additional information regarding the financial commitments in the tables above in the Combined Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements:

ItemLocation within Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Long-term debtNote 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements
Interest payments on long-term debtNote 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements
Finance leasesNote 10 — Leases
Operating leasesNote 10 — Leases
Long-term renewable energy and REC commitmentsNote 3 — Regulatory Matters
ZEC commitmentsNote 3 — Regulatory Matters
DC PLUG obligationNote 3 — Regulatory Matters
Pension contributionsNote 14 — Retirement Benefits

Credit Facilities

Exelon Corporate, ComEd, and BGE meet their short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper. PECO meets its short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper and borrowings from the Exelon intercompany money pool. Pepco, DPL, and ACE meet their short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of commercial paper and borrowings from the PHI intercompany money pool. PHI Corporate meets its short-term liquidity requirements primarily through the issuance of short-term notes and the Exelon intercompany money pool. The Registrants may use their respective credit facilities for general corporate purposes, including meeting short-term funding requirements and the issuance of letters of credit.

See Note 16 — Debt and Credit Agreements of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the Registrants’ credit facilities and short term borrowing activity.

Capital Structure

As of December 31, 2023, the capital structures of the Registrants consisted of the following:

Exelon(a)ComEdPECOBGEPHIPepcoDPLACE
Long-term debt59%43%44%44%42%49%49%48%
Long-term debt to affiliates(b)1%1%2%—%—%—%—%—%
Common equity37%54%53%53%—%49%49%47%
Member’s equity—%—%—%—%56%—%—%—%
Commercial paper and notes payable3%2%1%3%2%2%2%5%

(a)As of December 31, 2022, Exelon's Long-term debt and Common equity capital structure percentages were 57% and 38%, respectively. The change in capital structure percentages above is a result of a decrease in common equity due to the separation of Constellation in addition to an increase in long-term debt issuances. See Note 2 — Discontinued Operations for additional information regarding the separation.

(b)Includes approximately $390 million, $205 million, and $184 million owed to unconsolidated affiliates of Exelon, ComEd, and PECO respectively. These special purpose entities were created for the sole purposes of issuing mandatory redeemable trust preferred securities of ComEd and PECO.

Security Ratings

The Registrants’ access to the capital markets, including the commercial paper market, and their respective financing costs in those markets, may depend on the securities ratings of the entity that is accessing the capital markets.

The Registrants’ borrowings are not subject to default or prepayment as a result of a downgrading of securities, although such a downgrading of a Registrant’s securities could increase fees and interest charges under that Registrant’s credit agreements.

As part of the normal course of business, the Registrants enter into contracts that contain express provisions or otherwise permit the Registrants and their counterparties to demand adequate assurance of future performance when there are reasonable grounds for doing so. In accordance with the contracts and applicable contracts law, if the Registrants are downgraded by a credit rating agency, it is possible that a counterparty would attempt to rely on such a downgrade as a basis for making a demand for adequate assurance of future performance, which could include the posting of additional collateral. See Note 15 — Derivative Financial Instruments of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on collateral provisions.

The credit ratings for Exelon Corporate, PECO, BGE, PHI, Pepco, DPL, and ACE did not change for the year ended December 31, 2023. On July 26, 2023, S&P raised ComEd's long-term issuer credit rating from 'BBB+' to a 'A-'. S&P also affirmed the current 'A' rating on ComEd's senior secured debt and 'A-2' short-term rating, which influences long and short-term borrowing cost. On December 20, 2023, Moody's revised its outlook on ComEd to negative from stable due to the final order issued by the ICC on December 14, 2023 rejecting ComEd's proposed Grid Plan and establishing retail rates for 2024-2027 as further discussed in Note 3 — Regulatory Matters. At the same time, Moody's affirmed ComEd's current 'A1' senior secured debt rating and its 'P-2' short-term rating.

Intercompany Money Pool

To provide an additional short-term borrowing option that will generally be more favorable to the borrowing participants than the cost of external financing, both Exelon and PHI operate an intercompany money pool. Maximum amounts contributed to and borrowed from the money pool by participant and the net contribution or borrowing as of December 31, 2023, are presented in the following tables.

For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 · As of December 31, 2023
Exelon Intercompany Money PoolMaximum ContributedMaximum BorrowedContributed (Borrowed)
Exelon Corporate$510$—$225
PECO305(238)—
BSC—(350)(205)
PHI Corporate—(65)(65)
PCI45—45
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023 · As of December 31, 2023
PHI Intercompany Money PoolMaximum ContributedMaximum BorrowedContributed (Borrowed)
Pepco$106$(55)$—
DPL147(2)—
ACE—(147)—

Shelf Registration Statements

Exelon, ComEd and Pepco have a currently effective combined shelf registration statement that expires in 2025. PECO and BGE plan to file a new combined shelf registration in the first quarter of 2024. DPL and ACE periodically issue securities through the private placement markets. The ability of each Registrant to sell securities off the shelf registration statement or to access the private placement markets will depend on a number of factors at the time of the proposed sale, including other required regulatory approvals, as applicable, the current financial condition of the Registrant, its securities ratings and market conditions.

Regulatory Authorizations

The Utility Registrants are required to obtain short-term and long-term financing authority from Federal and State Commissions as follows:

Short-term Financing Authority (f) · Remaining Long-term Financing Authority
Commission · Expiration Date · Amount · Commission · Expiration Date · Amount
ComEd(a)FERCDecember 31, 2025$2,500ICCJanuary 1, 2025$368
PECOFERCDecember 31, 20251,500PAPUCDecember 31, 2024550
BGE(b)FERCDecember 31, 2025700MDPSCN/A1,100
Pepco(c)FERCDecember 31, 2025500MDPSC / DCPSCDecember 31, 20251,050
DPL(d)FERCDecember 31, 2025500MDPSC / DEPSCDecember 31, 2025550
ACE(e)NJBPUDecember 31, 2025350NJBPUDecember 31, 2024625

(a)On June 29, 2023, ComEd filed an application for $2 billion in new money long-term debt financing authority from the ICC, which was approved on December 14, 2023. The finance authority under the approved application has an effective date of January 1, 2024, and extends the expiration date to January 1, 2027.

(b)On December 21, 2022, BGE received approval from the MDPSC for $1.8 billion in new long-term financing authority with an effective date of January 4, 2023.

(c)On June 9, 2022 and June 30, 2022, Pepco received approval from the MDPSC and DCPSC, respectively, for $1.4 billion in new long-term financing authority. The long-term financing authority became effective on the date of respective approvals and has an expiration date of December 31, 2025.

(d)On November 2, 2022, DPL filed with the MDPSC and DEPSC for approval of $1.2 billion in new long-term financing authority with an effective date of December 14, 2022. The financing authority filed with MDPSC does not have an expiration date, while the financing authority filed with DEPSC has an expiration date of December 31, 2025.

(e)On July 14, 2023, ACE filed an application with the NJBPU for renewal of its short-term financing authority through December 31, 2025. ACE received approval on December 20, 2023.

(f)On October 2, 2023, ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, and DPL filed applications with FERC for renewal of their short-term financing authority through December 31, 2025. ComEd, PECO, Pepco, and DPL received approval on December 7, 2023. BGE received approval on December 8, 2023.

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