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
March 12, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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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 |
1-1839 | | COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY | | 36-0938600 |
| | (an Illinois corporation) | | |
| | 440 South LaSalle Street – Suite 3300 | | |
| | P.O. Box 805379 | | |
| | Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379 | | |
| | (312) 394-4321 | | |
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Section 7 – Regulation FD
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is disclosing in this current report on Form 8-K ComEd’s audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes contained in ComEd’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, in order to present financial information for ComEd on a wholly separate basis for the convenience of investors and others. ComEd’s audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes have not been updated for recent events. Please refer to ComEd’s current reports on Form 8-K filed subsequent to February 7, 2008 for recent events related to ComEd.
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Forward-Looking Statements
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 2007 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 Operation and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 19; and (2) other factors discussed in filings with the SEC 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.
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Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d)Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Commonwealth Edison Company audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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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.
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| COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY |
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| /s/ Robert K. McDonald |
| Robert K. McDonald |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer |
March 12, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 99.1 | | Commonwealth Edison Company audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 and related Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
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