Pepco : Reports Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) today reported second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 consolidated earnings as follows:

“Our goals remain unchanged. We are committed to system reliability and ongoing improvement of the customer experience as we move forward with our pending merger with Exelon,” said Joseph M. Rigby, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Increased operation and maintenance costs, primarily driven by the implementation of a new customer information system, impacted second quarter results.” Rigby added, “In May, both the Maryland and Delaware Public Service Commissions approved the proposed merger. We continue to expect the transaction to close in the third quarter of this year creating a stronger combined company that is better positioned to deliver value to our stakeholders.”

Pepco Holdings’ GAAP net income for each of the three month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, was $53 million, or 21 cents per share. Excluding items that we believe are not representative of ongoing business operations, adjusted earnings for the second quarter of 2015 would have been $57 million, or 23 cents per share as compared to $71 million, or 28 cents per share for the same period in 2014.

The primary drivers of the decrease in adjusted net income (Non-GAAP) in the second quarter of 2015, as compared to the same quarter in 2014, were higher operation and maintenance expense (primarily due to the implementation of a new customer information system and increased distribution system maintenance) and higher depreciation expense from increased plant investment. Higher electric distribution revenue and default supply margins partially offset the decrease for the second quarter.

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, Pepco Holdings’ GAAP earnings were $106 million, or 42 cents per share, as compared to net income of $128 million, or 51 cents per share for the six months ended June 30, 2014. Excluding items that we believe are not representative of ongoing business operations, adjusted earnings for the six months ended June 30, 2015 would have been $118 million, or 47 cents per share as compared to $146 million, or 58 cents per share for the same period in the prior year.

The decrease in adjusted net income (Non-GAAP) for the six months ended June 30, 2015, as compared to the 2014 period, was driven by higher operation and maintenance expense (primarily related to the implementation of a new customer information system and increased distribution system maintenance), higher depreciation expense from increased plant investment and higher interest expense. Higher electric distribution and network transmission revenue (primarily due to higher rates from increased infrastructure investment, as well as higher usage and favorable weather) partially offset the decrease for the period.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

Management believes the adjusted net income and related per share data are representative of Pepco Holdings’ ongoing business operations. Management uses this information internally to evaluate Pepco Holdings’ period-over-period financial performance and, therefore, believes that this information is useful to investors. The presentation of adjusted net income and related per share data is intended to complement, and should not be considered as an alternative to, reported earnings and related per share data presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP).

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Information to Adjusted Financial Information

The income tax effects with respect to the foregoing adjustments, where applicable, were calculated using a composite income tax rate of approximately 40 percent. Most merger-related costs are not tax deductible.

Recent Events

Pepco Holdings – Exelon Merger

• On May 19, 2015, the Delaware Public Service Commission approved the proposed merger agreement with Exelon Corporation (Exelon). An order approving the merger was issued by the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) on May 15, 2015. Following the issuance of the Maryland order, the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel (OPC) and other parties filed petitions for judicial review in the Circuit Court of Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, seeking to appeal the MPSC order. On July 21, 2015, the OPC filed a motion in the same court requesting a stay of the MPSC order. Pepco Holdings believes the motion and appeals are without merit, and intends to vigorously oppose the motion and the appeals. The District of Columbia Public Service Commission (DCPSC) held evidentiary hearings related to the merger in March and April of 2015 and the record was closed on May 27, 2015. District of Columbia law does not impose a time limit on the DCPSC’s review of the merger application. The parties anticipate receiving final approval and closing the transaction in the third quarter of 2015.

Operations

• Power Delivery electric sales were 11,279 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the second quarter of 2015, compared to 11,175 GWh for the same period in 2014. In the electric service territory, cooling degree days increased by 32 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. Weather-adjusted electric sales were 10,916 GWh in the second quarter of 2015, compared to 11,136 GWh for the same period in the prior year.
• Power Delivery electric sales were 23,876 GWh for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to 23,439 GWh for the six months ended June 30, 2014. In the electric service territory, cooling degree days increased by 32 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2015, compared to the same period in 2014. Weather-adjusted electric sales were 22,951 GWh for the six months ended June 30, 2015 compared to 22,945 GWh for the same period in 2014.
• Pepco Holdings capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were $562 million. Due to the pending merger with Exelon, new rate cases have not been filed since March 2014, although capital expenditures and operation and maintenance expenses have continued or increased from levels in prior periods.
• In the six months ended June 30, 2015, PES signed $26 million in energy efficiency contracts and $28 million in underground transmission construction contracts. PES signed $18 million in energy efficiency contracts and $41 million in underground transmission construction contracts for the same period in 2014.

Financing

• On May 11, 2015, Delmarva Power issued $200 million of 30-year first mortgage bonds. The bonds bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.15 percent and are due on May 15, 2045. The net proceeds were used to repay outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

Further details regarding changes in consolidated earnings between 2015 and 2014 are provided in the schedules that follow. Additional information regarding financial results and recent regulatory events can be found in the Pepco Holdings, Inc. Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and which is also available at www.pepcoholdings.com/investors. Pepco Holdings, Inc. routinely makes available this and other important information on its website, which is a key channel of distribution for Pepco Holdings, Inc. to reach its public investors and to disclose material, non-public information. Information on the website is not part of this news release.

About PHI: Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) is one of the largest energy delivery companies in the Mid-Atlantic region, serving about 2 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland and New Jersey. PHI subsidiaries Pepco, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric provide regulated electricity service; Delmarva Power also provides natural gas service. Through Pepco Energy Services, PHI also provides energy savings performance contracting services, underground transmission and distribution construction and maintenance services, and steam and chilled water under long-term contracts.

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