The Board of Directors of Exelon Corporation declared dividends for the
second quarter that are contingent on the effective date of the pending
merger with Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (Constellation). All Exelon
shareholders will continue to receive the full $0.525 per share
quarterly dividend, but may receive it in two separate payments
depending on the effective date of the merger.
If the effective date of the merger is after May 15, 2012, the Board of
Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share of
Exelon’s common stock, payable on June 8, 2012, to shareholders of
record of Exelon at 5:00 p.m. New York time on May 15, 2012.
If the effective date of the merger is on or before May 15, shareholders
will receive two separate dividend payments totaling $0.525 per share:
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The first of the dividend payments will be pro-rated, with
shareholders of record as of 5:00 p.m. New York time on the day before
the effective date of the merger receiving $0.00583 per share per day
for the period from and including Feb. 16, 2012, the day after the
record date for the previous dividend, through and including the day
before the effective date of the merger. This portion of the dividend
will be paid within 30 days after the effective date of the merger.
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The second of the dividend payments will also be pro-rated, with all
Exelon shareholders, including the former Constellation shareholders,
of record at 5:00 p.m. New York time on May 15, 2012, receiving
$.00583 per share per day for the period from and including the
effective date of the merger through and including May 15, 2012. This
portion of the dividend will be paid on June 8, 2012.
The pro-rated dividends, combined with the complementary dividends
declared by Constellation on Oct. 21, 2011, are designed to synchronize
the two companies’ dividends as of the effective date of the merger.
Because the effective date of the merger will be after Feb. 15, 2012,
the contingent dividend declared by the Board of Directors in October
2011 for the first quarter of 2012 will be paid as a regular quarterly
dividend of $0.525 per share on Exelon’s common stock, payable on March
9, 2012, to shareholders of record of Exelon at 5:00 p.m. New York time
on Feb. 15, 2012.
Exelon Corporation is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities
with more than $18 billion in annual revenues. The company has one of
the industry’s largest portfolios of electricity generation capacity,
with a nationwide reach and strong positions in the Midwest and
Mid-Atlantic. Exelon distributes electricity to approximately 5.4
million customers in northern Illinois and southeastern Pennsylvania and
natural gas to approximately 490,000 customers in the Philadelphia area.
Exelon is headquartered in Chicago and trades on the NYSE under the
ticker EXC.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking
Information
Except for the historical information contained herein, certain of the
matters discussed in this communication constitute "forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, both as amended by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "may,” "will,”
"anticipate,” "estimate,” "expect,” "project,” "intend,” "plan,”
"believe,” "target,” "forecast,” and words and terms of similar
substance used in connection with any discussion of future plans,
actions, or events identify forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding benefits of the proposed merger of Exelon Corporation (Exelon)
and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (Constellation), integration plans
and expected synergies, the expected timing of completion of the
transaction, anticipated future financial and operating performance and
results, including estimates for growth. These statements are based on
the current expectations of management of Exelon and Constellation, as
applicable. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements included in this communication regarding the proposed merger.
For example, (1) the companies may be unable to obtain shareholder
approvals required for the merger; (2) the companies may be unable to
obtain regulatory approvals required for the merger, or required
regulatory approvals may delay the merger or result in the imposition of
conditions that could have a material adverse effect on the combined
company or cause the companies to abandon the merger; (3) conditions to
the closing of the merger may not be satisfied; (4) an unsolicited offer
of another company to acquire assets or capital stock of Exelon or
Constellation could interfere with the merger; (5) problems may arise in
successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may
result in the combined company not operating as effectively and
efficiently as expected; (6) the combined company may be unable to
achieve cost-cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to
achieve those synergies; (7) the merger may involve unexpected costs,
unexpected liabilities or unexpected delays, or the effects of purchase
accounting may be different from the companies’ expectations; (8) the
credit ratings of the combined company or its subsidiaries may be
different from what the companies expect; (9) the businesses of the
companies may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the merger;
(10) the companies may not realize the values expected to be obtained
for properties expected or required to be divested; (11) the industry
may be subject to future regulatory or legislative actions that could
adversely affect the companies; and (12) the companies may be adversely
affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. Other
unknown or unpredictable factors could also have material adverse
effects on future results, performance or achievements of Exelon,
Constellation or the combined company. Discussions of some of these
other important factors and assumptions are contained in Exelon’s and
Constellation’s respective filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), and available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov,
including: (1) Exelon’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) Exelon’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011 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 13; (3) Constellation’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 12; and (4) Constellation’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011 in (a) Part
II, Other Information, ITEM 1A. Risk Factors and ITEM 5. Other
Information, (b) Part I, 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:
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Commitments and
Contingencies. These risks, as well as other risks associated with
the proposed merger, are more fully discussed in the definitive joint
proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement on
Form S-4 that Exelon filed with the SEC and that the SEC declared
effective on October 11, 2011 in connection with the proposed merger. In
light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the
forward-looking events discussed in this communication may not occur.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
communication. Neither Exelon nor Constellation undertakes any
obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
communication.
Additional Information and Where to Find it
In connection with the proposed merger between Exelon and Constellation,
Exelon filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that
included the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus. The
Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on October 11,
2011. Exelon and Constellation mailed the definitive joint proxy
statement/prospectus to their respective security holders on or about
October 12, 2011. WE URGE INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS TO READ THE
DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION
about Exelon, Constellation and the proposed merger. Investors and
security holders may obtain copies of all documents filed with the SEC
free of charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov.
In addition, a copy of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus
may be obtained free of charge from Exelon Corporation, Investor
Relations, 10 South Dearborn Street, P.O. Box 805398, Chicago, Illinois
60680-5398, or from Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Investor
Relations, 100 Constellation Way, Suite 600C, Baltimore, MD 21202.
