UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended March 31, 2006

Commission File Number

Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address of Principal Executive Offices,
and Telephone Number

I.R.S. Employer
Identification
Number

001-31403

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
  (Pepco Holdings or PHI), a Delaware corporation
701 Ninth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20068
Telephone: (202)872-2000

52-2297449

001-01072

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
  (Pepco), a District of Columbia and
    Virginia corporation
701 Ninth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20068
Telephone: (202)872-2000

53-0127880

001-01405

DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
  (DPL), a Delaware and Virginia corporation
800 King Street, P.O. Box 231
Wilmington, Delaware 19899
Telephone: (202)872-2000

51-0084283

001-03559

ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY
  (ACE), a New Jersey corporation
800 King Street, P.O. Box 231
Wilmington, Delaware 19899
Telephone: (202)872-2000

21-0398280

Continued

     Indicate by check mark whether each registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes . No     .

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated Filer

Non-Accelerated Filer

Pepco Holdings

     X   

   

Pepco

   

     X   

DPL

   

     X   

ACE

   

     X   

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

   

Pepco Holdings

Yes       

No     X   

 

Pepco

Yes       

No     X   

 

DPL

Yes       

No     X   

 

ACE

Yes       

No     X   

     Pepco, DPL, and ACE meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and are therefore filing this Form 10-Q with reduced disclosure format specified in General Instruction H(2) of Form 10-Q.

           Registrant

Number of Shares of Common Stock of the Registrant Outstanding at March 31, 2006

          Pepco Holdings

190,366,905 ($.01 par value)

          Pepco

100 ($.01 par value) (a)

          DPL

1,000 ($2.25 par value) (b)

          ACE

8,546,017 ($3 par value) (b)

(a)

All voting and non-voting common equity is owned by Pepco Holdings.

(b)

All voting and non-voting common equity is owned by Conectiv, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings.

     THIS COMBINED FORM 10-Q IS SEPARATELY FILED BY PEPCO HOLDINGS, PEPCO, DPL, AND ACE. INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN RELATING TO ANY INDIVIDUAL REGISTRANT IS FILED BY SUCH REGISTRANT ON ITS OWN BEHALF. EACH REGISTRANT MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OTHER REGISTRANTS.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   

Page

 

Glossary of Terms

i

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1

  Item 1.

-

Financial Statements

1

  Item 2.

-

Management's Discussion and Analysis of
   Financial Condition and Results of Operations

100

  Item 3.

-

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
   About Market Risk

162

  Item 4.

-

Controls and Procedures

165

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

169

  Item 1.

-

Legal Proceedings

169

  Item 1A.

-

Risk Factors

169

  Item 2.

-

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

170

  Item 3.

-

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

170

  Item 4.

-

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

170

  Item 5.

-

Other Information

171

  Item 6.

-

Exhibits

171

  Signatures

188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS - EXHIBITS

Exh. No.

Registrant(s)

Description of Exhibit

Page

12.1

PHI

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

172

12.2

Pepco

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

173

12.3

DPL

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

174

12.4

ACE

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

175

31.1

PHI

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

176

31.2

PHI

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

177

31.3

Pepco

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

178

31.4

Pepco

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

179

31.5

DPL

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

180

31.6

DPL

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

181

31.7

ACE

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

182

31.8

ACE

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

183

32.1

PHI

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

184

32.2

Pepco

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

185

32.3

DPL

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

186

32.4

ACE

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

            GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Term

Definition

ABO

Accumulated benefit obligation

ACE

Atlantic City Electric Company

ACE Funding

Atlantic City Electric Transition Funding LLC

ACO

Administrative Consent Order

ADITC

Accumulated deferred investment tax credits

Ancillary services

Generally, electricity generation reserves and reliability services

APCA

Air Pollution Control Act

Asset Purchase and
  Sale Agreement

Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2000 and subsequently amended, between Pepco and Mirant (formerly Southern Energy, Inc.) relating to the sale of Pepco's generation assets

Bankruptcy Court

Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

Bankruptcy
  Emergence Date

January 3, 2006, the date Mirant emerged from bankruptcy

Bcf

Billion cubic feet

BGS

Basic Generation Service (the supply of electricity by ACE to retail customers in New Jersey who have not elected to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier)

BPU Financing Orders

Bondable stranded costs rate orders issued by the NJBPU

CAA

Federal Clean Air Act

CBI

Conectiv Bethlehem, LLC

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

CESI

Conectiv Energy Supply, Inc.

Circuit Court

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Competitive Energy
  Business

Consists of the business operations of Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services

Conectiv

A wholly owned subsidiary of PHI, which is a PUHCA 2005 holding company. Conectiv also is the parent of DPL and ACE

Conectiv Energy

Conectiv Energy Holding Company and its subsidiaries

CRMC

PHI's Corporate Risk Management Committee

CTs

Combustion turbines

DCPSC

District of Columbia Public Service Commission

District Court

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

District of Columbia OPC

Office of People's Counsel of the District of Columbia

DPL

Delmarva Power & Light Company

DPSC

Delaware Public Service Commission

DRP

PHI's Shareholder Dividend Reinvestment Plan

EDECA

New Jersey Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act

EDIT

Excess Deferred Income Taxes

EITF

Emerging Issues Task Force

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

ERISA

Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Exchange Act

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

FASB

Financial Accounting Standards Board

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Financing Order

Financing Order of the SEC under PUHCA 1935 dated June 30, 2005, with respect to PHI and its subsidiaries

FirstEnergy

FirstEnergy Corp., formerly Ohio Edison

Term

Definition

FirstEnergy PPA

PPAs between Pepco and FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy, Inc.

First Motion to Reject

The motion Mirant filed with the Bankruptcy Court in August 2003 seeking authorization to reject the PPA-Related Obligations

GCR

Gas Cost Rate

GPC

Generation Procurement Credit

Gwh

Gigawatt hour

Heating Degree Days

Daily difference in degrees by which the mean (high and low divided by 2) dry bulb temperature is below a base of 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

IRC

Internal Revenue Code

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

ITC

Investment Tax Credit

Kwh

Kilowatt hour

LEAC Liability

ACE's $59.3 million deferred energy cost liability existing as of July 31, 1999, related to ACE's Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause and ACE's Demand Side Management Programs

March 2005 Orders

Orders entered in March 2005 by the District Court granting Pepco's motion to withdraw jurisdiction over rejection proceedings from the Bankruptcy Court and ordering Mirant to continue to perform the PPA-Related Obligations

Maryland OPC

Office of People's Counsel of Maryland

Mcf

One thousand cubic feet

MDE

Maryland Department of the Environment

Mirant

Mirant Corporation and its predecessors and its subsidiaries

Mirant Parties

Mirant Corporation and its affiliate Mirant Americas Energy Marketing, LP

Moody's

Moody's Investor Service

MPSC

Maryland Public Service Commission

MTC

Market transition charge

NJBPU

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

NJDEP

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

New Mirant Common Stock

Common stock of Mirant issued pursuant to the Reorganization Plan

Normalization provisions

Sections of the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations that dictate how excess deferred income taxes resulting from the corporate income tax rate reduction enacted by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and accumulated deferred investment tax credits should be treated for ratemaking purposes

NOx

Nitrogen oxide

OCI

Other Comprehensive Income

Panda

Panda-Brandywine, L.P.

Panda PPA

PPA between Pepco and Panda

PCI

Potomac Capital Investment Corporation and its subsidiaries

Pepco

Potomac Electric Power Company

Pepco Energy Services

Pepco Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries

Pepco Holdings or PHI

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Pepco TPA Claim

Pepco's $105 million allowed, pre-petition general unsecured claim against Mirant

PJM

PJM Interconnection, LLC

POLR

Provider of Last Resort service (the supply of electricity by DPL before May 1, 2006 to retail customers in Delaware who have not elected to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier)

Term

Definition

Power Delivery

PHI's Power Delivery Business

PPA

Power Purchase Agreement

PPA-Related
  Obligations

Mirant's obligations to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco is obligated to purchase under the FirstEnergy PPA and the Panda PPA

Pre-Petition Claims

Unpaid obligations of Mirant to Pepco existing at the time of filing of Mirant's bankruptcy petition consisting primarily of payments due Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related obligations

PRP

Potentially responsible party

PSD

Prevention of Significant Deterioration

PUHCA 1935

Public Utility Holding Company of 1935, which was repealed effective February 8, 2006

PUHCA 2005

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005, which became effective February 8, 2006

Recoverable stranded costs

The portion of stranded costs that is recoverable from ratepayers as approved by regulatory authorities

Regulated electric
  revenues

Revenues for delivery (transmission and distribution) service and electricity supply service

Reorganization Plan

Mirant's Plan of Reorganization

RI/FS

Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study

ROE

Return on common equity

S&P

Standard & Poor's

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

Settlement Agreement

Amended Settlement Agreement and Release, dated as of October 24, 2003 between Pepco and the Mirant Parties

SMECO

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc.

SMECO Agreement

Capacity purchase agreement between Pepco and SMECO

SO 2

Sulfur dioxide

SOS

Standard Offer Service (the supply of electricity by Pepco in the District of Columbia, by Pepco and DPL in Maryland and by DPL in Delaware on and after May 1, 2006, to retail customers who have not elected to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier)

Standard Offer Service
  revenue or SOS revenue

Revenue Pepco receives for the procurement of energy by Pepco for its SOS customers

Stranded costs

Costs incurred by a utility in connection with providing service which would otherwise be unrecoverable in a competitive or restructured market. Such costs may include costs for generation assets, purchased power costs, and regulatory assets and liabilities, such as accumulated deferred income taxes.

TPAs

Transition Power Agreements for Maryland and the District of Columbia between Pepco and Mirant

Transition Bonds

Transition bonds issued by ACE Funding

Treasury lock

A hedging transaction that allows a company to "lock-in" a specific interest rate corresponding to the rate of a designated Treasury bond for a determined period of time

VaR

Value at Risk

VRDB

Variable Rate Demand Bonds

VSCC

Virginia State Corporation Commission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART I    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 .    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

          Listed below is a table that sets forth, for each registrant, the page number where the information is contained herein.

 

                               Registrants                           

Item

Pepco
Holdings

Pepco *

DPL *

ACE

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

3

45

68

84

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Earnings

4

N/A

N/A

N/A

Consolidated Balance Sheets

5

46

69

85

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

48

71

87

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8

49

72

88

         

*  Pepco and DPL have no subsidiaries and therefore their financial statements are not consolidated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

(In millions, except earnings per share)

 
                           

Operating Revenue

                         

  Power Delivery

           

$

1,174.8 

 

$

1,098.4 

   

  Competitive Energy

             

756.7 

   

679.2 

   

  Other

             

20.4 

   

21.2 

   

     Total Operating Revenue

             

1,951.9 

   

1,798.8 

   
                           

Operating Expenses

                         

  Fuel and purchased energy

             

1,227.8 

   

1,088.3 

   

  Other services cost of sales

             

156.9 

   

170.6 

   

  Other operation and maintenance

             

204.4 

   

190.1 

   

  Depreciation and amortization

103.1 

105.7 

  Other taxes

81.4 

80.8 

  Deferred electric service costs

19.4 

19.0 

  Impairment loss

6.3 

  Gain on sale of assets

(1.3)

(.4)

     Total Operating Expenses

1,798.0 

1,654.1 

                           

Operating Income

             

153.9 

   

144.7 

   

Other Income (Expenses)

                         

  Interest and dividend income

             

3.5 

   

1.7 

   

  Interest expense

             

(81.6)

   

(83.4)

   

  Income (loss) from equity investments

             

.7 

   

(1.1)

   

  Other income

             

20.9 

   

15.7 

   

  Other expenses

             

(5.0)

   

(.7)

   

     Total Other Expenses

(61.5)

(67.8)

Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements of Subsidiaries

             

.4 

   

.6 

   

Income Before Income Tax Expense and Extraordinary Item

92.0 

76.3 

Income Tax Expense

             

35.2 

   

30.6 

   
                           

Income Before Extraordinary Item

             

56.8 

   

45.7 

   
                           

Extraordinary Item (net of tax of $6.2 million)

             

   

9.0 

   
                           

Net Income

56.8 

54.7 

Retained Earnings at Beginning of Period

1,018.7 

836.4 

Dividends on Common Stock (Note 4)

(49.4)

(47.1)

Retained Earnings at End of Period

$

1,026.1 

$

844.0 

Basic and Diluted Share Information

                         

  Weighted average shares outstanding

             

189.9 

   

188.4 

   

  Earnings per share of common stock

                         

     Before extraordinary item

           

$

.29 

 

$

.24 

   

     Extraordinary item

             

   

.05 

   

          Total

           

$

.29 

 

$

.29 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

3

 

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

    (Millions of dollars)

 
                           

Net income

           

$

56.8 

 

$

54.7

   
                           

Other comprehensive earnings (losses)

                         
                           

  Unrealized (losses) gains on commodity
    derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:

                         

      Unrealized holding (losses) gains arising during period

(89.6)

34.7

      Less: reclassification adjustment for
                gains included in net earnings

35.8 

4.0

      Net unrealized (losses) gains on commodity derivatives

             

(125.4)

   

30.7

   

  Realized gains on Treasury lock transactions

2.9 

2.9

                           

  Unrealized gains on interest rate swap
    agreements designated as cash flow hedges:

                         

      Unrealized holding gains arising during period

             

   

1.1

   

      Less: reclassification adjustment for gains
                included in net earnings

             

   

.9

   

      Net unrealized gains on interest rate swaps

             

   

.2

   
                           

  Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, before taxes

(122.5)

33.8

  Income tax (benefit) expense

(48.9)

13.6

                           

Other comprehensive (losses) earnings, net of income taxes

             

(73.6)

   

20.2

   

Comprehensive (losses) earnings

$

(16.8)

$

74.9

                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

4

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

ASSETS

March 31,
2006

December 31,
2005

     

(Millions of dollars)

 

CURRENT ASSETS

                         

  Cash and cash equivalents

           

$

50.8 

 

$

121.5 

   

  Restricted cash

             

22.4 

   

23.0 

   

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for
    uncollectible accounts of $39.3 million
    and $40.6 million, respectively

             

1,145.9 

   

1,363.1 

   

  Fuel, materials and supplies-at average cost

             

334.4 

   

340.1 

   

  Unrealized gains - derivative contracts

             

136.0 

   

185.7 

   

  Prepaid expenses and other

             

85.1 

   

118.3 

   

    Total Current Assets

             

1,774.6 

   

2,151.7 

   
                           

INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS

                         

  Goodwill

             

1,431.3 

   

1,431.3 

   

  Regulatory assets

             

1,180.7 

   

1,202.0 

   

  Investment in finance leases held in trust

             

1,316.7 

   

1,297.9 

   

  Prepaid pension expense

             

203.9 

   

208.9 

   

  Other

             

385.0 

   

414.0 

   

    Total Investments and Other Assets

             

4,517.6 

   

4,554.1 

   
                           

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                         

  Property, plant and equipment

             

11,537.8 

   

11,384.2 

   

  Accumulated depreciation

             

(4,143.2)

   

(4,072.2)

   

    Net Property, Plant and Equipment

             

7,394.6 

   

7,312.0 

   
                           

    TOTAL ASSETS

           

$

13,686.8 

 

$

14,017.8 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

March 31,
2006

December 31,
2005

     

(Millions of dollars, except shares)

 
                           

CURRENT LIABILITIES

                         

  Short-term debt

           

$

532.6 

 

$

156.4 

   

  Current maturities of long-term debt

             

295.3 

   

469.5 

   

  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

             

742.4 

   

1,002.2 

   

  Capital lease obligations due within one year

             

5.2 

   

5.3 

   

  Taxes accrued

             

142.5 

   

322.9 

   

  Interest accrued

             

64.6 

   

84.6 

   

  Other

             

452.4 

   

358.4 

   

    Total Current Liabilities

             

2,235.0 

   

2,399.3 

   
                           

DEFERRED CREDITS

                         

  Regulatory liabilities

             

656.5 

   

594.1 

   

  Income taxes

             

1,888.7 

   

1,935.0 

   

  Investment tax credits

             

49.8 

   

51.0 

   

  Other postretirement benefit obligations

288.6 

284.2 

  Other

             

267.4 

   

284.9 

   

    Total Deferred Credits

             

3,151.0 

   

3,149.2 

   
                           

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

                         

  Long-term debt

             

4,116.9 

   

4,202.9 

   

  Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding

             

487.0 

   

494.3 

   

  Long-term project funding

             

28.9 

   

25.5 

   

  Capital lease obligations

             

116.5 

   

116.6 

   

    Total Long-Term Liabilities

             

4,749.3 

   

4,839.3 

   
                           

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4)

                         
                           

PREFERRED STOCK OF SUBSIDIARIES

                         

   Serial preferred stock

             

   

21.5 

   

   Redeemable serial preferred stock

             

24.4 

   

24.4 

   

     Total Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries

             

24.4 

   

45.9 

   
                           

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                         

  Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized
    400,000,000 shares, 190,366,905 shares and
    189,817,723 shares outstanding, respectively

             

1.9 

   

1.9 

   

  Premium on stock and other capital contributions

             

2,595.5 

   

2,586.3 

   

  Accumulated other comprehensive loss

             

(96.4)

   

(22.8)

   

  Retained earnings

             

1,026.1 

   

1,018.7 

   

    Total Shareholders' Equity

             

3,527.1 

   

3,584.1 

   
                           

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

           

$

13,686.8 

 

$

14,017.8 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

   (Millions of dollars)

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                         

Net income

           

$

56.8 

 

$

54.7 

   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

                         

  Extraordinary item

             

   

(15.2)

   

  Depreciation and amortization

             

103.1 

   

105.7 

   

  Gain on sale of assets

             

(1.3)

   

(.4)

   

  Gain on sale of other investment

             

(12.3)

   

(8.0)

   

  Impairment loss

             

6.3 

   

   

  Rents received from leveraged leases under income earned

             

(18.7)

   

(18.6)

   

  Deferred income taxes

             

31.6 

   

(4.6)

   

  Changes in:

                         

    Accounts receivable

             

293.5 

   

(7.6)

   

    Regulatory assets, net

             

26.0 

   

42.4 

   

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

             

(281.1)

   

(49.6)

   

    Interest and taxes accrued

             

(187.3)

   

36.2 

   

    Other changes in working capital

             

6.2 

   

7.7 

   

Net other operating

             

(40.4)

   

23.6 

   

Net Cash (Used By) From Operating Activities

             

(17.6)

   

166.3 

   
                           

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                         

Net investment in property, plant and equipment

             

(120.2)

   

(88.3)

   

Proceeds from sale of assets

             

2.3 

   

.4 

   

Proceeds from the sale of other investments

             

13.1 

   

23.8 

   

Net other investing activities

             

3.1 

   

6.6 

   

Net Cash Used By Investing Activities

             

(101.7)

   

(57.5)

   
                           

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                         

Dividends paid on common stock

             

(49.4)

   

(47.1)

   

Dividends paid on preferred stock

             

(.4)

   

(.6)

   

Common stock issued for the Dividend Reinvestment Plan

             

7.4 

   

7.0 

   

Preferred stock redeemed

             

(21.5)

   

   

Issuances of long-term debt

             

108.6 

   

   

Reacquisition of long-term debt

             

(372.1)

   

(20.5)

   

Issuances (repayments) of short-term debt, net

             

376.2 

   

(35.1)

   

Net other financing activities

             

(.2)

   

1.0 

   

Net Cash From (Used By) Financing Activities

             

48.6 

   

(95.3)

   
                           

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

             

(70.7)

   

13.5 

   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

             

121.5 

   

29.5 

   
                           

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

           

$

50.8 

 

$

43.0 

   
                           

NONCASH ACTIVITIES

                         

Excess depreciation reserve transferred to regulatory liabilities

           

$

 

$

131.0 

   
                           

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

                         

Cash paid for income taxes

           

$

162.7 

 

$

59.6 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.

(1)   ORGANIZATION

     Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Pepco Holdings or PHI) is a diversified energy company that, through its operating subsidiaries, is engaged in two principal business operations:

·

electricity and natural gas delivery (Power Delivery), and

·

competitive energy generation, marketing and supply (Competitive Energy).

     PHI was incorporated in Delaware in February 2001, for the purpose of effecting the acquisition of Conectiv by Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco). The acquisition was completed on August 1, 2002, at which time Pepco and Conectiv became wholly owned subsidiaries of PHI. Conectiv was formed in 1998 to be the holding company for Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) in connection with a merger between DPL and ACE. As a result, DPL and ACE are wholly owned subsidiaries of Conectiv.

     On February 8, 2006, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA 1935) was repealed and the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005) went into effect. As a result, PHI has ceased to be regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a public utility holding company and is now subject to the regulatory oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). As permitted under FERC regulations promulgated under PUHCA 2005, PHI has given notice to FERC that it will continue, until further notice, to operate pursuant to the authority granted in the financing order issued by the SEC under PUHCA 1935, which has an authorization period ending June 30, 2008, relating to the issuance of securities and guarantees, other financing transactions and the operation of the money pool.

     PHI Service Company, a subsidiary service company of PHI, provides a variety of support services, including legal, accounting, tax, financial reporting, treasury, purchasing and information technology services to Pepco Holdings and its operating subsidiaries. These services are provided pursuant to a service agreement among PHI, PHI Service Company, and the participating operating subsidiaries that was filed with, and approved by, the SEC under PUHCA 1935. The expenses of the service company are charged to PHI and the participating operating subsidiaries in accordance with costing methodologies set forth in the service agreement. PHI is continuing to operate under the service agreement.

     The following is a description of each of PHI's two principal business operations.

Power Delivery

     The largest component of PHI's business is power delivery, which consists of the transmission and distribution of electricity and the distribution of natural gas. PHI's Power Delivery business is conducted by its three regulated utility subsidiaries: Pepco, DPL and ACE. Each subsidiary is a regulated public utility in the jurisdictions that comprise its service territory. Together the three companies constitute a single segment for financial reporting purposes. Each

 

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company is responsible for the delivery of electricity and, in the case of DPL, natural gas in its service territory, for which it is paid tariff rates established by the local public service commission. Each company also supplies electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its service territory who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive energy supplier. The regulatory term for this supply service varies by jurisdiction as follows:

 

Delaware

Provider of Last Resort service (POLR) -- before May 1, 2006
Standard Offer Service (SOS) -- on and after May 1, 2006

 

District of Columbia

SOS

 

Maryland

SOS

 

New Jersey

Basic Generation Service (BGS)

 

Virginia

Default Service

     PHI and its subsidiaries refer to this supply service in each of the jurisdictions generally as Default Electricity Supply.

     The rates each company is permitted to charge for the wholesale transmission of electricity are regulated by FERC.

     The profitability of the Power Delivery business depends on its ability to recover costs and earn a reasonable return on its capital investments through the rates it is permitted to charge.

Competitive Energy

     The Competitive Energy business provides competitive generation, marketing and supply of electricity and gas, and related energy management services, primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. PHI's Competitive Energy operations are conducted through subsidiaries of Conectiv Energy Holding Company (collectively, Conectiv Energy) and Pepco Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Pepco Energy Services). Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services are separate operating segments for financial reporting purposes.

Other Business Operations

     Through its subsidiary, Potomac Capital Investment Corporation (PCI), PHI maintains a portfolio of cross-border energy sale-leaseback transactions, with a book value at March 31, 2006 of approximately $1.3 billion. This activity constitutes a fourth operating segment, which is designated as "Other Non-Regulated" for financial reporting purposes.

(2)   ACCOUNTING POLICY, PRONOUNCEMENTS, AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

Financial Statement Presentation

     Pepco Holdings' unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted. Therefore, these financial statements should be read along with the annual financial statements included in PHI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. In the opinion of PHI's management, the consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (which all are of a normal recurring nature) necessary to present fairly Pepco Holdings' financial

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condition as of March 31, 2006, in accordance with GAAP. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 may not be indicative of PHI's results that will be realized for the full year ending December 31, 2006, since its Power Delivery subsidiaries' sales and delivery of electric energy are seasonal.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities -- FIN 46R

     Subsidiaries of Pepco Holdings have power purchase agreements (PPAs) with a number of entities, including three ACE Non-Utility Generation contracts (ACE NUGs) and an agreement of Pepco (Panda PPA) with Panda-Brandywine, L.P. (Panda). Due to a variable element in the pricing structure of the ACE NUGs and the Panda PPA, the Pepco Holdings' subsidiaries potentially assume the variability in the operations of the plants related to these PPAs and therefore have a variable interest in the counterparties to these PPAs. In accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46R (revised December 2003), entitled "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," Pepco Holdings continued, during the first quarter of 2006, to conduct exhaustive efforts to obtain information from these four entities, but was unable to obtain sufficient information to conduct the analysis required under FIN 46R to determine whether these four entities were variable interest entities or if Pepco Holdings' subsidiaries were the primary beneficiary. As a result, Pepco Holdings has applied the scope exemption from the application of FIN 46R for enterprises that have conducted exhaustive efforts to obtain the necessary information, but have not been able to obtain such information.

     Net purchase activities with the counterparties to the ACE NUGs and the Panda PPA for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were approximately $103 million and $100 million, respectively, of which approximately $93 million and $91 million, respectively, related to power purchases under the ACE NUGs and the Panda PPA. Pepco Holdings' exposure to loss under the agreement with Panda entered into in 1991, pursuant to which Pepco is obligated to purchase from Panda 230 megawatts of capacity and energy annually through 2021, is discussed in Note (4) , Commitments and Contingencies, under "Relationship with Mirant Corporation." Pepco Holdings does not have loss exposure under the ACE NUGs because cost recovery will be achieved from ACE's customers through regulated rates.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

     The following Pepco Holdings information is for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Pension Benefits

Other Postretirement 
          Benefits            

 

2006

2005

2006

2005

 

(Millions of dollars)

Service cost

$ 10.2 

$  9.4 

$ 2.5 

$ 2.1 

Interest cost

24.2 

24.3 

9.0 

8.4 

Expected return on plan assets

(32.5)

(30.7)

(3.1)

(2.5)

Amortization of prior service cost

.2 

.3 

(.9)

(1.0)

Amortization of net loss

  3.9  

  2.5  

  3.0  

  2.5  

Net periodic benefit cost

$ 6.0  

$ 5.8  

$10.5  

$9.5  

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     Pension

     The pension net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $6.0 million includes $3.0 million for Pepco, $2.3 million for ACE, and $(1.8) million for DPL. The pension net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $5.8 million includes $2.6 million for Pepco, $2.1 million for ACE, and $(1.3) million for DPL. The remaining pension net periodic benefit cost is for other PHI subsidiaries.

     Pension Contributions

     Pepco Holdings' current funding policy with regard to its defined benefit pension plan is to maintain a funding level in excess of 100% of its accumulated benefit obligation (ABO). In 2005 and 2004 PHI made discretionary tax-deductible cash contributions to the plan of $60 million and $10 million, respectively. PHI's pension plan currently meets the minimum funding requirements of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) without any additional funding. PHI may elect, however, to make a discretionary tax-deductible contribution to maintain the pension plan's assets in excess of its ABO. During the quarter ended March 31, 2006, no contributions were made. The potential discretionary funding of the pension plan in 2006 will depend on many factors, including the actual investment return earned on plan assets over the remainder of the year.

     Other Postretirement Benefits

    The other postretirement net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $10.5 million includes $4.8 million for Pepco, $2.3 million for ACE, and $1.6 million for DPL. The other postretirement net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $9.5 million includes $3.1 million for Pepco, $2.3 million for ACE, and $2.5 million for DPL. The remaining other postretirement net periodic benefit cost is for other PHI subsidiaries.

Stock-Based Compensation

     In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) which provides implementation guidance on the interaction between FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), "Share-Based Payment" (SFAS No. 123R), and certain SEC rules and regulations, as well as guidance on the valuation of share-based payment arrangements for public companies.

     Pepco Holdings adopted and implemented SFAS 123R on January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective method. Under this method, Pepco Holdings began to recognize compensation expense for any stock option awards, modifications or cancellations after the effective date, based on the excess of the projected exercise date value (the option value) over the exercise price, and reduced for the percentage of total estimated forfeitures. Compensation expense is recognized over the service period (vesting period) for the options. A deferred tax asset and deferred tax benefit are also recognized concurrently with compensation expense for the tax effect of the deduction of stock options, which are deductible only upon exercise. In applying the modified prospective transition method, Pepco Holdings has not restated prior interim and annual financial results and therefore these prior periods do not reflect the revised recognition of share-based compensation cost as required by SFAS 123R.

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     Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, Pepco Holdings accounted for its share-based employee compensation under the intrinsic value method of expense recognition and measurement prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations" (APB No. 25). Under this method no compensation expense was recognized for options granted with an exercise price equal to the grant-date market price of the stock, which is the case for Pepco Holdings options.

     The issuance of SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," in 1995 as amended by SFAS No. 148, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure," permitted continued application of APB No. 25, but required tabular presentation of the pro-forma stock-based employee compensation cost, net income, and basic and diluted earnings per share as if the fair-value based method of expense recognition and measurement prescribed by SFAS No. 123 had been applied to all options. This information for the three months ended March 31, 2005, is as follows (in millions, except per share data):

Net Income (Restated)

$

54.7 

 

Add:  Total stock-based employee compensation expense included
      in net income as reported (net of related tax effect of $.4 million)

 

.6 

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense
        determined under fair value based methods for all awards
        (net of related tax effect of $.4 million)

 

(.7)

 

Pro forma net income

$

54.6 

Basic earnings per share as reported

$

.29 

 

Pro forma basic earnings per share

$

.29 

 

Diluted earnings per share as reported

$

.29 

 

Pro forma diluted earnings per share

$

.29 

 
       

     Pepco Holdings estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. This model uses assumptions related to expected option term, expected volatility, expected dividend yield and risk-free interest rate. Pepco Holdings uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model; separate groups of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes. The expected term of options granted is derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.

     There were no options granted in 2004, 2005, or the first quarter of 2006.

     No modifications were made to outstanding share options prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, and no change in valuation methodology or assumptions in estimating the fair value of share options have occurred with this Statement's adoption.

     There were no cumulative adjustments recorded in the financial statements as a result of this new pronouncement; the percentage of forfeitures of outstanding options issued prior to SFAS 123R's adoption is estimated to be zero.

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     There are 1,500 share option awards that were partially vested as of January 1, 2006. The awards are scheduled to vest on May 1, 2006; total compensation cost to be recorded in 2006 related to these partially vested awards is immaterial.

     Cash received from options exercised under all share-based payment arrangements for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 and the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, was $1.4 million, $3.7 million, and $.8 million, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from options exercised of the share-based payment arrangements totaled $.1 million, $.3 million, and zero, respectively, for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 and the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.

     Pepco Holdings' policy for issuing shares upon exercise is to issue new shares to satisfy share option exercises.

Calculations of Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

      Reconciliations of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share of common stock calculations are shown below.

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

     

2006

     

2005

 
 

(In millions, except per share data)

Income (Numerator) :

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Net Income (2005 Restated)

 

$

56.8 

 

 

$

54.7

 

Add:    Loss on redemption of subsidiary's preferred stock

 

 

(.8)

   

 

-

 

Earnings Applicable to Common Stock

 

$

56.0 

 

 

$

54.7

 

Shares (Denominator) (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Weighted average shares outstanding for computation of
  basic earnings per share of common stock (b)

 

 

189.8 

   

 

188.3

 

Weighted average shares outstanding for diluted
  computation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

    Average shares outstanding

 

 

189.9 

 

 

 

188.4

 

    Adjustment to shares outstanding

 

 

.4 

 

 

 

.2

 

Weighted average Shares Outstanding for Computation of
  Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

 

 

190.3 

 

 

 

188.6

 

Basic earnings per share of common stock

 

$

.29 

 

 

$

.29

 

Diluted earnings per share of common stock

 

$

.29 

 

 

$

.29

 
                 

(a)

 

Options to purchase shares of common stock that were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS as they are considered to be anti-dilutive were approximately .6 million and 1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

(b)

 

Reflects adjustment for effect of net issued and unvested restricted stock.

Impairment Loss

     Pepco Holdings recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $6.3 million ($4.1 million, after-tax) on certain energy services business assets owned by Pepco Energy Services.

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Sale of Interest in Cogeneration Joint Venture

     During the first quarter of 2006, Conectiv Energy recognized a $12.3 million pre-tax gain ($7.9 million, after-tax) on the sale of its equity interest in a joint venture which owns a woodburning cogeneration facility in California. The pre-tax gain is included in the line item entitled "Other Income" in the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings.

Effective Tax Rate

      PHI's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was 38% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for the difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities for prior tax years subject to audit, adjustment to accumulated deferred tax balances and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits, certain removal costs and tax benefits related to certain leveraged leases.

      PHI's effective tax rate before extraordinary item for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 40% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for the difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities for prior tax years subject to audit, and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits and tax benefits related to certain leveraged leases.

Debt

    In January 2006, ACE retired at maturity $65 million of medium-term notes with a weighted average interest rate of 6.19%.

     In January 2006, ACE Funding made principal payments of $5.1 million on Series 2002-1 Bonds, Class A-1 and $2.0 million on Series 2003-1 Bonds, Class A-1 with a weighted average interest rate of 2.89%.

     In March 2006, ACE issued, through a private placement, $105 million of 5.80% Senior Notes due 2036. The proceeds were used to repay short-term debt incurred earlier in the quarter to repay medium-term notes at maturity.

     In February 2006, PHI retired at maturity $300 million of 3.75% unsecured notes with proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper.

     On March 1, Pepco redeemed all outstanding shares of its Serial Preferred Stock of each series, at 102% of par, for an aggregate redemption amount of $21.9 million.

New Accounting Standards

     Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors -- FSP FTB 85-4-1

     In March 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FTB 85-4-1, "Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors" (FSP FTB 85-4-1). This FSP provides initial and subsequent measurement guidance and financial statement presentation and disclosure guidance for investments by third-party investors in life settlement contracts. The FSP also amends certain provisions of FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, "Accounting for Purchases of

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Life Insurance," and FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ." The guidance in FSP FTB 85-4-1 applies prospectively for all new life settlement contracts and is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2006 (the year ended December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of FSP FTB 85-4-1 and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

     Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty -- EITF 04-13

     In September 2005, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 04-13, "Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty" (EITF 04-13), which addresses circumstances under which two or more exchange transactions involving inventory with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single exchange transaction for the purposes of evaluating the effect of APB Opinion 29. EITF 04-13 is effective for new arrangements entered into, or modifications or renewals of existing arrangements, beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after March 15, 2006 (April 1, 2006 for Pepco Holdings). EITF 04-13 would not affect Pepco Holdings' net income, overall financial condition, or cash flows, but rather could result in certain revenues and costs, including wholesale revenues and purchased power expenses, being presented on a net basis. Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of EITF 04-13 on its Consolidated Statements of Earnings presentation of purchases and sales.

     Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140 -- SFAS No. 155

     In February 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 155, "Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments-an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140" (SFAS No. 155). This Statement amends FASB Statements No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," and No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities." This Statement resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, "Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets." SFAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 155 but does not anticipate that its implementation will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

     Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets -- SFAS No. 156

     In March 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 156, "Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets" (SFAS 156), an amendment of SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities" with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. This statement requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability upon undertaking an obligation to service a financial asset via certain servicing contracts, and for all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. Subsequent measurement is permitted using either the amortization method or the fair value measurement method for each class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. The statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after

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September 15, 2006. Application is to be applied prospectively to all transactions following adoption of the statement. Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of the Statement and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

(3)   SEGMENT INFORMATION

     Based on the provisions of SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," Pepco Holdings' management has identified its operating segments at March 31, 2006 as Power Delivery, Conectiv Energy, Pepco Energy Services, and Other Non-Regulated. Intercompany (intersegment) revenues and expenses are not eliminated at the segment level for purposes of presenting segment financial results. Elimination of these intercompany amounts is accomplished for PHI's consolidated results through the "Corporate and Other" column. Segment financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, is as follows.

 

                                       Three Months Ended March 31, 2006                                                   
(Millions of dollars)

 
   

Competitive
Energy Segments

       
 

Power
Delivery

Conectiv
Energy

Pepco
Energy
Services

Other    
Non-    
Regulated

Corp. 
& Other (a)

PHI  
Cons.

 

Operating Revenue

$1,174.8     

$551.3 (b)

$369.7     

$20.9

$(164.8)  

$1,951.9

 

Operating Expense (c)

1,070.9 (b)

528.1     

360.4 (e)

1.6

(163.0)  

1,798.0

 

Operating Income

103.9     

23.2     

9.3     

19.3

(1.8)  

153.9

 

Interest Income

2.3     

8.6     

.4     

34.8

(42.6)  

3.5

 

Interest Expense

43.4     

15.1     

.8     

42.8

(20.5)  

81.6

 

Other Income

2.5     

12.0 (d)

.2     

1.3

.6   

16.6

 

Preferred Stock
   Dividends

1.3     

-     

-     

.6

(1.5)  

.4

 

Income Taxes

26.4     

11.6     

3.6     

2.4

(8.8)  

35.2

 

Net Income (loss)

37.6     

17.1     

5.5     

9.6

(13.0)  

56.8

 

Total Assets

8,590.6     

1,994.7     

511.1     

1,457.6

1,132.8   

13,686.8

 

Construction
   Expenditures

112.9     

2.4     

2.7     

-

2.2   

120.2

               

Note:

 

(a)

Includes unallocated Pepco Holdings' (parent company) capital costs, such as acquisition financing costs, and the depreciation and amortization related to purchase accounting adjustments for the fair value of Conectiv assets and liabilities as of the August 1, 2002 acquisition date. Additionally, the Total Assets line item in this column includes Pepco Holdings' goodwill balance.

(b)

Power Delivery purchased electric energy and capacity and natural gas from Conectiv Energy in the amount of $122.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

(c)

Includes depreciation and amortization of $103.1 million, consisting of $90.0 million for Power Delivery, $9.1 million for Conectiv Energy, $2.9 million for Pepco Energy Services, and $1.1 million for Corp. & Other.

(d)

Includes $12.3 million gain ($7.9 million after tax) related to the gain on disposition of an interest in a cogeneration joint venture.

(e)

Includes $6.3 million impairment loss ($4.1 million after tax) on certain energy services business assets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 (As Restated)                                                   
(Millions of dollars)

 
   

Competitive
Energy Segments

       
 

Power
Delivery

Conectiv
Energy

Pepco
Energy
Services

Other   
Non-   
Regulated

Corp. 
& Other (a)

PHI  
Cons.

 

Operating Revenue

$1,098.4     

$   509.4 (b)

$352.9

$     21.1

$(183.0)

$  1,798.8

 

Operating Expense (c)

989.9 (b)

495.0     

348.5

1.0

(180.3)

1,654.1

 

Operating Income

108.5     

14.4     

4.4

20.1

(2.7)

144.7

 

Interest Income

1.0     

7.1     

.4

21.4

(28.2)

1.7

 

Interest Expense

42.2     

13.9     

.9

30.6

(4.2)

83.4

 

Other Income

4.1     

.7     

.5

6.5

2.1 

13.9

 

Preferred Stock
   Dividends

.6     

-     

-

.6

(.6)

.6

 

Income Taxes

29.8     

3.8     

1.8

4.2

(9.0)

30.6

 

Extraordinary Item
   (net of income tax
   of $6.2 million)

9.0 (d)

-     

-

-

9.0

 

Net Income (loss)

50.0     

4.5     

2.6

12.6

(15.0)

54.7

 

Total Assets

8,523.5     

1,926.1     

514.1

1,405.1

1,106.5 

13,475.3

 

Construction
   Expenditures

85.0     

1.6     

.9

-

.8 

88.3

               

Note:

 

(a)

Includes unallocated Pepco Holdings' (parent company) capital costs, such as acquisition financing costs, and the depreciation and amortization related to purchase accounting adjustments for the fair value of Conectiv assets and liabilities as of the August 1, 2002 acquisition date. Additionally, the Total Assets line item in this column includes Pepco Holdings' goodwill balance.

(b)

Power Delivery purchased electric energy and capacity and natural gas from Conectiv Energy in the amount of $121.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005.

(c)

Includes depreciation and amortization of $105.7 million, consisting of $88.7 million for Power Delivery, $11.3 million for Conectiv Energy, $3.5 million for Pepco Energy Services, and $2.2 million for Corp. & Other.

(d)

Relates to ACE's electric distribution rate case settlement that was accounted for in the first quarter of 2005. This resulted in ACE's reversal of $9.0 million in after tax accruals related to certain deferred costs that are now deemed recoverable. This amount is classified as extraordinary since the original accrual was part of an extraordinary charge in conjunction with the accounting for competitive restructuring in 1999.

(4)   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

REGULATORY AND OTHER MATTERS

Relationship with Mirant Corporation

     In 2000, Pepco sold substantially all of its electricity generation assets to Mirant Corporation, formerly Southern Energy, Inc. As part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco entered into several ongoing contractual arrangements with Mirant Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries. In July 2003, Mirant Corporation and most of its subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the Bankruptcy Court). On December 9, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court approved Mirant's Plan of Reorganization (the Reorganization Plan)

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and the Mirant business emerged from bankruptcy on January 3, 2006 (the Bankruptcy Emergence Date), as a new corporation of the same name (together with its predecessors, Mirant). However, the Reorganization Plan left unresolved several outstanding matters between Pepco and Mirant relating to the Mirant bankruptcy, and the litigation between Pepco and Mirant over these matters is ongoing.

     Depending on the outcome of ongoing litigation, the Mirant bankruptcy could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and cash flows of Pepco Holdings and Pepco. However, management believes that Pepco Holdings and Pepco currently have sufficient cash, cash flow and borrowing capacity under their credit facilities and in the capital markets to be able to satisfy any additional cash requirements that may arise due to the Mirant bankruptcy. Accordingly, management does not anticipate that the consequences of the Mirant bankruptcy will impair the ability of either Pepco Holdings or Pepco to fulfill its contractual obligations or to fund projected capital expenditures. On this basis, management currently does not believe that the Mirant bankruptcy will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of either company.

     Transition Power Agreements

     As part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco and Mirant entered into Transition Power Agreements for Maryland and the District of Columbia, respectively (collectively, the TPAs). Under the TPAs, Mirant was obligated to supply Pepco with all of the capacity and energy needed to fulfill Pepco's SOS obligations during the rate cap periods in each jurisdiction immediately following deregulation, which in Maryland extended through June 2004 and in the District of Columbia extended until January 22, 2005.

     To avoid the potential rejection of the TPAs by Mirant in the bankruptcy proceeding, Pepco and Mirant in October 2003 entered into an Amended Settlement Agreement and Release (the Settlement Agreement) pursuant to which the terms of the TPAs were modified to increase the purchase price of the capacity and energy supplied by Mirant. In exchange, the Settlement Agreement provided Pepco with an allowed, pre-petition general unsecured claim against Mirant Corporation in the amount of $105 million (the Pepco TPA Claim).

     On December 22, 2005, Pepco completed the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim, plus the right to receive accrued interest thereon, to Deutsche Bank for a cash payment of $112.4 million. Additionally, Pepco received $.5 million in proceeds from Mirant in settlement of an asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate. In the fourth quarter of 2005, Pepco Holdings and Pepco recognized a total gain of $70.5 million (pre-tax) related to the settlement of these claims. Based on the regulatory settlements entered into in connection with deregulation in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Pepco is obligated to share with its customers the profits it realizes from the provision of SOS during the rate cap periods. The proceeds of the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim are included in the calculations of the amounts required to be shared with customers in both jurisdictions. Based on the applicable sharing formulas in the respective jurisdictions, Pepco anticipates that customers will receive (through billing credits) approximately $42.3 million of the proceeds. See "Rate Proceedings -- District of Columbia and Maryland" below.

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     Power Purchase Agreements

     Under agreements with FirstEnergy Corp., formerly Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy), and Allegheny Energy, Inc., both entered into in 1987, Pepco was obligated to purchase 450 megawatts of capacity and energy from FirstEnergy annually through December 2005 (the FirstEnergy PPA). Under the Panda PPA, entered into in 1991, Pepco is obligated to purchase 230 megawatts of capacity and energy from Panda annually through 2021. At the time of the sale of Pepco's generation assets to Mirant, the purchase price of the energy and capacity under the PPAs was, and since that time has continued to be, substantially in excess of the market price. As a part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco entered into a "back-to-back" arrangement with Mirant. Under this arrangement, Mirant (i) was obligated, through December 2005, to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco was obligated to purchase under the FirstEnergy PPA at a price equal to Pepco's purchase price from FirstEnergy, and (ii) is obligated through 2021 to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco is obligated to purchase under the Panda PPA at a price equal to Pepco's purchase price from Panda (the PPA-Related Obligations). In accordance with the March 2005 Orders (as defined below), Mirant currently is making these required payments in respect of the Panda PPA.

     Pepco Pre-Petition Claims

     At the time the Reorganization Plan was approved by the Bankruptcy Court, Pepco had pending pre-petition claims against Mirant totaling approximately $28.5 million (the Pre-Petition Claims), consisting of (i) approximately $26 million in payments due to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations and (ii) approximately $2.5 million that Pepco has paid to Panda in settlement of certain billing disputes under the Panda PPA that related to periods after the sale of Pepco's generation assets to Mirant and prior to Mirant's bankruptcy filing, for which Pepco believes Mirant is obligated to reimburse it under the terms of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement. In the bankruptcy proceeding, Mirant filed an objection to the Pre-Petition Claims, but subsequently withdrew its objection to $15 million of the Pre-Petition Claims. The Pre-Petition Claims were not resolved in the Reorganization Plan and are the subject of ongoing litigation between Pepco and Mirant. To the extent Pepco is successful in its efforts to recover the Pre-Petition Claims, it would receive under the terms of the Reorganization Plan a number of shares of common stock of the new corporation created pursuant to the Reorganization Plan (the New Mirant Common Stock) equal to (i) the amount of the allowed claim (ii) divided by the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date. Because the number of shares is based on the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date, Pepco would receive the benefit, and bear the risk, of any change in the market price of the stock between the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and the date the stock is issued to Pepco.

     As of March 31, 2006, Pepco maintained a receivable in the amount of $28.5 million, representing the Pre-Petition Claims, which was offset by a reserve of $9.6 million to reflect the uncertainty as to whether the entire amount of the Pre-Petition Claims is recoverable.

     Mirant's Efforts to Reject the PPA-Related Obligations and Disgorgement Claims

     In August 2003, Mirant filed with the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking authorization to reject the PPA-Related Obligations (the First Motion to Reject). Upon motions filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the District Court) by Pepco and FERC,

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the District Court in October 2003 withdrew jurisdiction over this matter from the Bankruptcy Court. In December 2003, the District Court denied the First Motion to Reject on jurisdictional grounds. Mirant appealed the District Court's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Court of Appeals). In August 2004, the Court of Appeals remanded the case to the District Court holding that the District Court had jurisdiction to rule on the merits of Mirant's rejection motion, suggesting that in doing so the court apply a "more rigorous standard" than the business judgment rule usually applied by bankruptcy courts in ruling on rejection motions.

     In December 2004, the District Court issued an order again denying the First Motion to Reject. The District Court found that the PPA-Related Obligations are not severable from the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement and that the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement cannot be rejected in part, as Mirant was seeking to do. Mirant has appealed the District Court's order to the Court of Appeals.

     In January 2005, Mirant filed in the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking to reject certain of its ongoing obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the PPA-Related Obligations (the Second Motion to Reject). In March 2005, the District Court entered orders granting Pepco's motion to withdraw jurisdiction over these rejection proceedings from the Bankruptcy Court and ordering Mirant to continue to perform the PPA-Related Obligations (the March 2005 Orders). Mirant has appealed the March 2005 Orders to the Court of Appeals.

     In March 2005, Pepco, FERC, the Office of People's Counsel of the District of Columbia (the District of Columbia OPC), the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) and the Office of People's Counsel of Maryland (Maryland OPC) filed in the District Court oppositions to the Second Motion to Reject. In August 2005, the District Court issued an order informally staying this matter, pending a decision by the Court of Appeals on the March 2005 Orders.

     On February 9, 2006, oral arguments on Mirant's appeals of the District Court's order relating to the First Motion to Reject and the March 2005 Orders were held before the Court of Appeals; an opinion has not yet been issued.

     On December 1, 2005, Mirant filed with the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking to reject the executory parts of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement and its obligations under all other related agreements with Pepco, with the exception of Mirant's obligations relating to operation of the electric generating stations owned by Pepco Energy Services (the Third Motion to Reject). The Third Motion to Reject also seeks disgorgement of payments made by Mirant to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations after filing of its bankruptcy petition in July 2003 to the extent the payments exceed the market value of the capacity and energy purchased. On December 21, 2005, Pepco filed an opposition to the Third Motion to Reject in the Bankruptcy Court.

     In addition, on December 1, 2005, Mirant, in an attempt to "recharacterize" the PPA-Related Obligations, filed a complaint with the Bankruptcy Court seeking (i) a declaratory judgment that the payments due under the PPA-Related Obligations to Pepco are pre-petition debt obligations; and (ii) an order entitling Mirant to recover all payments that it made to Pepco on account of these pre-petition obligations after the petition date to the extent permitted under bankruptcy law (i.e., disgorgement).

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     On December 15, 2005, Pepco filed a motion with the District Court to withdraw jurisdiction over both of the December 1 filings from the Bankruptcy Court. The motion to withdraw and Mirant's underlying complaint have both been stayed pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

     Each of the theories advanced by Mirant to recover funds paid to Pepco relating to the PPA-Related Obligations as a practical matter seeks reimbursement for the above-market cost of the capacity and energy purchased from Pepco over a period beginning, at the earliest, on the date on which Mirant filed its bankruptcy petition and ending on the date of rejection or the date through which disgorgement is approved. Under these theories, Pepco's financial exposure is the amount paid by Mirant to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations during the relevant period, less the amount realized by Mirant from the resale of the purchased energy and capacity. On this basis, Pepco estimates that if Mirant ultimately is successful in rejecting the PPA-Related Obligations or on its alternative claims to recover payments made to Pepco related to the PPA-Related Obligations, Pepco's maximum reimbursement obligation would be approximately $274.3 million as of May 1, 2006.

     If Mirant ultimately were successful in its effort to reject its obligations relating to the Panda PPA, Pepco also would lose the benefit on a going-forward basis of the offsetting transaction that negates the financial risk to Pepco of the Panda PPA. Accordingly, if Pepco were required to purchase capacity and energy from Panda commencing as of May 1, 2006, at the rates provided in the Panda PPA (with an average price per kilowatt hour of approximately 18.4 cents), and resold the capacity and energy at market rates projected, given the characteristics of the Panda PPA, to be approximately 11.0 cents per kilowatt hour, Pepco estimates that it would incur losses of approximately $31 million for the remainder of 2006, approximately $29 million in 2007, approximately $32 million in 2008 and approximately $27 million to $47 million annually thereafter through the 2021 contract termination date. These estimates are based in part on current market prices and forward price estimates for energy and capacity, and do not include financing costs, all of which could be subject to significant fluctuation.

     Pepco is continuing to exercise all available legal remedies to vigorously oppose Mirant's efforts to reject or recharacterize the PPA-Related Obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement in order to protect the interests of its customers and shareholders. While Pepco believes that it has substantial legal bases to oppose these efforts by Mirant, the ultimate legal outcome is uncertain. However, if Pepco is required to repay to Mirant any amounts received from Mirant in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations, Pepco believes it will be entitled to file a claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate in an amount equal to the amount repaid. Likewise, if Mirant is successful in its efforts to reject its future obligations relating to the Panda PPA, Pepco will have a claim against Mirant in an amount corresponding to the increased costs that it would incur. In either case, Pepco anticipates that Mirant will contest the claim. To the extent Pepco is successful in its efforts to recover on these claims, it would receive, as in the case of the Pre-Petition Claims, a number of shares of New Mirant Common Stock that is calculated using the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and accordingly would receive the benefit, and bear the risk, of any change in the market price of the stock between the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and the date the stock is issued to Pepco.

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      Regulatory Recovery of Mirant Bankruptcy Losses

     If Mirant were ultimately successful in rejecting the PPA-Related Obligations or on its alternative claims to recover payments made to Pepco related to the PPA-Related Obligations and Pepco's corresponding claims against the Mirant bankruptcy estate are not recovered in full, Pepco would seek authority from the MPSC and the District of Columbia Public Service Commission (DCPSC) to recover its additional costs. Pepco is committed to working with its regulatory authorities to achieve a result that is appropriate for its shareholders and customers. Under the provisions of the settlement agreements approved by the MPSC and the DCPSC in the deregulation proceedings in which Pepco agreed to divest its generation assets under certain conditions, the PPAs were to become assets of Pepco's distribution business if they could not be sold. Pepco believes that these provisions would allow the stranded costs of the PPAs that are not recovered from the Mirant bankruptcy estate to be recovered from Pepco's customers through its distribution rates. If Pepco's interpretation of the settlement agreements is confirmed, Pepco expects to be able to establish the amount of its anticipated recovery from customers as a regulatory asset. However, there is no assurance that Pepco's interpretation of the settlement agreements would be confirmed by the respective public service commissions.

     Pepco's Notice of Administrative Claims

     On January 24, 2006, Pepco filed Notice of Administrative Claims in the Bankruptcy Court seeking to recover: (i) costs in excess of $70 million associated with the transmission upgrades necessitated by shut-down of the Potomac River Power Station; and (ii) costs in excess of $8 million due to Mirant's unjustified post-petition delay in executing the certificates needed to permit Pepco to refinance certain tax exempt pollution control bonds. Mirant is expected to oppose both of these claims, which must be approved by the Bankruptcy Court. There is no assurance that Pepco will be able to recover the amounts claimed.

     Mirant's Fraudulent Transfer Claim

     In July 2005, Mirant filed a complaint in the Bankruptcy Court against Pepco alleging that Mirant's $2.65 billion purchase of Pepco's generating assets in June 2000 constituted a fraudulent transfer for which it seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Mirant alleges in the complaint that the value of Pepco's generation assets was "not fair consideration or fair or reasonably equivalent value for the consideration paid to Pepco" and that the purchase of the assets rendered Mirant insolvent, or, alternatively, that Pepco and Southern Energy, Inc. (as predecessor to Mirant) intended that Mirant would incur debts beyond its ability to pay them.

     Pepco believes this claim has no merit and is vigorously contesting the claim, which has been withdrawn to the District Court. On December 5, 2005, the District Court entered a stay pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

     The SMECO Agreement

     As a term of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco assigned to Mirant a facility and capacity agreement with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) under which Pepco was obligated to purchase the capacity of an 84-megawatt combustion turbine installed and owned by SMECO at a former Pepco generating facility (the SMECO Agreement). The SMECO Agreement expires in 2015 and contemplates a monthly payment to SMECO of approximately $.5 million. Pepco is responsible to SMECO for the performance of the SMECO

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Agreement if Mirant fails to perform its obligations thereunder. At this time, Mirant continues to make post-petition payments due to SMECO.

     On March 15, 2004, Mirant filed a complaint with the Bankruptcy Court seeking a declaratory judgment that the SMECO Agreement is an unexpired lease of non-residential real property rather than an executory contract. On November 22, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order granting summary judgment in favor of Mirant. On the basis of this ruling, if Mirant were to successfully reject the SMECO Agreement, any claim by SMECO (or by Pepco as subrogee) for damages arising from a the rejection would be limited to the greater of (i) the amount of future rental payments due over one year, or (ii) 15% of the future rental payments due over the remaining term of the lease, not to exceed three years.

     On December 1, 2005, Mirant filed both a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking to reject the SMECO Agreement and a complaint against Pepco and SMECO seeking to recover payments made to SMECO after the entry of the Bankruptcy Court's November 22, 2005 order holding that the SMECO Agreement is a lease of real property. On December 15, 2005, Pepco filed a motion with the District Court to withdraw jurisdiction of this matter from the Bankruptcy Court. The motion to withdraw and Mirant's underlying motion and complaint have been stayed pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

     If the SMECO Agreement is successfully rejected by Mirant, Pepco will become responsible for the performance of the SMECO Agreement. In addition, if the SMECO Agreement is ultimately determined to be an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property, Pepco's claim for recovery against the Mirant bankruptcy estate would be limited as described above. Pepco estimates that its rejection claim, assuming the SMECO Agreement is determined to be an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property, would be approximately $8 million, and that the amount it would be obligated to pay over the remaining nine years of the SMECO Agreement is approximately $44.3 million. While that amount would be offset by the sale of capacity, under current projections, the market value of the capacity is de minimis.

Rate Proceedings

      Delaware

     On October 3, 2005, DPL submitted its 2005 Gas Cost Rate (GCR) filing to the DPSC, which permits DPL to recover gas procurement costs through customer rates. In its filing, DPL seeks to increase its GCR by approximately 38% in anticipation of increasing natural gas commodity costs. The proposed rate became effective November 1, 2005, subject to refund pending final DPSC approval after evidentiary hearings. A public input hearing was held on January 19, 2006. On February 20, 2006, DPSC staff and the Division of the Public Advocate filed testimony recommending approval of the GCR as filed. DPSC staff, the Division of the Public Advocate and DPL entered into a written settlement agreement on April 25, 2006, that the GCR should be approved as filed. An evidentiary hearing was held on April 27, 2006, during which all parties offered testimony in support of the settlement.

     On September 1, 2005, DPL filed with the DPSC an application for an increase in its distribution base rates. The application is consistent with a provision in the 2002 settlement agreement, which was approved by the DPSC relating to the acquisition of Conectiv by Pepco, requiring DPL to file a base rate case by September 1, 2005 and permitting DPL to apply for an

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increase in rates to be effective no earlier than May 1, 2006. In the application, DPL sought approval of an annual increase of approximately $5.1 million in its electric rates, with an increase of approximately $1.6 million to its electric distribution base rates and the recovery of approximately $3.5 million (which amount was raised to $4.9 million as a result of subsequent filings in the case) in costs to be assigned to the supply component of rates collected as part of SOS. The full proposed revenue increase amounted to approximately .9% of total annual electric utility revenues, while the proposed net increase to distribution rates amounted to .2% of total annual electric utility revenues. DPL's distribution revenue requirement in the application was based on a proposed return on common equity (ROE) of 11%.

     On April 11, 2006, the DPSC adopted a delayed implementation date suggested by DPL, which provides that any amounts deferred between the May 1 effective date of the rate change and the July 1 billing date will be recovered from or returned to customers over the ensuing 10-month period.

      On April 25, 2006, the DPSC issued an order approving a decrease in distribution rates of $11.1 million and a 10% ROE. The order also modifies plant depreciation rates and adopts other miscellaneous tariff modifications. In addition, as requested by DPL, the order assigns $4.9 million in annual costs to the supply component of rates to be collected as part of SOS. The elements of the order, taken together, will have the effect of reducing net after-tax earnings and cash flow by approximately $1.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

     District of Columbia and Maryland

     On February 27, 2006, Pepco filed an update to the District of Columbia Generation Procurement Credit (GPC) for the periods February 8, 2002 through February 7, 2004 and February 8, 2004 through February 7, 2005; and on February 24, 2006, Pepco filed an update to its Maryland GPC for the period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004. The GPC provides for sharing of the profit from SOS sales. The updates to the GPC in both the District of Columbia and Maryland take into account the proceeds from the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim for $112.4 million in December 2005. The filings also incorporate true-ups to previous disbursements in the GPC for both states. In the filings, Pepco requests that $24.3 million be credited to District of Columbia customers and $17.7 million be credited to Maryland customers during the twelve-month-period beginning April 2006. The MPSC approved the updated Maryland GPC on March 29, 2006. The District of Columbia OPC submitted comments concerning Pepco's District of Columbia GPC filing, in which it stated that it did not oppose the proposed GPC update, but that it reserved the right to file supplemental comments after receiving responses to data requests it sent to Pepco. Pepco is in the process of preparing the responses.

      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

     On January 31, 2005, Pepco, DPL, and ACE filed an application with FERC seeking to reset their rates for network transmission service using a formula methodology. The companies also sought a 12.4% return on common equity and a 50-basis-point return on equity adder that FERC had made available to transmission utilities who had joined Regional Transmission Organizations and thus turned over control of their assets to an independent entity. FERC issued an order on May 31, 2005, approving the rates to go into effect June 1, 2005, subject to refund,



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hearings, and further orders. The new rates reflected a decrease of 7.7% in Pepco's transmission rate, and increases of 6.5% and 3.3% in DPL's and ACE's transmission rates, respectively.

     On March 20, 2006, Pepco, DPL and ACE submitted an offer of settlement of all issues in the rate proceeding, which was supported by all of the active parties in the proceeding. On April 6, 2006, the presiding administrative law judge certified the uncontested offer of settlement to FERC and FERC approved the settlement on April 19, 2006, without condition or modification. The approved settlement affirms the formula rate method for Pepco, DPL and ACE and sets the ROE at 10.8% on existing facilities and at 11.3% on transmission facilities placed in service on or after January 1, 2006. The settlement also provides for a three-year moratorium, starting June 1, 2005, on requests by all parties to change the base non-incentive ROEs. A moratorium on requesting changes in the formula itself is in effect through May 2009, with a moratorium on the annual review protocols through May 2010. In lieu of refunds, the formula's reconciliation to actual costs for the current rate year, to be applied in the upcoming rate year, will reflect the settlement ROEs and other formula clarifications retrospectively.

Restructuring Deferral

     Pursuant to orders issued by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) under New Jersey Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act (EDECA), beginning August 1, 1999, ACE was obligated to provide BGS to retail electricity customers in its service territory who did not choose a competitive energy supplier. For the period August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2003, ACE's aggregate costs that it was allowed to recover from customers exceeded its aggregate revenues from supplying BGS. These under-recovered costs were partially offset by a $59.3 million deferred energy cost liability existing as of July 31, 1999 (LEAC Liability) that was related to ACE's Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause and ACE's Demand Side Management Programs. ACE established a regulatory asset in an amount equal to the balance of under-recovered costs.

     In August 2002, ACE filed a petition with the NJBPU for the recovery of approximately $176.4 million in actual and projected deferred costs relating to the provision of BGS and other restructuring related costs incurred by ACE over the four-year period August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2003, net of the $59.3 million offset for the LEAC Liability. The petition also requested that ACE's rates be reset as of August 1, 2003 so that there would be no under-recovery of costs embedded in the rates on or after that date. The increase sought represented an overall 8.4% annual increase in electric rates. ACE's recovery of the deferred costs is subject to review and approval by the NJBPU in accordance with EDECA.

     In July 2004, the NJBPU issued a final order in the restructuring deferral proceeding confirming a July 2003 summary order, which (i) permitted ACE to begin collecting a portion of the deferred costs and reset rates to recover on-going costs incurred as a result of EDECA, (ii) approved the recovery of $125 million of the deferred balance over a ten-year amortization period beginning August 1, 2003, (iii)  transferred to ACE's then pending base rate case for further consideration approximately $25.4 million of the deferred balance, and (iv) estimated the overall deferral balance as of July 31, 2003 at $195 million, of which $44.6 million was disallowed recovery by ACE. ACE believes the record does not justify the level of disallowance imposed by the NJBPU in the final order. In August 2004, ACE filed with the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (the Superior Court), which hears appeals of New Jersey administrative agencies, including the NJBPU, a Notice of Appeal with respect to the July



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2004 final order. ACE's initial brief was filed on August 17, 2005. Cross-appellant briefs on behalf of the Division of the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate and Cogentrix Energy Inc., the co-owner of two cogeneration power plants with contracts to sell ACE approximately 397 megawatts of electricity, were filed on October 3, 2005. The NJBPU Staff filed briefs on December 12, 2005. ACE filed its reply briefs on January 30, 2006. The Superior Court has not yet set the schedule for oral argument.

Divestiture Cases

      District of Columbia

     Final briefs on Pepco's District of Columbia divestiture proceeds sharing application were filed with the DCPSC in July 2002 following an evidentiary hearing in June 2002. That application was filed to implement a provision of Pepco's DCPSC-approved divestiture settlement that provided for a sharing of any net proceeds from the sale of Pepco's generation-related assets. One of the principal issues in the case is whether Pepco should be required to share with customers the excess deferred income taxes (EDIT) and accumulated deferred investment tax credits (ADITC) associated with the sold assets and, if so, whether such sharing would violate the normalization provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and its implementing regulations. As of March 31, 2006, the District of Columbia allocated portions of EDIT and ADITC associated with the divested generation assets were approximately $6.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively.

     Pepco believes that a sharing of EDIT and ADITC would violate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) normalization rules. Under these rules, Pepco could not transfer the EDIT and the ADITC benefit to customers more quickly than on a straight line basis over the book life of the related assets. Since the assets are no longer owned there is no book life over which the EDIT and ADITC can be returned. If Pepco were required to share EDIT and ADITC and, as a result, the normalization rules were violated, Pepco would be unable to use accelerated depreciation on District of Columbia allocated or assigned property. In addition to sharing with customers the generation-related EDIT and ADITC balances, Pepco would have to pay to the IRS an amount equal to Pepco's District of Columbia jurisdictional generation-related ADITC balance ($5.8 million as of March 31, 2006), as well as its District of Columbia jurisdictional transmission and distribution-related ADITC balance ($5.2 million as of March 31, 2006) in each case as those balances exist as of the later of the date a DCPSC order is issued and all rights to appeal have been exhausted or lapsed, or the date the DCPSC order becomes operative.

     In March 2003, the IRS issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), which would allow for the sharing of EDIT and ADITC related to divested assets with utility customers on a prospective basis and at the election of the taxpayer on a retroactive basis. In December 2005 a revised NOPR was issued which, among other things, withdrew the March 2003 NOPR and eliminated the taxpayer's ability to elect to apply the regulation retroactively. Comments on the revised NOPR were due by March 21, 2006, and a public hearing was held on April 5, 2006. Pepco filed a letter with the DCPSC on January 12, 2006, in which it has reiterated that the DCPSC should continue to defer any decision on the ADITC and EDIT issues until the IRS issues final regulations or states that its regulations project will be terminated without the issuance of any regulations. Other issues in the divestiture proceeding deal with the treatment of internal costs and cost allocations as deductions from the gross proceeds of the divestiture.

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     Pepco believes that its calculation of the District of Columbia customers' share of divestiture proceeds is correct. However, depending on the ultimate outcome of this proceeding, Pepco could be required to make additional gain-sharing payments to District of Columbia customers, including the payments described above related to EDIT and ADITC. Such additional payments (which, other than the EDIT and ADITC related payments, cannot be estimated) would be charged to expense in the quarter and year in which a final decision is rendered and could have a material adverse effect on Pepco's and PHI's results of operations for those periods. However, neither PHI nor Pepco believes that additional gain-sharing payments, if any, or the ADITC-related payments to the IRS, if required, would have a material adverse impact on its financial position or cash flows. It is uncertain when the DCPSC will issue a decision regarding Pepco's divestiture proceeds sharing application.

      Maryland

    Pepco filed its divestiture proceeds plan application with the MPSC in April 2001. The principal issue in the Maryland case is the same EDIT and ADITC sharing issue that has been raised in the District of Columbia case. See the discussion above under "Divestiture Cases - District of Columbia." As of March 31, 2006, the Maryland allocated portions of EDIT and ADITC associated with the divested generation assets were approximately $9.1 million and $10.4 million, respectively. Other issues deal with the treatment of certain costs as deductions from the gross proceeds of the divestiture. In November 2003, the Hearing Examiner in the Maryland proceeding issued a proposed order with respect to the application that concluded that Pepco's Maryland divestiture settlement agreement provided for a sharing between Pepco and customers of the EDIT and ADITC associated with the sold assets. Pepco believes that such a sharing would violate the normalization rules (discussed above) and would result in Pepco's inability to use accelerated depreciation on Maryland allocated or assigned property. If the proposed order is affirmed, Pepco would have to share with its Maryland customers, on an approximately 50/50 basis, the Maryland allocated portion of the generation-related EDIT ($9.1 million as of March 31, 2006), and the Maryland-allocated portion of generation-related ADITC. Furthermore, Pepco would have to pay to the IRS an amount equal to Pepco's Maryland jurisdictional generation-related ADITC balance ($10.4 million as of March 31, 200 6), as well as its Maryland retail jurisdictional ADITC transmission and distribution-related balance ($9.2 million as of March 31, 2006), in each case as those balances exist as of the later of the date a MPSC order is issued and all rights to appeal have been exhausted or lapsed, or the date the MPSC order becomes operative. The Hearing Examiner decided all other issues in favor of Pepco, except for the determination that only one-half of the severance payments that Pepco included in its calculation of corporate reorganization costs should be deducted from the sales proceeds before sharing of the net gain between Pepco and customers. Pepco filed a letter with the MPSC on January 12, 2006, in which it has reiterated that the MPSC should continue to defer any decision on the ADITC and EDIT issues until the IRS issues final regulations or states that its regulations project related to this issue will be terminated without the issuance of any regulations.

     Pepco has appealed the Hearing Examiner's decision as it relates to the treatment of EDIT and ADITC and corporate reorganization costs to the MPSC. Pepco believes that its calculation of the Maryland customers' share of divestiture proceeds is correct. However, depending on the ultimate outcome of this proceeding, Pepco could be required to share with its customers approximately 50 percent of the EDIT and ADITC balances described above and make additional gain-sharing payments related to the disallowed severance payments. Such additional

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payments would be charged to expense in the quarter and year in which a final decision is rendered and could have a material adverse effect on results of operations for those periods. However, neither PHI nor Pepco believes that additional gain-sharing payments, if any, or the ADITC-related payments to the IRS, if required, would have a material adverse impact on its financial position or cash flows.

Default Electricity Supply Proceedings

      District of Columbia

     Under an order issued by the DCPSC in March 2004, as amended by a DCPSC order issued in July 2004, Pepco is obligated to provide SOS for small commercial and residential customers through May 31, 2011 and for large commercial customers through May 31, 2007. In August 2004, the DCPSC issued an order adopting administrative charges for residential, small and large commercial District of Columbia SOS customers that are intended to allow Pepco to recover the administrative costs incurred to provide the SOS supply. The approved administrative charges include an average margin for Pepco of approximately $.00248 per kilowatt hour, calculated based on total sales to residential, small and large commercial District of Columbia SOS customers over the twelve months ended December 31, 2003. Because margins vary by customer class, the actual average margin over any given time period will depend on the number of SOS customers from each customer class and the load taken by such customers over the time period. The administrative charges went into effect for Pepco's SOS sales on February 8, 2005.

     The TPA with Mirant under which Pepco obtained the fixed-rate SOS supply ended on January 22, 2005, while the new SOS supply contracts with the winning bidders in the competitive procurement process began on February 1, 2005. Pepco procured power separately on the market for next-day deliveries to cover the period from January 23 through January 31, 2005, before the new SOS contracts began. Consequently, Pepco had to pay the difference between the procurement cost of power on the market for next-day deliveries and the current SOS rates charged to customers during the period from January 23 through January 31, 2005. In addition, because the new SOS rates did not go into effect until February 8, 2005, Pepco had to pay the difference between the procurement cost of power under the new SOS contracts and the SOS rates charged to customers for the period from February 1 to February 7, 2005. The total amount of the difference is estimated to be approximately $8.7 million. This difference, however, was included in the calculation of the GPC for the District of Columbia for the period February 8, 2004 through February 7, 2005, which was filed on July 12, 2005 with the DCPSC. The GPC provides for a sharing between Pepco's customers and shareholders, on an annual basis, of any margins, but not losses, that Pepco earned providing SOS in the District of Columbia during the four-year period from February 8, 2001 through February 7, 2005. At the time of the filing, based on the rates paid to Mirant by Pepco under the TPA Settlement, there was no customer sharing. On December 22, 2005 Pepco received $112.4 million in proceeds from the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate. A portion of this recovery related to the period February 8, 2004 through February 7, 2005 covered in the July 12 DCPSC filing. As a consequence, on February 27, 2006, Pepco filed with the DCPSC an updated calculation of the customer sharing for this period, which also takes into account the losses incurred during the January 22, 2005 through February 7, 2005 period. The updated filing shows that both residential and commercial customers will receive customer sharing that totals $17.5 million. Without the inclusion of the $8.7 million loss from the January 22, 2005 through

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February 7, 2005 period, the amount shared with customers would have been approximately $22.7 million, or $5.2 million greater, so that the net effect of the loss on the SOS sales during this period is approximately $3.5 million.

     On February 3, 2006, Pepco announced proposed rates for its District of Columbia SOS customers to take effect on June 1, 2006. The new rate will raise the average monthly bill for residential customers by approximately 12%. The proposed rates were approved by the DCPSC.

      Delaware

     Under a settlement approved by the DPSC, DPL is required to provide POLR to customers in Delaware through April 2006 at fixed rates established in the settlement. DPL obtains all of the energy needed to fulfill its POLR obligations in Delaware under a supply agreement with its affiliate Conectiv Energy, which terminates in May 2006. DPL does not make any profit or incur any loss on the supply component of the POLR supply that it delivers to its Delaware customers.

     In October 2005, the DPSC approved DPL as the SOS provider to Delaware customers after May 1, 2006, when DPL's current fixed-rate POLR obligation ends. DPL will obtain the electricity to fulfill its SOS supply obligation under contracts entered into by DPL pursuant to a competitive bid procedure approved by the DPSC. Based on the bids received for the May 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007, period, which have been accepted by DPL and approved by the DPSC, the SOS rates initially scheduled to take effect May 1, 2006 would be significantly higher for all customer classes, including an average residential customer increase of 59%. One of the successful bidders for SOS supply was Conectiv Energy, an affiliate of DPL. Consequently, the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to DPL are subject to approval of FERC. FERC issued its order approving the affiliate sales on April 20, 2006. Because DPL is a public utility incorporated in Virginia, with Virginia retail customers, the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to DPL are subject to approval of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC) under the Virginia Affiliates Act. On May 1, 2006, the VSCC approved the affiliate transaction by granting an exemption to DPL for the 2006 agreement and for future power supply agreements between DPL and Conectiv Energy for DPL's non-Virginia SOS load requirements awarded pursuant to a state regulatory commission supervised solicitation process.

     On April 6, 2006, Delaware enacted legislation that provides for a deferral of the financial impact of the increases through a three-step phase-in of the rate increases, with 15% of the increase taking effect on May 1, 2006, 25% of the increase taking effect on January 1, 2007, and any remaining balance taking effect on June 1, 2007. The program is an "opt-out" program where a customer can choose not to participate. On April 17, 2006, DPL filed with the DPSC tariffs implementing the legislation. On April 21, 2006, DPL filed revised tariffs reflecting DPL's agreement not to charge customers with interest on deferred balances; instead the interest costs will be absorbed by DPL. On April 25, 2006, DPL filed additional minor tariff revisions. The DPSC approved DPL's tariffs, as revised, on April 25, 2006. Below is a table showing the estimated maximum Delaware deferral balance of DPL, net of taxes, and the estimated total interest expense, net of taxes, at various levels of assumed customer participation, based on a projected interest cost of 5% accrued over the combined 37-month deferral and recovery period. While DPL cannot determine the final customer participation rate at this time, it expects that the participation rate will be below 100%.

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Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
       (Millions of dollars)       

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
  (Millions of dollars)  

 

100%

$65

$4

 

75%

$49

$3

 

50%

$32

$2

 

25%

$16

$1

     The legislation also requires DPL to file an integrated resource plan, which is defined in the legislation to mean that DPL must evaluate all available supply options (including generation, transmission and demand-side management programs) during the planning period to ensure that DPL acquires sufficient and reliable supply resources to meet its customers' needs at minimal cost.

      Maryland

     Under settlements approved by the MPSC in April 2003 addressing SOS service in Maryland following the expiration of the fixed-rate default supply obligations of Pepco and DPL in mid-2004, each of Pepco and DPL is required to provide default electricity supply to residential and small commercial customers through May 2008, to medium-sized commercial customers through May 2006, and was required to provide it to large commercial customers through May 2005. In accordance with the respective settlements, each of Pepco and DPL purchases the power supply required to satisfy its default supply obligations from wholesale suppliers under contracts entered into pursuant to a competitive bid procedure approved and supervised by the MPSC.

     In March 2006, Pepco and DPL each announced the results of competitive bids to supply electricity to its Maryland SOS customers for one year beginning June 1, 2006. Due to significant increases in the cost of fuels used to generate electricity, the auction results will have the effect of increasing the average monthly electric bill by about 38.5% and 35% for Pepco's and DPL's Maryland residential customers, respectively. Because Conectiv Energy, an affiliate of Pepco and DPL, was one of the successful SOS supply bidders approved by the MPSC for each of Pepco and DPL, Conectiv Energy has filed applications with FERC seeking approval of the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to each of Pepco and DPL. DPL and Conectiv Energy also have filed an application with the VSCC for approval of the affiliate transaction under the Virginia Affiliates Act.

     On April 21, 2006, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement among Pepco, DPL, the staff of the MPSC and the Maryland OPC, which provides for a rate mitigation plan for the residential customers of each company. Under the plan, the full increase for each company's residential customers who affirmatively elect to participate will be phased-in in increments of 15% on June 1, 2006, 15.7% on March 1, 2007 and the remainder on June 1, 2007. Customers electing to participate in the rate deferral plan will be required to pay the deferred amounts over an 18-month period beginning June 1, 2007. Both Pepco and DPL will accrue the interest cost to fund the deferral program. The interest cost will be absorbed by Pepco and DPL, during the period that the deferred balance is accumulated and collected from customers, to the extent of and offset against the margins that the companies otherwise would earn for providing SOS to residential customers. Below is a table showing the estimated maximum Maryland deferral balances for Pepco and DPL, net of taxes, and the estimated total interest expense, net of taxes,

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at various levels of assumed customer participation based on a projected interest cost of 5% accrued over the combined 30-month deferral and recovery period. While each of Pepco and DPL cannot determine its final customer participation rate at this time, each expects that its participation rate will be below 100%.

Pepco

    

Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
       (Millions of dollars)       

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
  (Millions of dollars)  

 

100%

$72

$3

 

75%

$54

$2

 

50%

$36

$2

 

25%

$18

$1

DPL

   

Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
       (Millions of dollars)       

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
  (Millions of dollars)  

 

100%

$22

$1

 

75%

$16

$1

 

50%

$11

$-

 

25%

$ 5

$-

      Virginia

     Under amendments to the Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act implemented in March 2004, DPL is obligated to offer Default Service to customers in Virginia for an indefinite period until relieved of that obligation by the VSCC. DPL currently obtains all of the energy and capacity needed to fulfill its Default Service obligations in Virginia under a supply agreement that expires in May 2006. DPL has completed a competitive bid procedure for Default Service supply for the period June 2006 through May 2007, and has entered into a new supply agreement for that period with its affiliate Conectiv Energy, which was the lowest bidder. DPL and Conectiv Energy have filed an application with the VSCC for approval of the affiliate transaction under the Virginia Affiliates Act and Conectiv Energy has filed an application with FERC seeking approval for the affiliate sales.

     On March 10, 2006, DPL filed a rate increase with the VSCC for its Virginia Default Service customers to take effect on June 1, 2006, which would raise the average monthly bill for residential customers by approximately 43%. The new proposed rates are intended to allow DPL to recover its higher cost for energy established by the competitive bid procedure. The VSCC has directed DPL to address whether the proxy rate calculation as required by a memorandum of agreement entered into by DPL and VSCC staff in June 2000 in the Virginia restructuring docket should be applied to the fuel factor in DPL's rate increase filing. DPL has calculated the loss it would incur if the VSCC were to declare the proxy calculation established in the 2000 memorandum of agreement for either 2005 or 2006 to be DPL's Virginia fuel factor for the 12 months beginning in June 1, 2006: if the 2005 proxy rates were used, DPL estimates

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it would recover approximately $7.64 million less, before taxes, than its actual energy supply cost resulting from the competitively bid supply contract for such period, while it would recover approximately $1.88 million less, before taxes, if the 2006 proxy rate were used. The Virginia Attorney General's office and VSCC staff each filed testimony on April 25, 2006, in which both argued that the 2000 memorandum of agreement requires that the proxy rate fuel factor calculation set forth therein must operate as a cap on recoverable purchased power costs. The VSCC staff's testimony also included its calculations of the proxy rates for 2005, which, if adopted by the VSCC, would result in DPL recovering even less than DPL's calculations show, ranging from $9.1 million to $11.5 million less, before taxes, than actual energy supply costs. DPL filed its response on May 2, 2006, rebutting the testimony of the Attorney General and VSCC staff and arguing that retail rates should not be set at a level below what is necessary to recover its prudently incurred costs of procuring the supply necessary for its Default Service obligation. A hearing before the VSCC is scheduled for May 16, 2006.

      New Jersey

     On October 12, 2005, the NJBPU, following the evaluation of proposals submitted by ACE and the other three electric distribution companies located in New Jersey, issued an order reaffirming the current BGS auction process for the annual period from June 1, 2006 through May 2007. The NJBPU order maintains the current size and make up of the Commercial and Industrial Energy Pricing class (CIEP) and approved the electric distribution companies' recommended approach for the CIEP auction product, but deferred a decision on the level of the retail margin funds.

Proposed Shut Down of B.L. England Generating Facility

    In April 2004, pursuant to a NJBPU order, ACE filed a report with the NJBPU recommending that ACE's B.L. England generating facility, a 447 megawatt plant, be shut down. The report stated that, while operation of the B.L. England generating facility was necessary at the time of the report to satisfy reliability standards, those reliability standards could also be satisfied in other ways. The report concluded that, based on B.L. England's current and projected operating costs resulting from compliance with more restrictive environmental requirements, the most cost-effective way in which to meet reliability standards is to shut down the B.L. England generating facility and construct additional transmission enhancements in southern New Jersey.

     In December 2004, ACE filed a petition with the NJBPU requesting that the NJBPU establish a proceeding that would consist of a Phase I and Phase II and that the procedural process for the Phase I proceeding require intervention and participation by all persons interested in the prudence of the decision to shut down B.L. England generating facility and the categories of stranded costs associated with shutting down and dismantling the facility and remediation of the site. ACE contemplates that Phase II of this proceeding, which would be initiated by an ACE filing in 2008 or 2009, would establish the actual level of prudently incurred stranded costs to be recovered from customers in rates. The NJBPU has not acted on this petition.

     In a January 24, 2006 Administrative Consent Order (ACO) among PHI, Conectiv, ACE, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Attorney General of New Jersey, ACE agreed to shut down and permanently cease operations at the B.L. England generating facility by December 15, 2007 if ACE does not sell the plant. ACE recorded an asset retirement obligation of $60 million during the first quarter of 2006 (this is reflected as a

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regulatory liability in PHI's consolidated balance sheet). The shut-down of the B.L. England generating facility will be subject to necessary approvals from the relevant agencies and the outcome of the auction process, discussed under "ACE Auction of Generating Assets," below.

ACE Auction of Generation Assets

     In May 2005, ACE announced that it would again auction its electric generation assets, consisting of its B.L. England generating facility and its ownership interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations. On November 15, 2005, ACE announced an agreement to sell its interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations to Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. for $173.1 million. The sale, subject to approval by the NJBPU as well as other regulatory agencies and certain other legal conditions, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2006.

     ACE received final bids for B.L. England on April 19, 2006. Any successful bid for B.L. England must include assumption of all environmental liabilities associated with the plant in accordance with the auction standards previously issued by the NJBPU.

     Any sale of B.L. England will not affect the stranded costs associated with the plant that already have been securitized. If B.L. England is sold, ACE anticipates that, subject to regulatory approval in Phase II of the proceeding described above, approximately $9 to $10 million of additional assets may be eligible for recovery as stranded costs. The net gains on the sale of the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations will be an offset to stranded costs associated with the sale or shutdown of B.L. England or will be offset through other ratemaking adjustments. Testimony filed by ACE with the NJBPU in December 2005 estimated net gains of approximately $126.9 million; however, the net gains ultimately realized will depend upon the timing of the closing of the sale of ACE's interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations, transaction costs and other factors.

General Litigation

     During 1993, Pepco was served with Amended Complaints filed in the state Circuit Courts of Prince George's County, Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland in separate ongoing, consolidated proceedings known as "In re: Personal Injury Asbestos Case." Pepco and other corporate entities were brought into these cases on a theory of premises liability. Under this theory, the plaintiffs argued that Pepco was negligent in not providing a safe work environment for employees or its contractors, who allegedly were exposed to asbestos while working on Pepco's property. Initially, a total of approximately 448 individual plaintiffs added Pepco to their complaints. While the pleadings are not entirely clear, it appears that each plaintiff sought $2 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages from each defendant.

     Since the initial filings in 1993, additional individual suits have been filed against Pepco, and significant numbers of cases have been dismissed. As a result of two motions to dismiss, numerous hearings and meetings and one motion for summary judgment, Pepco has had approximately 400 of these cases successfully dismissed with prejudice, either voluntarily by the plaintiff or by the court. As of April 1, 2005, there were approximately 225 cases still pending against Pepco in the State Courts of Maryland; of those approximately 225 remaining asbestos cases, approximately 85 cases were filed after December 19, 2000, and have been tendered to Mirant for defense and indemnification pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase and Sale

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Agreement. Mirant's Plan of Reorganization, as approved by the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Mirant bankruptcy, does not alter Mirant's indemnification obligations. However, litigation relating to Mirant's efforts to reject its contract obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement is continuing. In the event Mirant's efforts to reject obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the indemnity obligations, were to be successful, Mirant would be relieved of these indemnity obligations and Pepco would have a pre-petition claim for the value of the damages incurred.

     While the aggregate amount of monetary damages sought in the remaining suits (excluding those tendered to Mirant) exceeds $400 million, PHI and Pepco believe the amounts claimed by current plaintiffs are greatly exaggerated. The amount of total liability, if any, and any related insurance recovery cannot be determined at this time; however, based on information and relevant circumstances known at this time, PHI and Pepco do not believe these suits will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, if an unfavorable decision were rendered against Pepco, it could have a material adverse effect on Pepco's and PHI's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental Litigation

     PHI, through its subsidiaries, is subject to regulation by various federal, regional, state, and local authorities with respect to the environmental effects of its operations, including air and water quality control, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and limitations on land use. In addition, federal and state statutes authorize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to clean up certain abandoned or unremediated hazardous waste sites. PHI's subsidiaries may incur costs to clean up currently or formerly owned facilities or sites found to be contaminated, as well as other facilities or sites that may have been contaminated due to past disposal practices. Although penalties assessed for violations of environmental laws and regulations are not recoverable from customers of the operating utilities, environmental clean-up costs incurred by Pepco, DPL and ACE would be included by each company in its respective cost of service for ratemaking purposes.

     In July 2004, DPL entered into an ACO with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to perform a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) to further identify the extent of soil, sediment and ground and surface water contamination related to former manufactured gas plant (MGP) operations at the Cambridge, Maryland site on DPL-owned property and to investigate the extent of MGP contamination on adjacent property. The MDE has approved the RI and DPL has completed and submitted the FS to MDE. The costs for completing the RI/FS for this site were approximately $150,000. Although the costs of cleanup resulting from the RI/FS will not be determinable until MDE approves the final remedy, DPL currently anticipates that the costs of removing MGP impacted soils and adjacent creek sediments will be in the range of $1.5 to $2.5 million; a $1.5 million charge was taken in the first quarter to reflect these anticipated costs.

     In the early 1970s, both Pepco and DPL sold scrap transformers, some of which may have contained some level of PCBs, to a metal reclaimer operating at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by a nonaffiliated company. In December 1987, Pepco and DPL were notified by EPA that they, along with a number of other utilities and



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non-utilities, were potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in connection with the PCB contamination at the site.

     In 1994, an RI/FS including a number of possible remedies was submitted to the EPA. In 1997, the EPA issued a Record of Decision that set forth a selected remedial action plan with estimated implementation costs of approximately $17 million. In 1998, the EPA issued a unilateral administrative order to Pepco and 12 other PRPs directing them to conduct the design and actions called for in its decision. In May 2003, two of the potentially liable owner/operator entities filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In October 2003, the bankruptcy court confirmed a reorganization plan that incorporates the terms of a settlement among the two debtor owner/operator entities, the United States and a group of utility PRPs including Pepco (the Utility PRPs). Under the bankruptcy settlement, the reorganized entity/site owner will pay a total of $13.25 million to remediate the site (the Bankruptcy Settlement).

     On March 14, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania approved global consent decrees for the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site involving the Utility PRPs, the U.S. Department of Justice, EPA, The City of Philadelphia and two owner/operators of the site. Under the terms of the settlement, the two owner/operators will make payments totaling $5.55 million to the U.S. and totaling $4.05 million to the Utility PRPs. The Utility PRPs will perform the remedy at the site and will be able to draw on the $13.25 million from the Bankruptcy Settlement to accomplish the remediation (the Bankruptcy Funds). The Utility PRPs will contribute funds to the extent remediation costs exceed the Bankruptcy Funds available. The Utility PRPs also will be liable for EPA costs associated with overseeing the monitoring and operation of the site remedy after the remedy construction is certified to be complete and also the cost of performing the "5 year" review of site conditions required by CERCLA. Any Bankruptcy Funds not spent on the remedy may be used to cover the Utility PRPs' liabilities for future costs. No parties are released from potential liability for damages to natural resources.

     As of March 31, 2006, Pepco had accrued $1.7 million to meet its liability for a remedy at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site. While final costs to Pepco of the settlement have not been determined, Pepco believes that its liability at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In 1999, DPL entered into a de minimis settlement with EPA and paid approximately $107,000 to resolve its liability for cleanup costs at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site. The de minimis settlement did not resolve DPL's responsibility for natural resource damages, if any, at the site. DPL believes that any liability for natural resource damages at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In June 1992, EPA identified ACE as a PRP at the Bridgeport Rental and Oil Services Superfund site in Logan Township, New Jersey. In September 1996, ACE along with other PRPs signed a consent decree with EPA and NJDEP to address remediation of the site. ACE's liability is limited to .232 percent of the aggregate remediation liability and thus far ACE has made contributions of approximately $105,000. Based on information currently available, ACE anticipates that it may be required to contribute approximately an additional $52,000. ACE believes that its liability at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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     In November 1991, NJDEP identified ACE as a PRP at the Delilah Road Landfill site in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. In 1993, ACE, along with other PRPs, signed an ACO with NJDEP to remediate the site. The soil cap remedy for the site has been completed and the NJDEP conditionally approved the report submitted by the parties on the implementation of the remedy in January 2003. In March 2004, NJDEP approved a Ground Water Sampling and Analysis Plan. Positive results of groundwater monitoring events have resulted in a reduced level of groundwater monitoring. In March 2003, EPA demanded from the PRP group reimbursement for EPA's past costs at the site, totaling $168,789. The PRP group objected to the demand for certain costs, but agreed to reimburse EPA approximately $19,000. Based on information currently available, ACE anticipates that its share of additional cost associated with this site will be approximately $626,000. ACE believes that its liability for post-remedy operation and maintenance costs will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     On January 24, 2006, PHI, Conectiv and ACE entered into an ACO with NJDEP and the Attorney General of New Jersey resolving New Jersey's claim for alleged violations of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and the NJDEP's concerns regarding ACE's compliance with NSR requirements and the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act (APCA) with respect to the B.L. England generating facility and various other environmental issues relating to ACE and Conectiv Energy facilities in New Jersey. Among other things, the ACO provides that:

·

Contingent upon the receipt of necessary approvals for the construction of substation and transmission facilities to compensate for the shut down of B.L. England, ACE will permanently cease operation of the B.L. England generating facility by December 15, 2007 if ACE does not sell the facility. In the event that ACE is unable to shut down the B.L. England facility by December 15, 2007 through no fault of its own, (i) ACE may operate B.L. England Unit 1 after December 15, 2007 for certain limited purposes and/or for electric system reliability during the summer months in the years 2008 to 2012, and (ii) B.L. England Units 1 and 2 would be required to comply with stringent emissions limits by December 15, 2012 and May 1, 2010, respectively. If ACE fails to meet those 2010 and 2012 deadlines for reducing emissions, ACE would be required to pay up to $10 million in civil penalties.

·

If B.L. England is shut down by December 15, 2007, ACE will surrender to NJDEP certain SO 2 and NOx allowances allocated to B.L. England Units 1 and 2, contingent upon approval by the NJBPU recognizing cost impacts of the surrender.

·

In the event that ACE is unable to shut down B.L. England Units 1 and 2 by December 15, 2007 through no fault of its own, ACE will surrender NOx and SO 2 allowances not needed to satisfy the operational needs of B.L. England Units 1 and 2, contingent upon approval by the NJBPU recognizing cost impacts of the surrender.

·

To resolve any possible civil liability (and without admitting liability) for violations of APCA and the PSD provisions of the CAA, ACE paid a $750,000 civil penalty to NJDEP in June 2004 and will undertake environmental projects that are beneficial to the state of New Jersey and approved by the NJDEP or donate property valued at $2 million.

·

To resolve any possible civil liability (and without admitting liability) for natural resource damages resulting from groundwater contamination at ACE's B.L. England facility and Conectiv Energy's Deepwater facility and ACE's operations center near

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Pleasantville, New Jersey, ACE and Conectiv Energy paid NJDEP $674,162 and will remediate the groundwater contamination at all three sites.

·

The ACO allows the sale of the B.L. England facility through the B.L. England auction process to a third party that is not committing to repower or otherwise meet the ACO's emissions limits, subject to a 45-day right of first refusal in favor of NJDEP for purchase of B.L. England on terms and conditions no less favorable to ACE than those offered by a third party. In the event that ACE enters into a third-party agreement through the B.L. England auction process with an entity that commits to repower B.L. England or otherwise meet the ACO's emission limits, NJDEP does not have a right of first refusal.

·

If ACE does not sell B.L. England and the facility is shut down by December 15, 2007, ACE will give NJDEP or a charitable conservancy six months to negotiate an agreement to purchase B.L. England. If no agreement is reached, ACE may seek bids for B.L. England from third parties, subject to a 45-day right of first refusal in favor of NJDEP for purchase of B.L. England on terms and conditions no less favorable to ACE than those offered by a third party.

     The ACO does not resolve any federal claims for alleged violations at the B.L. England generating station or any federal or state claims regarding alleged violations at Conectiv Energy's Deepwater generating station, about which EPA and NJDEP sought information beginning in February 2000 pursuant to CAA Section 114, or any other facilities. PHI does not believe that any of its subsidiaries has any liability with respect thereto, but cannot predict the consequences of the federal and state inquiries.

Federal Tax Treatment of Cross-Border Leases

     PCI maintains a portfolio of cross-border energy sale-leaseback transactions, which, as of March 31, 2006, had a book value of approximately $1.3 billion, and from which PHI currently derives approximately $55 million per year in tax benefits in the form of interest and depreciation deductions.

      On February 11, 2005, the Treasury Department and IRS issued Notice 2005-13 informing taxpayers that the IRS intends to challenge on various grounds the purported tax benefits claimed by taxpayers entering into certain sale-leaseback transactions with tax-indifferent parties (i.e., municipalities, tax-exempt and governmental entities), including those entered into on or prior to March 12, 2004 (the Notice). All of PCI's cross-border energy leases are with tax indifferent parties and were entered into prior to 2004. In addition, on June 29, 2005 the IRS published a Coordinated Issue Paper concerning the resolution of audit issues related to such transactions. PCI's cross-border energy leases are similar to those sale-leaseback transactions described in the Notice and the Coordinated Issue Paper.

     PCI's leases have been under examination by the IRS as part of the normal PHI tax audit. On May 4, 2005, the IRS issued a Notice of Proposed Adjustment to PHI that challenges the tax benefits realized from interest and depreciation deductions claimed by PHI with respect to these leases for the tax years 2001 and 2002. The tax benefits claimed by PHI with respect to these leases from 2001 through March 31, 2006 were approximately $245 million. The ultimate outcome of this issue is uncertain; however, if the IRS prevails, PHI would be subject to


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additional taxes, along with interest and possibly penalties on the additional taxes, which could have a material adverse effect on PHI's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

    PHI believes that its tax position related to these transactions was proper based on applicable statutes, regulations and case law, and intends to contest any final adjustments proposed by the IRS; however, there is no assurance that PHI's position will prevail.

     On November 18, 2005 the U.S. Senate passed The Tax Relief Act of 2005 (S.2020) which would apply passive loss limitation rules to leases with foreign tax indifferent parties effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, even if the leases were entered into on or prior to March 12, 2004. On December 8, 2005 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 (H.R. 4297), which does not contain any provision that would modify the current treatment of leases with tax indifferent parties. Enactment into law of a bill that is similar to S.2020 in its current form could result in a material delay of the income tax benefits that PCI would receive in connection with its cross-border energy leases and thereby adversely affect PHI's financial condition and cash-flows. The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are expected to hold a conference in the near future to reconcile the differences in the two bills to determine the final legislation.

     Under SFAS No. 13, as currently interpreted, a settlement with the IRS or a change in tax law that results in a deferral of tax benefits that does not change the total estimated net income from a lease does not require an adjustment to the book value of the lease. However, if the IRS were to disallow, rather than require the deferral of, certain tax deductions related to PHI's leases, PHI would be required to adjust the book value of the leases and record a charge to earnings equal to the repricing impact of the disallowed deductions. Such a charge to earnings, if required, is likely to have a material adverse effect on PHI's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the period in which the charge is recorded.

     In July 2005, the FASB released a Proposed Staff Position paper that would amend SFAS No. 13 and require a lease to be repriced and the book value adjusted when there is a change or probable change in the timing of tax benefits. Under this proposal, a material change in the timing of cash flows under PHI's cross-border leases as the result of a settlement with the IRS or a change in tax law also would require an adjustment to the book value. If adopted in its proposed form, the application of this guidance could result in a material adverse effect on PHI's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows, even if a resolution with the IRS or a change in tax law is limited to a deferral of the tax benefits realized by PCI from its leases.

IRS Mixed Service Cost Issue

     During 2001, Pepco, DPL, and ACE changed their methods of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes, which allow the companies to accelerate the deduction of certain expenses that were previously capitalized and depreciated. Through March 31, 2006, these accelerated deductions have generated incremental tax cash flow benefits of approximately $205 million (consisting of $94 million for Pepco, $62 million for DPL, and $49 million for ACE) for the companies, primarily attributable to their 2001 tax returns. On August 2, 2005, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2005-53 (the Revenue Ruling) that will limit the ability of the companies to utilize this method of accounting for income tax purposes on their tax returns for 2004 and prior years. On April 27, 2006, PHI received a draft of the IRS' proposed adjustment to Pepco's 2001-2002 deductions that disallows all but $34

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million (pre-tax). On April 28, 2006, the proposed adjustments for DPL and ACE were received. Those proposed adjustments disallow in their entirety all of the deductions claimed on the 2001-2002 returns. PHI intends to contest any IRS adjustment to its prior year income tax returns based on the Revenue Ruling. However, if the IRS is successful in applying this Revenue Ruling, Pepco, DPL, and ACE would be required to capitalize and depreciate a portion of the construction costs previously deducted and repay the associated income tax benefits, along with interest thereon. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, PHI recorded a $1.2 million increase in income tax expense consisting of $.5 million for Pepco, $.4 million for DPL, and $.3 million for ACE, to account for the accrued interest that would be paid on the portion of tax benefits that PHI estimates would be deferred to future years if the construction costs previously deducted are required to be capitalized and depreciated.

     On the same day as the Revenue Ruling was issued, the Treasury Department released regulations that, if adopted in their current form, would require Pepco, DPL, and ACE to change their method of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes for all future tax periods beginning in 2005. Under these regulations, Pepco, DPL, and ACE will have to capitalize and depreciate a portion of the construction costs that they have previously deducted and include the impact of this adjustment in taxable income over a two-year period beginning with tax year 2005. PHI is in the process of finalizing an alternative method of accounting for capitalizable construction costs that management believes will be acceptable to the IRS to replace the method disallowed by the proposed regulations.

     In February 2006, PHI paid approximately $121 million of taxes to cover the amount of taxes management estimates will be payable once a new final method of tax accounting is adopted on its 2005 tax return, due to the proposed regulations. Although the increase in taxable income will be spread over the 2005 and 2006 tax return periods, the cash payments would have all occurred in 2006 with the filing of the 2005 tax return and the ongoing 2006 estimated tax payments. This $121 million tax payment was accelerated to eliminate the need to accrue additional federal interest expense for the potential IRS adjustment related to the previous tax accounting method PHI used during the 2001-2004 tax years.

Third Party Guarantees, Indemnifications, and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

     Pepco Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries have various financial and performance guarantees and indemnification obligations which are entered into in the normal course of business to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties as discussed below.

     As of March 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings and its subsidiaries were parties to a variety of agreements pursuant to which they were guarantors for standby letters of credit, performance residual value, and other commitments and obligations. The fair value of these commitments and obligations was not required to be recorded in Pepco Holdings' Consolidated Balance Sheets; however, certain energy marketing obligations of Conectiv Energy were recorded. The commitments and obligations, in millions of dollars, were as follows:

 

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Guarantor

     
   

PHI

 

DPL

 

ACE

 

Other

 

Total

 

Energy marketing obligations of Conectiv Energy (1)

$

149.3

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

149.3

 

Energy procurement obligations of Pepco Energy Services (1)

 

11.3

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

11.3

 

Guaranteed lease residual values (2)

 

.7

 

3.3

 

3.2

 

-

 

7.2

 

Other (3)

 

3.3

 

-

 

-

 

2.3

 

5.6

 

  Total

$

164.6

$

3.3

$

3.2

$

2.3

$

173.4

 
                       

1.

Pepco Holdings has contractual commitments for performance and related payments of Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services to counterparties related to routine energy sales and procurement obligations, including requirements under BGS contracts entered into with ACE.

2.

Subsidiaries of Pepco Holdings have guaranteed residual values in excess of fair value related to certain equipment and fleet vehicles held through lease agreements. As of March 31, 2006, obligations under the guarantees were approximately $7.2 million. Assets leased under agreements subject to residual value guarantees are typically for periods ranging from 2 years to 10 years. Historically, payments under the guarantees have not been made by the guarantor as, under normal conditions, the contract runs to full term at which time the residual value is minimal. As such, Pepco Holdings believes the likelihood of payment being required under the guarantee is remote.

3.

Other guarantees consist of:

   

·

Pepco Holdings has guaranteed a subsidiary building lease of $3.3 million. Pepco Holdings does not expect to fund the full amount of the exposure under the guarantee.

 

·

PCI has guaranteed facility rental obligations related to contracts entered into by Starpower Communications, LLC.. As of March 31, 2006, the guarantees cover the remaining $2.3 million in rental obligations.

     Pepco Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into various indemnification agreements related to purchase and sale agreements and other types of contractual agreements with vendors and other third parties. These indemnification agreements typically cover environmental, tax, litigation and other matters, as well as breaches of representations, warranties and covenants set forth in these agreements. Typically, claims may be made by third parties under these indemnification agreements over various periods of time depending on the nature of the claim. The maximum potential exposure under these indemnification agreements can range from a specified dollar amount to an unlimited amount depending on the nature of the claim and the particular transaction. The total maximum potential amount of future payments under these indemnification agreements is not estimable due to several factors, including uncertainty as to whether or when claims may be made under these indemnities.

Dividends

          On April 27, 2006, Pepco Holdings' Board of Directors declared a dividend on common stock of 26 cents per share payable June 30, 2006, to shareholders of record on June 10, 2006.

 

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(5)  USE OF DERIVATIVES IN ENERGY AND INTEREST RATE HEDGING ACTIVITIES

     PHI accounts for its derivative activities in accordance with SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" (SFAS 133) as amended by subsequent pronouncements. See "Accounting for Derivatives" in Note 2 and "Use of Derivatives in Energy and Interest Rate Hedging Activities" in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of PHI included in PHI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, for a discussion of the accounting treatment of the derivatives used by PHI and its subsidiaries.

     The table below provides detail on effective cash flow hedges under SFAS 133 included in PHI's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2006. Under SFAS 133, cash flow hedges are marked-to-market on the balance sheet with corresponding adjustments to AOCI. The data in the table indicates the magnitude of the effective cash flow hedges by hedge type (i.e., other energy commodity and interest rate hedges), maximum term, and portion expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next 12 months.

Cash Flow Hedges Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
As of March 31, 2006
(Millions of dollars)

Contracts

Accumulated
OCI (Loss)
After Tax 
(1)

Portion Expected
to be Reclassified
to Earnings during
the Next 12 Months

Maximum    Term   

 

Other Energy Commodity

$

(50.8)    

 

$

(43.5)      

 

  48 months

 

Interest Rate

(38.3)    

(7.1)      

317 months

     Total

$

(89.1)    

$

(50.6)      

(1)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of March 31, 2006, includes $(7.3) million for an adjustment for minimum pension liability. This adjustment is not included in this table as it is not a cash flow hedge.

     The following table shows, in millions of dollars, the pre-tax gain or (loss) recognized in earnings for cash flow hedge ineffectiveness for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and where they were reported in PHI's Consolidated Statements of Earnings during the periods.

 

 

 

 

 

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2006

2005  

 

Operating Revenue

$

(.3) 

 

$

1.1 

   

Fuel and Purchased Energy

 

(.2) 

   

(.9)

   

     Total

$

(.5) 

$

.2 

     In connection with their energy commodity activities, the Competitive Energy businesses designate certain derivatives as fair value hedges. The net pre-tax gains/(losses) recognized during the quarter ended March 31, and included in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for fair value hedges and the associated hedged items are shown in the following table (in millions of dollars).

 

2006

2005

Gain/(Loss) on Derivative Instruments

($5.4)

-  

Gain/(Loss) on Hedged Items

$5.8 

-  

     For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, there were no forecasted hedged transactions or firm commitments deemed to be no longer probable.

     In connection with their other energy commodity activities, the Competitive Energy businesses hold certain derivatives that do not qualify as hedges. Under SFAS No. 133, these derivatives are marked-to-market through earnings with corresponding adjustments on the balance sheet. The pre-tax gains (losses) on these derivatives are included in "Competitive Energy Operating Revenues" and are summarized in the following table, in millions of dollars, for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.

2006

2005

Proprietary Trading (1)

$

-

 

$

-

   

Other Energy Commodity

 

17.0

   

9.0

   

     Total

$

17.0

$

9.0

(1) PHI discontinued its proprietary trading activity in 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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(6)  RESTATEMENT

     As reported in Pepco Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, Pepco Holdings restated its previously reported consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement includes the correction of other errors for the same period, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, which were considered by management to be immaterial. These other errors would not themselves have required a restatement absent the restatement to correct the accounting for deferred compensation arrangements. This restatement was required solely because the cumulative impact of the correction for deferred compensation, if recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, would have been material to that period's reported net income. The following table sets forth for Pepco Holdings' results of operations and cash flows, for the three months ended March 31, 2005, and financial position at March 31, 2005, the impact of the restatement to correct the accounting for the deferred compensation arrangements and the other errors noted above (millions of dollars):

 

March 31, 2005

 

Previously
Reported

 

Restated

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

      Total Operating Revenue

$

1,804.8 

$

1,798.8 

      Total Operating Expenses

 

1,656.7 

 

1,654.1 

      Total Operating Income

 

148.1 

 

144.7 

      Other Income (Expenses)

 

(66.9)

 

(67.8)

      Income Before Income Tax Expense

 

80.6 

 

76.3 

      Net Income

 

55.5 

 

54.7 

      Earnings Per Share (Basic and Diluted)

$

.29 

$

.29 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

       

      Total Current Assets

$

1,716.3 

$

1,710.7 

      Total Investments and Other Assets

 

4,588.7 

 

4,554.2 

      Total Assets

$

13,515.4 

$

13,475.3 

      Total Current Liabilities

$

2,292.9 

$

2,250.9 

      Total Deferred Credits

 

3,084.6 

 

3,114.6 

      Total Shareholders' Equity

 

3,405.0 

 

3,376.9 

      Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

13,515.4 

$

13,475.3 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

       

      Net Cash From Operating Activities

$

168.5 

$

166.3 

      Net Cash Used By Investing Activities

 

(58.0)

 

(57.5)

      Net Cash Used By Financing Activities

 

(96.7)

 

(95.3)

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity

       

      Retained Earnings at March 31

$

872.1 

$

844.0 

         

 

 

 

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POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

(Millions of dollars)

 
                           

Operating Revenue

           

$

475.2 

 

$

419.9 

   
                           

Operating Expenses

                         

  Fuel and purchased energy

             

265.7 

   

216.8 

   

  Other operation and maintenance

             

71.1 

   

65.1 

   

  Depreciation and amortization

40.7 

39.8 

  Other taxes

64.1 

64.6 

     Total Operating Expenses

441.6 

386.3 

                           

Operating Income

             

33.6 

   

33.6 

   

Other Income (Expenses)

                         

  Interest and dividend income

             

1.5 

   

.8 

   

  Interest expense

             

(18.9)

   

(19.6)

   

  Other income

             

3.5 

   

2.5 

   

  Other expenses

             

   

(.5)

   

     Total Other Expenses

(13.9)

(16.8)

Income Before Income Tax Expense

19.7 

16.8 

Income Tax Expense

             

9.1 

   

7.7 

   
                           

Net Income

10.6 

9.1 

Dividends on Redeemable Serial Preferred Stock

1.0 

.3 

Earnings Available for Common Stock

9.6 

8.8 

Retained Earnings at Beginning of Period

574.3 

473.5 

Dividends paid to Pepco Holdings

(15.0)

(14.9)

Retained Earnings at End of Period

$

568.9 

$

467.4 

                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

 

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POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

ASSETS

March 31,
2006

December 31,
2005

     

(Millions of dollars)

 

CURRENT ASSETS

                         

  Cash and cash equivalents

           

$

27.7 

 

$

131.4 

   

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for
    uncollectible accounts of $13.8 million
    and $14.1 million, respectively

             

294.8 

   

339.0 

   

  Materials and supplies-at average cost

             

39.3 

   

36.8 

   

  Prepaid expenses and other

             

32.0 

   

11.7 

   

    Total Current Assets

             

393.8 

   

518.9 

   
                           

INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS

                         

  Regulatory assets

             

141.8 

   

150.7 

   

  Prepaid pension expense

             

158.5 

   

161.3 

   

  Investment in trust

             

53.4 

   

53.1 

   

  Other

             

45.3 

   

50.7 

   

    Total Investments and Other Assets

             

399.0 

   

415.8 

   
                           

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                         

  Property, plant and equipment

             

5,020.5 

   

4,990.0 

   

  Accumulated depreciation

             

(2,100.7)

   

(2,068.0)

   

    Net Property, Plant and Equipment

             

2,919.8 

   

2,922.0 

   
                           

    TOTAL ASSETS

           

$

3,712.6 

 

$

3,856.7 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

March 31,
2006

December 31,
2005

     

(Millions of dollars, except shares)

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

                         

  Current maturities of long-term debt

           

$

194.5 

 

$

50.0 

   

  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

             

149.0 

   

185.3 

   

  Accounts payable to associated companies

             

35.6 

   

40.3 

   

  Capital lease obligations due within one year

             

5.1 

   

5.1 

   

  Taxes accrued

             

100.0 

   

154.9 

   

  Interest accrued

             

25.7 

   

18.9 

   

  Other

             

82.4 

   

81.2 

   

    Total Current Liabilities

             

592.3 

   

535.7 

   
                           

DEFERRED CREDITS

                         

  Regulatory liabilities

             

136.3 

   

145.2 

   

  Income taxes

             

598.8 

   

622.0 

   

  Investment tax credits

             

16.1 

   

16.5 

   

  Other postretirement benefit obligation

             

48.0 

   

46.7 

   

  Other

             

77.5 

   

75.9 

   

    Total Deferred Credits

             

876.7 

   

906.3 

   
                           

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

                         

  Long-term debt

             

1,054.5 

   

1,198.9 

   

  Capital lease obligations

             

116.2 

   

116.3 

   

    Total Long-Term Liabilities

             

1,170.7 

   

1,315.2 

   
                           

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4)

                         
                           

SERIAL PREFERRED STOCK

             

   

21.5 

   
                           

SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

                         

  Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized
    400,000,000 shares, issued 100 shares

             

   

   

  Premium on stock and other capital contributions

             

507.4 

   

507.1 

   

  Accumulated other comprehensive loss

             

(3.4)

   

(3.4)

   

  Retained earnings

             

568.9 

   

574.3 

   

    Total Shareholder's Equity

             

1,072.9 

   

1,078.0 

   
                           

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

           

$

3,712.6 

 

$

3,856.7 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

(Millions of dollars)

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                         

Net income

           

$

10.6 

 

$

9.1 

   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

                         

  Depreciation and amortization

             

40.7 

   

39.8 

   

  Deferred income taxes

             

(11.1)

   

.1 

   

  Changes in:

                         

    Accounts receivable

             

44.3 

   

(41.3)

   

    Regulatory assets and liabilities

             

3.9 

   

(.9)

   

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

             

(45.5)

   

20.8 

   

    Interest and taxes accrued

             

(61.1)

   

15.5 

   

    Other changes in working capital

             

(5.7)

   

(16.5)

   

Net other operating

             

7.0 

   

2.4 

   

Net Cash (Used By) From Operating Activities

             

(16.9)

   

29.0 

   
                           

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                         

Net investment in property, plant and equipment

             

(45.5)

   

(35.4)

   

Other investing activity

             

.4 

   

1.9 

   

Net Cash Used By Investing Activities

             

(45.1)

   

(33.5)

   
                           

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                         

Dividends to Pepco Holdings

             

(15.0)

   

(14.9)

   

Dividends paid on preferred stock

             

(1.0)

   

(.3)

   

Redemption of preferred stock

             

(21.5)

   

   

Issuances (repayments) of short-term debt, net

             

   

22.4 

   

Net other financing activities

             

(4.2)

   

4.1 

   

Net Cash (Used By) From Financing Activities

             

(41.7)

   

11.3 

   
                           

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

             

(103.7)

   

6.8 

   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

             

131.4 

   

1.5 

   
                           

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

           

$

27.7 

 

$

8.3 

   
                           

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

                         

Cash paid (received) for income taxes
   (includes payments to PHI for Federal income taxes)

           

$

80.6 

 

$

(6.4)

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

(1)   ORGANIZATION

     Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in Washington, D.C. and major portions of Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in suburban Maryland. Pepco provides Default Electricity Supply, which is the supply of electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its territories who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier, in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. Default Electricity Supply is known as Standard Offer Service (SOS) in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. Pepco's service territory covers approximately 640 square miles and has a population of approximately 2.1 million. Pepco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Pepco Holdings or PHI). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and Pepco and certain activities of Pepco are subject to the regulatory oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under PUHCA 2005.

(2)   ACCOUNTING POLICY, PRONOUNCEMENTS, AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

Financial Statement Presentation

     Pepco's unaudited financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted. Therefore, these financial statements should be read along with the annual financial statements included in Pepco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. In the opinion of Pepco's management, the financial statements contain all adjustments (which all are of a normal recurring nature) necessary to present fairly Pepco's financial condition as of March 31, 2006, in accordance with GAAP. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 may not be indicative of results that will be realized for the full year ending December 31, 2006 since the sales of electric energy are seasonal.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities -- FIN 46R

     Due to a variable element in the pricing structure of Pepco's purchase power agreement (Panda PPA) with Panda-Brandywine, L.P. (Panda), Pepco potentially assumes the variability in the operations of the plants related to this PPA and therefore has a variable interest in the entity. In accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46R (revised December 2003), entitled "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," Pepco continued, during the first quarter of 2006, to conduct exhaustive efforts to obtain information from this entity, but was unable to obtain sufficient information to conduct the analysis required under FIN 46R to determine whether the entity was a variable interest entity or if Pepco was the primary beneficiary. As a result, Pepco has applied the scope

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exemption from the application of FIN 46R for enterprises that have conducted exhaustive efforts to obtain the necessary information, but have not been able to obtain such information.

     Power purchases related to the Panda PPA for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were approximately $19 million and $20 million, respectively. Pepco's exposure to loss under the Panda PPA is discussed in Note (4), Commitments and Contingencies, under "Relationship with Mirant Corporation."

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

     The following Pepco Holdings information is for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Pension Benefits

Other Postretirement            Benefits           

 

2006

2005

2006

2005

 

(Millions of dollars)

Service cost

$ 10.2 

$  9.4 

$ 2.5 

$ 2.1 

Interest cost

24.2 

24.3 

9.0 

8.4 

Expected return on plan assets

(32.5)

(30.7)

(3.1)

(2.5)

Amortization of prior service cost

.2 

.3 

(.9)

(1.0)

Amortization of net loss

  3.9  

  2.5  

  3.0  

  2.5  

Net periodic benefit cost

$ 6.0  

$ 5.8  

$10.5  

$9.5  

     Pension

     The pension net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $6.0 million includes $3.0 million for Pepco. The pension net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $5.8 million includes $2.6 million for Pepco. The remaining pension net periodic benefit cost is for other PHI subsidiaries.

     Pension Contributions

     Pepco Holdings' current funding policy with regard to its defined benefit pension plan is to maintain a funding level in excess of 100% of its accumulated benefit obligation (ABO). In 2005 and 2004 PHI made discretionary tax-deductible cash contributions to the plan of $60 million and $10 million, respectively. PHI's pension plan currently meets the minimum funding requirements of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) without any additional funding. PHI may elect, however, to make a discretionary tax-deductible contribution to maintain the pension plan's assets in excess of its ABO. During the quarter ended March 31, 2006, no contributions were made. The potential discretionary funding of the pension plan in 2006 will depend on many factors, including the actual investment return earned on plan assets over the remainder of the year.

     Other Postretirement Benefits

    The other postretirement net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $10.5 million includes $4.8 million for Pepco. The other postretirement net periodic benefit

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cost for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $9.5 million includes $3.1 million for Pepco. The remaining other postretirement net periodic benefit cost is for other PHI subsidiaries.

Effective Tax Rate

     Pepco's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was 46% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences and permanent differences related to deferred compensation, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits and certain removal costs.

     Pepco's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 46% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit) and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits and certain removal costs.

Debt

     On March 1, Pepco redeemed all outstanding shares of its Serial Preferred Stock of each series, at 102% of par, for an aggregate redemption amount of $21.9 million.

Related Party Transactions

     PHI Service Company provides various administrative and professional services to PHI and its regulated and unregulated subsidiaries, including Pepco, pursuant to a service agreement. The cost of these services is allocated in accordance with cost allocation methodologies set forth in the service agreement using a variety of factors, including the subsidiaries' share of employees, operating expenses, assets, and other cost causal methods. These intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation and no profit results from these transactions. PHI Service Company costs directly charged or allocated to Pepco for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were approximately $29.6 million and $26.2 million, respectively.

     Certain subsidiaries of Pepco Energy Services perform utility maintenance services, including services that are treated as capital costs, for Pepco. Amounts paid by Pepco to these companies for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were approximately $2.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

     In addition to the PHI Service Company charges and utility maintenance services described above, Pepco's Statements of Earnings include the following related party transactions:

 

For the Quarters Ended
March 31,

 

2006

2005

Income (Expense)

(Millions of dollars)

Intercompany lease transactions related to facility and building
  maintenance (included in other operation and maintenance)

$(1.0)

$(1.1)

     As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, Pepco had the following balances on its Balance Sheets due (to)/from related parties:

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2006

2005

Asset (Liability)

(Millions of dollars)

Payable to Related Party (current)

   

  PHI Service Company

$(12.9) 

$(15.3)  

  Pepco Energy Services (a)

(22.6) 

(25.0)  

  Other Related Party Activity

(.1) 

-   

       Total Payable to Related Parties

$(35.6) 

$(40.3)  

Money Pool Balance with Pepco Holdings
  (included in cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet)

$ 17.2  

$ 73.1   

     

(a)

Pepco bills customers on behalf of Pepco Energy Services where customers have selected Pepco Energy Services as their alternative supplier or where Pepco Energy Services has performed work for certain government agencies under a General Services Administration area-wide agreement.

New Accounting Standards

     Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors -- FSP FTB 85-4-1

     In March 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FTB 85-4-1, "Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors" (FSP FTB 85-4-1). This FSP provides initial and subsequent measurement guidance and financial statement presentation and disclosure guidance for investments by third-party investors in life settlement contracts. The FSP also amends certain provisions of FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, "Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance," and FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The guidance in FSP FTB 85-4-1 applies prospectively for all new life settlement contracts and is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2006 (the year ended December 31, 2007 for Pepco). Pepco is in the process of evaluating the impact of FSP FTB 85-4-1 and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

     Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty -- EITF 04-13

     In September 2005, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 04-13, "Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty" (EITF 04-13), which addresses circumstances under which two or more exchange transactions involving inventory with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single exchange transaction for the purposes of evaluating the effect of APB Opinion 29. EITF 04-13 is effective for new arrangements entered into, or modifications or renewals of existing arrangements, beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after March 15, 2006 (April 1, 2006 for Pepco). EITF 04-13 would not affect Pepco's net income, overall financial condition, or cash flows, but rather could result in certain revenues and costs, including wholesale revenues and purchased power expenses, being presented on a net basis. Pepco is in the process of evaluating the impact of EITF 04-13 on its Consolidated Statements of Earnings presentation of purchases and sales.

(3)   SEGMENT INFORMATION

     In accordance with SFAS No. 131 "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," Pepco has one segment, its regulated utility business.

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(4)   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

REGULATORY AND OTHER MATTERS

Relationship with Mirant Corporation

     In 2000, Pepco sold substantially all of its electricity generation assets to Mirant Corporation, formerly Southern Energy, Inc. As part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco entered into several ongoing contractual arrangements with Mirant Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries. In July 2003, Mirant Corporation and most of its subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the Bankruptcy Court). On December 9, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court approved Mirant's Plan of Reorganization (the Reorganization Plan) and the Mirant business emerged from bankruptcy on January 3, 2006 (the Bankruptcy Emergence Date), as a new corporation of the same name (together with its predecessors, Mirant). However, the Reorganization Plan left unresolved several outstanding matters between Pepco and Mirant relating to the Mirant bankruptcy, and the litigation between Pepco and Mirant over these matters is ongoing.

     Depending on the outcome of ongoing litigation, the Mirant bankruptcy could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and cash flows of Pepco. However, management believes that Pepco currently has sufficient cash, cash flow and borrowing capacity under their credit facilities and in the capital markets to be able to satisfy any additional cash requirements that may arise due to the Mirant bankruptcy. Accordingly, management does not anticipate that the consequences of the Mirant bankruptcy will impair the ability of Pepco to fulfill its contractual obligations or to fund projected capital expenditures. On this basis, management currently does not believe that the Mirant bankruptcy will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of Pepco.

     Transition Power Agreements

     As part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco and Mirant entered into Transition Power Agreements for Maryland and the District of Columbia, respectively (collectively, the TPAs). Under the TPAs, Mirant was obligated to supply Pepco with all of the capacity and energy needed to fulfill Pepco's SOS obligations during the rate cap periods in each jurisdiction immediately following deregulation, which in Maryland extended through June 2004 and in the District of Columbia extended until January 22, 2005.

     To avoid the potential rejection of the TPAs by Mirant in the bankruptcy proceeding, Pepco and Mirant in October 2003 entered into an Amended Settlement Agreement and Release (the Settlement Agreement) pursuant to which the terms of the TPAs were modified to increase the purchase price of the capacity and energy supplied by Mirant. In exchange, the Settlement Agreement provided Pepco with an allowed, pre-petition general unsecured claim against Mirant Corporation in the amount of $105 million (the Pepco TPA Claim).

     On December 22, 2005, Pepco completed the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim, plus the right to receive accrued interest thereon, to Deutsche Bank for a cash payment of $112.4 million. Additionally, Pepco received $.5 million in proceeds from Mirant in settlement of an asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate. In the fourth quarter of 2005, Pepco recognized a total gain of $70.5 million (pre-tax) related to the settlement of these claims. Based on the

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regulatory settlements entered into in connection with deregulation in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Pepco is obligated to share with its customers the profits it realizes from the provision of SOS during the rate cap periods. The proceeds of the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim are included in the calculations of the amounts required to be shared with customers in both jurisdictions. Based on the applicable sharing formulas in the respective jurisdictions, Pepco anticipates that customers will receive (through billing credits) approximately $42.3 million of the proceeds. See "Rate Proceedings -- District of Columbia and Maryland" below.

     Power Purchase Agreements

     Under agreements with FirstEnergy Corp., formerly Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy), and Allegheny Energy, Inc., both entered into in 1987, Pepco was obligated to purchase 450 megawatts of capacity and energy from FirstEnergy annually through December 2005 (the FirstEnergy PPA). Under the Panda PPA, entered into in 1991, Pepco is obligated to purchase 230 megawatts of capacity and energy from Panda annually through 2021. At the time of the sale of Pepco's generation assets to Mirant, the purchase price of the energy and capacity under the PPAs was, and since that time has continued to be, substantially in excess of the market price. As a part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco entered into a "back-to-back" arrangement with Mirant. Under this arrangement, Mirant (i) was obligated, through December 2005, to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco was obligated to purchase under the FirstEnergy PPA at a price equal to Pepco's purchase price from FirstEnergy, and (ii) is obligated through 2021 to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco is obligated to purchase under the Panda PPA at a price equal to Pepco's purchase price from Panda (the PPA-Related Obligations). In accordance with the March 2005 Orders (as defined below), Mirant currently is making these required payments in respect of the Panda PPA.

     Pepco Pre-Petition Claims

     At the time the Reorganization Plan was approved by the Bankruptcy Court, Pepco had pending pre-petition claims against Mirant totaling approximately $28.5 million (the Pre-Petition Claims), consisting of (i) approximately $26 million in payments due to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations and (ii) approximately $2.5 million that Pepco has paid to Panda in settlement of certain billing disputes under the Panda PPA that related to periods after the sale of Pepco's generation assets to Mirant and prior to Mirant's bankruptcy filing, for which Pepco believes Mirant is obligated to reimburse it under the terms of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement. In the bankruptcy proceeding, Mirant filed an objection to the Pre-Petition Claims, but subsequently withdrew its objection to $15 million of the Pre-Petition Claims. The Pre-Petition Claims were not resolved in the Reorganization Plan and are the subject of ongoing litigation between Pepco and Mirant. To the extent Pepco is successful in its efforts to recover the Pre-Petition Claims, it would receive under the terms of the Reorganization Plan a number of shares of common stock of the new corporation created pursuant to the Reorganization Plan (the New Mirant Common Stock) equal to (i) the amount of the allowed claim (ii) divided by the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date. Because the number of shares is based on the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date, Pepco would receive the benefit, and bear the risk, of any change in the market price of the stock between the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and the date the stock is issued to Pepco.

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     As of March 31, 2006, Pepco maintained a receivable in the amount of $28.5 million, representing the Pre-Petition Claims, which was offset by a reserve of $9.6 million to reflect the uncertainty as to whether the entire amount of the Pre-Petition Claims is recoverable.

     Mirant's Efforts to Reject the PPA-Related Obligations and Disgorgement Claims

     In August 2003, Mirant filed with the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking authorization to reject the PPA-Related Obligations (the First Motion to Reject). Upon motions filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the District Court) by Pepco and FERC, the District Court in October 2003 withdrew jurisdiction over this matter from the Bankruptcy Court. In December 2003, the District Court denied the First Motion to Reject on jurisdictional grounds. Mirant appealed the District Court's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Court of Appeals). In August 2004, the Court of Appeals remanded the case to the District Court holding that the District Court had jurisdiction to rule on the merits of Mirant's rejection motion, suggesting that in doing so the court apply a "more rigorous standard" than the business judgment rule usually applied by bankruptcy courts in ruling on rejection motions.

     In December 2004, the District Court issued an order again denying the First Motion to Reject. The District Court found that the PPA-Related Obligations are not severable from the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement and that the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement cannot be rejected in part, as Mirant was seeking to do. Mirant has appealed the District Court's order to the Court of Appeals.

     In January 2005, Mirant filed in the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking to reject certain of its ongoing obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the PPA-Related Obligations (the Second Motion to Reject). In March 2005, the District Court entered orders granting Pepco's motion to withdraw jurisdiction over these rejection proceedings from the Bankruptcy Court and ordering Mirant to continue to perform the PPA-Related Obligations (the March 2005 Orders). Mirant has appealed the March 2005 Orders to the Court of Appeals.

     In March 2005, Pepco, FERC, the Office of People's Counsel of the District of Columbia (the District of Columbia OPC), the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) and the Office of People's Counsel of Maryland (Maryland OPC) filed in the District Court oppositions to the Second Motion to Reject. In August 2005, the District Court issued an order informally staying this matter, pending a decision by the Court of Appeals on the March 2005 Orders.

     On February 9, 2006, oral arguments on Mirant's appeals of the District Court's order relating to the First Motion to Reject and the March 2005 Orders were held before the Court of Appeals; an opinion has not yet been issued.

     On December 1, 2005, Mirant filed with the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking to reject the executory parts of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement and its obligations under all other related agreements with Pepco, with the exception of Mirant's obligations relating to operation of the electric generating stations owned by Pepco Energy Services (the Third Motion to Reject). The Third Motion to Reject also seeks disgorgement of payments made by Mirant to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations after filing of its bankruptcy petition in July 2003 to the extent the payments exceed the market value of the capacity and energy purchased. On December 21, 2005, Pepco filed an opposition to the Third Motion to Reject in the Bankruptcy Court.

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     In addition, on December 1, 2005, Mirant, in an attempt to "recharacterize" the PPA-Related Obligations, filed a complaint with the Bankruptcy Court seeking (i) a declaratory judgment that the payments due under the PPA-Related Obligations to Pepco are pre-petition debt obligations; and (ii) an order entitling Mirant to recover all payments that it made to Pepco on account of these pre-petition obligations after the petition date to the extent permitted under bankruptcy law (i.e., disgorgement).

     On December 15, 2005, Pepco filed a motion with the District Court to withdraw jurisdiction over both of the December 1 filings from the Bankruptcy Court. The motion to withdraw and Mirant's underlying complaint have both been stayed pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

     Each of the theories advanced by Mirant to recover funds paid to Pepco relating to the PPA-Related Obligations as a practical matter seeks reimbursement for the above-market cost of the capacity and energy purchased from Pepco over a period beginning, at the earliest, on the date on which Mirant filed its bankruptcy petition and ending on the date of rejection or the date through which disgorgement is approved. Under these theories, Pepco's financial exposure is the amount paid by Mirant to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations during the relevant period, less the amount realized by Mirant from the resale of the purchased energy and capacity. On this basis, Pepco estimates that if Mirant ultimately is successful in rejecting the PPA-Related Obligations or on its alternative claims to recover payments made to Pepco related to the PPA-Related Obligations, Pepco's maximum reimbursement obligation would be approximately $274.3 million as of May 1, 2006.

     If Mirant ultimately were successful in its effort to reject its obligations relating to the Panda PPA, Pepco also would lose the benefit on a going-forward basis of the offsetting transaction that negates the financial risk to Pepco of the Panda PPA. Accordingly, if Pepco were required to purchase capacity and energy from Panda commencing as of May 1, 2006, at the rates provided in the Panda PPA (with an average price per kilowatt hour of approximately 18.4 cents), and resold the capacity and energy at market rates projected, given the characteristics of the Panda PPA, to be approximately 11.0 cents per kilowatt hour, Pepco estimates that it would incur losses of approximately $31 million for the remainder of 2006, approximately $29 million in 2007, approximately $32 million in 2008 and approximately $27 million to $47 million annually thereafter through the 2021 contract termination date. These estimates are based in part on current market prices and forward price estimates for energy and capacity, and do not include financing costs, all of which could be subject to significant fluctuation.

     Pepco is continuing to exercise all available legal remedies to vigorously oppose Mirant's efforts to reject or recharacterize the PPA-Related Obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement in order to protect the interests of its customers and shareholders. While Pepco believes that it has substantial legal bases to oppose these efforts by Mirant, the ultimate legal outcome is uncertain. However, if Pepco is required to repay to Mirant any amounts received from Mirant in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations, Pepco believes it will be entitled to file a claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate in an amount equal to the amount repaid. Likewise, if Mirant is successful in its efforts to reject its future obligations relating to the Panda PPA, Pepco will have a claim against Mirant in an amount corresponding to the increased costs that it would incur. In either case, Pepco anticipates that Mirant will contest the claim. To the extent Pepco is successful in its efforts to recover on these claims, it would receive, as in the case of the

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Pre-Petition Claims, a number of shares of New Mirant Common Stock that is calculated using the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and accordingly would receive the benefit, and bear the risk, of any change in the market price of the stock between the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and the date the stock is issued to Pepco.

      Regulatory Recovery of Mirant Bankruptcy Losses

     If Mirant were ultimately successful in rejecting the PPA-Related Obligations or on its alternative claims to recover payments made to Pepco related to the PPA-Related Obligations and Pepco's corresponding claims against the Mirant bankruptcy estate are not recovered in full, Pepco would seek authority from the MPSC and the District of Columbia Public Service Commission (DCPSC) to recover its additional costs. Pepco is committed to working with its regulatory authorities to achieve a result that is appropriate for its shareholders and customers. Under the provisions of the settlement agreements approved by the MPSC and the DCPSC in the deregulation proceedings in which Pepco agreed to divest its generation assets under certain conditions, the PPAs were to become assets of Pepco's distribution business if they could not be sold. Pepco believes that these provisions would allow the stranded costs of the PPAs that are not recovered from the Mirant bankruptcy estate to be recovered from Pepco's customers through its distribution rates. If Pepco's interpretation of the settlement agreements is confirmed, Pepco expects to be able to establish the amount of its anticipated recovery from customers as a regulatory asset. However, there is no assurance that Pepco's interpretation of the settlement agreements would be confirmed by the respective public service commissions.

     Pepco's Notice of Administrative Claims

     On January 24, 2006, Pepco filed Notice of Administrative Claims in the Bankruptcy Court seeking to recover: (i) costs in excess of $70 million associated with the transmission upgrades necessitated by shut-down of the Potomac River Power Station; and (ii) costs in excess of $8 million due to Mirant's unjustified post-petition delay in executing the certificates needed to permit Pepco to refinance certain tax exempt pollution control bonds. Mirant is expected to oppose both of these claims, which must be approved by the Bankruptcy Court. There is no assurance that Pepco will be able to recover the amounts claimed.

     Mirant's Fraudulent Transfer Claim

     In July 2005, Mirant filed a complaint in the Bankruptcy Court against Pepco alleging that Mirant's $2.65 billion purchase of Pepco's generating assets in June 2000 constituted a fraudulent transfer for which it seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Mirant alleges in the complaint that the value of Pepco's generation assets was "not fair consideration or fair or reasonably equivalent value for the consideration paid to Pepco" and that the purchase of the assets rendered Mirant insolvent, or, alternatively, that Pepco and Southern Energy, Inc. (as predecessor to Mirant) intended that Mirant would incur debts beyond its ability to pay them.

     Pepco believes this claim has no merit and is vigorously contesting the claim, which has been withdrawn to the District Court. On December 5, 2005, the District Court entered a stay pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

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     The SMECO Agreement

     As a term of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco assigned to Mirant a facility and capacity agreement with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) under which Pepco was obligated to purchase the capacity of an 84-megawatt combustion turbine installed and owned by SMECO at a former Pepco generating facility (the SMECO Agreement). The SMECO Agreement expires in 2015 and contemplates a monthly payment to SMECO of approximately $.5 million. Pepco is responsible to SMECO for the performance of the SMECO Agreement if Mirant fails to perform its obligations thereunder. At this time, Mirant continues to make post-petition payments due to SMECO.

     On March 15, 2004, Mirant filed a complaint with the Bankruptcy Court seeking a declaratory judgment that the SMECO Agreement is an unexpired lease of non-residential real property rather than an executory contract. On November 22, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order granting summary judgment in favor of Mirant. On the basis of this ruling, if Mirant were to successfully reject the SMECO Agreement, any claim by SMECO (or by Pepco as subrogee) for damages arising from a the rejection would be limited to the greater of (i) the amount of future rental payments due over one year, or (ii) 15% of the future rental payments due over the remaining term of the lease, not to exceed three years.

     On December 1, 2005, Mirant filed both a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking to reject the SMECO Agreement and a complaint against Pepco and SMECO seeking to recover payments made to SMECO after the entry of the Bankruptcy Court's November 22, 2005 order holding that the SMECO Agreement is a lease of real property. On December 15, 2005, Pepco filed a motion with the District Court to withdraw jurisdiction of this matter from the Bankruptcy Court. The motion to withdraw and Mirant's underlying motion and complaint have been stayed pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

     If the SMECO Agreement is successfully rejected by Mirant, Pepco will become responsible for the performance of the SMECO Agreement. In addition, if the SMECO Agreement is ultimately determined to be an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property, Pepco's claim for recovery against the Mirant bankruptcy estate would be limited as described above. Pepco estimates that its rejection claim, assuming the SMECO Agreement is determined to be an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property, would be approximately $8 million, and that the amount it would be obligated to pay over the remaining nine years of the SMECO Agreement is approximately $44.3 million. While that amount would be offset by the sale of capacity, under current projections, the market value of the capacity is de minimis.

Rate Proceedings

     District of Columbia and Maryland

     On February 27, 2006, Pepco filed an update to the District of Columbia Generation Procurement Credit (GPC) for the periods February 8, 2002 through February 7, 2004 and February 8, 2004 through February 7, 2005; and on February 24, 2006, Pepco filed an update to its Maryland GPC for the period July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004. The GPC provides for sharing of the profit from SOS sales. The updates to the GPC in both the District of Columbia and Maryland take into account the proceeds from the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim for $112.4 million in December 2005. The filings also incorporate true-ups to previous disbursements in

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the GPC for both states. In the filings, Pepco requests that $24.3 million be credited to District of Columbia customers and $17.7 million be credited to Maryland customers during the twelve-month-period beginning April 2006. The MPSC approved the updated Maryland GPC on March 29, 2006. The District of Columbia OPC submitted comments concerning Pepco's District of Columbia GPC filing, in which it stated that it did not oppose the proposed GPC update, but that it reserved the right to file supplemental comments after receiving responses to data requests it sent to Pepco. Pepco is in the process of preparing the responses.

      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

     On January 31, 2005, Pepco filed an application with FERC seeking to reset its rates for network transmission service using a formula methodology. Pepco also sought a 12.4% return on common equity and a 50-basis-point return on equity adder that FERC had made available to transmission utilities who had joined Regional Transmission Organizations and thus turned over control of their assets to an independent entity. FERC issued an order on May 31, 2005, approving the rates to go into effect June 1, 2005, subject to refund, hearings, and further orders. The new rates reflected a decrease of 7.7% in Pepco's transmission rate.

     On March 20, 2006, Pepco submitted an offer of settlement of all issues in the rate proceeding, which was supported by all of the active parties in the proceeding. On April 6, 2006, the presiding administrative law judge certified the uncontested offer of settlement to FERC and FERC approved the settlement on April 19, 2006, without condition or modification. The approved settlement affirms the formula rate method for Pepco and sets the return on common equity (ROE) at 10.8% on existing facilities and at 11.3% on transmission facilities placed in service on or after January 1, 2006. The settlement also provides for a three-year moratorium, starting June 1, 2005, on requests by all parties to change the base non-incentive ROEs. A moratorium on requesting changes in the formula itself is in effect through May 2009, with a moratorium on the annual review protocols through May 2010. In lieu of refunds, the formula's reconciliation to actual costs for the current rate year, to be applied in the upcoming rate year, will reflect the settlement ROEs and other formula clarifications retrospectively.

Divestiture Cases

      District of Columbia

     Final briefs on Pepco's District of Columbia divestiture proceeds sharing application were filed with the DCPSC in July 2002 following an evidentiary hearing in June 2002. That application was filed to implement a provision of Pepco's DCPSC-approved divestiture settlement that provided for a sharing of any net proceeds from the sale of Pepco's generation-related assets. One of the principal issues in the case is whether Pepco should be required to share with customers the excess deferred income taxes (EDIT) and accumulated deferred investment tax credits (ADITC) associated with the sold assets and, if so, whether such sharing would violate the normalization provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and its implementing regulations. As of March 31, 2006, the District of Columbia allocated portions of EDIT and ADITC associated with the divested generation assets were approximately $6.5 million and $5.8 million, respectively.

     Pepco believes that a sharing of EDIT and ADITC would violate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) normalization rules. Under these rules, Pepco could not transfer the EDIT and the

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ADITC benefit to customers more quickly than on a straight line basis over the book life of the related assets. Since the assets are no longer owned there is no book life over which the EDIT and ADITC can be returned. If Pepco were required to share EDIT and ADITC and, as a result, the normalization rules were violated, Pepco would be unable to use accelerated depreciation on District of Columbia allocated or assigned property. In addition to sharing with customers the generation-related EDIT and ADITC balances, Pepco would have to pay to the IRS an amount equal to Pepco's District of Columbia jurisdictional generation-related ADITC balance ($5.8 million as of March 31, 2006), as well as its District of Columbia jurisdictional transmission and distribution-related ADITC balance ($5.2 million as of March 31, 2006) in each case as those balances exist as of the later of the date a DCPSC order is issued and all rights to appeal have been exhausted or lapsed, or the date the DCPSC order becomes operative.

     In March 2003, the IRS issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), which would allow for the sharing of EDIT and ADITC related to divested assets with utility customers on a prospective basis and at the election of the taxpayer on a retroactive basis. In December 2005 a revised NOPR was issued which, among other things, withdrew the March 2003 NOPR and eliminated the taxpayer's ability to elect to apply the regulation retroactively. Comments on the revised NOPR were due by March 21, 2006, and a public hearing was held on April 5, 2006. Pepco filed a letter with the DCPSC on January 12, 2006, in which it has reiterated that the DCPSC should continue to defer any decision on the ADITC and EDIT issues until the IRS issues final regulations or states that its regulations project will be terminated without the issuance of any regulations. Other issues in the divestiture proceeding deal with the treatment of internal costs and cost allocations as deductions from the gross proceeds of the divestiture.

     Pepco believes that its calculation of the District of Columbia customers' share of divestiture proceeds is correct. However, depending on the ultimate outcome of this proceeding, Pepco could be required to make additional gain-sharing payments to District of Columbia customers, including the payments described above related to EDIT and ADITC. Such additional payments (which, other than the EDIT and ADITC related payments, cannot be estimated) would be charged to expense in the quarter and year in which a final decision is rendered and could have a material adverse effect on Pepco's results of operations for those periods. However, Pepco does not believe that additional gain-sharing payments, if any, or the ADITC-related payments to the IRS, if required, would have a material adverse impact on its financial position or cash flows. It is uncertain when the DCPSC will issue a decision regarding Pepco's divestiture proceeds sharing application.

      Maryland

    Pepco filed its divestiture proceeds plan application with the MPSC in April 2001. The principal issue in the Maryland case is the same EDIT and ADITC sharing issue that has been raised in the District of Columbia case. See the discussion above under "Divestiture Cases - District of Columbia." As of March 31, 2006, the Maryland allocated portions of EDIT and ADITC associated with the divested generation assets were approximately $9.1 million and $10.4 million, respectively. Other issues deal with the treatment of certain costs as deductions from the gross proceeds of the divestiture. In November 2003, the Hearing Examiner in the Maryland proceeding issued a proposed order with respect to the application that concluded that Pepco's Maryland divestiture settlement agreement provided for a sharing between Pepco and customers of the EDIT and ADITC associated with the sold assets. Pepco believes that such a sharing would violate the normalization rules (discussed above) and would result in Pepco's

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inability to use accelerated depreciation on Maryland allocated or assigned property. If the proposed order is affirmed, Pepco would have to share with its Maryland customers, on an approximately 50/50 basis, the Maryland allocated portion of the generation-related EDIT ($9.1 million as of March 31, 2006), and the Maryland-allocated portion of generation-related ADITC. Furthermore, Pepco would have to pay to the IRS an amount equal to Pepco's Maryland jurisdictional generation-related ADITC balance ($10.4 million as of March 31, 2006), as well as its Maryland retail jurisdictional ADITC transmission and distribution-related balance ($9.2 million as of March 31, 2006), in each case as those balances exist as of the later of the date a MPSC order is issued and all rights to appeal have been exhausted or lapsed, or the date the MPSC order becomes operative. The Hearing Examiner decided all other issues in favor of Pepco, except for the determination that only one-half of the severance payments that Pepco included in its calculation of corporate reorganization costs should be deducted from the sales proceeds before sharing of the net gain between Pepco and customers. Pepco filed a letter with the MPSC on January 12, 2006, in which it has reiterated that the MPSC should continue to defer any decision on the ADITC and EDIT issues until the IRS issues final regulations or states that its regulations project related to this issue will be terminated without the issuance of any regulations.

     Pepco has appealed the Hearing Examiner's decision as it relates to the treatment of EDIT and ADITC and corporate reorganization costs to the MPSC. Pepco believes that its calculation of the Maryland customers' share of divestiture proceeds is correct. However, depending on the ultimate outcome of this proceeding, Pepco could be required to share with its customers approximately 50 percent of the EDIT and ADITC balances described above and make additional gain-sharing payments related to the disallowed severance payments. Such additional payments would be charged to expense in the quarter and year in which a final decision is rendered and could have a material adverse effect on results of operations for those periods. However, Pepco does not believe that additional gain-sharing payments, if any, or the ADITC-related payments to the IRS, if required, would have a material adverse impact on its financial position or cash flows.

Default Electricity Supply Proceedings

      District of Columbia

     Under an order issued by the DCPSC in March 2004, as amended by a DCPSC order issued in July 2004, Pepco is obligated to provide SOS for small commercial and residential customers through May 31, 2011 and for large commercial customers through May 31, 2007. In August 2004, the DCPSC issued an order adopting administrative charges for residential, small and large commercial District of Columbia SOS customers that are intended to allow Pepco to recover the administrative costs incurred to provide the SOS supply. The approved administrative charges include an average margin for Pepco of approximately $.00248 per kilowatt hour, calculated based on total sales to residential, small and large commercial District of Columbia SOS customers over the twelve months ended December 31, 2003. Because margins vary by customer class, the actual average margin over any given time period will depend on the number of SOS customers from each customer class and the load taken by such customers over the time period. The administrative charges went into effect for Pepco's SOS sales on February 8, 2005.

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     The TPA with Mirant under which Pepco obtained the fixed-rate SOS supply ended on January 22, 2005, while the new SOS supply contracts with the winning bidders in the competitive procurement process began on February 1, 2005. Pepco procured power separately on the market for next-day deliveries to cover the period from January 23 through January 31, 2005, before the new SOS contracts began. Consequently, Pepco had to pay the difference between the procurement cost of power on the market for next-day deliveries and the current SOS rates charged to customers during the period from January 23 through January 31, 2005. In addition, because the new SOS rates did not go into effect until February 8, 2005, Pepco had to pay the difference between the procurement cost of power under the new SOS contracts and the SOS rates charged to customers for the period from February 1 to February 7, 2005. The total amount of the difference is estimated to be approximately $8.7 million. This difference, however, was included in the calculation of the GPC for the District of Columbia for the period February 8, 2004 through February 7, 2005, which was filed on July 12, 2005 with the DCPSC. The GPC provides for a sharing between Pepco's customers and shareholders, on an annual basis, of any margins, but not losses, that Pepco earned providing SOS in the District of Columbia during the four-year period from February 8, 2001 through February 7, 2005. At the time of the filing, based on the rates paid to Mirant by Pepco under the TPA Settlement, there was no customer sharing. On December 22, 2005 Pepco received $112.4 million in proceeds from the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate. A portion of this recovery related to the period February 8, 2004 through February 7, 2005 covered in the July 12 DCPSC filing. As a consequence, on February 27, 2006, Pepco filed with the DCPSC an updated calculation of the customer sharing for this period, which also takes into account the losses incurred during the January 22, 2005 through February 7, 2005 period. The updated filing shows that both residential and commercial customers will receive customer sharing that totals $17.5 million. Without the inclusion of the $8.7 million loss from the January 22, 2005 through February 7, 2005 period, the amount shared with customers would have been approximately $22.7 million, or $5.2 million greater, so that the net effect of the loss on the SOS sales during this period is approximately $3.5 million.

     On February 3, 2006, Pepco announced proposed rates for its District of Columbia SOS customers to take effect on June 1, 2006. The new rate will raise the average monthly bill for residential customers by approximately 12%. The proposed rates were approved by the DCPSC.

      Maryland

     Under a settlement approved by the MPSC in April 2003 addressing SOS service in Maryland following the expiration of the fixed-rate default supply obligations of Pepco in mid-2004, Pepco is required to provide default electricity supply to residential and small commercial customers through May 2008, to medium-sized commercial customers through May 2006, and was required to provide it to large commercial customers through May 2005. In accordance with the settlement, Pepco purchases the power supply required to satisfy its default supply obligations from wholesale suppliers under contracts entered into pursuant to a competitive bid procedure approved and supervised by the MPSC.

     In March 2006, Pepco announced the results of competitive bids to supply electricity to its Maryland SOS customers for one year beginning June 1, 2006. Due to significant increases in the cost of fuels used to generate electricity, the auction results will have the effect of increasing the average monthly electric bill by about 38.5% for Pepco's Maryland residential customers. Because a subsidiary of Conectiv Energy Holding Company (Conectiv Energy), an affiliate of

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Pepco, was one of the successful SOS supply bidders approved by the MPSC, Conectiv Energy has filed an application with FERC seeking approval of the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to Pepco.

     On April 21, 2006, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement among Pepco, the staff of the MPSC and the Maryland OPC, which provides for a rate mitigation plan for Pepco's residential customers. Under the plan, the full increase for Pepco's residential customers who affirmatively elect to participate will be phased-in in increments of 15% on June 1, 2006, 15.7% on March 1, 2007 and the remainder on June 1, 2007. Customers electing to participate in the rate deferral plan will be required to pay the deferred amounts over an 18-month period beginning June 1, 2007. Pepco will accrue the interest cost to fund the deferral program. The interest cost will be absorbed by Pepco, during the period that the deferred balance is accumulated and collected from customers, to the extent of and offset against the margins that it otherwise would earn for providing SOS to residential customers. Below is a table showing the estimated maximum Maryland deferral balances for Pepco net of taxes, and the estimated total interest expense, net of taxes, at various levels of assumed customer participation based on a projected interest cost of 5% accrued over the combined 30-month deferral and recovery period. While Pepco cannot determine its final customer participation rate at this time, it that its participation rate will be below 100%.

    

Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
               (millions)               

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
           (millions)          

 

100%

$72

$3

 

75%

$54

$2

 

50%

$36

$2

 

25%

$18

$1

General Litigation

     During 1993, Pepco was served with Amended Complaints filed in the state Circuit Courts of Prince George's County, Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland in separate ongoing, consolidated proceedings known as "In re: Personal Injury Asbestos Case." Pepco and other corporate entities were brought into these cases on a theory of premises liability. Under this theory, the plaintiffs argued that Pepco was negligent in not providing a safe work environment for employees or its contractors, who allegedly were exposed to asbestos while working on Pepco's property. Initially, a total of approximately 448 individual plaintiffs added Pepco to their complaints. While the pleadings are not entirely clear, it appears that each plaintiff sought $2 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages from each defendant.

     Since the initial filings in 1993, additional individual suits have been filed against Pepco, and significant numbers of cases have been dismissed. As a result of two motions to dismiss, numerous hearings and meetings and one motion for summary judgment, Pepco has had approximately 400 of these cases successfully dismissed with prejudice, either voluntarily by the plaintiff or by the court. As of April 1, 2005, there were approximately 225 cases still pending against Pepco in the State Courts of Maryland; of those approximately 225 remaining asbestos cases, approximately 85 cases were filed after December 19, 2000, and have been tendered to Mirant for defense and indemnification pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase and Sale

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Agreement. Mirant's Plan of Reorganization, as approved by the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the Mirant bankruptcy, does not alter Mirant's indemnification obligations. However, litigation relating to Mirant's efforts to reject its contract obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement is continuing. In the event Mirant's efforts to reject obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the indemnity obligations, were to be successful, Mirant would be relieved of these indemnity obligations and Pepco would have a pre-petition claim for the value of the damages incurred.

     While the aggregate amount of monetary damages sought in the remaining suits (excluding those tendered to Mirant) exceeds $400 million, Pepco believes the amounts claimed by current plaintiffs are greatly exaggerated. The amount of total liability, if any, and any related insurance recovery cannot be determined at this time; however, based on information and relevant circumstances known at this time, Pepco does not believe these suits will have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, if an unfavorable decision were rendered against Pepco, it could have a material adverse effect on Pepco's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental Litigation

     Pepco is subject to regulation by various federal, regional, state, and local authorities with respect to the environmental effects of its operations, including air and water quality control, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and limitations on land use. In addition, federal and state statutes authorize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to clean up certain abandoned or unremediated hazardous waste sites. Pepco may incur costs to clean up currently or formerly owned facilities or sites found to be contaminated, as well as other facilities or sites that may have been contaminated due to past disposal practices. Although penalties assessed for violations of environmental laws and regulations are not recoverable from Pepco's customers, environmental clean-up costs incurred by Pepco would be included in its cost of service for ratemaking purposes.

     In the early 1970s, Pepco sold scrap transformers, some of which may have contained some level of PCBs, to a metal reclaimer operating at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by a nonaffiliated company. In December 1987, Pepco was notified by EPA that it, along with a number of other utilities and non-utilities, was a potentially responsible party (PRP) in connection with the PCB contamination at the site.

     In 1994, a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) including a number of possible remedies was submitted to the EPA. In 1997, the EPA issued a Record of Decision that set forth a selected remedial action plan with estimated implementation costs of approximately $17 million. In 1998, the EPA issued a unilateral administrative order to Pepco and 12 other PRPs directing them to conduct the design and actions called for in its decision. In May 2003, two of the potentially liable owner/operator entities filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In October 2003, the bankruptcy court confirmed a reorganization plan that incorporates the terms of a settlement among the two debtor owner/operator entities, the United States and a group of utility PRPs including Pepco (the Utility PRPs). Under the bankruptcy settlement, the reorganized entity/site owner will pay a total of $13.25 million to remediate the site (the Bankruptcy Settlement).

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     On March 14, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania approved global consent decrees for the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site involving the Utility PRPs, the U.S. Department of Justice, EPA, The City of Philadelphia and two owner/operators of the site. Under the terms of the settlement, the two owner/operators will make payments totaling $5.55 million to the U.S. and totaling $4.05 million to the Utility PRPs. The Utility PRPs will perform the remedy at the site and will be able to draw on the $13.25 million from the Bankruptcy Settlement to accomplish the remediation (the Bankruptcy Funds). The Utility PRPs will contribute funds to the extent remediation costs exceed the Bankruptcy Funds available. The Utility PRPs also will be liable for EPA costs associated with overseeing the monitoring and operation of the site remedy after the remedy construction is certified to be complete and also the cost of performing the "5 year" review of site conditions required by CERCLA. Any Bankruptcy Funds not spent on the remedy may be used to cover the Utility PRPs' liabilities for future costs. No parties are released from potential liability for damages to natural resources.

     As of March 31, 2006, Pepco had accrued $1.7 million to meet its liability for a remedy at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site. While final costs to Pepco of the settlement have not been determined, Pepco believes that its liability at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

IRS Mixed Service Cost Issue

     During 2001, Pepco changed its methods of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes, which allow Pepco to accelerate the deduction of certain expenses that were previously capitalized and depreciated. Through March 31, 2006, these accelerated deductions have generated incremental tax cash flow benefits of approximately $94 million for Pepco, primarily attributable to its tax returns. On August 2, 2005, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2005-53 (the Revenue Ruling) that will limit Pepco's ability to utilize this method of accounting for income tax purposes on its tax returns for 2004 and prior years. On April 27, 2006, Pepco received a draft of the IRS' proposed adjustment to its 2001-2002 deductions that disallows all but $34 million (pre-tax). Pepco intends to contest any IRS adjustment to its prior year income tax returns based on the Revenue Ruling. However, if the IRS is successful in applying this Revenue Ruling, Pepco would be required to capitalize and depreciate a portion of the construction costs previously deducted and repay the associated income tax benefits, along with interest thereon. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, Pepco $.5 million increase in income tax expense to account for the accrued interest that would be paid on the portion of tax benefits that Pepco estimates would be deferred to future years if the construction costs previously deducted are required to be capitalized and depreciated.

     On the same day as the Revenue Ruling was issued, the Treasury Department released regulations that, if adopted in their current form, would require Pepco to change its method of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes for all future tax periods beginning in 2005. Under these regulations, Pepco will have to capitalize and depreciate a portion of the construction costs that it had previously deducted and include the impact of this adjustment in taxable income over a two-year period beginning with tax year 2005. Pepco is in the process of finalizing an alternative method of accounting for capitalizable construction costs that management believes will be acceptable to the IRS to replace the method disallowed by the proposed regulations.

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     In February 2006, Pepco's parent, PHI, paid approximately $121 million, a portion of which is attributable to Pepco, of taxes to cover the amount of taxes management estimates will be payable once a new final method of tax accounting is adopted on its 2005 tax return, due to the proposed regulations. Although the increase in taxable income will be spread over the 2005 and 2006 tax return periods, the cash payments would have all occurred in 2006 with the filing of the 2005 tax return and the ongoing 2006 estimated tax payments. This $121 million tax payment was accelerated to eliminate the need to accrue additional federal interest expense for the potential IRS adjustment related to the previous tax accounting method PHI used during the 2001-2004 tax years.

(5)   RESTATEMENT

     As reported in Pepco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, Pepco restated its previously reported financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement includes the correction of other errors for the same period, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, which were considered by management to be immaterial. These other errors would not themselves have required a restatement absent the restatement to correct the accounting for deferred compensation arrangements. This restatement was required solely because the cumulative impact of the correction for deferred compensation, if recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, would have been material to that period's reported net income. The following table sets forth for Pepco's results of operations and cash flows, for the three months ended March 31, 2005, and financial position at March 31, 2005, the impact of the restatement to correct the accounting for the deferred compensation arrangements and the other errors noted above (millions of dollars):

 

March 31, 2005

   

Previously
Reported

 


Restated

Statements of Earnings

      Total Operating Revenue

$

425.5 

$

419.9 

      Total Operating Expenses

 

388.4 

 

386.3 

      Total Operating Income

 

37.1 

 

33.6 

      Other Income (Expenses)

 

(16.5)

 

(16.8)

      Income Before Income Tax Expense

 

20.6 

 

16.8 

      Net Income

 

11.5 

 

9.1 

Balance Sheets

       

      Total Current Assets

$

432.6 

$

428.3 

      Total Investments and Other Assets

 

427.7 

 

395.3 

      Total Assets

$

3,778.7 

$

3,742.0 

      Total Current Liabilities

$

504.4 

$

490.8 

      Total Deferred Credits

 

928.7 

 

930.9 

      Total Shareholder's Equity

 

999.0 

 

973.7 

      Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity

$

3,778.7 

$

3,742.0 

Statements of Cash Flows

       

      Net Cash From Operating Activities

$

33.7 

$

29.0 

      Net Cash Used By Investing Activities

 

(34.0)

 

(33.5)

      Net Cash From Financing Activities

 

7.1 

 

11.3 

Statements of Shareholder's Equity

       

      Retained Earnings at March 31

$

492.7 

$

467.4 

         

 

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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

(Millions of dollars)

 

Operating Revenue

                         

  Electric

           

$

258.1 

 

$

259.7 

   

  Natural Gas

             

110.4 

   

111.0 

   

     Total Operating Revenue

             

368.5 

   

370.7 

   
                           

Operating Expenses

                         

  Fuel and purchased energy

             

161.8 

   

162.2 

   

  Gas purchased

             

88.7 

   

85.1 

   

  Other operation and maintenance

             

45.2 

   

42.7 

   

  Depreciation and amortization

19.4 

19.0 

  Other taxes

9.7 

9.4 

  Gain on sale of assets

(.8)

     Total Operating Expenses

324.0 

318.4 

                           

Operating Income

             

44.5 

   

52.3 

   

Other Income (Expenses)

                         

  Interest and dividend income

             

.3 

   

.2 

   

  Interest expense

             

(9.3)

   

(8.6)

   

  Other income

             

1.7 

   

.5 

   

  Other expense

             

(1.2)

   

   

     Total Other Expenses

(8.5)

(7.9)

Income Before Income Tax Expense

36.0 

44.4 

Income Tax Expense

             

15.2 

   

18.3 

   
                           

Net Income

20.8 

26.1 

Dividends on Redeemable Serial Preferred Stock

.2 

.3 

Earnings Available for Common Stock

20.6 

25.8 

Retained Earnings at Beginning of Period

399.7 

362.4 

Dividends paid to Pepco Holdings

(15.0)

(24.4)

Retained Earnings at End of Period

$

405.3 

$

363.8 

                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

ASSETS

March 31,
2006

December 31,
2005

     

(Millions of dollars)

 

CURRENT ASSETS

                         

  Cash and cash equivalents

           

$

6.4 

 

$

7.4 

   

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for
    uncollectible accounts of $9.3 million
    and $9.2 million, respectively

             

169.1 

   

181.4 

   

  Fuel, materials and supplies-at average cost

             

30.9 

   

41.8 

   

  Prepaid expenses and other

             

16.3 

   

28.4 

   

    Total Current Assets

             

222.7 

   

259.0 

   
                           

INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS

                         

  Goodwill

             

48.5 

   

48.5 

   

  Regulatory assets

             

131.8 

   

140.9 

   

  Prepaid pension expense

             

215.2 

   

213.3 

   

  Other

             

30.4 

   

32.7 

   

    Total Investments and Other Assets

             

425.9 

   

435.4 

   
                           

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                         

  Property, plant and equipment

             

2,440.0 

   

2,409.5 

   

  Accumulated depreciation

             

(809.7)

   

(800.3)

   

    Net Property, Plant and Equipment

             

1,630.3 

   

1,609.2 

   
                           

    TOTAL ASSETS

           

$

2,278.9 

 

$

2,303.6 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

March 31,
2006

December 31,
2005

     

(Millions of dollars, except shares)

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

                         

  Short-term debt

           

$

185.6 

 

$

165.5 

   

  Current maturities of long-term debt

             

34.4 

   

22.9 

   

  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

             

66.9 

   

74.0 

   

  Accounts payable due to associated companies

             

45.4 

   

57.3 

   

  Capital lease obligations due within one year

             

.1 

   

.2 

   

  Taxes accrued

             

26.1 

   

33.7 

   

  Interest accrued

             

9.4 

   

6.4 

   

  Other

             

50.5 

   

48.2 

   

    Total Current Liabilities

             

418.4 

   

408.2 

   
                           

DEFERRED CREDITS

                         

  Regulatory liabilities

             

229.6 

   

242.5 

   

  Income taxes

             

404.6 

   

413.7 

   

  Investment tax credits

             

10.5 

   

10.7 

   

  Above-market purchased energy contracts and other
     electric restructuring liabilities

             

25.2 

   

25.8 

   

  Other

             

26.8 

   

33.0 

   

    Total Deferred Credits

             

696.7 

   

725.7 

   
                           

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

                         

  Long-term debt

             

504.9 

   

516.4 

   

  Capital lease obligations

             

   

   

    Total Long-Term Liabilities

             

504.9 

   

516.4 

   
                           

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4)

                         
                           

REDEEMABLE SERIAL PREFERRED STOCK

             

18.2 

   

18.2 

   
                           

SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

                         

  Common stock, $2.25 par value, authorized
    1,000,000 shares, issued 1,000 shares

             

   

   

  Premium on stock and other capital contributions

             

235.4 

   

235.4 

   

  Retained earnings

             

405.3 

   

399.7 

   

    Total Shareholder's Equity

             

640.7 

   

635.1 

   
                           

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

           

$

2,278.9 

 

$

2,303.6 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

 

 

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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

(Millions of dollars)

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                         

Net income

           

$

20.8 

 

$

26.1 

   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

                         

  Depreciation and amortization

             

19.4 

   

19.0 

   

  Gain on sale of assets

             

(.8)

   

   

  Investment tax credit adjustments

             

(.2)

   

   

  Deferred income taxes

             

(8.4)

   

(3.4)

   

  Changes in:

                         

    Accounts receivable

             

12.3 

   

(13.2)

   

    Regulatory assets, net

             

3.9 

   

22.1 

   

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

             

(15.4)

   

(21.2)

   

    Interest and taxes accrued

             

(10.3)

   

33.4 

   

    Other changes in working capital

             

15.4 

   

6.3 

   

Net other operating

             

(5.4)

   

(5.2)

   

Net Cash From Operating Activities

             

31.3 

   

63.9 

   
                           

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                         

Net investment in property, plant and equipment

             

(37.7)

   

(26.0)

   

Proceeds from sale of property

             

1.8 

   

   

Net other investing activities

             

(1.6)

   

4.9 

   

Net Cash Used By Investing Activities

             

(37.5)

   

(21.1)

   
                           

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                         

Dividends paid to Pepco Holdings

             

(15.0)

   

(24.4)

   

Dividends paid on preferred stock

             

(.2)

   

(.3)

   

Issuances/(Repayments) of short-term debt, net

             

20.1 

   

(22.2)

   

Net other financing activities

             

.3 

   

4.9 

   

Net Cash From (Used By) Financing Activities

             

5.2 

   

(42.0)

   
                           

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

             

(1.0)

   

.8 

   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

             

7.4 

   

3.6 

   
                           

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

           

$

6.4 

 

$

4.4 

   
                           

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

                         

Cash paid (received) for income taxes
   (includes payments to PHI for Federal income taxes)

           

$

38.6 

 

$

(5.4)

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

(1)   ORGANIZATION

     Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia, and provides gas distribution service in northern Delaware. Additionally, DPL supplies electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its territories who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier. The regulatory term for this service varies by jurisdiction as follows:

 

Delaware

Provider of Last Resort service (POLR) -- before May 1, 2006
Standard Offer Service (SOS) -- on and after May 1, 2006

 

Maryland

SOS

 

Virginia

Default Service

     DPL also refers to this supply service in each of its jurisdictions generally as Default Electricity Supply.

     DPL's electricity distribution service territory covers approximately 6,000 square miles and has a population of approximately 1.3 million. DPL's natural gas distribution service territory covers approximately 275 square miles and has a population of approximately .5 million. DPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conectiv, which is wholly owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Pepco Holdings or PHI). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and DPL and certain activities of DPL are subject to the regulatory oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under PUHCA 2005.

(2)   ACCOUNTING POLICY, PRONOUNCEMENTS, AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

Financial Statement Presentation

     DPL's unaudited financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted. Therefore, these financial statements should be read along with the annual financial statements included in DPL's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. In the opinion of DPL's management, the financial statements contain all adjustments (which all are of a normal recurring nature) necessary to present fairly DPL's financial condition as of March 31, 2006, in accordance with GAAP. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 may not be indicative of results that will be realized for the full year ending December 31, 2006 since the sales of electric energy are seasonal.

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Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

     The following Pepco Holdings information is for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Pension Benefits

Other Postretirement            Benefits           

 

2006

2005

2006

2005

 

(Millions of dollars)

Service cost

$ 10.2 

$  9.4 

$ 2.5 

$ 2.1 

Interest cost

24.2 

24.3 

9.0 

8.4 

Expected return on plan assets

(32.5)

(30.7)

(3.1)

(2.5)

Amortization of prior service cost

.2 

.3 

(.9)

(1.0)

Amortization of net loss

  3.9  

  2.5  

  3.0  

  2.5  

Net periodic benefit cost

$ 6.0  

$ 5.8  

$10.5  

$9.5  

     Pension

     The pension net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $6.0 million includes $(1.8) million for DPL. The pension net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $5.8 million includes $(1.3) million for DPL. The remaining pension net periodic benefit cost is for other PHI subsidiaries.

     Pension Contributions

     Pepco Holdings' current funding policy with regard to its defined benefit pension plan is to maintain a funding level in excess of 100% of its accumulated benefit obligation (ABO). In 2005 and 2004 PHI made discretionary tax-deductible cash contributions to the plan of $60 million and $10 million, respectively. PHI's pension plan currently meets the minimum funding requirements of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) without any additional funding. PHI may elect, however, to make a discretionary tax-deductible contribution to maintain the pension plan's assets in excess of its ABO. During the quarter ended March 31, 2006, no contributions were made. The potential discretionary funding of the pension plan in 2006 will depend on many factors, including the actual investment return earned on plan assets over the remainder of the year.

     Other Postretirement Benefits

    The other postretirement net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $10.5 million includes $1.6 million for DPL. The other postretirement net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $9.5 million includes $2.5 million for DPL. The remaining other postretirement net periodic benefit cost is for other PHI subsidiaries.

Effective Tax Rate

     DPL's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was 42% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.

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     DPL's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 41% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.

Related Party Transactions

     PHI Service Company provides various administrative and professional services to PHI and its regulated and unregulated subsidiaries, including DPL, pursuant to a service agreement. The cost of these services is allocated in accordance with cost allocation methodologies set forth in the service agreement using a variety of factors, including the subsidiaries' share of employees, operating expenses, assets, and other cost causal methods. These intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation and no profit results from these transactions. PHI Service Company costs directly charged or allocated to DPL for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were $25.0 million and $23.9 million, respectively.

     In addition to the PHI Service Company charges described above, DPL's Statements of Earnings include the following related party transactions:

 

For the Quarters Ended
March 31,

2006

2005

Income (Expense)

(Millions of dollars)

Full Requirements Contract with Conectiv Energy Supply for power,
        capacity and ancillary services to service POLR (included in fuel and
        purchased energy)

$(91.5)  

$(95.1)  

SOS agreement with Conectiv Energy Supply (included in fuel and
       purchased energy)

(12.4)  

(13.5)  

Transcompany pipeline gas purchase with Conectiv Energy Supply
       (included in gas purchased)

(.4)  

(1.0)  

     As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, DPL had the following balances on its Balance Sheets due (to)/from related parties:

   

2006

   

2005

   

Asset (Liability)

 

(Millions of dollars)

   

Payable to Related Party (current)

             

  PHI Service Company

$

(8.1)

 

$

(12.2)

   

  Conectiv Energy Supply

 

(37.3)

   

(45.3)

   

  Other Related Party Activity

 

   

.2 

   

       Total Net Payable to Related Parties

$

(45.4)

 

$

(57.3)

   

Money Pool Balance with Pepco Holdings
  (included in short-term debt on the balance sheet)

$

(39.5)

 

$

(60.7)

   
               

 

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New Accounting Standards

     Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors -- FSP FTB 85-4-1

     In March 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FTB 85-4-1, "Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors" (FSP FTB 85-4-1). This FSP provides initial and subsequent measurement guidance and financial statement presentation and disclosure guidance for investments by third-party investors in life settlement contracts. The FSP also amends certain provisions of FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, "Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance," and FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The guidance in FSP FTB 85-4-1 applies prospectively for all new life settlement contracts and is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2006 (the year ended December 31, 2007 for DPL). DPL is in the process of evaluating the impact of FSP FTB 85-4-1 and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

     Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty -- EITF 04-13

     In September 2005, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 04-13, "Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty" (EITF 04-13), which addresses circumstances under which two or more exchange transactions involving inventory with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single exchange transaction for the purposes of evaluating the effect of APB Opinion 29. EITF 04-13 is effective for new arrangements entered into, or modifications or renewals of existing arrangements, beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after March 15, 2006 (April 1, 2006 for DPL). EITF 04-13 would not affect DPL's net income, overall financial condition, or cash flows, but rather could result in certain revenues and costs, including wholesale revenues and purchased power expenses, being presented on a net basis. DPL is in the process of evaluating the impact of EITF 04-13 on its Consolidated Statements of Earnings presentation of purchases and sales.

(3)  SEGMENT INFORMATION

     In accordance with SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," DPL has one segment, its regulated utility business.

(4)   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

REGULATORY AND OTHER MATTERS

Rate Proceedings

      Delaware

     On October 3, 2005, DPL submitted its 2005 Gas Cost Rate (GCR) filing to the DPSC, which permits DPL to recover gas procurement costs through customer rates. In its filing, DPL seeks to increase its GCR by approximately 38% in anticipation of increasing natural gas commodity costs. The proposed rate became effective November 1, 2005, subject to refund pending final DPSC approval after evidentiary hearings. A public input hearing was held on January 19, 2006. On February 20, 2006, DPSC staff and the Division of the Public Advocate filed testimony recommending approval of the GCR as filed. DPSC staff, the Division of the Public

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Advocate and DPL entered into a written settlement agreement on April 25, 2006, that the GCR should be approved as filed. An evidentiary hearing was held on April 27, 2006, during which all parties offered testimony in support of the settlement.

     On September 1, 2005, DPL filed with the DPSC an application for an increase in its distribution base rates. The application is consistent with a provision in the 2002 settlement agreement, which was approved by the DPSC relating to the acquisition of Conectiv by Pepco, requiring DPL to file a base rate case by September 1, 2005 and permitting DPL to apply for an increase in rates to be effective no earlier than May 1, 2006. In the application, DPL sought approval of an annual increase of approximately $5.1 million in its electric rates, with an increase of approximately $1.6 million to its electric distribution base rates and the recovery of approximately $3.5 million (which amount was raised to $4.9 million as a result of subsequent filings in the case) in costs to be assigned the supply component of rates collected as part of SOS. The full proposed revenue increase amounted to approximately .9% of total annual electric utility revenues, while the proposed net increase to distribution rates amounted to .2% of total annual electric utility revenues. DPL's distribution revenue requirement in the application was based on a proposed return on common equity of 11%.

     On April 11, 2006, the DPSC adopted a delayed implementation date suggested by DPL, which provides that any amounts deferred between the May 1 effective date of the rate change and the July 1 billing date will be recovered from or returned to customers over the ensuing 10-month period.

      On April 25, 2006, the DPSC issued an order approving a decrease in distribution rates of $11.1 million and a 10% return on equity. The order also modifies plant depreciation rates and adopts other miscellaneous tariff modifications. In addition, as requested by DPL, the order assigns $4.9 million in annual costs to the supply component of rates to be collected as part of SOS. The elements of the order, taken together, will have the effect of reducing net after-tax earnings and cash flow by approximately $1.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

     On January 31, 2005, DPL filed an application with FERC seeking to reset its rates for network transmission service using a formula methodology. DPL also sought a 12.4% return on common equity and a 50-basis-point return on equity adder that FERC had made available to transmission utilities who had joined Regional Transmission Organizations and thus turned over control of their assets to an independent entity. FERC issued an order on May 31, 2005, approving the rates to go into effect June 1, 2005, subject to refund, hearings, and further orders. The new rates reflected an increase of 6.5% in DPL's transmission rates.

     On March 20, 2006, DPL submitted an offer of settlement of all issues in the rate proceeding, which was supported by all of the active parties in the proceeding. On April 6, 2006, the presiding administrative law judge certified the uncontested offer of settlement to FERC and FERC approved the settlement on April 19, 2006, without condition or modification. The approved settlement affirms the formula rate method for DPL and sets the return on common equity (ROE) at 10.8% on existing facilities and at 11.3% on transmission facilities placed in service on or after January 1, 2006. The settlement also provides for a three-year moratorium, starting June 1, 2005, on requests by all parties to change the base non-incentive ROEs. A moratorium on requesting changes in the formula itself is in effect through May 2009, with a

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moratorium on the annual review protocols through May 2010. In lieu of refunds, the formula's reconciliation to actual costs for the current rate year, to be applied in the upcoming rate year, will reflect the settlement ROEs and other formula clarifications retrospectively.

Default Electricity Supply Proceedings

      Delaware

     Under a settlement approved by the DPSC, DPL is required to provide POLR to customers in Delaware through April 2006 at fixed rates established in the settlement. DPL obtains all of the energy needed to fulfill its POLR obligations in Delaware under a supply agreement with its affiliate, a subsidiary of Conectiv Energy Holding Company (Conectiv Energy), which terminates in May 2006. DPL does not make any profit or incur any loss on the supply component of the POLR supply that it delivers to its Delaware customers.

     In October 2005, the DPSC approved DPL as the SOS provider to Delaware customers after May 1, 2006, when DPL's current fixed-rate POLR obligation ends. DPL will obtain the electricity to fulfill its SOS supply obligation under contracts entered into by DPL pursuant to a competitive bid procedure approved by the DPSC. Based on the bids received for the May 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007, period, which have been accepted by DPL and approved by the DPSC, the SOS rates initially scheduled to take effect May 1, 2006 would be significantly higher for all customer classes, including an average residential customer increase of 59%. One of the successful bidders for SOS supply was Conectiv Energy, an affiliate of DPL. Consequently, the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to DPL are subject to approval of FERC. FERC issued its order approving the affiliate sales on April 20, 2006. Because DPL is a public utility incorporated in Virginia, with Virginia retail customers, the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to DPL are subject to approval of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC) under the Virginia Affiliates Act. On May 1, 2006, the VSCC approved the affiliate transaction by granting an exemption to DPL for the 2006 agreement and for future power supply affiliate agreements between DPL and Conectiv Energy for DPL's non-Virginia SOS load requirements awarded pursuant to a state regulatory commission-supervised solicitation process.

     On April 6, 2006, Delaware enacted legislation that provides for a deferral of the financial impact of the increases through a three-step phase-in of the rate increases, with 15% of the increase taking effect on May 1, 2006, 25% of the increase taking effect on January 1, 2007, and any remaining balance taking effect on June 1, 2007. The program is an "opt-out" program where a customer can choose not to participate. On April 17, 2006, DPL filed with the DPSC tariffs implementing the legislation. On April 21, 2006, DPL filed revised tariffs reflecting DPL's agreement not to charge customers with interest on deferred balances; instead the interest cost will be absorbed by DPL. On April 25, 2006, DPL filed additional minor tariff revisions. The DPSC approved DPL's tariffs, as revised, on April 25, 2006. Below is a table showing the estimated maximum Delaware deferral balance of DPL, net of taxes, and the estimated total interest expense, net of taxes, at various levels of assumed customer participation, based on a projected interest cost of 5% accrued over the combined 37-month deferral and recovery period. While DPL cannot determine the final customer participation rate at this time, it expects that the participation rate will be below 100%.

 

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Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
               (millions)               

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
           (millions)          

 

100%

$65

$4

 

75%

$49

$3

 

50%

$32

$2

 

25%

$16

$1

     The legislation also requires DPL to file an integrated resource plan, which is defined in the legislation to mean that DPL must evaluate all available supply options (including generation, transmission and demand-side management programs) during the planning period to ensure that DPL acquires sufficient and reliable supply resources to meet its customers' needs at minimal cost.

      Maryland

     Under a settlement approved by the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) in April 2003 addressing SOS service in Maryland following the expiration of the fixed-rate default supply obligations of DPL in mid-2004, DPL is required to provide default electricity supply to residential and small commercial customers through May 2008, to medium-sized commercial customers through May 2006, and was required to provide it to large commercial customers through May 2005. In accordance with the settlement, DPL purchases the power supply required to satisfy its default supply obligations from wholesale suppliers under contracts entered into pursuant to a competitive bid procedure approved and supervised by the MPSC.

     In March 2006, DPL announced the results of competitive bids to supply electricity to its Maryland SOS customers for one year beginning June 1, 2006. Due to significant increases in the cost of fuels used to generate electricity, the auction results will have the effect of increasing the average monthly electric bill by about 35% for DPL's Maryland residential customers. Because Conectiv Energy, an affiliate of DPL, was one of the successful SOS supply bidders approved by the MPSC, Conectiv Energy has filed an application with FERC seeking approval of the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to DPL. DPL and Conectiv Energy also have filed an application with the VSCC for approval of the affiliate transaction under the Virginia Affiliates Act.

     On April 21, 2006, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement among DPL, the staff of the MPSC and the Maryland Office of People's Counsel, which provides for a rate mitigation plan for DPL's residential customers. Under the plan, the full increase for DPL's residential customers who affirmatively elect to participate will be phased-in in increments of 15% on June 1, 2006, 15.7% on March 1, 2007 and the remainder on June 1, 2007. Customers electing to participate in the rate deferral plan will be required to pay the deferred amounts over an 18-month period beginning June 1, 2007. DPL will accrue the interest cost to fund the deferral program. The interest cost will be absorbed by DPL, during the period that the deferred balance is accumulated and collected from customers, to the extent of and offset against the margins that it otherwise would earn for providing SOS to residential customers. Below is a table showing the estimated maximum Maryland deferral balances for DPL, net of taxes, and the estimated total interest expense, net of taxes, at various levels of assumed customer participation based on a projected interest cost of 5% accrued over the combined 30-month deferral and recovery


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period. While DPL cannot determine its final customer participation rate at this time, it expects that its participation rate will be below 100%.

       

Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
               (millions)               

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
           (millions)          

 

100%

$22

$1

 

75%

$16

$1

 

50%

$11

$-

 

25%

$ 5

$-

      Virginia

     Under amendments to the Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act implemented in March 2004, DPL is obligated to offer Default Service to customers in Virginia for an indefinite period until relieved of that obligation by the VSCC. DPL currently obtains all of the energy and capacity needed to fulfill its Default Service obligations in Virginia under a supply agreement that expires in May 2006. DPL has completed a competitive bid procedure for Default Service supply for the period June 2006 through May 2007, and has entered into a new supply agreement for that period with its affiliate Conectiv Energy, which was the lowest bidder. DPL and Conectiv Energy have filed an application with the VSCC for approval of the affiliate transaction under the Virginia Affiliates Act and Conectiv Energy has filed an application with FERC seeking approval for the affiliate sales.

     On March 10, 2006, DPL filed a rate increase with the VSCC for its Virginia Default Service customers to take effect on June 1, 2006, which would raise the average monthly bill for residential customers by approximately 43%. The new proposed rates are intended to allow DPL to recover its higher cost for energy established by the competitive bid procedure. The proposed rates must be approved by the VSCC. The VSCC has directed DPL to address whether the proxy rate calculation as required by a memorandum of agreement entered into by DPL and VSCC staff in June 2000 in the Virginia restructuring docket should be applied to the fuel factor in DPL's rate increase filing. DPL has calculated the loss it would incur if the VSCC were to declare the proxy calculation established in the 2000 memorandum of agreement for either 2005 or 2006 to be DPL's Virginia fuel factor for the 12 months beginning in June 1, 2006: if the 2005 proxy rates were used, DPL estimates it would recover approximately $7.64 million less, before taxes, than its actual energy supply cost resulting from the competitively bid supply contract for such period, while it would recover approximately $1.88 million less, before taxes, if the 2006 proxy rate were used. The Virginia Attorney General's office and VSCC staff each filed testimony on April 25, 2006, in which both argued that the 2000 memorandum of agreement requires that the proxy rate fuel factor calculation set forth therein must operate as a cap on recoverable purchased power costs. The VSCC staff's testimony also included its calculations of the proxy rates for 2005, which, if adopted by the VSCC, would result in DPL recovering even less than DPL's calculations show, ranging from $9.1 million to $11.5 million less, before taxes, than actual energy supply costs. DPL filed its response on May 2, 2006, rebutting the testimony of the Attorney General and VSCC staff and arguing that retail rates should not be set at a level below what is necessary to recover its


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prudently incurred costs of procuring the supply necessary for its Default Service obligation. A hearing before the VSCC is scheduled for May 16, 2006.

Environmental Litigation

     DPL is subject to regulation by various federal, regional, state, and local authorities with respect to the environmental effects of its operations, including air and water quality control, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and limitations on land use. In addition, federal and state statutes authorize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to clean up certain abandoned or unremediated hazardous waste sites. DPL may incur costs to clean up currently or formerly owned facilities or sites found to be contaminated, as well as other facilities or sites that may have been contaminated due to past disposal practices. Although penalties assessed for violations of environmental laws and regulations are not recoverable from DPL's customers, environmental clean-up costs incurred DPL would be included by it in its cost of service for ratemaking purposes.

     In July 2004, DPL entered into an administrative consent order with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to perform a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) to further identify the extent of soil, sediment and ground and surface water contamination related to former manufactured gas plant (MGP) operations at the Cambridge, Maryland site on DPL-owned property and to investigate the extent of MGP contamination on adjacent property. The MDE has approved the RI and DPL has completed and submitted the FS to MDE. The costs for completing the RI/FS for this site were approximately $150,000. Although the costs of cleanup resulting from the RI/FS will not be determinable until MDE approves the final remedy, DPL currently anticipates that the costs of removing MGP impacted soils and adjacent creek sediments will be in the range of $1.5 to $2.5 million; a $1.5 million charge was taken in the first quarter to reflect these anticipated costs.

     In the early 1970s, both Pepco and DPL sold scrap transformers, some of which may have contained some level of PCBs, to a metal reclaimer operating at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, owned by a nonaffiliated company. In December 1987, Pepco and DPL were notified by EPA that they, along with a number of other utilities and non-utilities, were potentially responsible parties in connection with the PCB contamination at the site.

     In 1999, DPL entered into a de minimis settlement with EPA and paid approximately $107,000 to resolve its liability for cleanup costs at the Metal Bank/Cottman Avenue site. The de minimis settlement did not resolve DPL's responsibility for natural resource damages, if any, at the site. DPL believes that any liability for natural resource damages at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

IRS Mixed Service Cost Issue

     During 2001, DPL changed its methods of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes, which allow DPL to accelerate the deduction of certain expenses that were previously capitalized and depreciated. Through March 31, 2006, these accelerated deductions have generated incremental tax cash flow benefits of approximately $62 million for DPL, primarily attributable to its 2001 tax returns. On August 2, 2005, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2005-53 (the Revenue Ruling) that will limit DPL's ability to utilize this

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method of accounting for income tax purposes on their tax returns for 2004 and prior years. On April 28, 2006, DPL received a draft of the IRS' proposed adjustment to its 2001-2002 deductions that disallows in their entirety all of the deductions claimed on its 2001-2002 returns. DPL intends to contest any IRS adjustment to its prior year income tax returns based on the Revenue Ruling. However, if the IRS is successful in applying this Revenue Ruling, DPL would be required to capitalize and depreciate a portion of the construction costs previously deducted and repay the associated income tax benefits, along with interest thereon. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, DPL recorded a $.4 million increase in income tax expense to account for the accrued interest that would be paid on the portion of tax benefits that DPL estimates would be deferred to future years if the construction costs previously deducted are required to be capitalized and depreciated.

     On the same day as the Revenue Ruling was issued, the Treasury Department released regulations that, if adopted in their current form, would require DPL to change its method of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes for all future tax periods beginning in 2005. Under these regulations, DPL will have to capitalize and depreciate a portion of the construction costs that it had previously deducted and include the impact of this adjustment in taxable income over a two-year period beginning with tax year 2005. DPL is in the process of finalizing an alternative method of accounting for capitalizable construction costs that management believes will be acceptable to the IRS to replace the method disallowed by the proposed regulations.

     In February 2006, DPL's parent, PHI, paid approximately $121 million, a portion of which is attributable to DPL, to cover the amount of taxes management estimates will be payable once a new final method of tax accounting is adopted on its 2005 tax return, due to the proposed regulations. Although the increase in taxable income will be spread over the 2005 and 2006 tax return periods, the cash payments would have all occurred in 2006 with the filing of the 2005 tax return and the ongoing 2006 estimated tax payments. This $121 million tax payment was accelerated to eliminate the need to accrue additional federal interest expense for the potential IRS adjustment related to the previous tax accounting method PHI used during the 2001-2004 tax years.

 

 

 

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(5)   RESTATEMENT

     As reported in DPL's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 , our parent company, Pepco Holdings, restated its previously reported financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement includes the correction of other errors for the same period, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, which were considered by management to be immaterial. These other errors would not themselves have required a restatement absent the restatement to correct the accounting for deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement of Pepco Holdings consolidated financial statements was required solely because the cumulative impact of the correction for deferred compensation, if recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, would have been material to that period's reported net income. The restatement to correct the accounting for the deferred compensation arrangements had no impact on DPL; however, DPL restated its previously reported financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to reflect the correction of other errors. The correction of these other errors, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, was considered by management to be immaterial. The following table sets forth for DPL's results of operations and cash flows, for the three months ended March 31, 2005, and financial position at March 31, 2005, the impact of the restatement to correct the errors noted above (millions of dollars):

 

March 31, 2005

   

Previously
Reported

 


Restated

Statements of Earnings

      Total Operating Revenue

$

370.3 

$

370.7 

      Total Operating Expenses

 

318.1 

 

318.4 

      Total Operating Income

 

52.2 

 

52.3 

      Income Before Income Tax Expense

 

44.3 

 

44.4 

      Net Income

$

23.8 

 

26.1 

Balance Sheets

       

      Total Current Assets

$

232.6 

$

232.5 

      Total Assets

$

2,201.4 

$

2,201.3 

      Total Current Liabilities

$

310.4 

$

310.2 

      Total Deferred Credits

 

730.4 

 

730.5 

      Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity

$

2,201.4 

$

2,201.3 

Statements of Cash Flows

       

      Net Cash From Operating Activities

$

68.8 

$

63.9 

      Net Cash Used By Investing Activities

 

(21.1)

 

(21.1)

      Net Cash Used By Financing Activities

 

(46.9)

 

(42.0)

 

 

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ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

(Millions of dollars)

 
                           

Operating Revenue

           

$

333.7 

 

$

309.3 

   

Operating Expenses

  Fuel and purchased energy

             

206.4 

   

188.1 

   

  Other operation and maintenance

             

47.8 

   

45.4 

   

  Depreciation and amortization

29.9 

29.9 

  Other taxes

5.1 

5.3 

  Deferred electric service costs

19.4 

19.0 

     Total Operating Expenses

308.6 

287.7 

                           

Operating Income

             

25.1 

   

21.6 

   

Other Income (Expenses)

                         

  Interest and dividend income

             

.2 

   

.1 

   

  Interest expense

             

(15.2)

   

(14.1)

   

  Other income

             

1.4 

   

1.7 

   

  Other expense

             

(3.0)

   

   

     Total Other Expenses

(16.6)

(12.3)

Income Before Income Tax Expense
    and Extraordinary Item

8.5 

9.3 

Income Tax Expense

             

2.2 

   

4.0 

   
                           

Income Before Extraordinary Item

             

6.3 

   

5.3 

   
                           

Extraordinary Item (net of tax of $6.2 million)

             

   

9.0 

   
                           

Net Income

6.3 

14.3 

Dividends on Redeemable Serial Preferred Stock

.1 

.1 

Earnings Available for Common Stock

6.2 

14.2 

Retained Earnings at Beginning of Period

178.6 

211.6 

Dividends paid to Pepco Holdings

(19.0)

(7.3)

Retained Earnings at End of Period

$

165.8 

$

218.5 

                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

ASSETS

March 31,
2006

December 31,
2005

     

(Millions of dollars)

 

CURRENT ASSETS

                         

  Cash and cash equivalents

           

$

12.8 

 

$

8.2 

   

  Restricted cash

             

10.9 

   

11.5 

   

  Accounts receivable, less allowance for
    uncollectible accounts of $5.4 million
    and $5.2 million, respectively

             

162.4 

   

206.0 

   

  Fuel, materials and supplies-at average cost

             

49.1 

   

39.6 

   

  Prepaid expenses and other

             

16.1 

   

12.3 

   

    Total Current Assets

             

251.3 

   

277.6 

   
                           

INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS

                         

  Regulatory assets

             

907.1 

   

910.4 

   

  Restricted funds held by trustee

             

12.6 

   

11.1 

   

  Prepaid pension expense

             

5.7 

   

8.0 

   

  Other

             

22.5 

   

22.6 

   

    Total Investments and Other Assets

             

947.9 

   

952.1 

   
                           

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

                         

  Property, plant and equipment

             

2,003.0 

   

1,915.6 

   

  Accumulated depreciation

             

(603.1)

   

(585.3)

   

    Net Property, Plant and Equipment

             

1,399.9 

   

1,330.3 

   
                           

    TOTAL ASSETS

           

$

2,599.1 

 

$

2,560.0 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

March 31,
2006

December 31,
2005

     

(Millions of dollars, except shares)

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

                         

  Short-term debt

           

$

22.6 

 

$

22.6 

   

  Current maturities of long-term debt

             

29.3 

   

94.0 

   

  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

             

128.1 

   

182.2 

   

  Accounts payable to associated companies

             

12.8 

   

38.3 

   

  Taxes accrued

             

76.1 

   

75.8 

   

  Interest accrued

             

11.4 

   

12.9 

   

  Other

             

42.3 

   

37.3 

   

    Total Current Liabilities

             

322.6 

   

463.1 

   
                           

DEFERRED CREDITS

                         

  Regulatory liabilities

             

290.6 

   

206.3 

   

  Income taxes

             

440.8 

   

432.5 

   

  Investment tax credits

             

16.2 

   

16.5 

   

  Other postretirement benefit obligation

             

47.7 

   

46.4 

   

  Other

             

21.3 

   

20.2 

   

    Total Deferred Credits

             

816.6 

   

721.9 

   
                           

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

                         

  Long-term debt

             

481.7 

   

376.7 

   

  Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding

             

487.0 

   

494.3 

   

  Capital lease obligations

             

.2 

   

.2 

   

    Total Long-Term Liabilities

             

968.9 

   

871.2 

   
                           

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4)

                         
                           

REDEEMABLE SERIAL PREFERRED STOCK

             

6.2 

   

6.2 

   
                           

SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

                         

  Common stock, $3.00 par value, authorized
    25,000,000 shares, and 8,546,017 shares outstanding

             

25.6 

   

25.6 

   

  Premium on stock and other capital contributions

             

293.4 

   

293.4 

   

  Retained earnings

             

165.8 

   

178.6 

   

    Total Shareholder's Equity

             

484.8 

   

497.6 

   
                           

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER'S EQUITY

           

$

2,599.1 

 

$

2,560.0 

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

   

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 
               

2006

   

(Restated)
2005

   
     

(Millions of dollars)

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

                         

Net income

           

$

6.3 

 

$

14.3 

   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

                         

  Extraordinary item

             

   

(15.2)

   

  Depreciation and amortization

             

29.9 

   

29.9 

   

  Deferred income taxes

             

9.1 

   

(7.6)

   

  Changes in:

                         

    Accounts receivable

             

43.6 

   

.8 

   

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

             

(77.0)

   

2.1 

   

    Regulatory assets, net

             

18.2 

   

21.2 

   

    Interest and taxes accrued

             

(5.3)

   

29.3 

   

    Other changes in working capital

             

(7.3)

   

(.6)

   

Net other operating

             

3.2 

   

2.2 

   

Net Cash From Operating Activities

             

20.7 

   

76.4 

   
                           

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

                         

Net investment in property, plant and equipment

             

(29.7)

   

(23.6)

   

Net other investing activities

             

.8 

   

1.7 

   

Net Cash Used By Investing Activities

             

(28.9)

   

(21.9)

   
                           

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

                         

Dividends paid to Pepco Holdings

             

(19.0)

   

(7.3)

   

Dividends paid on preferred stock

             

(.1)

   

(.1)

   

Long-term debt issued

             

105.0 

   

   

Long-term debt redeemed

             

(72.1)

   

(19.2)

   

Repayment of short-term debt, net

             

   

(23.5)

   

Net other financing activities

             

(1.0)

   

(3.9)

   

Net Cash From (Used By) Financing Activities

             

12.8 

   

(54.0)

   
                           

Net increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

             

4.6 

   

.5 

   

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

             

8.2 

   

4.3 

   
                           

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

           

$

12.8 

 

$

4.8 

   
                           

NONCASH ACTIVITIES

                         

Excess depreciation reserve transferred to regulatory liabilities

           

$

 

$

131.0 

   
                           

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash paid (received) for income taxes
   (includes payments to PHI for Federal income taxes)

           

$

4.2 

 

$

(4.2)

   
                           

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY

(1) ORGANIZATION

     Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in southern New Jersey. ACE provides Default Electricity Supply, which is the supply of electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its service territory who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier. Default Electricity Supply is also known as Basic Generation Service (BGS). ACE's service territory covers approximately 2,700 square miles and has a population of approximately 1.0 million. ACE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conectiv, which is wholly owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Pepco Holdings or PHI). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and ACE and certain activities of ACE are subject to the regulatory oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under PUHCA 2005.

(2)   ACCOUNTING POLICY, PRONOUNCEMENTS, AND OTHER DISCLOSURES

Financial Statement Presentation

     ACE's unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted. Therefore, these financial statements should be read along with the annual financial statements included in ACE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. In the opinion of ACE's management, the consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (which all are of a normal recurring nature) necessary to present fairly ACE's financial condition as of March 31, 2006, in accordance with GAAP. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 may not be indicative of results that will be realized for the full year ending December 31, 2006 since the sales of electric energy are seasonal.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities -- FIN 46R

     ACE has power purchase agreements (PPAs) with a number of entities, including three nonutility generation contracts (NUGs). Due to a variable element in the pricing structure of the NUGs, ACE potentially assumes the variability in the operations of the plants related to these PPAs and, therefore, has a variable interest in the entities. In accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46R (revised December 2003), entitled "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities," ACE continued, during the first quarter of 2006, to conduct exhaustive efforts to obtain information from these entities, but was unable to obtain sufficient information to conduct the analysis required under FIN 46R to determine whether these three entities were variable interest entities or if ACE was the primary beneficiary. As a result, ACE has applied the scope exemption from the application of FIN 46R for

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enterprises that have conducted exhaustive efforts to obtain the necessary information, but have not been able to obtain such information.

     Net power purchase activities with the counterparties to the NUGs for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were approximately $84 million and $80 million, respectively, of which $74 million and $71 million, respectively, related to power purchases under the NUGs. ACE does not have exposure to loss under the PPA agreements since cost recovery will be achieved from its customers through regulated rates.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

     The following Pepco Holdings information is for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

Pension Benefits

Other Postretirement            Benefits           

 

2006

2005

2006

2005

 

(Millions of dollars)

Service cost

$ 10.2 

$  9.4 

$ 2.5 

$ 2.1 

Interest cost

24.2 

24.3 

9.0 

8.4 

Expected return on plan assets

(32.5)

(30.7)

(3.1)

(2.5)

Amortization of prior service cost

.2 

.3 

(.9)

(1.0)

Amortization of net loss

  3.9  

  2.5  

  3.0  

  2.5  

Net periodic benefit cost

$ 6.0  

$ 5.8  

$10.5  

$9.5  

     Pension

     The pension net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $6.0 million includes $2.3 million for ACE. The pension net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $5.8 million includes $2.1 million for ACE. The remaining pension net periodic benefit cost is for other PHI subsidiaries.

     Pension Contributions

     Pepco Holdings' current funding policy with regard to its defined benefit pension plan is to maintain a funding level in excess of 100% of its accumulated benefit obligation (ABO). In 2005 and 2004 PHI made discretionary tax-deductible cash contributions to the plan of $60 million and $10 million, respectively. PHI's pension plan currently meets the minimum funding requirements of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) without any additional funding. PHI may elect, however, to make a discretionary tax-deductible contribution to maintain the pension plan's assets in excess of its ABO. During the quarter ended March 31, 2006, no contributions were made. The potential discretionary funding of the pension plan in 2006 will depend on many factors, including the actual investment return earned on plan assets over the remainder of the year.

     Other Postretirement Benefits

    The other postretirement net periodic benefit cost for the three months ended March 31, 2006, of $10.5 million includes $2.3 million for ACE. The other postretirement net periodic benefit

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cost for the three months ended March 31, 2005, of $9.5 million includes $2.3 million for ACE. The remaining other postretirement net periodic benefit cost is for other PHI subsidiaries.

Effective Tax Rate

     ACE's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was 26% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, and changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, partially offset by an adjustment to accumulated deferred taxes (which is the primary reason for the lower effective tax rate as compared to 2005) and the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.

     ACE's effective tax rate before the extraordinary item for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 43% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, and change in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.

Extraordinary Item

     On April 19, 2005, a settlement related to ACE's electric distribution rate case was reached among ACE, the Staff of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU), the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate, and active intervener parties. As a result of this settlement, ACE reversed $15.2 million ($9.0 million, after-tax) in accruals related to certain deferred costs that are now deemed recoverable. The after-tax credit to income of $9.0 million is classified as an extraordinary item (gain) since the original accrual was part of an extraordinary charge in conjunction with the accounting for competitive restructuring in 1999.

Debt

    In January 2006, ACE retired at maturity $65 million of medium-term notes with a weighted average interest rate of 6.19%.

     In January 2006, ACE Funding made principal payments of $5.1 million on Series 2002-1 Bonds, Class A-1 and $2.0 million on Series 2003-1 Bonds, Class A-1 with a weighted average interest rate of 2.89%.

     In March 2006, ACE issued, through a private placement, $105 million of 5.80% Senior Notes due 2036. The proceeds were used to repay short-term debt incurred earlier in the quarter to repay medium-term notes at maturity.

 

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Related Party Transactions

     PHI Service Company provides various administrative and professional services to PHI and its regulated and unregulated subsidiaries, including ACE, pursuant to a service agreement. The cost of these services is allocated in accordance with cost allocation methodologies set forth in the service agreement using a variety of factors, including the subsidiaries' share of employees, operating expenses, assets, and other cost causal methods. These intercompany transactions are eliminated in consolidation and no profit results from these transactions. PHI Service Company costs directly charged or allocated to ACE for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 were $21.2 million and $20.1 million, respectively.

     In addition to the PHI Service Company charges described above, ACE's Consolidated Statements of Earnings include the following related party transactions:

 

For the Quarters Ended
March 31,

 

2006

2005

Income (Expense)

(Millions of dollars)

Purchased power from Conectiv Energy Supply (included in
  fuel and purchased energy)

$(18.8)

$(13.3)

     As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, ACE had the following balances on its Consolidated Balance Sheets due (to)/from related parties:

   

2006

   

2005

   

Asset (Liability)

 

(Millions of dollars)

   

Payable to Related Party (current)

             

  PHI Service Company

$

(6.5)

 

$

(7.2)

   

  Conectiv Energy Supply

 

(6.2)

   

(30.9)

   

  Other Related Party Activity

 

(.1)

   

(.2)

   

       Total Net Payable to Related Parties

$

(12.8)

 

$

(38.3)

   

Money Pool Balance with Pepco Holdings
  (included in cash and cash equivalents on the balance sheet)

$

8.0 

 

$

4.0 

   
               

New Accounting Standards

     Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors -- FSP FTB 85-4-1

     In March 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FTB 85-4-1, "Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors" (FSP FTB 85-4-1). This FSP provides initial and subsequent measurement guidance and financial statement presentation and disclosure guidance for investments by third-party investors in life settlement contracts. The FSP also amends certain provisions of FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, "Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance," and FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The guidance in FSP FTB 85-4-1 applies prospectively for all new life settlement contracts and is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2006 (the year ended December 31, 2007 for ACE). ACE is in the process of evaluating the impact of FSP FTB 85-4-1 and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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     Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty -- EITF 04-13

     In September 2005, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 04-13, "Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty" (EITF 04-13), which addresses circumstances under which two or more exchange transactions involving inventory with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single exchange transaction for the purposes of evaluating the effect of APB Opinion 29. EITF 04-13 is effective for new arrangements entered into, or modifications or renewals of existing arrangements, beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after March 15, 2006 (April 1, 2006 for ACE). EITF 04-13 would not affect ACE's net income, overall financial condition, or cash flows, but rather could result in certain revenues and costs, including wholesale revenues and purchased power expenses, being presented on a net basis. ACE is in the process of evaluating the impact of EITF 04-13 on its Consolidated Statements of Earnings presentation of purchases and sales.

(3)  SEGMENT INFORMATION

     In accordance with SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," ACE has one segment, its regulated utility business.

(4)   COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

REGULATORY AND OTHER MATTERS

Rate Proceedings

      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

     On January 31, 2005, ACE filed an application with FERC seeking to reset its rates for network transmission service using a formula methodology. ACE also sought a 12.4% return on common equity and a 50-basis-point return on equity adder that FERC had made available to transmission utilities who had joined Regional Transmission Organizations and thus turned over control of their assets to an independent entity. FERC issued an order on May 31, 2005, approving the rates to go into effect June 1, 2005, subject to refund, hearings, and further orders. The new rates reflected an increase of 3.3% ACE's transmission rates.

     On March 20, 2006, ACE submitted an offer of settlement of all issues in the rate proceeding, which was supported by all of the active parties in the proceeding. On April 6, 2006, the presiding administrative law judge certified the uncontested offer of settlement to FERC and FERC approved the settlement on April 19, 2006, without condition or modification. The approved settlement affirms the formula rate method for ACE and sets the return on common equity (ROE) at 10.8% on existing facilities and at 11.3% on transmission facilities placed in service on or after January 1, 2006. The settlement also provides for a three-year moratorium, starting June 1, 2005, on requests by all parties to change the base non-incentive ROEs. A moratorium on requesting changes in the formula itself is in effect through May 2009, with a moratorium on the annual review protocols through May 2010. In lieu of refunds, the formula's reconciliation to actual costs for the current rate year, to be applied in the upcoming rate year, will reflect the settlement ROEs and other formula clarifications retrospectively.

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Restructuring Deferral

     Pursuant to orders issued by the NJBPU under New Jersey Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act (EDECA), beginning August 1, 1999, ACE was obligated to provide BGS to retail electricity customers in its service territory who did not choose a competitive energy supplier. For the period August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2003, ACE's aggregate costs that it was allowed to recover from customers exceeded its aggregate revenues from supplying BGS. These under-recovered costs were partially offset by a $59.3 million deferred energy cost liability existing as of July 31, 1999 (LEAC Liability) that was related to ACE's Levelized Energy Adjustment Clause and ACE's Demand Side Management Programs. ACE established a regulatory asset in an amount equal to the balance of under-recovered costs.

     In August 2002, ACE filed a petition with the NJBPU for the recovery of approximately $176.4 million in actual and projected deferred costs relating to the provision of BGS and other restructuring related costs incurred by ACE over the four-year period August 1, 1999 through July 31, 2003, net of the $59.3 million offset for the LEAC Liability. The petition also requested that ACE's rates be reset as of August 1, 2003 so that there would be no under-recovery of costs embedded in the rates on or after that date. The increase sought represented an overall 8.4% annual increase in electric rates. ACE's recovery of the deferred costs is subject to review and approval by the NJBPU in accordance with EDECA.

     In July 2004, the NJBPU issued a final order in the restructuring deferral proceeding confirming a July 2003 summary order, which (i) permitted ACE to begin collecting a portion of the deferred costs and reset rates to recover on-going costs incurred as a result of EDECA, (ii) approved the recovery of $125 million of the deferred balance over a ten-year amortization period beginning August 1, 2003, (iii)  transferred to ACE's then pending base rate case for further consideration approximately $25.4 million of the deferred balance, and (iv) estimated the overall deferral balance as of July 31, 2003 at $195 million, of which $44.6 million was disallowed recovery by ACE. ACE believes the record does not justify the level of disallowance imposed by the NJBPU in the final order. In August 2004, ACE filed with the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (the Superior Court), which hears appeals of New Jersey administrative agencies, including the NJBPU, a Notice of Appeal with respect to the July 2004 final order. ACE's initial brief was filed on August 17, 2005. Cross-appellant briefs on behalf of the Division of the New Jersey Ratepayer Advocate and Cogentrix Energy Inc., the co-owner of two cogeneration power plants with contracts to sell ACE approximately 397 megawatts of electricity, were filed on October 3, 2005. The NJBPU Staff filed briefs on December 12, 2005. ACE filed its reply briefs on January 30, 2006. The Superior Court has not yet set the schedule for oral argument.

Default Electricity Supply Proceedings

      New Jersey

     On October 12, 2005, the NJBPU, following the evaluation of proposals submitted by ACE and the other three electric distribution companies located in New Jersey, issued an order reaffirming the current BGS auction process for the annual period from June 1, 2006 through May 2007. The NJBPU order maintains the current size and make up of the Commercial and Industrial Energy Pricing class (CIEP) and approved the electric distribution companies' recommended approach for the CIEP auction product, but deferred a decision on the level of the retail margin funds.

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Proposed Shut Down of B.L. England Generating Facility

    In April 2004, pursuant to a NJBPU order, ACE filed a report with the NJBPU recommending that ACE's B.L. England generating facility, a 447 megawatt plant, be shut down. The report stated that, while operation of the B.L. England generating facility was necessary at the time of the report to satisfy reliability standards, those reliability standards could also be satisfied in other ways. The report concluded that, based on B.L. England's current and projected operating costs resulting from compliance with more restrictive environmental requirements, the most cost-effective way in which to meet reliability standards is to shut down the B.L. England generating facility and construct additional transmission enhancements in southern New Jersey.

     In December 2004, ACE filed a petition with the NJBPU requesting that the NJBPU establish a proceeding that would consist of a Phase I and Phase II and that the procedural process for the Phase I proceeding require intervention and participation by all persons interested in the prudence of the decision to shut down B.L. England generating facility and the categories of stranded costs associated with shutting down and dismantling the facility and remediation of the site. ACE contemplates that Phase II of this proceeding, which would be initiated by an ACE filing in 2008 or 2009, would establish the actual level of prudently incurred stranded costs to be recovered from customers in rates. The NJBPU has not acted on this petition.

     In a January 24, 2006 Administrative Consent Order (ACO) among PHI, Conectiv, ACE, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the Attorney General of New Jersey, ACE agreed to shut down and permanently cease operations at the B.L. England generating facility by December 15, 2007 if ACE does not sell the plant. ACE recorded an asset retirement obligation of $60 million during the first quarter of 2006 (this is reflected as a regulatory liability in ACE's consolidated balance sheet). The shut-down of the B.L. England generating facility will be subject to necessary approvals from the relevant agencies and the outcome of the auction process, discussed under "ACE Auction of Generating Assets," below.

ACE Auction of Generation Assets

     In May 2005, ACE announced that it would again auction its electric generation assets, consisting of its B.L. England generating facility and its ownership interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations. On November 15, 2005, ACE announced an agreement to sell its interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations to Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. for $173.1 million. The sale, subject to approval by the NJBPU as well as other regulatory agencies and certain other legal conditions, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2006.

     ACE received final bids for B.L. England on April 19, 2006. Any successful bid for B.L. England must include assumption of all environmental liabilities associated with the plant in accordance with the auction standards previously issued by the NJBPU.

     Any sale of B.L. England will not affect the stranded costs associated with the plant that already have been securitized. If B.L. England is sold, ACE anticipates that, subject to regulatory approval in Phase II of the proceeding described above, approximately $9 to $10 million of additional assets may be eligible for recovery as stranded costs. The net gains on the sale of the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations will be an offset to stranded costs associated with the sale or shutdown of B.L. England or will be offset through other ratemaking

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adjustments. Testimony filed by ACE with the NJBPU in December 2005 estimated net gains of approximately $126.9 million; however, the net gains ultimately realized will depend upon the timing of the closing of the sale of ACE's interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations, transaction costs and other factors.

Environmental Litigation

     ACE is subject to regulation by various federal, regional, state, and local authorities with respect to the environmental effects of its operations, including air and water quality control, solid and hazardous waste disposal, and limitations on land use. In addition, federal and state statutes authorize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to clean up certain abandoned or unremediated hazardous waste sites. ACE may incur costs to clean up currently or formerly owned facilities or sites found to be contaminated, as well as other facilities or sites that may have been contaminated due to past disposal practices. Although penalties assessed for violations of environmental laws and regulations are not recoverable from ACE's customers, environmental clean-up costs incurred by ACE would be included by it in its respective cost of service for ratemaking purposes.

     In June 1992, EPA identified ACE as a potentially responsible party (PRP) at the Bridgeport Rental and Oil Services Superfund site in Logan Township, New Jersey. In September 1996, ACE along with other PRPs signed a consent decree with EPA and NJDEP to address remediation of the site. ACE's liability is limited to .232 percent of the aggregate remediation liability and thus far ACE has made contributions of approximately $105,000. Based on information currently available, ACE anticipates that it may be required to contribute approximately an additional $52,000. ACE believes that its liability at this site will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     In November 1991, NJDEP identified ACE as a PRP at the Delilah Road Landfill site in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. In 1993, ACE, along with other PRPs, signed an ACO with NJDEP to remediate the site. The soil cap remedy for the site has been completed and the NJDEP conditionally approved the report submitted by the parties on the implementation of the remedy in January 2003. In March 2004, NJDEP approved a Ground Water Sampling and Analysis Plan. Positive results of groundwater monitoring events have resulted in a reduced level of groundwater monitoring. In March 2003, EPA demanded from the PRP group reimbursement for EPA's past costs at the site, totaling $168,789. The PRP group objected to the demand for certain costs, but agreed to reimburse EPA approximately $19,000. Based on information currently available, ACE anticipates that its share of additional cost associated with this site will be approximately $626,000. ACE believes that its liability for post-remedy operation and maintenance costs will not have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

     On January 24, 2006, PHI, Conectiv and ACE entered into an ACO with NJDEP and the Attorney General of New Jersey resolving New Jersey's claim for alleged violations of the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and the NJDEP's concerns regarding ACE's compliance with NSR requirements and the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act (APCA) with respect to the B.L. England generating facility and various other environmental issues relating to facilities of ACE and a subsidiary of Conectiv Energy Holding Company (Conectiv Energy) in New Jersey. Among other things, the ACO provides that:

 

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·

Contingent upon the receipt of necessary approvals for the construction of substation and transmission facilities to compensate for the shut down of B.L. England, ACE will permanently cease operation of the B.L. England generating facility by December 15, 2007 if ACE does not sell the facility. In the event that ACE is unable to shut down the B.L. England facility by December 15, 2007 through no fault of its own, (i) ACE may operate B.L. England Unit 1 after December 15, 2007 for certain limited purposes and/or for electric system reliability during the summer months in the years 2008 to 2012, and (ii) B.L. England Unit 1 and 2 would be required to comply with stringent emissions limits by December 15, 2012 and May 1, 2010, respectively. If ACE fails to meet those 2010 and 2012 deadlines for reducing emissions, ACE would be required to pay up to $10 million in civil penalties.

·

If B.L. England is shut down by December 15, 2007, ACE will surrender to NJDEP certain SO 2 and NOx allowances allocated to B.L. England Units 1 and 2, contingent upon approval by the NJBPU recognizing cost impacts of the surrender.

·

In the event that ACE is unable to shut down B.L. England Units 1 and 2 by December 15, 2007 through no fault of its own, ACE will surrender NOx and SO 2 allowances not needed to satisfy the operational needs of B.L. England Units 1 and 2, contingent upon approval by the NJBPU recognizing cost impacts of the surrender.

·

To resolve any possible civil liability (and without admitting liability) for violations of APCA and the PSD provisions of the CAA, ACE paid a $750,000 civil penalty to NJDEP in June 2004 and will undertake environmental projects that are beneficial to the state of New Jersey and approved by the NJDEP or donate property valued at $2 million.

·

To resolve any possible civil liability (and without admitting liability) for natural resource damages resulting from groundwater contamination at ACE's B.L. England facility and Conectiv Energy's Deepwater facility and ACE's operations center near Pleasantville, New Jersey, ACE and Conectiv Energy paid NJDEP $674,162 and will remediate the groundwater contamination at all three sites.

·

The ACO allows the sale of the B.L. England facility through the B.L. England auction process to a third party that is not committing to repower or otherwise meet the ACO's emissions limits, subject to a 45-day right of first refusal in favor of NJDEP for purchase of B.L. England on terms and conditions no less favorable to ACE than those offered by a third party. In the event that ACE enters into a third-party agreement through the B.L. England auction process with an entity that commits to repower B.L. England or otherwise meet the ACO's emission limits, NJDEP does not have a right of first refusal.

·

If ACE does not sell B.L. England and the facility is shut down by December 15, 2007, ACE will give NJDEP or a charitable conservancy six months to negotiate an agreement to purchase B.L. England. If no agreement is reached, ACE may seek bids for B.L. England from third parties, subject to a 45-day right of first refusal in favor of NJDEP for purchase of B.L. England on terms and conditions no less favorable to ACE than those offered by a third party.

     The ACO does not resolve any federal claims for alleged violations at the B.L. England generating station or any federal or state claims regarding alleged violations at Conectiv

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Energy's Deepwater generating station, about which EPA and NJDEP sought information beginning in February 2000 pursuant to CAA Section 114, or any other facilities. PHI does not believe that any of its subsidiaries has any liability with respect thereto, but cannot predict the consequences of the federal and state inquiries.

IRS Mixed Service Cost Issue

     During 2001, ACE changed its methods of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes, which allow ACE to accelerate the deduction of certain expenses that were previously capitalized and depreciated. Through March 31, 2006, these accelerated deductions have generated incremental tax cash flow benefits of approximately $49 million for ACE, primarily attributable to its 2001 tax returns. On August 2, 2005, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2005-53 (the Revenue Ruling) that will limit ACE's ability to utilize this method of accounting for income tax purposes on its tax returns for 2004 and prior years. On April 28, 2006, ACE received a draft of the IRS' proposed adjustment to its 2001-2002 deductions that disallows in their entirety all of the deductions claimed on its 2001-2002 returns. ACE intends to contest any IRS adjustment to its prior year income tax returns based on the Revenue Ruling. However, if the IRS is successful in applying this Revenue Ruling ACE would be required to capitalize and depreciate a portion of the construction costs previously deducted and repay the associated income tax benefits, along with interest thereon. For the three months ended March 31, 2006, ACE recorded a $.3 million increase in income tax expense to account for the accrued interest that would be paid on the portion of tax benefits that ACE estimates would be deferred to future years if the construction costs previously deducted are required to be capitalized and depreciated.

     On the same day as the Revenue Ruling was issued, the Treasury Department released regulations that, if adopted in their current form, would require ACE to change its method of accounting with respect to capitalizable construction costs for income tax purposes for all future tax periods beginning in 2005. Under these regulations, ACE will have to capitalize and depreciate a portion of the construction costs that it had previously deducted and include the impact of this adjustment in taxable income over a two-year period beginning with tax year 2005. ACE is in the process of finalizing an alternative method of accounting for capitalizable construction costs that management believes will be acceptable to the IRS to replace the method disallowed by the proposed regulations.

     In February 2006, ACE's parent, PHI, paid approximately $121 million, a portion of which is attributable to ACE, to cover the amount of taxes management estimates will be payable once a new final method of tax accounting is adopted on its 2005 tax return, due to the proposed regulations. Although the increase in taxable income will be spread over the 2005 and 2006 tax return periods, the cash payments would have all occurred in 2006 with the filing of the 2005 tax return and the ongoing 2006 estimated tax payments. This $121 million tax payment was accelerated to eliminate the need to accrue additional federal interest expense for the potential IRS adjustment related to the previous tax accounting method PHI used during the 2001-2004 tax years.

 

 

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(5)   RESTATEMENT

      As reported in ACE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, Pepco Holdings, restated its previously reported consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement includes the correction of other errors for the same period, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, which were considered by management to be immaterial. These other errors would not themselves have required a restatement absent the restatement to correct the accounting for deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement of Pepco Holdings consolidated financial statements was required solely because the cumulative impact of the correction for deferred compensation, if recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, would have been material to that period's reported net income.  The restatement to correct the accounting for the deferred compensation arrangements had no impact on ACE; however, ACE restated its previously reported consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to reflect the correction of other errors. The correction of these other errors, primarily relating to taxes, and various accrual accounts, was considered by management to be immaterial. The following table sets forth for ACE's results of operations and cash flows, for the three months ended March 31, 2005, and financial position at March 31, 2005, the impact of the restatement to correct the errors noted above (millions of dollars):

 

March 31, 2005

   

Previously
Reported

 


Restated

Consolidated Statements of Earnings

      Total Operating Expenses

$

289.6 

$

287.7 

      Total Operating Income

 

19.7 

 

21.6 

      Other Income (Expenses)

 

(11.7)

 

(12.3)

      Income Before Income Tax Expense

 

8.0 

 

9.3 

      Net Income

$

14.0 

$

14.3 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

       

      Total Current Assets

$

235.9 

$

235.8 

      Total Investments and Other Assets

 

1,065.8 

 

1,063.7 

      Total Assets

$

2,582.4 

$

2,580.2 

      Total Current Liabilities

$

351.7 

$

350.7 

      Total Deferred Credits

 

792.5 

 

792.7 

      Total Shareholder's Equity

 

538.9 

 

537.5 

      Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity

$

2,582.4 

$

2,580.2 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

       

      Net Cash From Operating Activities

$

72.7 

$

76.4 

      Net Cash Used By Investing Activities

 

(21.9)

 

(21.9)

      Net Cash Used By Financing Activities

 

(50.1)

 

(54.0)

Consolidated Statements of Shareholder's Equity

       

      Retained Earnings at March 31

$

219.9 

$

218.5 

 

 

 

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Item 2 .     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The information required by this item is contained herein, as follows:

        Registrants

Page No.

           Pepco Holdings

101

           Pepco

140

           DPL

147

           ACE

155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.

RESTATEMENT

     As reported in Pepco Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, Pepco Holdings restated its previously reported consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement includes the correction of other errors for the same period, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various other accrual accounts, which were considered by management to be immaterial. These other errors would not themselves have required a restatement absent the restatement to correct the accounting for deferred compensation arrangements. This restatement was required solely because the cumulative impact of the correction, if recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, would have been material to that period's reported net income. See Note 6, "Restatement," to PHI's Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

GENERAL OVERVIEW

     Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI or Pepco Holdings) is a public utility holding company that, through its operating subsidiaries, is engaged primarily in two principal business operations:

·

electricity and natural gas delivery (Power Delivery), and

·

competitive energy generation, marketing and supply (Competitive Energy).

     The Power Delivery business is the largest component of PHI's business. For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the operating revenues of the Power Delivery business (including intercompany amounts) were equal to 60% and 61% of PHI's consolidated operating revenues, and the operating income of the Power Delivery business (including income from intercompany transactions) was equal to 68%, and 75% of PHI's consolidated operating income, respectively. The Power Delivery business consists primarily of the transmission, distribution and default supply of electric power, which was responsible for 91% and 90% of Power Delivery's operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and the distribution of natural gas, which contributed 9% and 10% of Power Delivery's operating revenues over the same periods, respectively. Power Delivery represents one operating segment for financial reporting purposes.

     The Power Delivery business is conducted by three utility subsidiaries: Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE). Each of these companies is a regulated public utility in the jurisdictions that comprise its service territory. Each company is responsible for the distribution of electricity and, in the case of DPL, natural gas in its service territory, for which it is paid tariff rates established by the local public service commissions. Each company also supplies electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its service territory who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive energy supplier. The regulatory term for this supply service varies by jurisdiction as follows:

 

 

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Delaware

Provider of Last Resort service (POLR) -- before May 1, 2006
Standard Offer Service (SOS) -- on and after May 1, 2006

 

District of Columbia

SOS

 

Maryland

SOS

 

New Jersey

Basic Generation Service (BGS)

 

Virginia

Default Service

     PHI and its subsidiaries refer to this supply service in each of the jurisdictions generally as Default Electricity Supply.

     Pepco, DPL and ACE are also responsible for the transmission of wholesale electricity into and across their service territories. The rates each company is permitted to charge for the wholesale transmission of electricity are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

     The profitability of the Power Delivery business depends on its ability to recover costs and earn a reasonable return on its capital investments through the rates it is permitted to charge.

     Power Delivery's operating revenue and income are seasonal, and weather patterns may have a material impact on operating results.

     The Competitive Energy business provides competitive generation, marketing and supply of electricity and gas, and related energy management services primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. These operations are conducted through subsidiaries of Conectiv Energy Holding Company (collectively, Conectiv Energy) and Pepco Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, Pepco Energy Services), each of which is treated as a separate operating segment for financial reporting purposes. For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the operating revenues of the Competitive Energy business (including intercompany amounts) were equal to 47% and 48%, respectively, of PHI's consolidated operating revenues, and the operating income of the Competitive Energy business (including operating income from intercompany transactions) was 21% and 13% of PHI's consolidated operating income over the same periods. For the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, amounts equal to 13%, and 14%, respectively, of the operating revenues of the Competitive Energy business were attributable to electric energy and capacity, and natural gas sold to the Power Delivery segment.

·

Conectiv Energy provides wholesale electric power, capacity and ancillary services in the wholesale markets administered by PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) and also supplies electricity to other wholesale market participants under long- and short-term bilateral contracts. PHI refers to these wholesale supply operations as Merchant Generation. Conectiv Energy has a power supply agreement under which it provides DPL with all of the electric power needed for distribution to its Default Electricity Supply customers in Delaware and Virginia. Conectiv Energy also supplies electric power to satisfy a portion of ACE's Default Electricity Supply load and DPL's Maryland Default Electricity Supply load, as well as Default Electricity Supply load shares of other mid-Atlantic utilities. PHI refers to the supply of energy by Conectiv Energy to utilities to fulfill their Default Electricity Supply obligations as Full Requirements Load

 

 

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Service. Conectiv Energy obtains the electricity required to meet its Merchant Generation and Full Requirements Load Service power supply obligations from its own generation plants, under bilateral contract purchases from other wholesale market participants and from purchases in the PJM wholesale market. Conectiv Energy also sells natural gas and fuel oil to very large end-users and to wholesale market participants under bilateral agreements. PHI refers to these sales operations as Other Power, Oil & Gas Marketing.

·

Pepco Energy Services sells retail electricity and natural gas and provides integrated energy management services, primarily in the mid-Atlantic region, and its subsidiaries own and operate generation plants located in PJM. Pepco Energy Services also provides high voltage construction and maintenance services to utilities and other customers throughout the United States and low voltage electric and telecommunication construction and maintenance services primarily in the Washington, D.C. area.

     Conectiv Energy's primary objective is to maximize the value of its generation fleet by leveraging its operational and fuel flexibilities. Pepco Energy's primary objective is to capture retail energy supply and service opportunities primarily in the mid-Atlantic region. The financial results of the Competitive Energy business can be significantly affected by wholesale and retail energy prices, the cost of fuel to operate the Conectiv Energy plants, and the cost of purchased energy necessary to meet its power supply obligations.

     In order to lower its financial exposure related to commodity price fluctuations, Conectiv Energy entered into an agreement consisting of a series of energy contracts with an international investment banking firm. This agreement is designed to hedge approximately 50% of Conectiv Energy's generation output and approximately 50% of its supply obligations, with the intention of providing Conectiv Energy with a more predictable earnings stream during the term of the agreement. This agreement consists of two major components: (i) a fixed price energy supply hedge that will be used to reduce Conectiv Energy's financial exposure under its current Default Electricity Supply commitment to DPL which ended on April 30, 2006 and (ii) a generation off-take agreement under which Conectiv Energy will receive a fixed monthly payment from the counterparty, and the counterparty will receive the profit realized from the sale of approximately 50% of the electricity generated by Conectiv Energy's plants (excluding the Edge Moor facility).

     Conectiv Energy has taken steps to hedge its generation output and supply obligations after May 2006 by entering into various new standard product supply agreements, full requirement supply contracts, bilateral energy and capacity sales agreements and various fuel and power supply transactions to hedge the related fuel and power requirements.

     The Competitive Energy business, like the Power Delivery business, is seasonal, and therefore weather patterns can have a material impact on operating results.

     Through its subsidiary, Potomac Capital Investment Corporation (PCI), PHI maintains a portfolio of cross-border energy sale-leaseback transactions with a book value at March 31, 2006 of approximately $1.3 billion. This activity constitutes a fourth operating segment, which is designated as "Other Non-Regulated," for financial reporting purposes.

     For additional information including information about PHI's business strategy refer to Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in PHI's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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EARNINGS OVERVIEW

Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

     PHI's net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 was $56.8 million, or $.29 per share compared to $54.7 million, or $.29 per share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005.

     Net income for the 2006 quarter included the (charges) and credits set forth below (which are presented net of tax and in millions of dollars). The segment that recognized the (charge) or credit is also indicated.

·

Conectiv Energy

 
 

-

Gain on disposition of an interest in a cogeneration joint venture

$  7.9 

·

Pepco Energy Services

 
 

-

Impairment loss on certain energy services business assets

$(4.1)

     Net income for the 2005 quarter included the (charges) and credits set forth below (which are presented net of tax and in millions of dollars). The segment that recognized the (charge) or credit is also indicated.

·

Power Delivery

 
   

Impact of ACE base rate case settlement:

 
   

Ordinary loss from write-offs of disallowance of regulatory assets net of reserve

$(3.9)

   

Extraordinary gain from reversal of restructuring reserves

   9.0

   

          Net impact

$ 5.1

     Excluding the items listed above, net income would have been $53.0 million in the 2006 quarter and $49.6 million in the 2005 quarter.

     PHI's net income for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006 compared to the first quarter ended March 31, 2005 is set forth in the table below (millions of dollars):

               
   

2006

 

2005

 

Change

 

Power Delivery

 

$ 37.6 

 

$ 50.0 

 

$ (12.4)

 

Conectiv Energy

 

17.1 

 

4.5 

 

12.6 

 

Pepco Energy Services

 

5.5 

 

2.6 

 

2.9 

 

Other Non-Regulated

 

9.6 

 

12.6 

 

(3.0)

 

Corporate & Other

 

(13.0)

 

(15.0)

 

2.0 

 

    Total PHI Net Income (GAAP)

 

$ 56.8 

 

$ 54.7 

 

$   2.1 

 
               

 

 

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Discussion of Segment Net Income Variances:

     Power Delivery's lower earnings of $12.4 million are primarily due to the following: (i) $9.0 million of decreased earnings primarily due to lower regulated T&D sales (heating degree days decreased by 15% compared to 2005), (ii) $5.1 million of lower earnings because of the ACE base rate case settlement and associated extraordinary gain from reversal of restructuring reserves in 2005, and (iii) $3.9 million of lower earnings due to higher operation and maintenance costs, attributable primarily to increased electric system restoration and maintenance activity; partially offset by (iv) $4.5 million of increased earnings due to higher Default Electricity Supply margins primarily as a result of higher procurement costs for the period January 22, 2005 to February 8, 2005, which represents the period between the expiration of the TPA long-term supply contracts and commencement of the new supply contracts under the competitive bid process in the District of Columbia.

     Conectiv Energy's higher earnings of $12.6 million are primarily due to the following: (i) $8.8 million increase in merchant generation earnings, which resulted primarily from favorable power hedges due to lower prices driven by warm weather, (ii) $7.9 million gain on disposition of an interest in a cogeneration facility, and (iii) $4.4 million increase related to Other Power, Oil & Gas Marketing Services (increase in wholesale gas margins); partially offset by (iv) $7.6 million of lower Full Requirements Load Service earnings as a result of less favorable hedges.

     Pepco Energy Services' higher earnings of $2.9 million are primarily due to the following: (i) $5.0 million of higher earnings from its retail commodity business due to increased gross margins, due primarily to improved congestion cost management and gains on the sale of excess energy supply that resulted from the return of customers to standard offer service supply, and (ii) $2.5 million increased earnings from its energy services business, including thermal energy sales, due to higher revenues and margins and lower operating expenses in 2006; partially offset by (iii) $4.1 million impairment loss on certain energy services business assets.

     Other Non-Regulated lower earnings of $3.0 million are primarily due to the following: (i) $4.8 million related to the gain on the sale of PCI's Solar Electric Generation Stations (SEGS) investment in 2005; partially offset by (ii) $1.8 million increase in investment activity and reduction in interest expense.

     Corporate and Other higher earnings of $2.0 million are primarily due to a reduction in net interest expense.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

      The accompanying results of operations discussion is for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2005. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005

Operating Revenue

     A detail of the components of PHI's consolidated operating revenues is as follows:

 

 

 

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2006

2005

Change

 

Power Delivery

$

1,174.8 

 

$

1,098.4 

 

$

76.4 

   

Conectiv Energy

 

551.3 

   

509.4 

   

41.9 

   

Pepco Energy Services

 

369.7 

   

352.9 

   

16.8 

   

Other Non-Regulated

 

20.9 

   

21.1 

   

(.2)

   

Corporate and Other

 

(164.8)

   

(183.0)

   

18.2 

   

     Total Operating Revenue

$

1,951.9 

$

1,798.8 

$

153.1 

      Power Delivery Business

     The following table categorizes Power Delivery's operating revenue by type of revenue.

 

2006

2005

Change

 

Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

$

366.9 

 

$

372.8 

 

$

(5.9)

   

Default Supply Revenue

 

679.9 

   

596.6 

   

83.3 

   

Other Electric Revenue

 

17.6 

   

18.0 

   

(.4)

 

 

     Total Electric Operating Revenue

 

1,064.4 

   

987.4 

   

77.0 

 

 
                     

Regulated Gas Revenue

 

99.9 

   

92.0 

   

7.9 

   

Other Gas Revenue

 

10.5 

   

19.0 

   

(8.5)

   

     Total Gas Operating Revenue

 

110.4 

   

111.0 

   

(.6)

   
                     

Total Power Delivery Operating Revenue

$

1,174.8 

$

1,098.4 

$

76.4 

     Regulated Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Electric Revenue consists of revenue from the transmission and the delivery of electricity to PHI's customers within its service territories at regulated rates.

     Default Supply Revenue is the revenue received for Default Electricity Supply. The costs related to the supply of electricity are included in Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales.

     Other Electric Revenue consists of utility-related work and services performed on behalf of customers, including other utilities.

     Regulated Gas Revenue consists of revenues for on-system natural gas sales and the transportation of natural gas for customers within PHI's service territories at regulated rates.

     Other Gas Revenue consists of off-system natural gas sales and the release of excess system capacity.

 

 

 

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Electric Operating Revenue

Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

138.3 

 

$

147.0 

 

$

(8.7)

   

Commercial

 

156.2 

   

159.8 

   

(3.6)

   

Industrial

 

8.6 

   

9.1 

   

(.5)

   

Other (Includes PJM)

 

63.8 

   

56.9 

   

6.9 

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

$

366.9 

$

372.8 

$

(5.9)

Regulated T&D Electric Sales (Gwh)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

4,491

   

4,793

   

(302)

 

 

Commercial

 

6,482

   

6,693

   

(211)

   

Industrial

 

972

   

1,021

   

(49)

   

Other

 

70

   

69

   

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales

 

12,015

   

12,576

   

(561)

   

Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

1,596

   

1,574

   

22

   

Commercial

 

196

   

192

   

4

   

Industrial

 

2

   

2

   

-

   

Other

 

2

   

1

   

1

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers

1,796

1,769

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     The Pepco, DPL and ACE service territories are located within a corridor extending from Washington, D.C. to southern New Jersey. These service territories are economically diverse and include key industries that contribute to the regional economic base.

·

Commercial activity in the region includes banking and other professional services, government, insurance, real estate, strip malls, casinos, stand alone construction, and tourism.

·

Industrial activity in the region includes automotive, chemical, glass, pharmaceutical, steel manufacturing, food processing, and oil refining.

     Regulated T&D Electric Revenue decreased by $5.9 million primarily due to the following: (i) $13.9 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 15% decrease in heating degree days in 2006, (ii) $3.2 million decrease in other sales and rate variances, partially offset by (iii) $7.9 million increase in PJM revenues due to an increase in PJM zonal transmission rates, and (iv) $4.0 million increase due to customer growth, the result of a 1.5% increase in 2006.

 

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     Default Electricity Supply

Default Supply Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

275.5

 

$

263.7

 

$

11.8

   

Commercial

 

279.7

   

216.9

   

62.8

   

Industrial

 

31.5

   

28.9

   

2.6

   

Other (Includes PJM)

 

93.2

   

87.1

   

6.1

   

     Total Default Supply Revenue

$

679.9

$

596.6

$

83.3

Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

4,352

   

4,591

   

(239)

   

Commercial

 

4,186

   

3,965

   

221 

   

Industrial

 

497

   

481

   

16 

   

Other

 

39

   

53

   

(14)

   

     Total Default Electricity Supply Sales

 

9,074

   

9,090

   

(16)

   

Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

1,564

   

1,523

   

41

   

Commercial

 

184

   

176

   

8

   

Industrial

 

2

   

1

   

1

   

Other

 

2

   

1

   

1

   

     Total Default Electricity Supply Customers

1,752

1,701

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     Default Supply Revenue increased by $83.3 million primarily due to the following: (i) $64.6 million in higher retail energy rates, the result of market based SOS/BGS increases in District of Columbia, Maryland, and New Jersey in February, June, and October 2005, respectively, (partially offset in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense), (ii) $27.4 million increase due to higher SOS load in 2006, (iii) $7.1 million increase due to customer growth, the result of a 1.5% increase in 2006, (iv) $6.9 million increase in wholesale energy revenues from sales of generated and purchased energy in PJM (included in Other) due to higher market prices in 2006, and (v) $1.8 million increase in other rate variances, offset by (vi) $24.5 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 15% decrease in heating degree days in 2006.

 

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     Gas Operating Revenue

Regulated Gas Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

59.9

 

$

56.1

 

$

3.8

   

Commercial

 

35.5

   

31.4

   

4.1

   

Industrial

3.2

3.2

-

Transportation and Other

 

1.3

   

1.3

   

-

   

     Total Regulated Gas Revenue

$

99.9

$

92.0

$

7.9

Regulated Gas Sales (Bcf)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

3.5

   

4.4

   

(.9)

   

Commercial

 

2.1

   

2.7

   

(.6)

   

Industrial

 

.2

   

.4

   

(.2)

   

Transportation and Other

 

1.7

   

1.8

   

(.1)

   

   Total Regulated Gas Sales

 

7.5

   

9.3

   

(1.8)

   

Regulated Gas Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

111

   

110

   

1

   

Commercial

 

9

   

9

   

-

   

Industrial

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

Transportation and Other

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

     Total Regulated Gas Customers

120

119

1

     Power Delivery's natural gas service territory is located in New Castle County, Delaware. Several key industries contribute to the economic base as well as to growth.

·

Commercial activity in the region includes banking and other professional services, government, insurance, real estate, strip malls, stand alone construction and tourism.

·

Industrial activity in the region includes automotive, chemical and pharmaceutical.

     Regulated Gas Revenue increased by $7.9 million primarily due to (i) $12.4 million increase in the Gas Cost Rate (GCR) effective November 2005, due to higher natural gas commodity costs (primarily offset in Gas purchased expense), offset by (ii) $4.7 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 15% decrease in heating degree days.

     Other Gas Revenue decreased by $8.5 to $10.5 million in 2006 from $19.0 million in 2005 primarily due to lower off-system sales (offset in Gas Purchased).

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      Competitive Energy Businesses

      Conectiv Energy

     The following table divides Conectiv Energy's operating revenues among its major business activities.

         
 

2006

2005

Change

 

Merchant Generation

$

294.3 

 

$

133.2 

 

$

161.1 

   

Full Requirements Load Service

 

73.3 

   

168.9 

   

(95.6)

   

Other Power, Oil and Gas Marketing Services

 

183.7 

   

207.3 

   

(23.6)

   

     Total Conectiv Energy Operating Revenue

$

551.3 

 

$

509.4 

 

$

41.9 

   

     Merchant Generation includes sales of electric power, capacity and ancillary services from its power plants into PJM, tolling arrangements, hedges of generation power and capacity, and fuel-switching activities where the lowest cost fuel is utilized and the more expensive fuel is sold. Excess generation capacity is used to manage risk associated with Full Requirements Load Service.

     Full Requirements Load Service includes service provided to affiliated and non-affiliated companies to satisfy Default Energy Supply obligations, other full requirements electric power sales contracts, and related hedges.

     Other Power, Oil and Gas Marketing Services consist of all other Conectiv Energy activities not included above. These activities include primarily wholesale gas marketing, oil marketing, a large operating services agreement with an unaffiliated power plant, and the activities of the real-time power desk, which engages in arbitrage between power pools.

     Total Conectiv Energy Operating Revenue includes $164.3 million and $182.6 million of affiliate transactions for 2006 and 2005, respectively.

     The impact of revenue changes with respect to the Conectiv Energy component of the Competitive Energy business are encompassed within the discussion below under the heading "Conectiv Energy Gross Margin."

      Pepco Energy Services

     The following table presents Pepco Energy Services' operating revenues.

         
 

2006

2005

Change

 

Pepco Energy Services

$

369.7   

$

352.9  

$

16.8  

     The increase in Pepco Energy Services' operating revenue of $16.8 million is primarily due to (i) an increase of $15.0 million due to higher electric prices in the 2006 quarter, and (ii) $23.5 million higher energy services project revenues in 2006 due to greater contract signings, offset by (iii) a decrease of $21.8 million due to lower retail natural gas revenue in 2006 driven by mild winter weather and decreased customer load.

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Operating Expenses

     Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales

     A detail of PHI's consolidated Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales is as follows:

 

2006

2005

Change

 

Power Delivery

$

722.6 

 

$

652.2 

 

$

70.4 

   

Conectiv Energy

 

494.0 

   

462.5 

   

31.5 

   

Pepco Energy Services

 

332.4 

   

325.6 

   

6.8 

   

Corporate and Other

 

(164.3)

   

(181.4)

   

17.1 

   

     Total

$

1,384.7 

$

1,258.9 

$

125.8 

      Power Delivery Business

     Power Delivery's Fuel and Purchased Energy costs increased by $70.4 million, primarily due to: (i) $65.2 million increase in average energy costs, resulting from Default Electricity Supply contracts implemented primarily in June 2005, (ii) $12.5 million increase due to higher SOS load in 2006, and (iii) $3.6 million primarily in increased gas commodity costs, offset by (iv) $10.9 million decrease in other sales and rate variances (partially offset in Default Supply Revenue).

      Competitive Energy Business

      Conectiv Energy

     The following table divides Conectiv Energy's Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales among its major business activities.

         
 

2006     

2005    

Change

 

Merchant Generation

$

224.7 

 

$

78.3 

 

$

146.4 

   

Full Requirements Load Service

 

93.8 

   

176.6 

   

(82.8)

   

Other Power, Oil and Gas Marketing Services

 

175.5 

 

 

207.6 

   

(32.1)

   

     Total Conectiv Energy Fuel and Purchased
        Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales

$

494.0 

 

$

462.5 

 

$

31.5 

   

     The totals presented include $36.0 million and $50.7 million of affiliate transactions for 2006 and 2005, respectively.

     The impact of Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales changes with respect to the Conectiv Energy component of the Competitive Energy business are encompassed within the discussion below under the heading "Conectiv Energy Gross Margin."

     Conectiv Energy Gross Margin

     Management believes that gross margin (Revenue less Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Cost of Sales) is a better comparative measurement of the primary activities of

 

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Conectiv Energy than Revenue and Fuel and Purchased Energy by themselves. Gross margin is a more stable comparative measurement and it is used extensively by management in internal reporting. The following is a summary of gross margins by activity type (millions of dollars):

 

March 31,

 
 

2006     

2005     

Change

Megawatt Hour Supply (Megawatt Hours)

     

Merchant Generation output sold into market

803,343 

1,274,666 

(471,323)

       

Operating Revenue:

     

   Merchant Generation

$294.3 

$133.2 

$161.1 

   Full Requirements Load Service

73.3 

168.9 

(95.6)

   Other Power, Oil, and Gas Marketing

183.7 

207.3 

(23.6)

       Total Operating Revenue

$551.3 

$509.4 

$ 41.9 

       

Cost of Sales:

     

   Merchant Generation

$224.7 

$  78.3 

$146.4 

   Full Requirements Load Service

93.8 

176.6 

(82.8)

   Other Power, Oil, and Gas Marketing

175.5 

207.6 

(32.1)

      Total Cost of Sales

$494.0 

$462.5 

$ 31.5 

       

Gross Margin:

     

   Merchant Generation

$  69.6 

$  54.9 

$ 14.7 

   Full Requirements Load Service

(20.5)

(7.7)

(12.8)

   Other Power, Oil and Gas Marketing

8.2 

(.3)

8.5 

      Total Gross Margin

$ 57.3 

$ 46.9 

$ 10.4 

       

     Merchant Generation output decreased in the first quarter of 2006 compared to the first quarter of 2005 primarily due to mild winter weather. The increase in Merchant Generation gross margin resulted primarily from favorable hedge results.

     The decrease in Full Requirements Load Service gross margin was primarily driven by the expiration of favorable hedge contracts. Full Requirements Load Service is hedged by both contract purchases with third parties and by the output of the generation plants operated by Conectiv Energy.

     Other Power, Oil and Gas Marketing margins increased because of increased margins on wholesale natural gas sales of $4.7 million, increased margins on oil marketing of $1.3 million, an increase in coal sales of $.8 million, an increase in real-time power margins of $.6 million, and $1.1 million other.

      Pepco Energy Services

     The following table presents Pepco Energy Services' Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services cost of sales.

         
 

2006

2005

Change

 

Pepco Energy Services

$

332.4   

$

325.6  

$

6.8   

 

 

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     The increase in Pepco Energy Services' fuel and purchased energy and other services cost of sales of $6.8 million resulted from (i) an increase of $4.9 million due to purchases of delivered electricity at higher prices in the 2006 quarter to serve retail customer load, (ii) a decrease of $20.8 million primarily due to lower volumes of natural gas purchased in the 2006 quarter due to mild winter weather and decreased customer load, and (iii) an increase of $22.4 million due to higher energy services projects in 2006 due to greater contract signings.

      Other Operation and Maintenance

     A detail of PHI's other operation and maintenance expense is as follows:

 

2006

2005

Change

 

Power Delivery

$

160.8 

 

$

150.7 

 

$

10.1 

   

Conectiv Energy

 

24.3 

   

20.7 

   

3.6 

   

Pepco Energy Services

 

18.3 

   

19.2 

   

(.9)

   

Other Non-Regulated

 

1.5 

   

.9 

   

.6 

   

Corporate and Other

 

(.5)

   

(1.4)

   

.9 

   

     Total

$

204.4 

$

190.1 

$

14.3 

     PHI other operation and maintenance increased by $14.3 million to $204.4 million in the 2006 quarter from $190.1 million in the 2005 quarter. The increase was primarily due to (i) $5.8 million increase in systems maintenance, (ii) $4.3 million increase in emergency storm restoration during the first quarter of 2006, (iii) $1.7 million increase due to a deferred compensation adjustment, (iv) $1.5 million increase due to a coal gas environmental liability, and (v) $1.9 million in increased generation maintenance, partially offset by (vi) $3.0 million decrease in incentive costs.

     Impairment Loss

     Pepco Holdings recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $6.3 million ($4.1 million, after-tax) on certain energy services business assets owned by Pepco Energy Services.

     Gain on Sales of Assets

     Pepco Holdings recorded a pre-tax gain on sale of assets in 2006 of $1.3 million that was made up of a $.8 million pre-tax gain from the sale of property and a $.5 million pre-tax gain related to the sale of aircraft investments by PCI.

Other Income (Expenses)

     Other Expenses (which are net of other income) decreased by $6.3 million to $61.5 million in the 2006 quarter from $67.8 million in the 2005 quarter primarily due to lower interest expense of $1.8 million as a result of lower debt outstanding in the 2006 quarter and a $12.3 million gain recognized in the first quarter of 2006 from Conectiv Energy's sale of its interest in a woodburning cogeneration facility. The $12.3 million gain in 2006 was partially offset by an $8.0 million gain which was recognized in the first quarter of 2005 by PCI from the sale of solar energy investments.

 

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Income Tax Expense

     PHI's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was 38% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for the difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities for prior tax years subject to audit, adjustment to accumulated deferred tax balances and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits, certain removal costs and tax benefits related to certain leveraged leases.

     PHI's effective tax rate before extraordinary item for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 40% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for the difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities for prior tax years subject to audit and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits and tax benefits related to certain leveraged leases.

Extraordinary Item

     As a result of the April 2005 settlement of ACE's electric distribution rate case, ACE reversed $15.2 million in accruals related to certain deferred costs that are now deemed recoverable. The after-tax credit to income of $9.0 million is classified as an extraordinary gain in the 2005 financial statements since the original accrual was part of an extraordinary charge in conjunction with the accounting for competitive restructuring in 1999.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

     This section discusses Pepco Holdings' capital structure, cash flow activity, capital spending plans and other uses and sources of capital.

Capital Structure

     The components of Pepco Holdings' capital structure are shown below as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 in accordance with GAAP. The table also shows the following adjustments to components of the capital structure made for the reasons discussed in the footnotes to the table: (i) the exclusion from debt of the Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding, and (ii) the treatment of the Variable Rate Demand Bonds (VRDBs) issued by certain of PHI's subsidiaries as long-term, rather than short-term, debt obligations (millions of dollars):

 

 

 

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March 31, 2006

 

Per Balance Sheet

Adjustments

As
Adjusted

As
Adjusted %

Common Shareholders' Equity

$  3,527.1

$        - 

$3,527.1

40.9%

Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries (a)

24.4

24.4

.3%

Long-Term Debt

4,116.9

156.4 

(b)

4,273.3

49.6%

Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding

487.0

(487.0)

(c)

-

-

Long-Term Project Funding

28.9

28.9

.3%

Capital Lease Obligations

116.5

116.5

1.3%

Capital Lease Obligations due within one year

5.2

5.2

.1%

Short-Term Debt

532.6

(156.4)

(b)

376.2

4.4%

Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt

295.3

(29.3)

(d)

266.0

3.1%

          Total

$9,133.9

$(516.3)

$8,617.6

100.0%

December 31, 2005

 

Per Balance Sheet

Adjustments

As
Adjusted

As Adjusted %

Common Shareholders' Equity

$  3,584.1

$        - 

$3,584.1

41.8%

Preferred Stock of Subsidiaries (a)

45.9

45.9

.5%

Long-Term Debt

4,202.9

156.4 

(b)

4,359.3

50.8%

Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding

494.3

(494.3)

(c)

-

-

Long-Term Project Funding

25.5

25.5

.3%

Capital Lease Obligations

116.6

116.6

1.4%

Capital Lease Obligations due within one year

5.3

5.3

.1%

Short-Term Debt

156.4

(156.4)

(b)

-

-

Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt

469.5

(29.0)

(d)

440.5

5.1%

          Total

$9,100.5

$(523.3)

$8,577.2

100.0%

(a)

Consists of Serial Preferred Stock and Redeemable Serial Preferred Stock issued by subsidiaries of PHI.

(b)

In accordance with GAAP, the VRDBs are included in short-term debt on the Balance Sheet of PHI because they are payable on demand by the holder. However, under the terms of the VRDBs, when demand is made for payment by the holder (specifically, when the VRDBs are submitted for purchase by the holder), the VRDBs are remarketed by a remarketing agent on a best efforts basis and the remarketing resets the interest rate at market rates. Due to the creditworthiness of the issuers, PHI expects that any VRDBs submitted for purchase will be successfully remarketed. Because of these characteristics of the VRDBs, PHI, from a debt management standpoint, views the VRDBs (which have nominal maturity dates ranging from 2009 to 2031) as Long-Term Debt and, accordingly, the adjustment reduces Short-Term Debt and increases Long-Term Debt by an amount equal to the principal amount of the VRDBs.

(c)

Adjusted to exclude Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding. Because repayment of the Transition Bonds is funded solely by charges collected from ACE's customers and is not a general obligation of ACE or PHI, PHI excludes the Transition Bonds from capitalization from a debt management standpoint.

(d)

Adjusted to exclude the current maturities of Transition Bonds issued by ACE Funding.

Financing Activity During the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

    In January 2006, ACE retired at maturity $65 million of medium-term notes with a weighted average interest rate of 6.19%.

     In January 2006, ACE Funding made principal payments of $5.1 million on Series 2002-1 Bonds, Class A-1 and $2.0 million on Series 2003-1 Bonds, Class A-1 with a weighted average interest rate of 2.89%.

 

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     In March 2006, ACE issued, through a private placement, $105 million of 5.80% Senior Notes due 2036. The proceeds were used to repay short-term debt incurred earlier in the quarter to repay medium-term notes at maturity.

     In February 2006, PHI retired at maturity $300 million of 3.75% unsecured notes with proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper.

     On March 1, Pepco redeemed all outstanding shares of its Serial Preferred Stock of each series, at 102% of par, for an aggregate redemption amount of $21.9 million.

Financing Activity Subsequent to March 31, 2006

     In April 2006, ACE Funding made principal payments of $4.8 million on Series 2002-1 Bonds, Class A-1 and $2.0 million on Series 2003-1 Bonds, Class A-1 with a weighted average interest rate of 2.89%.

     In April 2006, Pepco completed a tax-exempt financing in which the Maryland Economic Development Corporation issued $109.5 million of insured auction rate pollution control bonds due 2022 and loaned the proceeds to Pepco. Pepco's obligations under the insurance agreement are secured by a like amount of Pepco senior notes, which in turn are secured by a like amount of Pepco First Mortgage Bonds.

     In May 2006, Pepco will use the proceeds to redeem at 100% of the principal amount:

·

$42.5 million of Montgomery County, Maryland 5.375% Tax-Exempt First Mortgage Bonds due 2024,

·

$37 million of Prince George's County, Maryland 6.375% Tax-Exempt First Mortgage Bonds due 2023, and

·

$30 million of Prince George's County Maryland 6.0% Tax-Exempt First Mortgage Bonds due 2022.

     In April, PHI, Pepco, DPL and ACE amended their $1.2 billion credit facility due 2010 to extend the maturity by one additional year to May 5, 2011 and to reduce the pricing of the facility.

Sale of Interest in Cogeneration Joint Venture

     During the first quarter of 2006, Conectiv Energy recognized a $12.3 million pre-tax gain ($7.9 million after-tax) on the sale of its equity interest in a joint venture which owns a woodburning cogeneration facility in California.

Working Capital

     At March 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings' current assets on a consolidated basis totaled $1.8 billion and its current liabilities totaled $2.2 billion. At December 31, 2005, Pepco Holdings' current assets totaled $2.2 billion and its current liabilities totaled $2.4 billion.

 

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     PHI's working capital deficit results in large part from the fact that, in the normal course of business, PHI's utility subsidiaries acquire energy supplies for their customers before the supplies are delivered to, metered and billed to customers. Short-term financing is used to meet liquidity needs. Short-term financing is also used, at times, to fund temporary redemptions of long-term debt, until long-term replacement financings are completed.

     At March 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings' cash and cash equivalents and its restricted cash, totaled $73.2 million, of which $24.9 million was net cash collateral held by subsidiaries of PHI engaged in Competitive Energy and Default Electricity Supply activities (none of which was held as restricted cash). At December 31, 2005, Pepco Holdings' cash and cash equivalents and its restricted cash totaled $144.5 million, of which $112.8 million was net cash collateral held by subsidiaries of PHI engaged in Competitive Energy and Default Electricity Supply activities (none of which was held as restricted cash). See "Capital Requirements -- Contractual Arrangements with Credit Rating Triggers or Margining Rights" for additional information.

     A detail of PHI's short-term debt balance and its current maturities of long-term debt and project funding balance follows:

As of March 31, 2006
(
Millions of dollars)

Type

PHI
Parent

Pepco

DPL

ACE

ACE
Funding

Conectiv
Energy

PES

PCI

Conectiv

PHI
Consolidated

Variable Rate
  Demand Bonds

$       -

$    -

$104.8

$22.6

$   -

$  -

$29.0

$   -

$        -

$156.4

Commercial Paper

334.9

-

41.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

376.2

      Total Short-        Term Debt

$334.9

$    -

$146.1

$22.6

$   -

$  -

$29.0

$   -

$        -

$532.6

Current Maturities
  of Long-Term Debt
  and Project
  Funding

$      -

$194.5

$   34.4

$ -

$29.3

$  -

$ 2.9

$34.2

$ -

$295.3

As of December 31, 2005
(Millions of dollars)

Type

PHI
Parent

Pepco

DPL

ACE

ACE
Funding

Conectiv
Energy

PES

PCI

Conectiv

PHI
Consolidated

Variable Rate
  Demand Bonds

$    -

$    -

$104.8

$22.6

$     -

$  -

$29.0

$   -

$    -

$156.4

Commercial Paper

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

      Total Short-        Term Debt

$    -

$    -

$104.8

$22.6

$     -

$  -

$29.0

$   -

$    -

$156.4

Current Maturities
  of Long-Term Debt
  and Project
  Funding

$300.0

$50.0

$ 22.9

$65.0

$29.0

$  -

$ 2.6

$   -

$    -

$469.5

 

 

 

 

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Cash Flow Activity

     PHI's cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are summarized below.

 

Cash (Use) / Source

 
   

2006

   

2005

   
   

(Millions of dollars)

   

Operating activities

$

(17.6)

 

$

166.3 

   

Investing activities

 

(101.7)

   

(57.5)

   

Financing activities

 

48.6 

   

(95.3)

   

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

$

(70.7)

 

$

13.5 

   
               

     Operating Activities

     Cash flows from operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are summarized below.

 

Cash (Use) / Source

 
   

2006

   

2005

   
   

(Millions of dollars)

   

Net income

$

56.8 

 

$

54.7 

   

Non-cash adjustments to net income

 

68.3 

   

82.5 

   

Changes in working capital

 

(142.7)

   

29.1 

   

Net cash (used by) from operating activities

$

(17.6)

 

$

166.3 

   
               

     Net cash from operating activities decreased by $183.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The decrease is primarily the result of the following: (i) a tax payment of $121 million made in February 2006 (the payment was made to eliminate the need to accrue additional federal interest expense for the potential Internal Revenue Service (IRS) adjustment related to the previous tax accounting method for mixed service costs PHI used during the 2001-2004 tax years), and (ii) a return of net cash collateral held in connection with competitive energy activities. The balance of net cash collateral held decreased from $112.8 million as of December 31, 2005 to $24.9 million as of March 31, 2006.

 

 

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     Investing Activities

     Cash flows from investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are summarized below.

 

Cash Source / (Use)

 
   

2006

   

2005

   
   

(Millions of dollars)

   

Construction expenditures

$

(120.2)

 

$

(88.3)

   

Cash proceeds from sale of:

             

    Other investments

 

13.1 

   

23.8 

   

    Office building and other properties

 

2.3 

   

.4 

   

All other investing cash flows, net

 

3.1 

   

6.6 

   

Net cash used by investing activities

$

(101.7)

 

$

(57.5)

   
               

     Net cash used by investing activities increased $44.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The increase is primarily due to a $27.9 million increase in Power Delivery capital expenditures. In total, capital expenditures increased to $120.2 million from $88.3 million.

     Financing Activities

     Cash flows from financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are summarized below.

 

Cash Source / (Use)

 
   

2006

   

2005

   
   

(Millions of dollars)

   

Common and preferred stock dividends

$

(49.8)

 

$

(47.7)

   

Common stock issuances

 

7.4 

   

7.0 

   

Preferred stock redeemed

 

(21.5)

   

   

Long-term debt issuances

 

108.6 

   

   

Long-term debt redemptions

 

(372.1)

   

(20.5)

   

Short-term debt, net

 

376.2 

   

(35.1)

   

All other financing cash flows, net

 

(.2)

   

1.0 

   

Net cash from (used by) financing activities

$

48.6 

 

$

(95.3)

   
               

     Net cash from financing activities increased $143.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same period in 2005.

     Preferred stock redemptions in the first quarter of 2006 consisted of Pepco's $21.5 million redemption in March 2006 of the following securities:

·

216,846 shares of its $2.44 Series, 1957 Serial Preferred Stock,

·

99,789 shares of its $2.46 Series, 1958 Serial Preferred Stock, and

·

112,709 shares of its $2.28 Series, 1965 Serial Preferred Stock.

 

 

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     In the first quarter of 2006, PHI retired at maturity $300 million of its 3.75% unsecured notes with proceeds from the issuance of commercial paper.

     In January 2006, ACE retired at maturity $65 million of medium-term notes.

     On March 15, 2006, ACE issued $105 million of Senior Notes due 2036. The proceeds were used to pay down short-term debt incurred earlier in the quarter to repay medium-term notes at maturity.

     In the first quarter of 2005, ACE redeemed $12 million in medium-term notes.

Capital Requirements

     Construction Expenditures

     Pepco Holdings' construction expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2006 totaled $120.2 million of which $112.9 million was related to its Power Delivery businesses. The remainder was primarily related to Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services. The Power Delivery expenditures were primarily related to capital costs associated with new customer services, distribution reliability, and transmission.

     Third Party Guarantees, Indemnifications and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

     Pepco Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries have various financial and performance guarantees and indemnification obligations which are entered into in the normal course of business to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties as discussed below.

     As of March 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings and its subsidiaries were parties to a variety of agreements pursuant to which they were guarantors for standby letters of credit, performance residual value, and other commitments and obligations. The fair value of these commitments and obligations was not required to be recorded in Pepco Holdings' Consolidated Balance Sheets; however, certain energy marketing obligations of Conectiv Energy were recorded. The commitments and obligations, in millions of dollars, were as follows:

 

Guarantor

     
   

PHI

 

DPL

 

ACE

 

Other

 

Total

 

Energy marketing obligations of Conectiv Energy (1)

$

149.3

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

149.3

 

Energy procurement obligations of Pepco Energy Services (1)

 

11.3

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

11.3

 

Guaranteed lease residual values (2)

 

.7

 

3.3

 

3.2

 

-

 

7.2

 

Other (3)

 

3.3

 

-

 

-

 

2.3

 

5.6

 

  Total

$

164.6

$

3.3

$

3.2

$

2.3

$

173.4

 
                       

1.

Pepco Holdings has contractual commitments for performance and related payments of Conectiv Energy and Pepco Energy Services to counterparties related to routine energy sales and procurement obligations, including requirements under BGS contracts entered into with ACE.

 

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2.

Subsidiaries of Pepco Holdings have guaranteed residual values in excess of fair value related to certain equipment and fleet vehicles held through lease agreements. As of March 31, 2006, obligations under the guarantees were approximately $7.2 million. Assets leased under agreements subject to residual value guarantees are typically for periods ranging from 2 years to 10 years. Historically, payments under the guarantees have not been made by the guarantor as, under normal conditions, the contract runs to full term at which time the residual value is minimal. As such, Pepco Holdings believes the likelihood of payment being required under the guarantee is remote.

3.

Other guarantees consist of:

   

·

Pepco Holdings has guaranteed a subsidiary building lease of $3.3 million. Pepco Holdings does not expect to fund the full amount of the exposure under the guarantee.

 

·

PCI has guaranteed facility rental obligations related to contracts entered into by Starpower Communications, LLC. As of March 31, 2006, the guarantees cover the remaining $2.3 million in rental obligations.

     Pepco Holdings and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into various indemnification agreements related to purchase and sale agreements and other types of contractual agreements with vendors and other third parties. These indemnification agreements typically cover environmental, tax, litigation and other matters, as well as breaches of representations, warranties and covenants set forth in these agreements. Typically, claims may be made by third parties under these indemnification agreements over various periods of time depending on the nature of the claim. The maximum potential exposure under these indemnification agreements can range from a specified dollar amount to an unlimited amount depending on the nature of the claim and the particular transaction. The total maximum potential amount of future payments under these indemnification agreements is not estimable due to several factors, including uncertainty as to whether or when claims may be made under these indemnities.

       Dividends

     On April 27, 2006, Pepco Holdings' Board of Directors declared a dividend on common stock of 26 cents per share payable June 30, 2006, to shareholders of record on June 10, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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      Energy Contract Net Asset Activity

     The following table provides detail on changes in the competitive energy segments' net asset or liability position with respect to energy commodity contracts from one period to the next:

Roll-forward of Mark-to-Market Energy Contract Net Assets
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2006
(Dollars are pre-tax and in millions)

Proprietary Trading (1)

Other Energy Commodity (2)

Total  

Total Marked-to-Market (MTM) Energy Contract Net Assets
  at December 31, 2005

$          -   

$  59.9     

$  59.9 

 

  Total change in unrealized fair value excluding
    reclassification to realized at settlement of contracts

-   

9.1     

9.1 

 

  Reclassification to realized at settlement of contracts

-   

(54.9)    

(54.9)

 

  Effective portion of changes in fair value - recorded
    in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI)

-   

(87.8)    

(87.8)

 

  Ineffective portion of changes in fair value -
    recorded in earnings

-   

(.5)    

(.5)

 

Total MTM Energy Contract Net Liabilities at March 31, 2006

$          -   

$(74.2)    

$(74.2)

 
         

            Detail of MTM Energy Contract Net Liabilities at March 31, 2006 (see above)

Total  

 

            Current Assets (other current assets)

   

$ 134.1 

 

            Noncurrent Assets (other assets)

   

   38.6  

 

            Total MTM Energy Contract Assets

   

 172.7  

 

            Current Liabilities (other current liabilities)

   

(201.5)

 

            Noncurrent Liabilities (other liabilities)

   

  (45.4 )

 

            Total MTM Energy Contract Liabilities

   

 (246.9 )

 

            Total MTM Energy Contract Net Liabilities

   

$ (74.2 )

 
         

Notes:

(1)

PHI discontinued its proprietary trading activity in 2003.

(2)

Includes all SFAS No. 133 hedge activity and non-proprietary trading activities marked-to-market through earnings.

 

 

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     The following table provides the source of fair value information (exchange-traded, provided by other external sources, or modeled internally) used to determine the carrying amount of the Competitive Energy business' total mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities). The table also provides the maturity, by year, of the Competitive Energy business' mark-to-market energy contract net assets (liabilities), which indicates when the amounts will settle and either generate cash for, or require payment of cash by, PHI.

     PHI uses its best estimates to determine the fair value of the commodity and derivative contracts that its Competitive Energy business hold and sell. The fair values in each category presented below reflect forward prices and volatility factors as of March 31, 2006 and are subject to change as a result of changes in these factors:

Maturity and Source of Fair Value of Mark-to-Market
Energy Contract Net Assets (Liabilities)
As of March 31, 2006
(Dollars are pre-tax and in millions)

        Fair Value of Contracts at March 31, 2006        
                  Maturities                   

Source of Fair Value

2006

2007

2008

2009 and
 Beyond 

Total
Fair
Value

 

Proprietary Trading (1)

           

Actively Quoted (i.e., exchange-traded) prices

$   - 

$   - 

$   - 

$   - 

$   - 

 

Prices provided by other external sources

 

Modeled

 

      Total

$   - 

$   - 

$   - 

$   - 

$   - 

 

Other Energy Commodity, net (2)

           

Actively Quoted (i.e., exchange-traded) prices

$  (5.1)

$  32.8 

$ 7.2 

$    .4 

$    35.3 

 

Prices provided by other external sources (3)

(51.6)

(55.2)

(3.6)

(2.6)

(113.0)

 

Modeled (4)

3.5 

3.5 

 

     Total

$(53.2)

$(22.4)

$ 3.6 

$(2.2)

$  (74.2)

Notes:

 

(1)

PHI discontinued its proprietary trading activity in 2003.

(2)

Includes all SFAS No. 133 hedge activity and non-proprietary trading activities marked-to-market through AOCI or on the Statement of Earnings, as required.

(3)

Prices provided by other external sources reflect information obtained from over-the-counter brokers, industry services, or multiple-party on-line platforms.

(4)

The modeled hedge position is a power swap for 50% of the POLR obligation in the DPL territory. The model is used to approximate the forward load quantities. Pricing is derived from the broker market.

 

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     Contractual Arrangements with Credit Rating Triggers or Margining Rights

     Under certain contractual arrangements entered into by PHI's subsidiaries in connection with competitive energy and other transactions, the subsidiary may be required to provide cash collateral or letters of credit as security for its contractual obligations if the credit ratings of the subsidiary are downgraded one or more levels. In the event of a downgrade, the amount required to be posted would depend on the amount of the underlying contractual obligation existing at the time of the downgrade. As of March 31, 2006, a one-level downgrade in the credit rating of PHI and all of its affected subsidiaries would have required PHI and such subsidiaries to provide aggregate cash collateral or letters of credit of up to approximately $176 million. An additional approximately $336 million of aggregate cash collateral or letters of credit would have been required in the event of subsequent downgrades to below investment grade. PHI believes that it and its utility subsidiaries maintain adequate short-term funding sources in the event the additional collateral or letters of credit are required.

     Many of the contractual arrangements entered into by PHI's subsidiaries in connection with competitive energy activities include margining rights pursuant to which the PHI subsidiary or a counterparty may request collateral if the market value of the contractual obligations reaches levels in excess of the credit thresholds established in the applicable arrangements. Pursuant to these margining rights, the affected PHI subsidiary may receive, or be required to post, collateral due to energy price movements. As of March 31, 2006, Pepco Holdings' subsidiaries engaged in competitive energy activities and default supply activities were in receipt of (a net holder of) cash collateral in the amount of $24.9 million in connection with their competitive energy activities.

REGULATORY AND OTHER MATTERS

Relationship with Mirant Corporation

     In 2000, Pepco sold substantially all of its electricity generation assets to Mirant Corporation, formerly Southern Energy, Inc. As part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco entered into several ongoing contractual arrangements with Mirant Corporation and certain of its subsidiaries. In July 2003, Mirant Corporation and most of its subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the Bankruptcy Court). On December 9, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court approved Mirant's Plan of Reorganization (the Reorganization Plan) and the Mirant business emerged from bankruptcy on January 3, 2006 (the Bankruptcy Emergence Date), as a new corporation of the same name (together with its predecessors, Mirant). However, the Reorganization Plan left unresolved several outstanding matters between Pepco and Mirant relating to the Mirant bankruptcy, and the litigation between Pepco and Mirant over these matters is ongoing.

     Depending on the outcome of ongoing litigation, the Mirant bankruptcy could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and cash flows of Pepco Holdings and Pepco. However, management believes that Pepco Holdings and Pepco currently have sufficient cash, cash flow and borrowing capacity under their credit facilities and in the capital markets to be able to satisfy any additional cash requirements that may arise due to the Mirant bankruptcy. Accordingly, management does not anticipate that the consequences of the Mirant bankruptcy will impair the ability of either Pepco Holdings or Pepco to fulfill its contractual obligations or

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to fund projected capital expenditures. On this basis, management currently does not believe that the Mirant bankruptcy will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of either company.

     Transition Power Agreements

     As part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco and Mirant entered into Transition Power Agreements for Maryland and the District of Columbia, respectively (collectively, the TPAs). Under the TPAs, Mirant was obligated to supply Pepco with all of the capacity and energy needed to fulfill Pepco's SOS obligations during the rate cap periods in each jurisdiction immediately following deregulation, which in Maryland extended through June 2004 and in the District of Columbia extended until January 22, 2005.

     To avoid the potential rejection of the TPAs by Mirant in the bankruptcy proceeding, Pepco and Mirant in October 2003 entered into an Amended Settlement Agreement and Release (the Settlement Agreement) pursuant to which the terms of the TPAs were modified to increase the purchase price of the capacity and energy supplied by Mirant. In exchange, the Settlement Agreement provided Pepco with an allowed, pre-petition general unsecured claim against Mirant Corporation in the amount of $105 million (the Pepco TPA Claim).

     On December 22, 2005, Pepco completed the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim, plus the right to receive accrued interest thereon, to Deutsche Bank for a cash payment of $112.4 million. Additionally, Pepco received $.5 million in proceeds from Mirant in settlement of an asbestos claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate. In the fourth quarter of 2005, Pepco Holdings and Pepco recognized a total gain of $70.5 million (pre-tax) related to the settlement of these claims. Based on the regulatory settlements entered into in connection with deregulation in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Pepco is obligated to share with its customers the profits it realizes from the provision of SOS during the rate cap periods. The proceeds of the sale of the Pepco TPA Claim are included in the calculations of the amounts required to be shared with customers in both jurisdictions. Based on the applicable sharing formulas in the respective jurisdictions, Pepco anticipates that customers will receive (through billing credits) approximately $42.3 million of the proceeds. See "Rate Proceedings -- District of Columbia and Maryland" below.

     Power Purchase Agreements

     Under agreements with FirstEnergy Corp., formerly Ohio Edison (FirstEnergy), and Allegheny Energy, Inc., both entered into in 1987, Pepco was obligated to purchase 450 megawatts of capacity and energy from FirstEnergy annually through December 2005 (the FirstEnergy PPA). Under the power purchase agreement (PPA) between Pepco and Panda (the Panda PPA), entered into in 1991, Pepco is obligated to purchase 230 megawatts of capacity and energy from Panda annually through 2021. At the time of the sale of Pepco's generation assets to Mirant, the purchase price of the energy and capacity under the PPAs was, and since that time has continued to be, substantially in excess of the market price. As a part of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco entered into a "back-to-back" arrangement with Mirant. Under this arrangement, Mirant (i) was obligated, through December 2005, to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco was obligated to purchase under the FirstEnergy PPA at a price equal to Pepco's purchase price from FirstEnergy, and (ii) is obligated through 2021 to purchase from Pepco the capacity and energy that Pepco is obligated to purchase under the Panda PPA at a price equal to Pepco's purchase price from Panda (the PPA-Related Obligations). In

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accordance with the March 2005 Orders (as defined below), Mirant currently is making these required payments in respect of the Panda PPA.

     Pepco Pre-Petition Claims

     At the time the Reorganization Plan was approved by the Bankruptcy Court, Pepco had pending pre-petition claims against Mirant totaling approximately $28.5 million (the Pre-Petition Claims), consisting of (i) approximately $26 million in payments due to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations and (ii) approximately $2.5 million that Pepco has paid to Panda in settlement of certain billing disputes under the Panda PPA that related to periods after the sale of Pepco's generation assets to Mirant and prior to Mirant's bankruptcy filing, for which Pepco believes Mirant is obligated to reimburse it under the terms of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement. In the bankruptcy proceeding, Mirant filed an objection to the Pre-Petition Claims, but subsequently withdrew its objection to $15 million of the Pre-Petition Claims. The Pre-Petition Claims were not resolved in the Reorganization Plan and are the subject of ongoing litigation between Pepco and Mirant. To the extent Pepco is successful in its efforts to recover the Pre-Petition Claims, it would receive under the terms of the Reorganization Plan a number of shares of common stock of the new corporation created pursuant to the Reorganization Plan (the New Mirant Common Stock) equal to (i) the amount of the allowed claim (ii) divided by the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date. Because the number of shares is based on the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date, Pepco would receive the benefit, and bear the risk, of any change in the market price of the stock between the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and the date the stock is issued to Pepco.

     As of March 31, 2006, Pepco maintained a receivable in the amount of $28.5 million, representing the Pre-Petition Claims, which was offset by a reserve of $9.6 million to reflect the uncertainty as to whether the entire amount of the Pre-Petition Claims is recoverable.

     Mirant's Efforts to Reject the PPA-Related Obligations and Disgorgement Claims

     In August 2003, Mirant filed with the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking authorization to reject the PPA-Related Obligations (the First Motion to Reject). Upon motions filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (the District Court) by Pepco and FERC, the District Court in October 2003 withdrew jurisdiction over this matter from the Bankruptcy Court. In December 2003, the District Court denied the First Motion to Reject on jurisdictional grounds. Mirant appealed the District Court's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the Court of Appeals). In August 2004, the Court of Appeals remanded the case to the District Court holding that the District Court had jurisdiction to rule on the merits of Mirant's rejection motion, suggesting that in doing so the court apply a "more rigorous standard" than the business judgment rule usually applied by bankruptcy courts in ruling on rejection motions.

     In December 2004, the District Court issued an order again denying the First Motion to Reject. The District Court found that the PPA-Related Obligations are not severable from the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement and that the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement cannot be rejected in part, as Mirant was seeking to do. Mirant has appealed the District Court's order to the Court of Appeals.

 

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     In January 2005, Mirant filed in the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking to reject certain of its ongoing obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, including the PPA-Related Obligations (the Second Motion to Reject). In March 2005, the District Court entered orders granting Pepco's motion to withdraw jurisdiction over these rejection proceedings from the Bankruptcy Court and ordering Mirant to continue to perform the PPA-Related Obligations (the March 2005 Orders). Mirant has appealed the March 2005 Orders to the Court of Appeals.

     In March 2005, Pepco, FERC, the Office of People's Counsel of the District of Columbia (the District of Columbia OPC), the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) and the Office of People's Counsel of Maryland filed in the District Court oppositions to the Second Motion to Reject. In August 2005, the District Court issued an order informally staying this matter, pending a decision by the Court of Appeals on the March 2005 Orders.

     On February 9, 2006, oral arguments on Mirant's appeals of the District Court's order relating to the First Motion to Reject and the March 2005 Orders were held before the Court of Appeals; an opinion has not yet been issued.

     On December 1, 2005, Mirant filed with the Bankruptcy Court a motion seeking to reject the executory parts of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement and its obligations under all other related agreements with Pepco, with the exception of Mirant's obligations relating to operation of the electric generating stations owned by Pepco Energy Services (the Third Motion to Reject). The Third Motion to Reject also seeks disgorgement of payments made by Mirant to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations after filing of its bankruptcy petition in July 2003 to the extent the payments exceed the market value of the capacity and energy purchased. On December 21, 2005, Pepco filed an opposition to the Third Motion to Reject in the Bankruptcy Court.

     In addition, on December 1, 2005, Mirant, in an attempt to "recharacterize" the PPA-Related Obligations, filed a complaint with the Bankruptcy Court seeking (i) a declaratory judgment that the payments due under the PPA-Related Obligations to Pepco are pre-petition debt obligations; and (ii) an order entitling Mirant to recover all payments that it made to Pepco on account of these pre-petition obligations after the petition date to the extent permitted under bankruptcy law (i.e., disgorgement).

     On December 15, 2005, Pepco filed a motion with the District Court to withdraw jurisdiction over both of the December 1 filings from the Bankruptcy Court. The motion to withdraw and Mirant's underlying complaint have both been stayed pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

     Each of the theories advanced by Mirant to recover funds paid to Pepco relating to the PPA-Related Obligations as a practical matter seeks reimbursement for the above-market cost of the capacity and energy purchased from Pepco over a period beginning, at the earliest, on the date on which Mirant filed its bankruptcy petition and ending on the date of rejection or the date through which disgorgement is approved. Under these theories, Pepco's financial exposure is the amount paid by Mirant to Pepco in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations during the relevant period, less the amount realized by Mirant from the resale of the purchased energy and capacity. On this basis, Pepco estimates that if Mirant ultimately is successful in rejecting the PPA-Related Obligations or on its alternative claims to recover payments made to Pepco related

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to the PPA-Related Obligations, Pepco's maximum reimbursement obligation would be approximately $274.3 million as of May 1, 2006.

     If Mirant ultimately were successful in its effort to reject its obligations relating to the Panda PPA, Pepco also would lose the benefit on a going-forward basis of the offsetting transaction that negates the financial risk to Pepco of the Panda PPA. Accordingly, if Pepco were required to purchase capacity and energy from Panda commencing as of May 1, 2006, at the rates provided in the Panda PPA (with an average price per kilowatt hour of approximately 18.4 cents), and resold the capacity and energy at market rates projected, given the characteristics of the Panda PPA, to be approximately 11.0 cents per kilowatt hour, Pepco estimates that it would incur losses of approximately $31 million for the remainder of 2006, approximately $29 million in 2007, approximately $32 million in 2008 and approximately $27 million to $47 million annually thereafter through the 2021 contract termination date. These estimates are based in part on current market prices and forward price estimates for energy and capacity, and do not include financing costs, all of which could be subject to significant fluctuation.

     Pepco is continuing to exercise all available legal remedies to vigorously oppose Mirant's efforts to reject or recharacterize the PPA-Related Obligations under the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement in order to protect the interests of its customers and shareholders. While Pepco believes that it has substantial legal bases to oppose these efforts by Mirant, the ultimate legal outcome is uncertain. However, if Pepco is required to repay to Mirant any amounts received from Mirant in respect of the PPA-Related Obligations, Pepco believes it will be entitled to file a claim against the Mirant bankruptcy estate in an amount equal to the amount repaid. Likewise, if Mirant is successful in its efforts to reject its future obligations relating to the Panda PPA, Pepco will have a claim against Mirant in an amount corresponding to the increased costs that it would incur. In either case, Pepco anticipates that Mirant will contest the claim. To the extent Pepco is successful in its efforts to recover on these claims, it would receive, as in the case of the Pre-Petition Claims, a number of shares of New Mirant Common Stock that is calculated using the market price of the New Mirant Common Stock on the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and accordingly would receive the benefit, and bear the risk, of any change in the market price of the stock between the Bankruptcy Emergence Date and the date the stock is issued to Pepco.

      Regulatory Recovery of Mirant Bankruptcy Losses

     If Mirant were ultimately successful in rejecting the PPA-Related Obligations or on its alternative claims to recover payments made to Pepco related to the PPA-Related Obligations and Pepco's corresponding claims against the Mirant bankruptcy estate are not recovered in full, Pepco would seek authority from the MPSC and the District of Columbia Public Service Commission (DCPSC) to recover its additional costs. Pepco is committed to working with its regulatory authorities to achieve a result that is appropriate for its shareholders and customers. Under the provisions of the settlement agreements approved by the MPSC and the DCPSC in the deregulation proceedings in which Pepco agreed to divest its generation assets under certain conditions, the PPAs were to become assets of Pepco's distribution business if they could not be sold. Pepco believes that these provisions would allow the stranded costs of the PPAs that are not recovered from the Mirant bankruptcy estate to be recovered from Pepco's customers through its distribution rates. If Pepco's interpretation of the settlement agreements is confirmed, Pepco expects to be able to establish the amount of its anticipated recovery from

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customers as a regulatory asset. However, there is no assurance that Pepco's interpretation of the settlement agreements would be confirmed by the respective public service commissions.

     Pepco's Notice of Administrative Claims

     On January 24, 2006, Pepco filed Notice of Administrative Claims in the Bankruptcy Court seeking to recover: (i) costs in excess of $70 million associated with the transmission upgrades necessitated by shut-down of the Potomac River Power Station; and (ii) costs in excess of $8 million due to Mirant's unjustified post-petition delay in executing the certificates needed to permit Pepco to refinance certain tax exempt pollution control bonds. Mirant is expected to oppose both of these claims, which must be approved by the Bankruptcy Court. There is no assurance that Pepco will be able to recover the amounts claimed.

     Mirant's Fraudulent Transfer Claim

     In July 2005, Mirant filed a complaint in the Bankruptcy Court against Pepco alleging that Mirant's $2.65 billion purchase of Pepco's generating assets in June 2000 constituted a fraudulent transfer for which it seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Mirant alleges in the complaint that the value of Pepco's generation assets was "not fair consideration or fair or reasonably equivalent value for the consideration paid to Pepco" and that the purchase of the assets rendered Mirant insolvent, or, alternatively, that Pepco and Southern Energy, Inc. (as predecessor to Mirant) intended that Mirant would incur debts beyond its ability to pay them.

     Pepco believes this claim has no merit and is vigorously contesting the claim, which has been withdrawn to the District Court. On December 5, 2005, the District Court entered a stay pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

     The SMECO Agreement

     As a term of the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, Pepco assigned to Mirant a facility and capacity agreement with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) under which Pepco was obligated to purchase the capacity of an 84-megawatt combustion turbine installed and owned by SMECO at a former Pepco generating facility (the SMECO Agreement). The SMECO Agreement expires in 2015 and contemplates a monthly payment to SMECO of approximately $.5 million. Pepco is responsible to SMECO for the performance of the SMECO Agreement if Mirant fails to perform its obligations thereunder. At this time, Mirant continues to make post-petition payments due to SMECO.

     On March 15, 2004, Mirant filed a complaint with the Bankruptcy Court seeking a declaratory judgment that the SMECO Agreement is an unexpired lease of non-residential real property rather than an executory contract. On November 22, 2005, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order granting summary judgment in favor of Mirant. On the basis of this ruling, if Mirant were to successfully reject the SMECO Agreement, any claim by SMECO (or by Pepco as subrogee) for damages arising from a the rejection would be limited to the greater of (i) the amount of future rental payments due over one year, or (ii) 15% of the future rental payments due over the remaining term of the lease, not to exceed three years.

     On December 1, 2005, Mirant filed both a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking to reject the SMECO Agreement and a complaint against Pepco and SMECO seeking to recover payments made to SMECO after the entry of the Bankruptcy Court's November 22, 2005 order

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holding that the SMECO Agreement is a lease of real property. On December 15, 2005, Pepco filed a motion with the District Court to withdraw jurisdiction of this matter from the Bankruptcy Court. The motion to withdraw and Mirant's underlying motion and complaint have been stayed pending a decision of the Court of Appeals in the appeals described above.

     If the SMECO Agreement is successfully rejected by Mirant, Pepco will become responsible for the performance of the SMECO Agreement. In addition, if the SMECO Agreement is ultimately determined to be an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property, Pepco's claim for recovery against the Mirant bankruptcy estate would be limited as described above. Pepco estimates that its rejection claim, assuming the SMECO Agreement is determined to be an unexpired lease of nonresidential real property, would be approximately $8 million, and that the amount it would be obligated to pay over the remaining nine years of the SMECO Agreement is approximately $44.3 million. While that amount would be offset by the sale of capacity, under current projections, the market value of the capacity is de minimis.

Rate Proceedings

      Delaware

     For a discussion of the history DPL's 2005 annual Gas Cost Rate (GCR) filings in Delaware, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Rate Proceedings -- Delaware of PHI's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the PHI 2005 10-K). On February 20, 2006, Delaware Public Service Commission (DPSC) staff and the Division of the Public Advocate filed testimony recommending approval of the GCR as filed. DPSC staff, the Division of the Public Advocate and DPL entered into a written settlement agreement on April 25, 2006, that the GCR should be approved as filed. An evidentiary hearing was held on April 27, 2006, during which all parties offered testimony in support of the settlement.

     For a discussion of the history DPL's application for an increase in its distribution base rates in Delaware, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Rate Proceedings -- Delaware of the PHI 2005 10-K. As previously disclosed, in its September 2005 application for an increase in its distribution base rates, DPL sought approval of an annual increase of approximately $5.1 million in its electric rates, with an increase of approximately $1.6 million to its electric distribution base rates and the recovery of approximately $3.5 million (which amount was raised to $4.9 million as a result of subsequent filings in the case) in costs to be assigned the supply component of rates collected as part of SOS. The full proposed revenue increase amounted to approximately .9% of total annual electric utility revenues, while the proposed net increase to distribution rates amounted to .2% of total annual electric utility revenues. DPL's distribution revenue requirement in the application was based on a proposed return on common equity of 11%.

     On April 11, 2006, the DPSC adopted a delayed implementation date suggested by DPL, which provides that any amounts deferred between the May 1 effective date of the rate change and the July 1 billing date will be recovered from or returned to customers over the ensuing 10-month period.

 

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      On April 25, 2006, the DPSC issued an order approving a decrease in distribution rates of $11.1 million and a 10% return on equity. The order also modifies plant depreciation rates and adopts other miscellaneous tariff modifications. In addition, as requested by DPL, the order assigns $4.9 million in annual costs to the supply component of rates to be collected as part of SOS. The elements of the order, taken together, will have the effect of reducing net after-tax earnings and cash flow by approximately $1.6 million and $3.5 million, respectively.

     District of Columbia and Maryland

     For a discussion of the history Pepco's application for an update to its Generation Procurement Credit (GPC) in the District of Columbia and Maryland, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Rate Proceedings -- District of Columbia and Maryland of the PHI 2005 10-K. The MPSC approved the updated Maryland GPC on March 29, 2006. The District of Columbia OPC submitted comments concerning Pepco's District of Columbia GPC filing, in which it stated that it did not oppose the proposed GPC update, but that it reserved the right to file supplemental comments after receiving responses to data requests it sent to Pepco. Pepco is in the process of preparing the responses.

      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

     For a discussion of the history of the application filed by Pepco, DPL and ACE with the FERC seeking to reset their rates for network transmission service using a formula methodology, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Rate Proceedings - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of the PHI 2005 10-K. On March 20, 2006, Pepco, DPL and ACE submitted an offer of settlement of all issues in the rate proceeding, which was supported by all of the active parties in the proceeding. On April 6, 2006, the presiding administrative law judge certified the uncontested offer of settlement to FERC and FERC approved the settlement on April 19, 2006, without condition or modification. The approved settlement affirms the formula rate method for Pepco, DPL and ACE and sets the return on common equity (ROE) at 10.8% on existing facilities and at 11.3% on transmission facilities placed in service on or after January 1, 2006. The settlement also provides for a three-year moratorium, starting June 1, 2005, on requests by all parties to change the base non-incentive ROEs. A moratorium on requesting changes in the formula itself is in effect through May 2009, with a moratorium on the annual review protocols through May 2010. In lieu of refunds, the formula's reconciliation to actual costs for the current rate year, to be applied in the upcoming rate year, will reflect the settlement ROEs and other formula clarifications retrospectively.

Default Electricity Supply Proceedings

      District of Columbia

     For a discussion of the history of the SOS proceedings in the District of Columbia, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Default Electricity Supply Proceedings -- District of Columbia of the PHI 2005 10-K. As previously disclosed, in February 2006, Pepco announced proposed rates for its District of Columbia SOS customers to take effect on June 1,

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2006, which will raise the average monthly bill for residential customers by approximately 12%. The proposed rates were approved by the DCPSC.

      Delaware

     For a discussion of the history of the POLR and SOS proceedings in Delaware, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Default Electricity Supply Proceedings -- Delaware of the PHI 2005 10-K. As previously disclosed, based on the bids received for the May 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007, period, which have been accepted by DPL and approved by the DPSC, the SOS rates initially scheduled to take effect May 1, 2006 would be significantly higher for all customer classes, including an average residential customer increase of 59%. One of the successful bidders for SOS supply was Conectiv Energy, an affiliate of DPL. Consequently, the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to DPL are subject to approval of FERC. FERC issued its order approving the affiliate sales on April 20, 2006. Because DPL is a public utility incorporated in Virginia, with Virginia retail customers, the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to DPL are subject to approval of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC) under the Virginia Affiliates Act. On May 1, 2006, the VSCC approved the affiliate transaction by granting an exemption to DPL for the 2006 agreement and for future power supply affiliate agreements between DPL and Conectiv Energy for DPL's non-Virginia SOS load requirements awarded pursuant to a state regulatory commission-supervised solicitation process.

     On April 6, 2006, Delaware enacted legislation that provides for a deferral of the financial impact of the increases through a three-step phase-in of the rate increases, with 15% of the increase taking effect on May 1, 2006, 25% of the increase taking effect on January 1, 2007, and any remaining balance taking effect on June 1, 2007. The program is an "opt-out" program where a customer can choose not to participate. On April 17, 2006, DPL filed with the DPSC tariffs implementing the legislation. On April 21, 2006, DPL filed revised tariffs reflecting DPL's agreement not to charge customers with interest on deferred balances; instead the interest cost will be absorbed by DPL. On April 25, 2006, DPL filed additional minor tariff revisions. The DPSC approved DPL's tariffs, as revised, on April 25, 2006. Below is a table showing the estimated maximum Delaware deferral balance of DPL, net of taxes, and the estimated total interest expense, net of taxes, at various levels of assumed customer participation, based on a projected interest cost of 5% accrued over the combined 37-month deferral and recovery period. While DPL cannot determine the final customer participation rate at this time, it expects that the participation rate will be below 100%.

      

Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
               (millions)               

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
           (millions)          

 

100%

$65

$4

 

75%

$49

$3

 

50%

$32

$2

 

25%

$16

$1

 

 

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     The legislation also requires DPL to file an integrated resource plan, which is defined in the legislation to mean that DPL must evaluate all available supply options (including generation, transmission and demand-side management programs) during the planning period to ensure that DPL acquires sufficient and reliable supply resources to meet its customers' needs at minimal cost.

      Maryland

     For a discussion of the history of the SOS proceedings in Maryland, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Default Electricity Supply Proceedings -- Maryland of the PHI 2005 10-K. As previously disclosed, due to significant increases in the cost of fuels used to generate electricity, the auction results will have the effect of increasing the average monthly electric bill by about 38.5% and 35% for Pepco's and DPL's Maryland residential customers, respectively. Because Conectiv Energy, an affiliate of Pepco and DPL, was one of the successful SOS supply bidders approved by the MPSC for each of Pepco and DPL, Conectiv Energy has filed applications with FERC seeking approval of the affiliate sales from Conectiv Energy to each of Pepco and DPL. DPL and Conectiv Energy also have filed an application with the VSCC for approval of the affiliate transaction under the Virginia Affiliates Act.

     On April 21, 2006, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement among Pepco, DPL, the staff of the MPSC and the Maryland Office of People's Counsel, which provides for a rate mitigation plan for the residential customers of each company. Under the plan, the full increase for each company's residential customers who affirmatively elect to participate will be phased-in in increments of 15% on June 1, 2006, 15.7% on March 1, 2007 and the remainder on June 1, 2007. Customers electing to participate in the rate deferral plan will be required to pay the deferred amounts over an 18-month period beginning June 1, 2007. Both Pepco and DPL will accrue the interest cost to fund the deferral program. The interest cost will be absorbed by Pepco and DPL, during the period that the deferred balance is accumulated and collected from customers, to the extent of and offset against the margins that the companies otherwise would earn for providing SOS to residential customers. Below is a table showing the estimated maximum Maryland deferral balances for Pepco and DPL, net of taxes, and the estimated total interest expense, net of taxes, at various levels of assumed customer participation based on a projected interest cost of 5% accrued over the combined 30-month deferral and recovery period. While each of Pepco and DPL cannot determine its final customer participation rate at this time, each expects that its participation rate will be below 100%.

Pepco

    

Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
               (millions)               

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
           (millions)          

 

100%

$72

$3

 

75%

$54

$2

 

50%

$36

$2

 

25%

$18

$1

 

 

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DPL

     

Customer
Participation Rate

Estimated Maximum Deferral
Balance, Net of Taxes
               (millions)               

Estimated Total Interest
Expense, Net of Taxes
           (millions)          

 

100%

$22

$1

 

75%

$16

$1

 

50%

$11

$-

 

25%

$ 5

$-

      Virginia

     For a discussion of the history of the Default Service proceedings in Virginia, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Default Electricity Supply Proceedings -- Virginia of the PHI 2005 10-K. As previously disclosed, DPL has completed a competitive bid procedure for Default Service supply for the period June 2006 through May 2007, and has entered into a new supply agreement for that period with its affiliate Conectiv Energy, which was the lowest bidder. DPL and Conectiv Energy have filed an application with the VSCC for approval of the affiliate transaction under the Virginia Affiliates Act and Conectiv Energy has filed an application with FERC seeking approval for the affiliate sales.

     Also as previously disclosed, on March 10, 2006, DPL filed a rate increase with the VSCC for its Virginia Default Service customers to take effect on June 1, 2006, which would raise the average monthly bill for residential customers by approximately 43%. The new proposed rates are intended to allow DPL to recover its higher cost for energy established by the competitive bid procedure. The proposed rates must be approved by the VSCC. The VSCC has directed DPL to address whether the proxy rate calculation as required by a memorandum of agreement entered into by DPL and VSCC staff in June 2000 in the Virginia restructuring docket should be applied to the fuel factor in DPL's rate increase filing. DPL has calculated the loss it would incur if the VSCC were to declare the proxy calculation established in the 2000 memorandum of agreement for either 2005 or 2006 to be DPL's Virginia fuel factor for the 12 months beginning in June 1, 2006: if the 2005 proxy rates were used, DPL estimates it would recover approximately $7.64 million less, before taxes, than its actual energy supply cost resulting from the competitively bid supply contract for such period, while it would recover approximately $1.88 million less, before taxes, if the 2006 proxy rate were used. The Virginia Attorney General's office and VSCC staff each filed testimony on April 25, 2006, in which both argued that the 2000 memorandum of agreement requires that the proxy rate fuel factor calculation set forth therein must operate as a cap on recoverable purchased power costs. The VSCC staff's testimony also included its calculations of the proxy rates for 2005, which, if adopted by the VSCC, would result in DPL recovering even less than DPL's calculations show, ranging from $9.1 million to $11.5 million less, before taxes, than actual energy supply costs. DPL filed its response on May 2, 2006, rebutting the testimony of the Attorney General and VSCC staff and arguing that retail rates should not be set at a level below what is necessary to recover its prudently incurred costs of procuring the supply necessary for its Default Service obligation. A hearing before the VSCC is scheduled for May 16, 2006.

 

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Proposed Shut Down of B.L. England Generating Facility

    For a discussion of the proposed shut down of the B.L. England generating facility, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Proposed Shut Down of B.L. England Generating Facility of the PHI 2005 10-K. As previously disclosed, in a January 24, 2006 Administrative Consent Order among PHI, Conectiv, ACE, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Attorney General of New Jersey, ACE agreed to shut down and permanently cease operations at the B.L. England generating facility by December 15, 2007 if ACE does not sell the plant. ACE recorded an asset retirement obligation of $60 million during the first quarter of 2006 (this is reflected as a regulatory liability in PHI's consolidated balance sheet).

ACE Auction of Generation Assets

     For a discussion of ACE's auction of generation assets, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- ACE Auction of Generation Assets of the PHI 2005 10-K. As previously disclosed, in November 2005, ACE announced an agreement to sell its interests in the Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations to Duquesne Light Holdings Inc. for $173.1 million. The sale, subject to approval by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities as well as other regulatory agencies and certain other legal conditions, is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2006. ACE received final bids for B.L. England on April 19, 2006.

Environmental Litigation

     For a discussion of environmental litigation involving PHI's subsidiaries, and specifically an administrative consent order entered into between DPL and the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) to perform a Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) to further identify the extent of soil, sediment and ground and surface water contamination related to former manufactured gas plant (MGP) operations at the Cambridge, Maryland site on DPL-owned property and to investigate the extent of MGP contamination on adjacent property, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- Environmental Litigation of the PHI 2005 10-K. Although the costs of cleanup resulting from the RI/FS will not be determinable until MDE approves the final remedy, DPL currently anticipates that the costs of removing MGP impacted soils and adjacent creek sediments will be in the range of $1.5 to $2.5 million; a $1.5 million charge was taken in the first quarter to reflect these anticipated costs.

IRS Mixed Service Cost Issue

     For a discussion of the history of IRS mixed service cost issue involving Pepco, DPL and ACE, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory and Other Matters -- IRS Mixed Service Cost Issue of the PHI 2005 10-K. On April 27, 2006, PHI received a draft of the IRS' proposed adjustment to Pepco's 2001-2002 deductions that disallows all but $34 million (pre-tax). On April 28, 2006, the proposed adjustments for DPL and ACE were received. Those proposed adjustments disallow in their entirety all of the deductions claimed on the 2001-2002 returns.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     For a discussion of Pepco Holdings' critical accounting policies, please refer to Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Pepco Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. No material changes to Pepco Holdings' critical accounting policies occurred during the first quarter of 2006.

NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

     Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors -- FSP FTB 85-4-1

     In March 2006, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FTB 85-4-1, "Accounting for Life Settlement Contracts by Third-Party Investors" (FSP FTB 85-4-1). This FSP provides initial and subsequent measurement guidance and financial statement presentation and disclosure guidance for investments by third-party investors in life settlement contracts. The FSP also amends certain provisions of FASB Technical Bulletin No. 85-4, "Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance," and FASB Statement No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." The guidance in FSP FTB 85-4-1 applies prospectively for all new life settlement contracts and is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2006 (the year ended December 31, 2007 for Pepco Holdings). Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of FSP FTB 85-4-1 and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

     Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty -- EITF 04-13

     In September 2005, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 04-13, "Accounting for Purchases and Sales of Inventory with the Same Counterparty" (EITF 04-13), which addresses circumstances under which two or more exchange transactions involving inventory with the same counterparty should be viewed as a single exchange transaction for the purposes of evaluating the effect of APB Opinion 29. EITF 04-13 is effective for new arrangements entered into, or modifications or renewals of existing arrangements, beginning in the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after March 15, 2006 (April 1, 2006 for Pepco Holdings). EITF 04-13 would not affect Pepco Holdings' net income, overall financial condition, or cash flows, but rather could result in certain revenues and costs, including wholesale revenues and purchased power expenses, being presented on a net basis. Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of EITF 04-13 on its Consolidated Statements of Earnings presentation of purchases and sales.

     Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140 -- SFAS No. 155

     In February 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 155, "Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments-an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140" (SFAS No. 155). This Statement amends FASB Statements No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," and No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities." This Statement resolves issues addressed in Statement 133 Implementation Issue No. D1, "Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets." SFAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006.

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Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 155 but does not anticipate that its implementation will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

     Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets -- SFAS No. 156

     In March 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 156, "Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets" (SFAS 156), an amendment of SFAS No. 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities" with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. This statement requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability upon undertaking an obligation to service a financial asset via certain servicing contracts, and for all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. Subsequent measurement is permitted using either the amortization method or the fair value measurement method for each class of separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. The statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity's first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. Application is to be applied prospectively to all transactions following adoption of the statement. Pepco Holdings is in the process of evaluating the impact of the Statement and does not anticipate its adoption will have a material impact on its overall financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Some of the statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding Pepco Holdings' intents, beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause PHI's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

     The forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are beyond Pepco Holdings' control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements:

·

Prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions affecting the energy industry, including with respect to allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of purchased power expenses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition;

·

Changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies;

 

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·

Weather conditions;

·

Population growth rates and demographic patterns;

·

Competition for retail and wholesale customers;

·

General economic conditions, including potential negative impacts resulting from an economic downturn;

·

Growth in demand, sales and capacity to fulfill demand;

·

Changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation;

·

Potential changes in accounting standards or practices;

·

Changes in project costs;

·

Unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures;

·

The ability to obtain funding in the capital markets on favorable terms;

·

Restrictions imposed by Federal and/or state regulatory commissions;

·

Legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that influence PHI's business and profitability;

·

Pace of entry into new markets;

·

Volatility in market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel;

·

Interest rate fluctuations and credit market concerns; and

·

Effects of geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism.

     Any forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this Quarterly Report and Pepco Holdings undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Pepco Holdings to predict all such factors, nor can Pepco Holdings assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

     The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

 

 

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
   AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

RESTATEMENT

     As reported in Pepco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, Pepco restated its previously reported financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement includes the correction of other errors for the same period, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, which were considered by management to be immaterial. These other errors would not themselves have required a restatement absent the restatement to correct the accounting for deferred compensation arrangements. This restatement was required solely because the cumulative impact of the correction, if recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, would have been material to that period's reported net income. See Note 5 "Restatement," to Pepco's Financial Statements for further discussion.

GENERAL OVERVIEW

     Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in Washington, D.C. and major portions of Montgomery County and Prince George's County in suburban Maryland. Pepco provides Default Electricity Supply, which is the supply of electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its territories who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier, in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. Default Electricity Supply is known as Standard Offer Service (SOS) in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. Pepco's service territory covers approximately 640 square miles and has a population of approximately 2.1 million. As of March 31, 2006, approximately 58% of delivered electricity sales were to Maryland customers and approximately 42% were to Washington, D.C. customers.

     Pepco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI or Pepco Holdings). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and Pepco and certain activities of Pepco are subject to the regulatory oversight of FERC under PUHCA 2005.

 

 

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The accompanying results of operations discussion is for the three months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2005. Other than this disclosure, information under this item has been omitted in accordance with General Instruction H to the Form 10-Q. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions.

Operating Revenue

 

2006

2005

Change

 

Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

$

192.9

 

$

196.4

 

$

(3.5)

   

Default Supply Revenue

 

274.5

   

214.5

   

60.0 

   

Other Electric Revenue

 

7.8

   

9.0

   

(1.2)

   

     Total Operating Revenue

$

475.2

$

419.9

$

55.3 

     The table above shows the amount of Operating Revenue earned that is subject to price regulation (Regulated T&D (Transmission and Distribution) Electric Revenue and Default Supply Revenue) and that which primarily is not subject to price regulation (Other Electric Revenue). Regulated T&D Electric Revenue service consists of the revenue Pepco receives for delivery of electricity to its customers for which Pepco is paid regulated rates. Default Supply Revenue is the revenue received from Default Electricity Supply. The costs related to the supply of electricity are included in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense. Other Electric Revenue includes work and services performed on behalf of customers including other utilities, which is not subject to price regulation. Work and services includes mutual assistance to other utilities, highway relocation, rents, late payments, and collection fees.

     Regulated T&D Electric

Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

2006

2005

Change

                     

Residential

$

54.8

 

$

57.5

 

$

(2.7)

   

Commercial

 

108.4

   

110.6

   

(2.2)

   

Industrial

 

-

   

-

   

   

Other (Includes PJM)

 

29.7

   

28.3

   

1.4 

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

$

192.9

$

196.4

$

(3.5)

Regulated T&D Electric Sales (Gwh)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

2,027

   

2,111

   

(84)

   

Commercial

 

4,263

   

4,411

   

(148)

   

Industrial

 

-

   

-

   

   

Other

 

45

   

45

   

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales

 

6,335

   

6,567

   

(232)

   

 

 

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Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

677

   

668

   

9

   

Commercial

 

73

   

72

   

1

   

Industrial

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

Other

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers

750

740

10

     Regulated T&D Electric Revenue decreased by $3.5 million primarily due to the following: (i) $6.3 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 15% decrease in heating degree days in 2006, (ii) $1.4 million decrease in other sales and rate variances, primarily customer usage, offset by (iii) $2.5 million increase due to customer growth, the result of a 1.3% increase in 2006, and (iv) $1.5 million increase in PJM revenues due to an increase in PJM zonal transmission rates.

      Default Electricity Supply

Default Supply Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

119.7

 

$

107.9

 

$

11.8 

   

Commercial

 

154.1

   

104.7

   

49.4 

   

Industrial

 

-

   

-

   

   

Other (Includes PJM)

 

.7

   

1.9

   

(1.2)

   

     Total Default Supply Revenue

$

274.5

$

214.5

$

60.0 

Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

1,886

1,897

(11)

Commercial

 

2,337

   

2,140

   

197 

   

Industrial

 

-

   

-

   

   

Other

 

14

   

28

   

(14)

   

     Total Default Electricity Supply Sales

 

4,237

   

4,065

   

172 

   

Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

645

   

617

   

28

   

Commercial

 

62

   

58

   

4

   

Industrial

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

Other

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

     Total Default Electricity Supply Customers

707

675

32

 

 

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     Default Supply Revenue increased by $60.0 million primarily due to the following: (i) $45.1 million increase in retail energy rates, the result of market based SOS increases in Maryland in June 2005 and SOS beginning in the District of Columbia in February 2005 (partially offset in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense), (ii) $20.4 million increase due to higher SOS load in 2006, (iii) $3.9 million increase due to customer growth, the result of a 1.3% increase in 2006, (iv) $1.8 million increase in other sales and rate variances, offset by (v) $11.2 million decrease due to weather-related sales, the result of a 15% decrease in heating degree days in 2006.

     For the three months ended March 31, 2006, Pepco's Maryland customers served by an alternate supplier represented 29% of Pepco's total Maryland sales, and Pepco's District of Columbia customers served by an alternate supplier represented 39% of Pepco's total District of Columbia sales. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, Pepco's Maryland customers served by an alternate supplier represented 35% of Pepco's total Maryland sales, and Pepco's District of Columbia customers served by an alternate supplier represented 42% of Pepco's total District of Columbia sales.

Operating Expenses

     Fuel and Purchased Energy

     Fuel and Purchased Energy increased by $48.9 million to $265.7 million in the 2006 quarter, from $216.8 million in the 2005 quarter. The increase is primarily due to: (i) $38.7 million increase in average energy costs, the result of new SOS supply contracts for Maryland in June 2005 and District of Columbia in February, 2005, (ii) $11.4 million increase due to higher SOS load in 2006, primarily commercial, partially offset by (iii) $1.2 million decrease in other sales and rate variances (partially offset in Default Supply Revenue).

     Other Operation and Maintenance

      Other Operation and Maintenance increased by $6.0 million to $71.1 million in the 2006 quarter from $65.1 million in the 2005 quarter. The increase was primarily due to (i) $2.1 million increase in emergency restoration, (ii) $2.0 million increase in system maintenance, (iii) $3.3 million increase in default supply costs, (iv) $1.7 million increase due to a company-owned life insurance plan adjustment, (v) $1.3 million increase in deferred compensation, partially offset by (vi) $2.1 million decrease due to March 2005 severance costs, and (vii) $2.4 million decrease in incentive costs .

Other Income (Expenses)

     Other Expenses (which are net of other income) decreased by $2.9 million to a net expense of $13.9 million in the 2006 quarter from a net expense of $16.8 million in the 2005 quarter. This decrease was primarily due to: (i) $.9 million gain on life insurance benefit, (ii) $.7 million increase in interest and dividend income, (iii) $.7 million decrease in interest expense resulting from maturities of debt in January 2006.

Income Tax Expense

     Pepco's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was 46% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences and

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permanent differences related to deferred compensation, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits and certain removal costs.

     Pepco's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 46% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit) and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits and certain removal costs.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Some of the statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding Pepco's intents, beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Pepco's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

     The forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are beyond Pepco's control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements:

·

Prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions affecting the energy industry, including with respect to allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of purchased power expenses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition;

·

Changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies;

·

Weather conditions;

·

Population growth rates and demographic patterns;

·

Competition for retail and wholesale customers;

·

General economic conditions, including potential negative impacts resulting from an economic downturn;

·

Growth in demand, sales and capacity to fulfill demand;

·

Changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation;

·

Changes in project costs;

 

 

 

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·

Unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures;

·

The ability to obtain funding in the capital markets on favorable terms;

·

Restrictions imposed by Federal and/or state regulatory commissions;

·

Legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that influence Pepco's business and profitability;

·

Volatility in market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel;

·

Interest rate fluctuations and credit market concerns; and

·

Effects of geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism.

     Any forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this Quarterly Report and Pepco undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Pepco to predict all such factors, nor can Pepco assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

     The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
    AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

RESTATEMENT

     As reported in DPL's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, our parent company, Pepco Holdings, restated its previously reported financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement includes the correction of other errors for the same period, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, which were considered by management to be immaterial. These other errors would not themselves have required a restatement absent the restatement to correct the accounting for deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement of Pepco Holdings consolidated financial statements was required solely because the cumulative impact of the correction, if recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, would have been material to that period's reported net income. The restatement to correct the accounting for the deferred compensation arrangements had no impact on DPL; however, DPL restated its previously reported financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to reflect the correction of other errors. The correction of these other errors, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, was considered by management to be immaterial. See Note 5 "Restatement," to DPL's Financial Statements for further discussion.

GENERAL OVERVIEW

     Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) is engaged in the transmission and distribution of electricity in Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia. DPL provides Default Electricity Supply, which is the supply of electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its territories who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier. Default Electricity Supply is also known as Default Service in Virginia, as Standard Offer Service (SOS) in Maryland and in Delaware on and after May 1, 2006, and as Provider of Last Resort service in Delaware before May 1, 2006. DPL's electricity distribution service territory covers approximately 6,000 square miles and has a population of approximately 1.3 million. As of March 31, 2006, approximately 64% of delivered electricity sales were to Delaware customers, approximately 33% were to Maryland customers, and approximately 3% were to Virginia customers. DPL also provides natural gas distribution service in northern Delaware. DPL's natural gas distribution service territory covers approximately 275 square miles and has a population of approximately .5 million.

     DPL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conectiv, which is wholly owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and DPL and certain activities of DPL are subject to the regulatory oversight of FERC under PUHCA 2005.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The accompanying results of operations discussion is for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2005. Other than this disclosure, information under this item has been omitted in accordance with General

 

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Instruction H to the Form 10-Q. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions.

Electric Operating Revenue

 

2006

2005

Change

 

Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

$

96.1

 

$

96.1

 

$

   

Default Supply Revenue

 

155.8

   

158.5

   

(2.7)

   

Other Electric Revenue

 

6.2

   

5.1

   

1.1 

   

     Total Electric Operating Revenue

$

258.1

$

259.7

$

(1.6)

     The table above shows the amount of Electric Operating Revenue earned that is subject to price regulation (Regulated T&D (Transmission and Distribution) Electric Revenue and Default Supply Revenue) and that which primarily is not subject to price regulation (Other Electric Revenue). Regulated T&D Electric Revenue includes revenue DPL receives for delivery of electricity to its customers, for which DPL is paid regulated rates. Default Supply Revenue is the revenue received from Default Electricity Supply. The costs related to the supply of electricity are included in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense. Other Electric Revenue includes work and services performed on behalf of customers including other utilities, which is not subject to price regulation. Work and services includes mutual assistance to other utilities, highway relocation, rents, late payments, and collection fees.

     Regulated T&D Electric

Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

45.7

 

$

49.0

 

$

(3.3)

   

Commercial

 

24.3

   

24.8

   

(.5)

   

Industrial

 

5.1

   

5.2

   

(.1)

   

Other (Includes PJM)

 

21.0

   

17.1

   

3.9 

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

$

96.1

$

96.1

$

Regulated T&D Electric Sales (Gwh)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

1,452

   

1,609

   

(157)

   

Commercial

 

1,248

   

1,289

   

(41)

   

Industrial

 

679

   

739

   

(60)

   

Other

 

12

   

12

   

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales

 

3,391

   

3,649

   

(258)

   

Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

450

   

444

   

6

   

Commercial

 

60

   

58

   

2

   

Industrial

 

1

   

1

   

-

   

Other

 

1

   

1

   

-

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers

512

504

8

 

 

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     Regulated T&D Electric Revenue was unchanged primarily due to the following: (i) $4.7 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 16% decrease in heating degree days in 2006, offset by (ii) $3.9 million increase in PJM revenues due to an increase in PJM zonal transmission rates, and (iii) $.8 million increase due to customer growth, the result of a 1.6% increase in 2006.

      Default Electricity Supply

Default Supply Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

74.0

 

$

80.6

 

$

(6.6)

   

Commercial

 

61.7

   

57.9

   

3.8 

   

Industrial

 

19.3

   

19.2

   

.1 

   

Other (Includes PJM)

 

.8

   

.8

   

   

     Total Default Supply Revenue

$

155.8

$

158.5

$

(2.7)

Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

1,453

1,612

(159)

Commercial

 

1,137

   

1,158

   

(21)

   

Industrial

 

404

   

405

   

(1)

   

Other

 

12

   

12

   

   

     Total Default Electricity Supply Sales

 

3,006

   

3,187

   

(181)

   

Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

450

   

443

   

7

   

Commercial

 

59

   

57

   

2

   

Industrial

 

1

   

1

   

-

   

Other

 

1

   

1

   

-

   

     Total Default Electricity Supply Customers

511

502

9

     Default Supply Revenue decreased by $2.7 million primarily due to the following: (i) $8.5 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, as a result of a 16% decrease in heating degree days in 2006, (ii) $5.2 million decrease in other sales variances, offset by (iii) $6.0 million in higher retail energy rates, primarily resulting from new market based Maryland SOS effective June 2005, (partially offset in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense), (iv) $3.7 million increase due to higher SOS load in 2006, and (v) $1.3 million increase due to customer growth, the result of a 1.6% increase in 2006.

 

 

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     For the three months ended March 31, 2006, DPL's Delaware customers served by an alternate supplier represented 8% of DPL's total Delaware sales and DPL's Maryland customers served by an alternate supplier represented 18% of DPL's total Maryland sales. For the three months ended March 31, 2005, DPL's Delaware customers served by an alternate supplier represented 10% of DPL's total Delaware sales and DPL's Maryland customers served by an alternate supplier represented 19% of DPL's total Maryland sales.

Natural Gas Operating Revenue

 

2006

2005

Change

 

Regulated Gas Revenue

$

99.9

 

$

92.0

 

$

7.9 

   

Other Gas Revenue

 

10.5

   

19.0

   

(8.5)

   

     Total Natural Gas Operating Revenue

$

110.4

$

111.0

$

(.6)

     The table above shows the amounts of Natural Gas Operating Revenue from sources that are subject to price regulation (Regulated Gas Revenue) and those that generally are not subject to price regulation (Other Gas Revenue). Regulated Gas Revenue includes the revenue DPL receives for on-system natural gas delivered sales and the transportation of natural gas for customers. Other Gas Revenue includes off-system natural gas sales and the release of excess system capacity.

Regulated Gas Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

59.9

 

$

56.1

 

$

3.8

   

Commercial

 

35.5

   

31.4

   

4.1

   

Industrial

 

3.2

   

3.2

   

-

   

Transportation and Other

 

1.3

   

1.3

   

-

   

     Total Regulated Gas Revenue

$

99.9

$

92.0

$

7.9

Regulated Gas Sales (Bcf)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

3.5

   

4.4

   

(.9)

   

Commercial

 

2.1

   

2.7

   

(.6)

   

Industrial

 

.2

   

.4

   

(.2)

   

Transportation and Other

 

1.7

   

1.8

   

(.1)

   

     Total Regulated Gas Sales

7.5

9.3

(1.8)

 

 

150

 

 

 

Regulated Gas Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

111

   

110

   

1

   

Commercial

 

9

   

9

   

-

   

Industrial

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

Transportation and Other

 

-

   

-

   

-

   

     Total Regulated Gas Customers

120

119

1

      Regulated Gas Revenue

     Regulated Gas Revenue increased by $7.9 million primarily due to (i) $12.4 million increase in the Gas Cost Rate (GCR) effective November 2005, due to higher natural gas commodity costs (primarily offset in Gas Purchased expense), offset by (ii) $4.7 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, as a result of a 15% decrease in heating degree days in 2006.

     Other Gas Revenue

     Other Gas Revenue decreased by $8.5 to $10.5 million in the 2006 quarter from $19.0 million in the 2005 quarter primarily due to lower off-system sales (offset in Gas Purchased expense).

Operating Expenses

     Fuel and Purchased Energy

     Fuel and Purchased Energy decreased by $.4 million to $161.8 million in the 2006 quarter, from $162.2 million in the 2005 quarter. The decrease is primarily due to: (i) $14.0 million decrease in sales, primarily due to weather and customer usage, offset by (ii) $12.5 million increase in higher average energy costs, the result of new Maryland SOS contracts in June 2005 (partially offset in Default Supply Revenue) and (iii) $1.1 million increase due to higher SOS load in 2006 (partially offset in Default Supply Revenue).

     Gas Purchased

     Total Gas Purchased increased by $3.6 million to $88.7 million in the 2006 quarter from $85.1 million in the 2005 quarter. The increase is primarily due to: (i) $4.2 million increase in wholesale commodity costs partially offset by storage injections, (ii) $4.1 million increase from the settlement of financial hedges (entered into as part of DPL's regulated natural gas hedge program), (iii) $2.7 million increase in deferred fuel costs, offset by (iv) $7.4 million decrease in costs associated with lower off-system sales (offsets in Other Gas Revenue).

     Other Operation and Maintenance

      Other Operation and Maintenance increased by $2.5 million to $45.2 million in the 2006 quarter from $42.7 million in the 2005 quarter. The increase was primarily due to (i) $1.6 million increase in electric system maintenance, (ii) $1.5 million increase in coal gas environmental liability, (iii) $1.2 million increase in emergency restoration, (iv) $1.1 million increase in gas system maintenance, offset by (v) $1.1 million decrease due to building lease

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cost adjustment, (vi) $.7 million decrease in lower T&D Insurance, and (vii) $.7 million decrease in incentive and severance costs.

Gain on Sale of Assets

     Gain on Sale of Assets represents a gain of $.8 million on the sale of land in 2006.

Other Income (Expenses)

     Other Expenses (which are net of other income) increased by $.6 million to a net expense of $8.5 million in the 2006 quarter from a net expense of $7.9 million in the 2005 quarter. The increase is primarily due to an increase in interest expense on short term debt.

Income Tax Expense

     DPL's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was 42% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.

     DPL's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 41% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, and the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Some of the statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding DPL's intents, beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause DPL or DPL's industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

     The forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are beyond DPL's control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements:

 

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·

Prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions affecting the energy industry, including with respect to allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of purchased power expenses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition;

·

Changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies;

·

Weather conditions;

·

Population growth rates and demographic patterns;

·

Competition for retail and wholesale customers;

·

General economic conditions, including potential negative impacts resulting from an economic downturn;

·

Growth in demand, sales and capacity to fulfill demand;

·

Changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation;

·

Changes in project costs;

·

Unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures;

·

The ability to obtain funding in the capital markets on favorable terms;

·

Restrictions imposed by Federal and/or state regulatory commissions;

·

Legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that influence DPL's business and profitability;

·

Volatility in market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel;

·

Interest rate fluctuations and credit market concerns; and

·

Effects of geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism.

     Any forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this Quarterly Report and DPL undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for DPL to predict all such factors, nor can DPL assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

     The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

 

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
      AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY

RESTATEMENT

     As reported in ACE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, our parent company, Pepco Holdings, restated its previously reported consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement includes the correction of other errors for the same period, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, which were considered by management to be immaterial.  These other errors would not themselves have required a restatement absent the restatement to correct the accounting for deferred compensation arrangements. The restatement of Pepco Holdings consolidated financial statements was required solely because the cumulative impact of the correction, if recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005, would have been material to that period's reported net income. The restatement to correct the accounting for the deferred compensation arrangements had no impact on ACE; however, ACE restated its previously reported consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2005, to reflect the correction of other errors. The correction of these other errors, primarily relating to unbilled revenue, taxes, and various accrual accounts, was considered by management to be immaterial. See Note 5 "Restatement," to ACE's Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

GENERAL OVERVIEW

     Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in southern New Jersey. ACE provides Default Electricity Supply, which is the supply of electricity at regulated rates to retail customers in its service territory who do not elect to purchase electricity from a competitive supplier. Default Electricity Supply is also known as Basic Generation Service (BGS) in New Jersey. ACE's service territory covers approximately 2,700 square miles and has a population of approximately 1.0 million.

     ACE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Conectiv, which is wholly owned by Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI or Pepco Holdings). Because PHI is a public utility holding company subject to the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (PUHCA 2005), the relationship between PHI and ACE and certain activities of ACE are subject to the regulatory oversight of FERC under PUHCA 2005.

 

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The accompanying results of operations discussion is for the three months ended March 31, 2006, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2005. Other than this disclosure, information under this item has been omitted in accordance with General Instruction H to the Form 10-Q. All amounts in the tables (except sales and customers) are in millions.

Operating Revenue

 

2006

2005

Change

 

Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

$

80.5

 

$

81.8

 

$

(1.3)

   

Default Supply Revenue

 

249.6

   

223.6

   

26.0 

   

Other Electric Revenue

 

3.6

   

3.9

   

(.3)

   

     Total Operating Revenue

$

333.7

$

309.3

$

24.4 

     The table above shows the amount of Operating Revenue earned that is subject to price regulation (Regulated T&D (Transmission and Distribution) Electric Revenue and Default Supply Revenue) and that which primarily is not subject to price regulation (Other Electric Revenue). Regulated T&D Electric Revenue consists of the revenue ACE receives for delivery of electricity to its customers for which service ACE is paid regulated rates. Default Supply Revenue is the revenue received by ACE for providing Default Electricity Supply. The costs related to the supply of electricity are included in Fuel and Purchased Energy expense. Also included in Default Supply Revenue is revenue from non-utility generators (NUGS), transition bond charges, market transition charges (MTC) and other restructuring related revenues (see Deferred Electric Service Costs). Other Electric Revenue includes work and services performed on behalf of customers including other utilities, which is not subject to price regulation. Work and services includes mutual assistance to other utilities, highway relocation, rents, late payments, and collection fees.

     Regulated T&D Electric

Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

37.8

 

$

40.6

 

$

(2.8)

   

Commercial

 

23.5

   

24.4

   

(.9)

   

Industrial

 

3.5

   

3.9

   

(.4)

   

Other (Includes PJM)

 

15.7

   

12.9

   

2.8 

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Revenue

$

80.5

$

81.8

$

(1.3)

 

 

 

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Regulated T&D Electric Sales (Gwh)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

1,012

   

1,075

   

(63)

   

Commercial

 

971

   

992

   

(21)

   

Industrial

 

293

   

281

   

12 

   

Other

13

12

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Sales

 

2,289

   

2,360

   

(71)

   

Regulated T&D Electric Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

469

   

463

   

6

   

Commercial

 

63

   

62

   

1

   

Industrial

 

1

   

1

   

-

   

Other

 

1

   

-

   

1

   

     Total Regulated T&D Electric Customers

534

526

8

     Regulated T&D Electric Revenue decreased by $1.3 million primarily due to the following: (i) $2.9 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, the result of a 16% decrease in heating degree days in 2006, (ii) $2.0 million decrease in other sales and rate variances, partially offset by (iii) $2.5 million increase in PJM revenues due to an increase in PJM zonal transmission rates, and (iv) $.8 million increase due to customer growth, the result of a 1.5% increase in 2006 .

      Default Electricity Supply

Default Supply Revenue

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

$

81.8

 

$

75.2

 

$

6.6

   

Commercial

 

63.9

   

54.2

   

9.7

   

Industrial

 

12.2

   

9.8

   

2.4

   

Other (Includes PJM)

 

91.7

   

84.4

   

7.3

   

     Total Default Supply Revenue

$

249.6

$

223.6

$

26.0

Default Electricity Supply Sales (Gwh)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

1,013

1,080

(67)

Commercial

 

712

   

667

   

45 

   

Industrial

 

93

   

77

   

16 

   

Other

 

13

   

13

   

   

     Total Default Electricity Supply Sales

 

1,831

   

1,837

   

(6)

   

 

 

 

157

 

 

Default Electricity Supply Customers (000s)

2006

2005

Change

 
                     

Residential

 

469

   

462

   

7

   

Commercial

 

63

   

61

   

2

   

Industrial

 

1

   

1

   

-

   

Other

 

1

   

1

   

-

   

     Total Default Electricity Supply Customers

534

525

9

     Default Supply Revenue is primarily subject to deferral accounting, with differences in revenues and expenses deferred to the balance sheet for subsequent recovery under the New Jersey restructuring deferral. The $26.0 million increase in Default Supply Revenue primarily resulted from the following: (i) $19.5 million increase due to higher retail energy rates resulting from a new market based New Jersey BGS effective October 2005, (ii) $6.9 million increase in wholesale energy revenues from sales of generated and purchased energy in PJM (included in Other) due to higher market prices in 2006, (iii) $3.3 million increase due to higher BGS load in 2006, (iv) $1.9 million increase due to customer growth, the result of a 1.5% increase in 2006, partially offset by (v) $4.8 million decrease due to lower weather-related sales, as a result of a 16% decrease in heating degree days in 2006. Default Supply Revenue is partially offset in Fuel and Purchased Power expense.

Operating Expenses

     Fuel and Purchased Energy and Other Services Costs of Sales

     Fuel and Purchased Energy increased by $18.3 million to $206.4 million in the 2006 quarter, from $188.1 million in the 2005 quarter. The increase is primarily due to: (i) $14.1 million increase in average energy costs, the result of New Jersey BGS supply contracts in June 2005 and (ii) $4.2 million in other sales and rate variances (partially offset in Default Supply Revenue).

     Other Operations and Maintenance

      Other Operation and Maintenance increased by $2.4 million to $47.8 million in the 2006 quarter from $45.4 million the 2005 quarter. The increase was primarily due to (i) $2.3 million increase in system maintenance, (ii) $1.0 million increase in emergency restoration, offset by (iii) $1.1 million decrease due to a building lease adjustment.

Other Income (Expenses)

     Other Expenses (which are net of other income) increased by $4.3 million to a net expense of $16.6 million in the 2006 quarter from a net expense of $12.3 million in the 2005 quarter. The increase is primarily due to (i) $3.3 million increase due to a Contribution in Aid of Construction tax gross-up and (ii) $1.1 million increase in interest expense resulting from higher interest rates on debt issued in 2006.

 

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Income Tax Expense

     ACE's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2006 was 26% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, and changes in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, partially offset by an adjustment to accumulated deferred taxes (which is the primary reason for the lower effective tax rate as compared to 2005) and the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.

     ACE's effective tax rate before the extraordinary item for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was 43% as compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The major reasons for this difference were state income taxes (net of federal benefit), the flow-through of certain book tax depreciation differences, and change in estimates related to tax liabilities of prior tax years subject to audit, partially offset by the flow-through of deferred investment tax credits.

Extraordinary Item

     As a result of the April 2005 settlement of ACE's electric distribution rate case, ACE reversed $15.2 million in accruals related to certain deferred costs that are now deemed recoverable. The after-tax credit to income of $9.0 million is classified as an extraordinary gain in the 2005 financial statements since the original accrual was part of an extraordinary charge in conjunction with the accounting for competitive restructuring in 1999.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     Some of the statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include declarations regarding ACE's intents, beliefs and current expectations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. Any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause ACE or ACE's industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

     The forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following important factors, which are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties, are beyond ACE's control and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements:

 

 

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Prevailing governmental policies and regulatory actions affecting the energy industry, including with respect to allowed rates of return, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of purchased power expenses, and present or prospective wholesale and retail competition;

·

Changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies;

·

Weather conditions;

·

Population growth rates and demographic patterns;

·

Competition for retail and wholesale customers;

·

General economic conditions, including potential negative impacts resulting from an economic downturn;

·

Growth in demand, sales and capacity to fulfill demand;

·

Changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation;

·

Changes in project costs;

·

Unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures;

·

The ability to obtain funding in the capital markets on favorable terms;

·

Restrictions imposed by Federal and/or state regulatory commissions;

·

Legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements that influence ACE's business and profitability;

·

Volatility in market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel;

·

Interest rate fluctuations and credit market concerns; and

·

Effects of geopolitical events, including the threat of domestic terrorism.

     Any forward-looking statements speak only as to the date of this Quarterly Report and ACE undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for ACE to predict all such factors, nor can ACE assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

     The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

 

 

 

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I tem 3 .    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Pepco Holdings

     For information about PHI's derivative activities, refer to "Accounting for Derivatives" in Note 2 and "Use of Derivatives in Energy and Interest Rate Hedging Activities" in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements of PHI included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

     PHI's risk management policies place oversight at the senior management level through the Corporate Risk Management Committee which has the responsibility for establishing corporate compliance requirements for the competitive energy segments' energy market participation. PHI uses a value-at-risk (VaR) model to assess the market risk of its competitive energy segments' other energy commodity activities. PHI also uses other measures to limit and monitor risk in its commodity activities, including limits on the nominal size of positions and periodic loss limits. VaR represents the potential mark-to-market loss on energy contracts or portfolios due to changes in market prices for a specified time period and confidence level. PHI estimates VaR using a delta-gamma variance / covariance model with a 95 percent, one-tailed confidence level and assuming a one-day holding period. Since VaR is an estimate, it is not necessarily indicative of actual results that may occur.

Value at Risk Associated with Energy Contracts
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
(Millions of dollars)

Proprietary
Trading
  VaR (1)

VaR for
Competitive
Energy
Activity (2)

95% confidence level, one-day
   holding period, one-tailed(3)

   Period end

N/A

$17.8

   Average for the period

N/A

$15.2

   High

N/A

$21.5

   Low

N/A

$11.4

Notes:

(1)

PHI discontinued its proprietary trading activity in 2003.

(2)

This column represents all energy derivative contracts, normal purchase and sales contracts, modeled generation output and fuel requirements and modeled customer load obligations for the ongoing other energy commodity activities.

(3)

As VaR calculations are shown in a standard delta or delta/gamma closed form 95% 1-day holding period 1-tail normal distribution form, traditional statistical and financial methods can be employed to reconcile prior Form 10-K and Form 10-Q VaRs to the above approach. In this case, 5-day VaRs divided by the square root of 5 equal 1-day VaRs; and 99% 1-tail VaRs divided by 2.326 times 1.645 equal 95% 1-tail VaRs. Note that these methods of conversion are not valid for converting from 5-day or less holding periods to over 1-month holding periods and should not be applied to "non-standard closed form" VaR calculations in any case.

 

 

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     The competitive energy segments' portfolio of electric generating plants includes "mid-merit" assets and peaking assets. Mid-merit electric generating plants are typically combined cycle units that can quickly change their megawatt output level on an economic basis. These plants are generally operated during times when demand for electricity rises and power prices are higher. The competitive energy segments dynamically hedge both the estimated plant output and fuel requirements as the estimated levels of output and fuel needs change. Hedge percentages include the estimated electricity output of the competitive energy segments' generation plants that have been economically hedged and any associated financial or physical commodity contracts (including derivative contracts that are classified as cash flow hedges under SFAS 133, other derivative instruments, wholesale normal purchase and sales contracts, and load service obligations).

     The primary purpose of the hedging program is to improve the predictability and stability of generation margins by selling forward a portion of its projected economic plant output, and buying forward a portion of its projected fuel supply requirements. During the fourth quarter of 2005, Conectiv Energy revised its energy commodity hedging targets for projected on-peak electricity output to reflect several factors, including improving market conditions that are predicted for the eastern portion of the PJM power market. Conectiv Energy intends to maintain a forward 36-month program with targeted ranges for hedging its projected economic plant output during peak periods (based on the then-current forward electricity price curve) combined with on-peak energy purchases as follows:

ON-PEAK ELECTRICITY HEDGE TARGETS

Month

Target Range

1-12

50-100%

13-24

25-75%

25-36

0-50%

     Within each period, hedged percentages can vary significantly above or below the average reported percentages, due to seasonality, changes in forward prices, market liquidity, plant outage schedules or other factors.

     As of March 31, 2006, the electricity sold forward as a percentage of projected on-peak economic output combined with on-peak energy purchases was 123%, 99% and 39% for the 1-12 month, 13-24 month and 25-36 month forward periods, respectively. Hedge percentages were above the target ranges for the 1-12 month and the 13-24 month periods due to Conectiv Energy's success in the default electricity supply auctions and changes in projected on-peak output since the forward sale commitments were entered into. For the 1-12 month period, the amount of forward on-peak sales represents 35% of Conectiv Energy's total on-peak generating capability and on-peak energy purchases. While Conectiv Energy attempts to place hedges that are expected to generate energy margins at or near its forecasted gross margin levels, the volumetric percentages vary significantly by month and often do not capture the peak pricing hours and the related high margins that can be realized. As a result the percentage of on peak output hedged does not represent the amount of expected value hedged.

 

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     Not all of Conectiv Energy's Merchant Generation gross margins can be hedged (such as ancillary services and fuel switching) due to lack of market products, market liquidity or other factors. Also, the hedging of locational value and capacity can be limited. These margins can be material to Conectiv Energy.

   This table provides information on the competitive energy segment's credit exposure, net of collateral, to wholesale counterparties.

Schedule of Credit Risk Exposure on Competitive Wholesale Energy Contracts
(Millions of dollars)

 

March 31, 2006

Rating (1)

Exposure Before Credit Collateral (2)

Credit Collateral (3)

Net Exposure

Number of Counterparties Greater Than 10% (4)

Net Exposure of Counterparties Greater Than 10%

Investment Grade

$131.8       

$63.6     

$68.2   

3

$32.1

Non-Investment Grade

6.6       

2.3     

4.3   

   

No External Ratings

18.2       

.1     

18.1   

   

Credit reserves

   

$ 1.5   

   

(1)

Investment Grade - primarily determined using publicly available credit ratings of the counterparty. If the counterparty has provided a guarantee by a higher-rated entity (e.g., its parent), it is determined based upon the rating of its guarantor. Included in "Investment Grade" are counterparties with a minimum Standard & Poor's or Moody's rating of BBB- or Baa3, respectively.

(2)

Exposure before credit collateral - includes the MTM energy contract net assets for open/unrealized transactions, the net receivable/payable for realized transactions and net open positions for contracts not subject to MTM. Amounts due from counterparties are offset by liabilities payable to those counterparties to the extent that legally enforceable netting arrangements are in place. Thus, this column presents the net credit exposure to counterparties after reflecting all allowable netting, but before considering collateral held.

(3)

Credit collateral - the face amount of cash deposits, letters of credit and performance bonds received from counterparties, not adjusted for probability of default, and, if applicable, property interests (including oil and gas reserves).

(4)

Using a percentage of the total exposure.

     For additional information concerning market risk, please refer to Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk in Pepco Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

     INFORMATION FOR THIS ITEM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PEPCO, DPL, AND ACE AS THEY MEET THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND THEREFORE ARE FILING THIS FORM WITH A REDUCED FILING FORMAT.

 

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Item 4 .   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     Under the supervision, and with the participation of management, including the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, Pepco Holdings has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2006, and, based upon this evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of Pepco Holdings have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to Pepco Holdings and its subsidiaries that is required to be disclosed in reports filed with, or submitted to, the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management's Consideration of the Restatement

     As discussed in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company's 2005 Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2006, Pepco Holdings restated its previously reported consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the quarterly financial information for the first three quarters in 2005, and all quarterly periods in 2004, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements and to correct errors with respect to unbilled revenue, taxes and various accrual accounts. In coming to the conclusion that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and the Company's internal control over financial reporting were effective as of December 31, 2005, management concluded that the restatement items described in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2006, individually or in the aggregate, did not constitute a material weakness. In coming to this conclusion, management reviewed and analyzed the Securities and Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 99, "Materiality," paragraph 29 of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting," and SAB Topic 5F, "Accounting Changes Not Retroactively Applied Due to Immateriality," and took into consideration (i) that the restatement adjustments did not have a material impact on the financial statements of prior interim or annual periods taken as a whole; (ii) that the cumulative impact of the restatement adjustments on shareholders' equity was not material to the financial statements of prior interim or annual periods; and (iii) that Pepco Holdings decided to restate its previously issued financial statements solely because the cumulative impact of the adjustments would have been material to the fourth quarter of 2005 reported net income.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

     During the three months ended March 31, 2006, there was no change in Pepco Holdings' internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Pepco Holdings' internal controls over financial reporting.

     Pepco Holdings' subsidiary, Conectiv Energy, which operates a competitive energy business, is in the process of installing new energy transaction software that provides additional

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functionality, such as enhanced PJM invoice reconciliation capability, hedge accounting, greater risk analysis capability and enhanced regulatory reporting capability. During the second quarter of 2006, Conectiv Energy anticipates implementing the new software for all energy commodity transactions. The Conectiv Energy implementation will be the first commercial implementation of this software and extensive pre-implementation testing has been performed to ensure internal controls over financial reporting continue to be effective. Operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting will continue to be evaluated post implementation.

Potomac Electric Power Company

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     Under the supervision, and with the participation of management, including the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, Pepco has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2006, and, based upon this evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of Pepco have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to Pepco and its subsidiaries that is required to be disclosed in reports filed with, or submitted to, the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management's Consideration of the Restatement

     As discussed in Note 13 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company's 2005 Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2006, Pepco restated its previously reported financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the quarterly financial information for the first three quarters in 2005, and all quarterly periods in 2004, to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements and to correct errors with respect to unbilled revenue, taxes and various accrual accounts. In coming to the conclusion that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2005, management concluded that the restatement items described in Note 13 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2006, individually or in the aggregate, did not constitute a material weakness. In coming to this conclusion, management reviewed and analyzed the Securities and Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 99, "Materiality," paragraph 29 of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting," and SAB Topic 5F, "Accounting Changes Not Retroactively Applied Due to Immateriality," and took into consideration (i) that the restatement adjustments did not have a material impact on the financial statements of prior interim or annual periods taken as a whole; (ii) that the cumulative impact of the restatement adjustments on shareholders' equity was not material to the financial statements of prior interim or annual periods; and (iii) that Pepco decided to restate its previously issued financial statements solely because the cumulative impact of the adjustments would have been material to the fourth quarter of 2005 reported net income.

 

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

     During the three months ended March 31, 2006, there was no change in Pepco's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, Pepco's internal controls over financial reporting.

Delmarva Power & Light Company

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     Under the supervision, and with the participation of management, including the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, DPL has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2006, and, based upon this evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of DPL have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to DPL that is required to be disclosed in reports filed with, or submitted to, the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management's Consideration of the Restatement

     As discussed in Note 13 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company's 2005 Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2006, DPL restated its previously reported financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the quarterly financial information for the first three quarters in 2005, and all quarterly periods in 2004, to correct errors with respect to unbilled revenue, taxes and various accrual accounts. In coming to the conclusion that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2005, management concluded that the restatement items described in Note 13 of the Notes to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2006, individually or in the aggregate, did not constitute a material weakness. In coming to this conclusion, management reviewed and analyzed the Securities and Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 99, "Materiality," paragraph 29 of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting," and SAB Topic 5F, "Accounting Changes Not Retroactively Applied Due to Immateriality," and took into consideration (i) that the restatement adjustments did not have a material impact on the financial statements of prior interim or annual periods taken as a whole; (ii) that the cumulative impact of the restatement adjustments on shareholders' equity was not material to the financial statements of prior interim or annual periods; and (iii) that DPL decided to restate its previously issued financial statements solely because of corrections recorded in Pepco Holdings consolidated financial statements.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

     During the three months ended March 31, 2006, there was no change in DPL's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, DPL's internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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Atlantic City Electric Company

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

     Under the supervision, and with the participation of management, including the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, ACE has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2006, and, based upon this evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of ACE have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to ACE and its subsidiaries that is required to be disclosed in reports filed with, or submitted to, the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management's Consideration of the Restatement

     As discussed in Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Company's 2005 Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2006, ACE restated its previously reported consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2004 and for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the quarterly financial information for the first three quarters in 2005, and all quarterly periods in 2004, to correct errors with respect to taxes and various accrual accounts. In coming to the conclusion that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2005, management concluded that the restatement items described in Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2006, individually or in the aggregate, did not constitute a material weakness. In coming to this conclusion, management reviewed and analyzed the Securities and Exchange Commission's Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 99, "Materiality," paragraph 29 of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting," and SAB Topic 5F, "Accounting Changes Not Retroactively Applied Due to Immateriality," and took into consideration (i) that the restatement adjustments did not have a material impact on the financial statements of prior interim or annual periods taken as a whole; (ii) that the cumulative impact of the restatement adjustments on shareholders' equity was not material to the financial statements of prior interim or annual periods; and (iii) that ACE restated is previously issued consolidated financial statements solely because of corrections recorded in Pepco Holdings consolidated financial statements.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

     During the three months ended March 31, 2006, there was no change in ACE's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, ACE's internal controls over financial reporting.

 

 

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Part II    OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Pepco Holdings

     In July 2003, Mirant Corporation and most of its subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In December 2005, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas approved Mirant's Plan of Reorganization (the Reorganization Plan) and the Mirant business emerged from bankruptcy. For information concerning the Reorganization Plan and the potential impacts thereof and of other litigation related to this bankruptcy on PHI, please refer to Note (4), Commitments and Contingencies, to the financial statements of PHI included herein.

     For further information concerning litigation matters, please refer to Item 3, "Legal Proceedings," included in Pepco Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Note (4), Commitments and Contingencies, to the financial statements of PHI included herein.

Pepco

     In July 2003, Mirant Corporation and most of its subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In December 2005, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas approved Mirant's Plan of Reorganization (the Reorganization Plan) and the Mirant business emerged from bankruptcy. For information concerning the Reorganization Plan and the potential impacts thereof and of other litigation related to this bankruptcy on Pepco, please refer to Note (4), Commitments and Contingencies, to the financial statements of Pepco included herein.

     For further information concerning litigation matters, please refer to Note (4), Commitments and Contingencies, to the financial statements of Pepco included herein.

DPL

     For information concerning litigation matters, please refer to Note (4), Commitments and Contingencies, to the financial statements of DPL included herein.

ACE

     For information concerning litigation matters, please refer to Note (4), Commitments and Contingencies, to the financial statements of ACE included herein.

Item 1A.     RISK FACTORS

Pepco Holdings

     For a discussion of Pepco Holdings' risk factors, please refer to Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Risk Factors" in Pepco Holdings' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. No material changes to Pepco Holdings' risk factors occurred during the first quarter of 2006.

 

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Pepco

     For a discussion of Pepco's risk factors, please refer to Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Risk Factors" in Pepco's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. No material changes to Pepco's risk factors occurred during the first quarter of 2006.

DPL

     For a discussion of DPL's risk factors, please refer to Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Risk Factors" in DPL's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. No material changes to DPL's risk factors occurred during the first quarter of 2006.

ACE

     For a discussion of ACE's risk factors, please refer to Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Risk Factors" in ACE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. No material changes to ACE's risk factors occurred during the first quarter of 2006.

Item 2 .     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Pepco Holdings

     None.

     INFORMATION FOR THIS ITEM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PEPCO, DPL, AND ACE AS THEY MEET THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND THEREFORE ARE FILING THIS FORM WITH A REDUCED FILING FORMAT.

Item 3 .     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Pepco Holdings

     None.

 

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     INFORMATION FOR THIS ITEM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PEPCO, DPL, AND ACE AS THEY MEET THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND THEREFORE ARE FILING THIS FORM WITH A REDUCED FILING FORMAT.

Item 4 .     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Pepco Holdings

     None.

     INFORMATION FOR THIS ITEM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PEPCO, DPL, AND ACE AS THEY MEET THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION H(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-Q AND THEREFORE ARE FILING THIS FORM WITH A REDUCED FILING FORMAT.

Item 5 .     OTHER INFORMATION

     None.

Item 6 .     EXHIBITS

     The documents listed below are being filed or furnished on behalf of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (PHI), Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL), and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE).

Exhibit
  No.   

Registrant(s)

Description of Exhibit

Reference

3.1   

Pepco

Restated Articles of Incorporation

Filed herewith.

3.2   

Pepco

By-Laws

Filed herewith.

10   

PHI,
Pepco
DPL
ACE

First Amendment dated April 11, 2006, to Credit Agreement with Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrative agent

Filed herewith.

12.1   

PHI

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

Filed herewith.

12.2   

Pepco

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

Filed herewith.

12.3   

DPL

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

Filed herewith.

12.4   

ACE

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

Filed herewith.

31.1   

PHI

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

Filed herewith.

31.2   

PHI

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

Filed herewith.

31.3   

Pepco

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

Filed herewith.

31.4   

Pepco

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

Filed herewith.

31.5   

DPL

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

Filed herewith.

31.6   

DPL

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

Filed herewith.

31.7   

ACE

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

Filed herewith.

31.8   

ACE

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

Filed herewith.

32.1   

PHI

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Furnished herewith.

32.2   

Pepco

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Furnished herewith.

32.3   

DPL

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Furnished herewith.

32.4   

ACE

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Furnished herewith.

 

 

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Exhibit 12.1    Statements Re. Computation of Ratios

PEPCO HOLDINGS

For the Year Ended December 31, (a)

Three Months Ended 
March 31, 2006

2005

(Restated)
2004

(Restated)
2003

(Restated)
2002

(Restated)
2001

(Millions of dollars)

Income before extraordinary item (b)

$

56.1 

$

368.5 

$

257.4 

$

204.9 

$

218.7 

$

193.3 

Income tax expense

35.2 

255.2 

167.3 

62.1 

124.9 

83.1 

Fixed charges:

  Interest on long-term debt,
    amortization of discount,
    premium and expense

82.4 

341.4 

376.2 

385.9 

229.5 

164.1 

  Other interest

5.0 

20.3 

20.6 

21.7 

21.0 

23.8 

  Preferred dividend requirements
    of subsidiaries

.4 

2.5 

2.8 

13.9 

20.6 

14.2 

      Total fixed charges

87.8 

364.2 

399.6 

421.5 

271.1 

202.1 

Non-utility capitalized interest

(.2)

(.5)

(.1)

(10.2)

(9.9)

(2.7)

Income before extraordinary
  item, income tax expense,
  and fixed charges

$

178.9 

$

987.4 

$

824.2 

$

678.3 

$

604.8 

$

475.8 

Total fixed charges, shown above

87.8 

364.2 

399.6 

421.5 

271.1 

202.1 

Increase preferred stock dividend
  requirements of subsidiaries to
  a pre-tax amount

.3 

1.7 

1.8 

4.2 

11.8 

6.1 

Fixed charges for ratio
  computation

$

88.1 

$

365.9 

$

401.4 

$

425.7 

$

282.9 

$

208.2 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  and preferred dividends

2.03 

2.70 

2.05 

1.59 

2.14 

2.29 

(a)

As discussed in Note (6) to the consolidated financial statements of Pepco Holdings included in Item 1 "Financial Statements," Pepco Holdings restated its financial statements to reflect the correction of the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements and other errors that management deemed to be immaterial.

(b)

Excludes losses on equity investments.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 12.2    Statements Re. Computation of Ratios

PEPCO

 

For the Year Ended December 31, (a)

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2006

2005

(Restated)
2004

(Restated)
2003

(Restated)
2002

(Restated)
2001

(Millions of dollars)

Net income (b)

$

10.6

$

165.0 

$

96.5 

$

103.2 

$

141.1 

$

193.3 

Income tax expense

9.1

127.6 

55.7 

67.3 

79.1 

83.1 

Fixed charges:

  Interest on long-term debt,
    amortization of discount,
    premium and expense

19.3

82.8 

82.5 

83.8 

114.5 

164.1 

  Other interest

3.3

13.6 

14.3 

16.2 

17.3 

23.8 

  Preferred dividend requirements
    of a subsidiary trust

-

4.6 

9.2 

9.2 

      Total fixed charges

22.6

96.4 

96.8 

104.6 

141.0 

197.1 

Non-utility capitalized interest

-

(.2)

(2.7)

Income before income tax expense,
  and fixed charges

$

42.3

$

389.0 

$

249.0 

$

275.1 

$

361.0 

$

470.8 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

1.87

4.04 

2.57 

2.63 

2.56 

2.39 

Total fixed charges, shown above

22.6

96.4 

96.8 

104.6 

141.0 

197.1 

Preferred dividend requirements,
  excluding mandatorily redeemable
  preferred securities subsequent to
  SFAS No. 150 implementation,
  adjusted to a pre-tax amount

1.9

2.3 

1.6 

5.5 

7.8 

7.1 

Total fixed charges and
  preferred dividends

$

24.5

$

98.7 

$

98.4 

$

110.1 

$

148.8 

$

204.2 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  and preferred dividends

1.73

3.94 

2.53 

2.50 

2.43 

2.31 

(a)

As discussed in Note (5) to the consolidated financial statements of Pepco included in Item 1 "Financial Statements," Pepco restated its financial statements to reflect the correction of the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements and other errors that management deemed to be immaterial.

(b)

Excludes losses on equity investments.

 

 

 

173

 

 

Exhibit 12.3    Statements Re. Computation of Ratios

DPL

For the Year Ended December 31, (a)

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2006

2005

(Restated)
2004

(Restated)
2003

(Restated)
2002

(Restated)
2001

(Millions of dollars)

Net income

$

20.8

$

74.7

$

63.0

$

52.4 

$

51.5 

$

200.6 

Income tax expense

15.2

57.6

48.1

37.0 

36.9 

139.9 

Fixed charges:

  Interest on long-term debt,
    amortization of discount,
    premium and expense

9.2

35.3

33.0

37.2 

44.1 

68.5 

  Other interest

.6

2.7

2.2

2.7 

3.6 

3.4 

  Preferred dividend requirements
    of a subsidiary trust

-

-

-

2.8 

5.7 

5.7 

      Total fixed charges

9.8

38.0

35.2

42.7 

53.4 

77.6 

Income before income tax expense,
  and fixed charges

$

45.8

$

170.3

$

146.3

$

132.1 

$

141.8 

$

418.1 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

4.67

4.48

4.16

3.09 

2.66 

5.39 

Total fixed charges, shown above

9.8

38.0

35.2

42.7 

53.4 

77.6 

Preferred dividend requirements,
  adjusted to a pre-tax amount

.3

1.8

1.7

1.7 

2.9 

6.3 

Total fixed charges and
  preferred dividends

$

10.1

$

39.8

$

36.9

$

44.4 

$

56.3 

$

83.9 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  and preferred dividends

4.53

4.28

3.96

2.98 

2.52 

4.98 

(a)

As discussed in Note (5) to the financial statements of DPL included in Item 1 "Financial Statements," DPL restated its financial statements to reflect the correction of errors that management deemed to be immaterial. These errors otherwise would not have required restatement except for the restatement by Pepco Holdings to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements.

 

 

 

174

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 12.4    Statements Re. Computation of Ratios

ACE

 

For the Year Ended December 31, (a)

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2006

2005

(Restated)
2004

(Restated)
2003

(Restated)
2002

(Restated)
2001

(Millions of dollars)

Income before extraordinary item

$

6.3

$

54.2

$

61.7 

$

41.5 

$

29.4 

$

75.5 

Income tax expense

2.2

43.3

42.6 

27.3 

14.1 

46.7 

Fixed charges:

  Interest on long-term debt,
    amortization of discount,
    premium and expense

15.4

60.1

62.2 

63.7 

55.6 

62.2 

  Other interest

1.0

3.7

3.4 

2.6 

2.4 

3.3 

  Preferred dividend requirements
    of subsidiary trusts

-

-

1.8 

7.6 

7.6 

      Total fixed charges

16.4

63.8

65.6 

68.1 

65.6 

73.1 

Income before extraordinary
  item, income tax expense,
  and fixed charges

$

24.9

$

161.3

$

169.9 

$

136.9 

$

109.1 

$

195.3 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

1.52

2.53

2.59 

2.01 

1.66 

2.67 

Total fixed charges, shown above

16.4

63.8

65.6 

68.1 

65.6 

73.1 

Preferred dividend requirements
  adjusted to a pre-tax amount

.1

.5

.5 

.5 

1.0 

2.7 

Total fixed charges and
  preferred dividends

$

16.5

$

64.3

$

66.1 

$

68.6 

$

66.6 

$

75.8 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
  and preferred dividends

1.51

2.51

2.57 

2.00

1.64 

2.58 

(a)

As discussed in Note (5) to the financial statements of ACE included in Item 1 "Financial Statements," ACE restated its financial statements to reflect the correction of errors that management deemed to be immaterial. These errors otherwise would not have required restatement except for the restatement by Pepco Holdings to correct the accounting for certain deferred compensation arrangements.

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

     I, Dennis R. Wraase, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Pepco Holdings, Inc.

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 5, 2006



 /s/ D. R. WRAASE                      
Dennis R. Wraase
Chairman of the Board, President
  and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

176

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

     I, Joseph M. Rigby, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Pepco Holdings, Inc.

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Designed such internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 5, 2006



 /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY   
Joseph M. Rigby
Senior Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

177

 

 

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION

     I, William J. Sim, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Potomac Electric Power Company.

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 5, 2006



 /s/ W. J. SIM                                      
William J. Sim
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

178

 

 

Exhibit 31.4

CERTIFICATION

     I, Joseph M. Rigby, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Potomac Electric Power Company.

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 5, 2006



 /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY   
Joseph M. Rigby
Senior Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

179

 

 

Exhibit 31.5

CERTIFICATION

     I, Thomas S. Shaw, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Delmarva Power & Light Company.

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 5, 2006



 /s/ T. S. SHAW                                  
Thomas S. Shaw
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

180

 

 

Exhibit 31.6

CERTIFICATION

     I, Joseph M. Rigby, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Delmarva Power & Light Company.

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 5, 2006



 /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY   
Joseph M. Rigby
Senior Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

181

 

 

Exhibit 31.7

CERTIFICATION

     I, William J. Sim, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Atlantic City Electric Company.

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 5, 2006



 /s/ W. J. SIM                                      
William J. Sim
President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

182

 

 

Exhibit 31.8

CERTIFICATION

     I, Joseph M. Rigby, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Atlantic City Electric Company.

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

c)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors:

 

a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.



Date:  May 5, 2006



 /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY   
Joseph M. Rigby
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

183

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

of

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

(pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

     I, Dennis R. Wraase, and I, Joseph M. Rigby, certify that, to the best of my knowledge, (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pepco Holdings, Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pepco Holdings, Inc.




May 5, 2006




 /s/ D. R. WRAASE                          

Dennis R. Wraase
Chairman of the Board, President
  and Chief Executive Officer




May 5, 2006




 /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY                   

Joseph M. Rigby
Senior Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Pepco Holdings, Inc. and will be retained by Pepco Holdings, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

184

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

of

Potomac Electric Power Company

(pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

     I, William J. Sim, and I, Joseph M. Rigby, certify that, to the best of my knowledge, (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Potomac Electric Power Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Potomac Electric Power Company.




May 5, 2006




 /s/ W. J. SIM                                             

William J. Sim
President and Chief Executive Officer




May 5, 2006



 /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY                            

Joseph M. Rigby
Senior Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Potomac Electric Power Company and will be retained by Potomac Electric Power Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

185

 

 

Exhibit 32.3

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

of

Delmarva Power & Light Company

(pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

     I, Thomas S. Shaw, and I, Joseph M. Rigby, certify that, to the best of my knowledge, (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Delmarva Power & Light Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Delmarva Power & Light Company.




May 5, 2006




 /s/ T. S. SHAW                                  

Thomas S. Shaw
President and Chief Executive Officer




May 5, 2006




 /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY                         

Joseph M. Rigby
Senior Vice President and
  Chief Financial Officer

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Delmarva Power & Light Company and will be retained by Delmarva Power & Light Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 32.4

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

of

Atlantic City Electric Company

(pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350)

     I, William J. Sim, and I, Joseph M. Rigby, certify that, to the best of my knowledge, (i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Atlantic City Electric Company for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Atlantic City Electric Company.




May 5, 2006




 /s/ W. J. SIM                                      

William J. Sim
President and Chief Executive Officer




May 5, 2006




 /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY                    

Joseph M. Rigby
Chief Financial Officer

     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Atlantic City Electric Company and will be retained by Atlantic City Electric Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

May 5, 2006

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. (PHI)
POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (Pepco)
DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (DPL)
ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY (ACE)
       (Registrants)

By    /s/ JOSEPH M. RIGBY             
        Joseph M. Rigby
        Senior Vice President and
        Chief Financial Officer,
            PHI, Pepco and DPL
        Chief Financial Officer, ACE

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED HEREWITH

Exhibit No.

Registrant(s)

Description of Exhibit

  3.1

Pepco

Restated Articles of Incorporation

  3.2

Pepco

By-Laws

10

PHI,
Pepco
DPL
ACE

First Amendment to Credit Agreement with Wachovia Bank, National Association, as administrative agent

12.1

PHI

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

12.2

Pepco

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

12.3

DPL

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

12.4

ACE

Statements Re: Computation of Ratios

31.1

PHI

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

31.2

PHI

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

31.3

Pepco

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

31.4

Pepco

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

31.5

DPL

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

31.6

DPL

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

31.7

ACE

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

31.8

ACE

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS FURNISHED HEREWITH

Exhibit No.

Registrant(s)

Description of Exhibit

32.1

PHI

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

32.2

Pepco

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

32.3

DPL

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

32.4

ACE

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

         These Restated Articles of Incorporation of Potomac Electric Power Company (hereinafter called the "Company"), a District of Columbia corporation, were duly adopted by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 29-101.58a of the District of Columbia Business Corporation Act. The Company's Articles of Incorporation were originally filed in the District of Columbia on April 28, 1896, and Articles of Reincorporation of an Existing Domestic Corporation were filed in the District of Columbia on February 20, 1957.

         The Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company are as follows:

I.       The name of the Company is:

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

II.     The duration of the Company shall be perpetual.

III.    The purposes for which the Company is organized are:

 

          (A)     To manufacture, produce, generate, buy, sell, lease, deal in, transmit and distribute (i) power, light, energy and heat in the form of electricity or otherwise, (ii) by-products thereof and (iii) appliances, facilities and equipment for use in connection therewith;

 

          (B)     To acquire (by construction, purchase, condemnation, lease or otherwise), use, maintain, operate, deal in and dispose of, power plants, dams, substations, office buildings, service buildings, transmission lines, distribution lines, and all other buildings, machinery, property (real, personal or mixed) and facilities (including water power and other sites), and all fixtures, equipments and appliances, necessary, appropriate, incidental or convenient for its corporate purposes; and

 

          (C)     To conduct business as a public service company, which business is briefly described as the purchase, manufacture, generation, transmission, distribution and sale, both at wholesale and at retail, of electricity or other power or energy for light, heat and power purposes in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland and elsewhere.

IV.     The aggregate number of shares which the Company shall have authority to issue is 206,000,000 divided into two classes: the first consisting of 6,000,000 shares of $.01 par value each; and the second consisting of 200,000,000 shares of $.01 par value each.

V.      Said 6,000,000 shares of the par value of $.01 each are designated as Preferred Stock; and said 200,000,000 shares of the par value of $.01 each are designated as Common Stock. Such of said authorized shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock as are unissued at any time may be issued, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time by action of the Board of Directors

of the Company, subject to the laws in force in the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia and the terms and conditions set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company.

          The preferences, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions, the special or relative rights, and the voting power in respect of the shares of each said class are or shall be established as follows:

          (A)     PREFERRED STOCK

          The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized by resolution to provide from time to time for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in series and to fix and determine the relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of any series so established, from time to time before issuance. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

 

          (1)           The serial designation and authorized number of the shares of the particular series;

 

          (2)           The dividend rate, if any, the date or dates or conditions upon which the dividends will be payable, the relative priority the dividends on such shares shall bear to dividends or other distributions payable on the shares of any other class or series of stock of the Company and the extent to which the dividends may be cumulative;

 

          (3)           Whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption, the price or prices at which shares may be redeemed and any terms, conditions and limitations upon any redemption;

 

          (4)           The rights of the holders of shares of such series in the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company;

 

          (5)           Sinking fund provisions (if any) for the redemption or purchase of shares of the particular series;

 

          (6)           The terms and conditions, if any, on which shares may be converted into, or exchanged for, shares of other capital stock, or of other series of Preferred Stock, of the Company;

 

           (7)           The voting rights, if any, for the shares of each series in addition to the voting rights provided by law; and

 

          (8)           Any other preference, relative, participating, optional or other special rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall not be inconsistent with law, this Article V or any resolution of the Board of Directors pursuant hereto.

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          (A)     COMMON STOCK

 

          (1)           No holder of Common Stock shall have the preemptive right to subscribe for or purchase any part of any new or additional issue of stock of the Company, or securities convertible into, or carrying or evidencing any right to purchase, stock of the Company, of any class whatever, whether now or hereafter authorized, and whether issued for cash, property, services or otherwise.

 

          (2)           Except as otherwise provided by law or in accordance with this Article V, voting rights for all purposes shall be vested exclusively in the holders of the Common Stock, who shall have one vote for each share held by them.

VI.     The following provisions are set forth herein for the regulation of the internal affairs of the Company:

 

          At the date hereof, the Company has issued and outstanding $1,116,800,000 aggregate principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds issued under and secured by the lien of the Company's Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated July 1, 1936, as amended and supplemented, heretofore made by the Company to The Bank of New York (as successor to The Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C.), as Trustee, which Mortgage and Deed of Trust, as amended and supplemented, constitutes a lien on substantially all the properties and franchises of the Company, other than cash, accounts receivable and other liquid assets, securities, leases by the Company as lessor, equipment and materials not installed as part of the fixed property, and electric energy and other materials, merchandise or supplies produced or purchased by the Company for sale, distribution or use. The Board of Directors of the Company may from time to time cause to be issued additional First Mortgage Bonds to be secured by said Mortgage and Deed of Trust, as heretofore or hereafter amended and supplemented, without limitation as to principal amount and without action by or approval of the Company's shareholders, and in connection therewith may cause to be executed and delivered by the Company such supplemental indentures, containing such additional covenants, as the Board may approve.

VII.    The address of the Company's registered office in the District of Columbia is 701 Ninth Street, N.W., and the name of its registered agent at such address is John J. Sullivan.

           The address of the Company's registered office in Virginia is 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1800, McLean, Virginia 22102; and the name of its registered agent at such address is Sean F. Murphy, who is a resident of Virginia and a member of the Virginia State Bar.

VIII.   The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors of the Company shall be the number from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws of the Company. The directors shall be elected in the manner provided in the By-Laws.

           Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any class of stock issued by the Company shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors at an annual

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or special meeting of shareholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of such stock as established in accordance with these Articles of Incorporation, and such directors so elected shall not be divided into classes unless expressly provided by such terms.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Potomac Electric Power Company has duly caused these Restated Articles of Incorporation to be duly executed in its name by William J. Sim , its President, and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed and duly attested by Ellen Sheriff Rogers, its Secretary, all as of the 30 th day of March, 2006.

 

    W. J. SIM                         
William J. Sim
President

Attest:

 

     ELLEN S. ROGERS                    
Ellen Sheriff Rogers
Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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By-Laws

 

of

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

WASHINGTON, D. C

 

March 27, 2006







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POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

BY-LAWS

              

ARTICLE I

           SECTION 1.      The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company shall be held on such day, at such time and place within or without the District of Columbia as the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee shall designate for the purpose of electing directors and of transacting any other proper business.

           SECTION 2.      Special meetings of the stockholders, when called, shall be held at such time and place within or without the District of Columbia and may be called by the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee, or, if the meeting is for the purpose of enabling the holders of the Serial Preferred Stock of the Company to elect directors upon the conditions set forth in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, such meeting shall be called as therein provided.

           SECTION 3.      Notice stating the place, day and hour of each meeting of the stockholders and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given in any manner permitted by law not less than ten days (or such longer period as may be prescribed by law) and not more than fifty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

          In connection with the first election of a portion of the members of the Board of Directors by the holders of the Serial Preferred Stock upon accrual of such right, as provided in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, the Company shall prepare and mail to the holders of the Serial Preferred Stock entitled to vote thereon such proxy forms, communications and documents as may be deemed appropriate for the purpose of soliciting proxies for the election of directors by the holders of the Serial Preferred Stock.

           SECTION 4.      At each meeting of stockholders the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote at such meeting, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum, except as otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented at a duly organized meeting at which a quorum was present at the time of organization, and entitled to vote on the subject matter, shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the vote of the holders of a greater number, or voting by classes, is required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation

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of the Company and except that in elections of directors those receiving the greatest numbers of votes shall be deemed elected even though not receiving a majority. If a meeting cannot be organized because a quorum has not attended, the holders of a majority of the shares represented at the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall have been obtained, when any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as first convened had there been a quorum.

           SECTION 5.      Meetings of the stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board or, if he or she is not present, by the President or, if neither is present, by a chairman to be chosen at the meeting. The Secretary of the Company or, if he or she is not present, an Assistant Secretary of the Company or, if neither is present, a secretary to be chosen at the meeting, shall act as Secretary of the meeting.

           SECTION 6.      Each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting may so vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his or her duly authorized attorney-in-fact and shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote for each share of stock of the Company having voting power thereon registered in his or her name at the date fixed for the determination of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.

           SECTION 7.      In order to determine who are stockholders of the Company for any proper purpose, the Board of Directors either may close the stock transfer books or, in lieu thereof, may fix in advance a date as the record date for such determination, such date in any case to be not more than fifty days (and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten days or such longer period as may be required by law) prior to the date on which the particular action, requiring such determination, is to be taken. When such a record date has been so fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

           SECTION 1.      The Board of Directors of the Company shall consist of seven (7) persons. Directors need not be stockholders. Except as provided in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company or Section 2 hereof, each director shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders. Except as provided in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, each director shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but if any meeting of the Board cannot be organized because a quorum has not attended, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall have been obtained, when any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as first

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convened had there been a quorum. The acts of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall, except as otherwise provided by law, by the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, or by these By-Laws, be the acts of the Board of Directors.

          The Board of Directors, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the initial election of directors by the stockholders in each year, shall elect one of its number Chairman of the Board, who may be, but is not required to be, an officer and employee of the Company.

           SECTION 2.      Except as provided in the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, any vacancy from any cause (except an increase in the authorized number of directors) occurring among the directors shall be filled without undue delay by a majority of the remaining directors or the sole remaining director. The term of any director elected by the remaining directors to fill a vacancy shall expire at the next stockholders' meeting at which directors are elected.

           SECTION 3.      Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the office of the Company in the District of Columbia (unless otherwise fixed by resolution of the Board) at such time as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board. Special meetings of the Board may be held upon call of the Executive Committee, or the Chairman of the Board, or the President, by any form of notice permitted by law, setting forth the time and place (either within or without the District of Columbia) of the meeting. A meeting of the Board may be held without notice, immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of the stockholders. A waiver in writing of any notice, signed by a director, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice to such director. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board need be specified in any notice, or waiver of notice, of such meeting.

           SECTION 4.      Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board or, if he is not present, by the President or, if neither is present, by a chairman to be chosen at the meeting. The Secretary of the Company or, if he or she is not present, an Assistant Secretary of the Company or, if neither is present, a secretary to be chosen at the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

           SECTION 5.      The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions adopted by not less than the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum of the Board, designate an Executive Committee consisting of not less than two nor more than five directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Executive Committee shall have and may exercise, when the Board is not in session, all of the powers of the Board in the management of the property, business and affairs of the Company; but the Executive Committee shall not have power to fill vacancies in the Board, or to change the membership of, or to fill vacancies in, the Executive Committee, or to adopt, alter, amend, or repeal by-laws of the Company. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to dissolve, the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee may make rules for the conduct of its business and fix the time and place of its meetings, and may appoint such committees and assistants as it

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shall from time to time deem necessary. A majority of the members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the acts of said Committee. All action taken by the Executive Committee shall be reported to the Board at its regular meeting next succeeding the taking of such action.

           SECTION 6.      The Board of Directors may also, by resolution or resolutions adopted by not less than the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum of the Board, designate one or more other committees, each such committee to consist of such number of directors as the Board may from time to time determine, which, to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions, shall have and may exercise such limited authority as the Board may authorize. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to dissolve, any such committee. A majority, or such other number as the Board may designate, of the members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum. Each such committee may make rules for the conduct of its business and fix the time and place of its meetings unless the Board shall otherwise provide. All action taken by any such committee shall be reported to the Board at its regular meeting next succeeding the taking of such action, unless otherwise directed.

           SECTION 7.      The Board of Directors shall fix the compensation to be paid to each director who is not a salaried employee of the Company for serving as a director and for attendance at meetings of the Board and committees thereof, and may authorize the payment to directors of expenses incurred in attending any such meeting or otherwise incurred in connection with the business of the Company. This By-Law shall not be construed to preclude any Director from serving the Company in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

           SECTION 8 .     At a special meeting called expressly for such purpose, any director elected by the holders of the Serial Preferred Stock, or elected by directors to fill a vacancy among the directors elected by the holders of such Stock, may be removed, only for cause, by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Serial Preferred Stock, and the resulting vacancy may be filled, for the unexpired term of the director so removed, by a vote of the holders of such Stock.

           SECTION 9.      With respect to a Company officer, director, or employee, the Company shall indemnify, and with respect to any other individual the Company may indemnify, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (an "Action"), whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative (including an Action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably

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incurred by him or her in connection with such Action; except in relation to matters as to which he shall be finally adjudged in such Action to have knowingly violated the criminal law or be liable for willful misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the Company. The termination of any Action by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not of itself create a presumption that the person was guilty of willful misconduct.

          Any indemnification (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth above. In the case of any director, such determination shall be made: (1) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such Action; or (2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, by majority vote of a committee duly designated by the Board of Directors (in which designation directors who are parties may participate) consisting solely of two or more directors not at the time parties to the proceeding; or (3) by special legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors or its committee in the manner prescribed by clause (1) or (2) of this paragraph, or if such a quorum is not obtainable and such a committee cannot be designated, by majority vote of the Board of Directors, in which selection directors who are parties may participate; or (4) by vote of the shareholders, in which vote shares owned by or voted under the control of directors, officers and employees who are at the time parties to the Action may not be voted. In the case of any officer, employee, or agent other than a director, such determination may be made (i) by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof; (ii) by the Chairman of the Board of the Company or, if the Chairman is a party to such Action, the President of the Company, or (iii) such other officer of the Company, not a party to such Action, as such person specified in clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph may designate. Authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be made in the same manner as the determination that indemnification is permissible, except that if the determination is made by special legal counsel, authorization of indemnification and evaluation as to reasonableness of expenses shall be made by those entitled hereunder to select such legal counsel.

          Expenses incurred in defending an Action for which indemnification may be available hereunder shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such Action as authorized in the manner provided in the preceding paragraph, subject to execution by the person being indemnified of a written undertaking to repay such amount if and to the extent that it shall ultimately be determined by a court that such indemnification by the Company is not permitted under applicable law.

          It is the intention of the Company that the indemnification set forth in this Section 9 of Article II, shall be applied to no less extent than the maximum indemnification permitted by law. In the event that any right to indemnification or other right hereunder may be deemed to be unenforceable or invalid, in whole or in part, such unenforceability or invalidity shall not affect any other right hereunder, or any right to the extent that it is not deemed to be unenforceable.

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The indemnification provided herein shall be in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders, or otherwise, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors, and administrators.

           SECTION 10.      In any proceeding brought by a stockholder in the right of the Company or brought by or on behalf of the stockholders of the Company, no monetary damages shall be assessed against an officer or director. The liability of an officer or director shall not be limited as provided in this section if the officer or director engaged in willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the criminal law.

ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

            SECTION 1.      The Board of Directors, as soon as reasonably practicable after the initial election of directors by stockholders in each year, may elect a Chairman of the Board as an officer of the Company, shall elect a President, one or more Vice Presidents (who may be given such other descriptive titles as the Board may specify), a Secretary, and a Treasurer, and from time to time may elect such Assistant Secretaries, and Assistant Treasurers and other officers, and appoint such other agents, as it may deem desirable. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the offices of President and Secretary. The Board of Directors shall elect the Chairman of the Board or one of the above officers Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

          The Chief Executive Officer shall have the power to appoint one or more employees of the Corporation as a regional president, vice president or other regional officer designation and fix the duties of such appointees. However, no such regional president, vice president or other regional officer designation shall be considered an officer of the Corporation.

           SECTION 2.      The term of office of all officers shall be until the next succeeding annual election of officers and until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified; but any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board whenever in their judgment the best interests of the Company will be served thereby. Such removal shall be without prejudice to contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights. Unless specifically authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors, no agreement for the employment of any officer for a period longer than one year shall be made.

           SECTION 3.      Subject to such limitations as the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee may from time to time prescribe, the officers of the Company shall each have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the property, business and affairs of the

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Company as by custom generally pertain to their respective offices, as well as such authority and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee or the Chief Executive Officer.

           SECTION 4.      The salaries of all officers, employees and agents of the Company shall be determined and fixed by the Board of Directors, or pursuant to such authority as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

ARTICLE IV

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

           SECTION 1.      The shares of the capital stock of the Company shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors of the Company may provide by resolution that some or all of the shares of any or all of its classes or series of capital stock may be uncertificated shares. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing shares of the same class and series shall be identical. Shares of the capital stock of the Company that are evidenced by certificates shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. Such certificates shall be signed by the President or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, shall be sealed with the seal of the Company, or a facsimile thereof, shall be countersigned and registered in such manner, if any, as the Board may by resolution prescribe. Where such a certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent (other than the Company or an employee of the Company), or by a transfer clerk and registered by a registrar, the signatures thereon of the President or Vice President and the Secretary or Assistant Secretary may be facsimiles. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to hold such office at the date of its issue.

           SECTION 2.      The shares of the capital stock of the Company shall be transferable on the books of the Company by the holders thereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, and, if represented by certificates, upon surrender and cancellation of the certificates evidencing such shares, with duly executed assignment and power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, and with such proof of the authenticity of the signatures as the Company or its agents may reasonably require and, if uncertificated, upon receipt of appropriate instructions.

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           SECTION 3.      No certificate evidencing shares of the capital stock of the Company shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, except upon production of such evidence of the loss, theft or destruction, and upon such indemnification of the Company and its agents by such person or persons and in such manner, as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

ARTICLE V

CHECKS, NOTES, CONTRACTS, ETC.

          All checks and drafts on the Company's bank accounts, bills of exchange, promissory notes, acceptances, obligations, other instruments for the payment of money, and endorsements other than for deposit in a bank account of the Company shall be signed by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer and shall be countersigned by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or a Vice President, unless otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors; provided that checks drawn on the Company's dividend and/or special accounts may bear the manual signature, or the facsimile signature, affixed thereto by a mechanical device, of such officer or agent as the Board of Directors shall authorize.

          All contracts, bonds and other agreements and undertakings of the Company shall be executed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, or by such other person or persons as may be designated in writing from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and, in the case of any such document required to be under seal, the corporate seal shall be affixed thereto and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.

          Whenever any instrument is required by this Article to be signed by more than one officer of the Company, no person shall so sign in more than one capacity.

ARTICLE VI

FISCAL YEAR

          The fiscal year of the Company shall begin on the first day of January in each year and shall end on the thirty-first day of December following.

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ARTICLE VII

OFFICES

          The principal office of the Company shall be situated in the District of Columbia. The registered office of the Company in Virginia shall be situated in the County of Fairfax. The Company may have such other offices at such places, within the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or elsewhere, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

          Except as otherwise provided by law, the Board of Directors may alter, amend, or repeal the By-Laws of the Company, or adopt new By-Laws, at any meeting of the Board, by the affirmative vote of not less than the number of directors necessary to constitute a quorum of the Board.

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EXECUTION COPY

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

           THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this " Amendment "), is made and entered into as of April 11, 2006 (the " Effective Date "), by and among PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. (" PHI "), POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (" PEPCO "), DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (" DPL "), ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY (" ACE ", and together with PHI, PEPCO and DPL, the " Borrowers " and, each individually, a " Borrower "), the financial institutions identified on the signature pages hereof (the " Lenders ") and WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent (the " Agent ").

Statement of Purpose

           The Borrowers, the Lenders, the Agent and Citicorp USA, Inc., as Syndication Agent, are parties to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2005 (the " Credit Agreement ").

           The Borrowers have requested that the Lenders agree to amend the Credit Agreement to (a) amend the pricing grid set forth in the Pricing Schedule, (b) extend the current Facility Termination Date and (c) make certain other amendments as described herein and such related amendments necessary for such purposes. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, the Agent and the Lenders hereby agree to the requested amendments.

           NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

           SECTION       1.         Certain Definitions . All capitalized, undefined terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

           SECTION      2.         Amendments to Credit Agreement . Effective as of Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

           (a)        Existing Defined Term . The definition of "Facility Termination Date" set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the date "May 5, 2010" with the date "May 5, 2011".

           (b)        Pricing Schedule . The pricing grid set forth in the Pricing Schedule is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

Level I
Status

Level II
Status

Level III
Status

Level iv
Status

Level v
Status

Level VI
Status

Applicable Margin/LC Fee Rate

0.150%

0.190%

0.270%

0.350%

0.425%

0.525%

Facility Fee Rate

0.050%

0.060%

0.080%

0.100%

0.125%

0.175%

Utilization Fee Rate

0.050%

0.050%

0.050%

0.050%

0.100%

0.100%


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           (c)        Section 5.3 (No Conflict; Government Consent) . Section 5.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

   

            "5.3      No Conflict; Government Consent . Neither the execution and delivery by such Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions thereof, will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) such Borrower's or any of its Subsidiary's articles or certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, certificate of partnership, articles or certificate of organization, bylaws, or operating or other management agreement, as the case may be, or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which such Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is bound, or conflict with or constitute a default thereunder, or result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on any Property of such Borrower or any of its Significant Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, adjudication, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of any governmental or public body or authority (including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), or any subdivision thereof (any of the foregoing, an " Approval "), is required to be obtained by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery by such Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the borrowings and obtaining of Letters of Credit by such Borrower under this Agreement, the payment and performance by such Borrower of its Obligations or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against such Borrower of any Loan Document to which such Borrower is a party, except for such Approvals which have been issued or obtained by such Borrower and which are in full force and effect."

   

           (d)        Section 5.17 (Public Utility Holding Company Act) . Section 5.17 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety: "Intentionally Omitted."

           SECTION      3.         Effect of Amendment . Except as expressly amended hereby, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment shall not be deemed (i) to be a modification or amendment of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) to be a waiver of, or consent to, a modification or amendment to any term or provision of any Loan Document specifically consented to, waived, amended or modified by this Amendment on any other occasion, or (iii) to prejudice any other right or rights which the Borrowers, Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time. References in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement" (and indirect references such as "hereunder", "hereby", "herein", and "hereof") and references in any Loan Document to the "Credit Agreement" shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

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           SECTION      4.         Representations and Warranties/No Default .

           (a)        Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants that (i) each of the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement as amended hereby (with the exception of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.5, 5.7 and 5.15 of the Credit Agreement) is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if fully set forth herein, except for any representation and warranty made as of an earlier date, which representation and warranty shall remain true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and (ii) since December 31, 2005, there has been no change from that reflected in such Borrower's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 in the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations of such Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Borrower.

           (b)        Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants that it has the right, power and authority and has taken all necessary corporate and company action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

           (c)        Each Borrower hereby represents and warrants that this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.

           (d)        Each Institution hereby represents to the Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Institution, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, Property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrowers and made its own decision to enter into this Amendment.

           SECTION      5.         Governing Law . This Amendment shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws (including Section 5.1401.7 of the General Obligations Law, but otherwise without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof) of the State of New York, but giving effect to Federal laws applicable to national banks.

           SECTION      6.         Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and shall be binding upon all parties, their successors and assigns, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

           SECTION      7.         Fax Transmission . A facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction of this Amendment may be executed by one or more parties hereto, and an executed copy of this Amendment may be delivered by one or more parties hereto by facsimile or similar instantaneous electronic transmission device pursuant to which the signature of or on behalf of such party can be seen,  and  such  execution  and  delivery  shall  be  considered  valid,  binding  and  effective  for all

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purposes. At the request of any party hereto, all parties hereto agree to execute an original of this Amendment as well as any facsimile, telecopy or other reproduction hereof.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date and year first above written.

 

BORROWERS :

 

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.

 

By:

 /s/ KAREN G. ALMQUIST                
Name:  Karen G. Almquist
Title:    Assistant Treasurer

 

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

 

By:

 /s/ KAREN G. ALMQUIST                
Name:  Karen G. Almquist
Title:    Assistant Treasurer

 

DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

 

By:

 /s/ KAREN G. ALMQUIST                
Name:  Karen G. Almquist
Title:    Assistant Treasurer

 

ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC COMPANY

 

By:

 /s/ KAREN G. ALMQUIST                
Name:  Karen G. Almquist
Title:    Assistant Treasurer

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

AGENTS AND LENDERS :

 

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Agent, Issuer and Lender

 

By:  /s/ SHANNON TOWNSEND          
       Name:  Shannon Townsend
       Title:    Director

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

CITICORP USA, INC., as Syndication Agent and Lender

 

By:  /s/ KEVIN EGE                                     
       Name: Kevin Ege
       Title:   Vice President

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, PLC,
as Documentation Agent and Lender

 

By:  /s/ EMILY FREEDMAN                           
       Name: Emily Freedman
       Title:  Vice President

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Documentation Agent and Lender

 

By:  /s/ THANE RATTEW                  
       Name: Thane Rattew
       Title:  Managing Director

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

JPMORGANCHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Documentation Agent and Lender

 

By:  /s/ GABRIEL J. SIMON  4/10/06  
       Name: Gabriel J. Simon
       Title:   Underwriter

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ SHERRIE I. MANSON               
       Name: Sherrie I. Manson
       Title:   Senior Vice President

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

MERRILL LYNCH BANK USA, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ LOUIS ALDER                
       Name: Louis Alder
       Title:   Director

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

SUNTRUST BANK, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ MARK A. FLATIN          
       Name: Mark A. Flatin
       Title:  Managing Director

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

CREDIT SUISSE, Cayman Islands Branch, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ CALDWELL                    
       Name: Brian T. Caldwell
       Title:  Director

 

By:    /s/ GR                                            
        Name: Gregory S. Richards
        Title:   Associate

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD., as Lender

 

By:  /s/ MAKOTO MURATA         
       Name: Makoto Murata
       Title:  Deputy General Manager

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI TRUST
COMPANY, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ MARY COSEO                    
       Name: Mary Coseo
       Title:  Assistant Vice President

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ JOHN WATT                             
       Name: John N. Watt
       Title:  Vice President

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ DANIEL TWENGE        
       Name: Daniel Twenge
       Title:  Vice President
               Morgan Stanley Bank

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ JOHN H> LEWIS                 
       Name: John H. Lewis
       Title:  Vice President

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ MICHAEL J. KINGSLEY         
       Name: Michael J. Kingsley
       Title:  Vice President

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]

 

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Lender

 

By:  /s/ CHRISTINE E. WHITNEY              
       Name: Christine E. Whitney
       Title:  Vice President

[First Amendment - Pepco Credit Agreement]