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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - COMMONWEALTH EDISON Co | dex991.htm |
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
May 9, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
| Commission File |
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter; State of Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and Telephone Number |
IRS
Employer Identification Number | ||
| 1-1839 | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY (an Illinois corporation) 440 South LaSalle Street Chicago, Illinois 60605-1028 (312) 394-4321 |
36-0938600 |
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:
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 9, 2011, the Board of Directors of Commonwealth Edison Company appointed A. Steven Crown to the Board to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Crown is not being appointed to any committees, and will receive the standard compensation ComEd pays its outside directors, as disclosed in ComEd’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K in Item 11. ComEd is reviewing whether there are any disclosable related person transactions with respect to Mr. Crown and, if there are any, will disclose them by filing an amendment to this report on Form 8-K.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Crown’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release | |
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This Current Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that 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 those discussed in (1) ComEd’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K in (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) ComEd’s First Quarter 2011 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in (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 12; and (3) other factors discussed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by ComEd. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Current Report. ComEd does not undertake any 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, ComEd has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
| /s/ Joseph R. Trpik, Jr. |
| Joseph R. Trpik, Jr. |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Commonwealth Edison Company |
May 12, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release | |