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NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
AND 2018 PROXY STATEMENT



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Exelon’s Purpose:
Powering a cleaner and brighter future
for our customers and communities

We are collaborating with national labs, leading universities, start-ups, venture funds and corporations in the development of new technologies to transform the way we produce and use energy.
We will continue to advocate for the economic and environmental health of our communities.


Photo Credit: National Labs

Exelon, our family of companies, the Exelon Foundation and our employees set an Exelon record in corporate philanthropy and volunteerism, committingmore than $52 million to nonprofits and volunteering 210,000 hours.

In 2017, we were named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexfor the 12th consecutive year.



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LOGONotice of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and 2018 Proxy Statement

March 15, 2017

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING

AND 2017 PROXY STATEMENT

To the shareholders of Exelon Corporation:

Our annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at 1310 Point Street, 10th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland to:

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Logistics

Items of Business

When
Tuesday, May 1, 2018,
at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time



Where
Offices of Pepco Holdings LLC located at 701 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, D.C.



Who Can Vote
Holders of Exelon common stock as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 2, 2018 are entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting and vote at the meeting
Board RecommendationPage
1Elect director12 Director nominees named in the proxy statement;statementFOReach Director nominee►12

2)2Ratify appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Exelon’s independent auditor for 2017;2018FOR►41

3)Approve3Say on pay: advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement;FOR►44

4)Advise on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation; and

5)Conduct

Shareholders will also conduct any other business that properly comespresented before the meeting.

The Board of Directors knows of no other matters to be presented for action at the annual meeting. If any matter is presented from the floor of the annual meeting, the individuals serving as proxies will vote such matters in the best interest of all shareholders. Your signed proxy card gives this authority to Thomas S. O’Neill and Carter C. Culver.

Advance Voting(before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2018)


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ShareholdersDate of record as of March 3, 2017 are entitled to vote at the annual meeting.

Mailing:On or about March 15, 2017, we will mail to our shareholders a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, which will indicate how to access our21, 2018, these proxy materials on the Internet. By furnishing the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials we are lowering the costs and reducing the environmental impact of our annual meeting.report are being mailed or made available to shareholders.

Shareholders of Record:As of March 2, 2018, there were 964,986,919 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the meeting.

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Bruce G. Wilson


Thomas S. O’Neill
Senior Vice President,

Deputy
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE
SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 1, 2018

The Notice of 2018 Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, and 2017 Annual Report and the means to vote by Internet are available at www.proxyvote.com.

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NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS AND 2018 PROXY STATEMENT3
iiPROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY5
BOARD AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS12
 
 Proposal 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS12
The Exelon CorporationBoard of Directors12Notice
The Board’s Role and Responsibilities29
Board Structure30
Board Processes and Policies36
Directors’ Compensation38
AUDIT COMMITTEE MATTERS41
 Proposal 2: RATIFICATION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS EXELON’S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR 201841
Auditor Fees41
Pre-approval Policies41
Report of the Audit Committee42
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION44
 Proposal 3: SAY-ON-PAY: ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION44
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS45
Executive Summary45
Compensation Philosophy and Practices49
Compensation Decisions and Rationale53
Governance Features of Our Executive Compensation Programs59
Report of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee62
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DATA63
Summary Compensation Table63
Grants of Plan-Based Awards65
Outstanding Equity Awards at Year End66
Option Exercises and Stock Vested67
Pension Benefits67
Deferred Compensation Programs69
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control70
CEO Pay Ratio76
OWNERSHIP OF EXELON STOCK77
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION79
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS81
APPENDIXA-1
2017 Adjusted (Non-GAAP) Operating EarningsA-1
2015 and 2016 PShare ScorecardsA-2
2017 PShare ScorecardA-3
Categorical Standards of IndependenceA-4

Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This proxy statement contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by Exelon Corporation include those factors discussed herein, as well as the items discussed in (1) Exelon’s 2017 Annual MeetingReport on Form 10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and 2017 Proxy StatementAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 24 and (2) other factors discussed in filings with the SEC by Exelon. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this proxy statement. Exelon does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this proxy statement.

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Proxy Statement Summary

We are providing these proxy materials in connection withThis summary highlights selected information about the solicitation by the board of directors of Exelon Corporation (“Exelon,” the “company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a Pennsylvania corporation, of proxiesitems to be voted on at our 2017the annual meeting of shareholdersshareholders. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider in deciding how to vote. Please read the entire proxy statement before voting.

Exelon is America’s Leading Energy Provider

We are a FORTUNE 100 company that works in key facets of the power business: power generation, competitive energy sales, transmission and at any adjournment or postponement. delivery. As the nation’s leading competitive power provider, Exelon does business in 48 states, D.C., and Canada and had 2017 revenues of $33.5 billion. We employ approximately 34,000 people nationwide.

The annual meetingExelon Family of shareholders will take place on April 25, 2017Companies

GenerationEnergy Sales & ServiceTransmission & Delivery
Exelon is the largest competitive U.S. power generator, with more than 35,500 megawatts of nuclear, gas, wind, solar and hydroelectric generating capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets.

The Company’s Constellation business unit provides energy products and services to approximately 2 million residential, public sector and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100.

Exelon’s six utilities deliver electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Delmarva Power, Pepco, ComEd, BGE, Atlantic City Electric and PECO subsidiaries.

Learn more at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at 1310 Point Street, 10th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland.www.exeloncorp.com

MATTERS FOR SHAREHOLDER VOTINGOur Strategy

At this year’sAs the energy industry undergoes rapid changes, Exelon is executing a strategy to grow and diversify the Company. We’re making targeted investments in our core markets and promising technologies with the potential to reshape the energy landscape.

The Exelon Strategic Plan

Grow our Regulated Utilities Business
to benefit customers and provide earnings stability to our investors.

Focus on Cash Flow
to support utility growth while reducing debt.

Optimize Exelon Generation value
by seeking fair compensation for the zero-carbon attributes of our fleet, closing uneconomic plants, monetizing assets and maximizing the value of our fleet through our generation to load matching strategy.

Retain a Strong Balance Sheet
with all businesses meeting investment grade metrics through the 2021 planning horizon.

Return Cash to Shareholders and meet Capital Allocation Priorities
with 5% dividend growth annually through 2020(1)while prioritizing organic utility growth, debt reduction and modest contracted generation investments.


(1)

Quarterly dividends are subject to declaration by the Board of Directors.

Learn more athttp://www.exeloncorp.com/company/business-strategy

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Proxy Statement Summary

2017 Performance Highlights

“2017 was a great year for Exelon as our utilities delivered excellent performance in reliability and customer service, and our nuclear generation fleet produced the most power on record, all thanks to the great work of our people, who also set Company records for volunteerism and charitable giving.”

Christopher Crane, CEO

Strong Financial and Operational Performance

Achieved 2017 GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $3.97 and adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS of $2.60 (see Appendix at A-1 for reconciliation)
Results would have been $2.73 absent the deferral of 9 cents in Illinois zero emissions credits (ZEC) revenues given the Illinois Power Agency’s decision to delay the ZEC procurement by one month into 2018, and a 4 cent impairment due to an unexpected Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision regarding utility transmission formula rate mechanisms
Deployed targeted level of capital of $5.3 billion into our utilities to improve reliability, replace aging infrastructure, and enhance customer experience
Announced commitment to lower costs by $250 million on an annual meeting,run-rate basis by 2020
Increased the annual dividend growth rate to 5% from 2.5% for 2018 through 2020, effective in the first quarter of 2018
Utilities performed largely at first quartile levels with especially strong results across key metrics:
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) and PECO Energy Company (PECO) achieved first decile performance in the System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI)
BGE and ComEd achieved first decile performance in the Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI)
Pepco Holdings, LLC (PHI) achieved best ever performance on SAIFI and CAIDI
Completed the acquisition of the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in New York, preserving nearly 600 jobs
Successfully executed PHI merger commitments to improve performance and reliability for our customers
Continued total shareholder return (TSR) outperformance relative to the PHLX Utility Sector Index (UTY) in 2017
Building on Exelon’s 2016 TSR of 32.8%, we continued to deliver strong TSR performance of 15.1% in 2017, outperforming the UTY by 2.3 percentage points. For the three years beginning with 2015, Exelon trailed the UTY index by 4.9 percentage points driven by Exelon’s 2015 TSR of negative 22.1%

Regulatory & PolicyEmployees & Community
Successful dismissal of legal challenges of New York and Illinois ZEC programs in federal district courts; appeals process is ongoing
FERC recognized need to better understand power system resilience. Created “Grid Resilience in Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators” order to seek input from regional transmission organizations (RTOs) on how market rules may need to be changed
Completed 11 distribution and 6 transmission rate cases with regulatory authorities, increasing annual revenue and rate base by an expected combined $396 million
2017 awards and recognitions include: Billion Dollar Roundtable, Civic 50, Top 50 Companies for Diversity, Best Places to Work in 2017, CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, and UN’s HeForShe
Exelon and our employees set a new record in corporate philanthropy and volunteerism, committing over $52 million in giving and volunteering 210,000 hours
Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 12thconsecutive year and by NewsWeek Green rankings for9thconsecutive year
2,200 employees, contractors and support personnel from Exelon’s six utilities mobilized to assist residents in the southeastern U.S. impacted by Hurricane Irma

Exelon 2017 Summary Annual Report
Learn more about Exelon from our 2017 Summary Annual Report at www.exeloncorp.com

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Proxy Statement Summary

Matters for Shareholder Voting

We are asking our shareholders to vote on the following matters:

Proposal 1:
Proposal 1
Election of Directors
The Board of Directors recommends a voteFOR each of the 12 Director nominees named in this proxy statement.
The Board is composed of a diverse set of deeply talented and highly experienced professionals.
Director skills and attributes comprise effective oversight abilities over Exelon’s strategic goals and business performance.
Exelon had a strong 2017 financially and operationally.
Exelon’s operational excellence and commitments to environmental stewardship inform our business conduct in a way that is sustainable for our customers, employees, and the communities we serve.
For more information about the nominees’ qualifications, skills, and experiences, please see pages 15-26.

DIRECTOR NOMINEES
Name and Age       Director
Since
       Exelon Committees       Other Current
Public Company
Boards
ANTHONY K. ANDERSON,62
Retired Vice Chair and Midwest Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young
Independent
2013
Audit (Chair)
Finance and Risk
Generation Oversight
3
ANN C. BERZIN,66
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company
Independent
2012
Audit
Finance and Risk
1
CHRISTOPHER M. CRANE,59
President and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon Corporation
2012
Finance and Risk
Generation Oversight
Investment Oversight
0
YVES C. DE BALMANN,71
Former Co-Chairman of Bregal Investments LP
Independent
2012
Compensation and Leadership Development (Chair)
Corporate Governance
Finance and Risk
1
NICHOLAS DEBENEDICTIS,72
Chairman Emeritus, Aqua America Inc.
Independent
2002
Corporate Governance
Finance and Risk
Generation Oversight
3
LINDA P. JOJO,52
Executive Vice President, Technology and Chief Digital Officer of United Continental Holdings, Inc.
Independent
2015
Compensation and Leadership Development
Finance and Risk
0
PAUL L. JOSKOW, Ph. D., 70
Professor of Economics Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and President Emeritus of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Independent
2007
Audit
Finance and Risk
Investment Oversight
0
ROBERT J. LAWLESS,71
Former Chairman of the Board of McCormick & Company, Inc.
Independent
2012
Corporate Governance (Chair)
Compensation and Leadership Development
Finance and Risk
0
RICHARD W. MIES,73
Retired Admiral, U.S. Navy and President and Chief Executive Officer of The Mies Group, Ltd.
Independent
2009
Generation Oversight (Chair)
Audit
Finance and Risk
1
JOHN W. ROGERS, JR.,59
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ariel Investments, LLC
Independent
2000
Investment Oversight (Chair)
Corporate Governance
1
MAYO A. SHATTUCK III,63 Chairman of the Board
Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy
Independent
2012
Finance and Risk
Generation Oversight
Investment Oversight
3
STEPHEN D. STEINOUR,59
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
Independent
2007
Finance and Risk (Chair)
Audit
2

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The board of directors recommends a vote FOR the election of the director nominees named in this proxy statement. See pages 1-18 for further information on the nominees.

Proposal 2: Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for 2017

The board of directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal. See page 41 for details.

Proposal 3: Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

The board of directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal. See page 42-86 for details.

Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on Frequency of an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The board of directors recommends a vote FOR the option of ONE YEAR. See page 87 for details.

The board of directors knows of no other matters to be presented for action at the annual meeting. If any matter is presented from the floor of the annual meeting, the individuals serving as proxies intend to vote on these matters in the best interest of all shareholders. Your signed proxy card gives this authority to Thomas S. O’Neill and Bruce G. Wilson.

Please refer to the material on pages 90-93 for information about how to cast your votes, who may attend the meeting, and other frequently asked questions.

Proxy Statement Summary

SUMMARY OF INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR PRIMARY SKILLS, CORE COMPETENCIES AND ATTRIBUTES

The following matrix identifies theprimaryskills, core competencies and other attributes that each independent Director brings to bear in their service to Exelon’s Board and Committees. Each Director possesses numerous other skills and competencies not identified below. We believe identifying primary skills is a more meaningful presentation of the key contributions and value that each independent Director brings to their service on the Board and to Exelon shareholders. See page 13 for more details.

Exelon CorporationAccounting and financial reporting experienceNotice
Corporate finance and capital management experience
CEO/executive management leadership skills
Human resource management and executive compensation knowledge and experience
Innovation and technology experience
Safety and security (including physical and cyber) competencies
Industry experience and knowledge of the Annual MeetingExelon’s business
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Risk oversight and risk management experience
Investor relations and investment management experience
Manufacturing, construction, engineering, and performance management experience
Diverse attributes

DIVERSITY, TENURE, AGE AND INDEPENDENCE
      
Directors’
Race/Ethnicity
Directors’
Gender
Directors’
Average Tenure
Directors’
Average Age
Directors’
Independence
17%    17%    8.6    65    92%
DiverseFemaleYearsYearsIndependent, including
our Chairman

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GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTSGovernance Highlights

ExelonExelon’s Board is committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance. StrongWe believe our strong corporate governance practices help us achieve our performance goals and maintain the trust and confidence of our investors,shareholders, employees, customers, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders. OurA summary of our corporate governance practices are described inbelow and more detail is presented on pages19-33 27-37 and in our Corporate Governance Principles, which are available on the Exelon website atwww.exeloncorp.comon the Governance page located under the Investors tab.

Director Independence

   12 of our 13 nominees are independent.

   Our CEO is the only management director.

   During 2016, all of our board committees (except the generation oversight committee, investment oversight committee and finance and risk committee) were composed exclusively of independent directors.

Board Leadership

   The positions of Chairman and CEO are separated. Our Chairman is independent.

Board Diversity

   Directors represent the appropriate mix of skills and characteristics required to best fill the needs of the board in light of Exelon’s strategic direction.

    5 of 13 directors (38%) are female or minorities.

Accountability & Shareholder Rights

   Extensive shareholder engagement reached holdersOversight of approximately 50% of our shares in 2016.Risk Management

   All directors stand for election annually.

   In uncontested elections, directors must beDirectors are elected annually by a majority of votes cast.cast in uncontested elections. The average level of vote support for Directors in 2017 was 97%.

Regular and ongoing shareholder engagement informs Board and Committee decisions on governance, compensation, and other matters.
Eligible shareholders may nominate directorsDirectors through Exelon’s “proxy access” bylaws.

Board Practices & Governance

     

   Our board annuallyThe Board regularly reviews its effectiveness as a group.

   Continuing director education is provided during regular board and committee meetings.

   The independent directors regularly meet in executive sessions without management.

   Directors may not stand for election after age 75.

   Political activities and contributions are disclosed.

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Board Oversight of Risk Management

   Our board reviews Exelon’smanagement’s systematic approach to identifying and assessing risks faced by Exelon and oureach business units.

   The board considers enterprise riskunit taking into account emerging trends and developments and in connection with emerging trends or developments and the evaluation of capital investments and business opportunities.

   The board’s financeOur Board’s Finance and risk committeeRisk Committee oversees ourExelon’s risk management strategy, policies and practices, and financial condition and risk exposures.


Governance Practices

Stock Ownership Requirements

Our independent directors mustBoard and each of the Board’s six Committees review their performance and effectiveness as a group on an annual basis. In addition, individual Directors undergo a periodic performance assessment that includes input from peers and select members of executive management.
Continuing director education is provided during Board and Committee meetings and the Company encourages Director participation in externally offered director development opportunities.
Independent Directors meet regularly in executive sessions without management.
Robust stock ownership guidelines require Directors to hold at least 15,000 shares of Exelon common stock within five years after joining the board.

   OurBoard; the CEO must, after five years of employment,to hold Exelon Common Stockshares valued at six times6X his base salary.

salary, and Executive vice presidentsVice Presidents and higher level officers must, within five years after employment or September 30, 2012,to hold Exelon Common Stock,shares valued at three times3X base salary. Hedging, pledging, and short sales are prohibited.

Directors may not stand for election after age 75.
Directors should not serve on the boards of more than four other public companies in addition to Exelon and executivesits subsidiaries and any Director who serves as the CEO of a public company should not serve on more than two other public company boards in addition to Exelon.
Political activities and contributions are not permitted to hedge or pledge Exelon stock or engage in short sales.transparent through annual reporting provided on www.exeloncorp.com


Exelon CorporationPurpose and PrinciplesNotice
In 2017, we set out to articulate our purpose as a Company—how and why we exist. Thousands of employees from across the Annual MeetingCompany provided input, and 2017 Proxy Statementthe result is a bold affirmation of our reason for being. It also gives us a renewed focus on the impact we have in the communities where we work and live. Each day we are working to power people’s lives, to make them brighter and to build a better future. Our principles serve as our guide.
PurposePowering a cleaner and brighter future for our customers and communities.
Principles
vWe put customer needs at the center of all we do by fueling innovation to improve the delivery of clean and affordable energy and services.
We practice the highest level of safety and security to reliably deliver energy to our customers and communities.
Our workforce is the foundation of our success. We succeed as a team of diverse individuals; respected, engaged and inspired to shape our nation’s energy future.
We return our success to the communities we are privileged to serve.
We adhere to the highest standards–ethically and with uncompromising integrity–to drive value for our customers and shareholders.

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Proxy Statement Summary

2016 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION HIGHLIGHTS

We took considerable actions this year on our executive compensation program in response to the failed 2016say-on-pay vote. These actions were in direct response to shareholder feedback received in meetings and calls conducted by the chair of the compensation committee and management beginning in June 2016.

Strong Company Performance

Beat adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS target for the Annual incentive program by 14 cents

Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS growth in 2016 ($2.68) vs 2015 ($2.49) was 8%

EXCone-year total shareholder return (TSR) (32.8%) outperformed the UTY by 15.4 percentage points and the S&P 500 by 20.9 percentage points

Grew company enterprise value by $14.4 billion through M&A including PHI, ConEd Solutions, and the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (pending)

NY and IL clean energy regulations and legislation

In 2016, through growth and acquisition achieved Fortune 100 status (only utility company)

All time best nuclear operating performance; best in class

Best on record or best in class utility operating performance

Rapid Response to Failed 2016Say-on-Pay Vote

Reached out to shareholders holding approximately 50% of our shares

Immediately addressed the major shareholder concerns by modifying the Annual and Long-Term incentive programs

Changes included:

Moved performance share (PShares) goal measurement period from annual to3-year

Changed PShare goals to align better with Exelon’s value proposition and strategic initiatives

Removed individual performance multipliers from all incentive programs

Strengthened the TSR modifier

Capped incentive payouts if one-year absolute TSR is negative

Moved operational metrics to Annual incentive program

Removed all legacy change in control taxgross-ups

CEO Pay for Performance Alignment

The board reduced the 2016 Annual incentive program payout from 143% to 100%, in part, to address shareholder concerns that the previous year’s AIP payout was too high relative to TSR performance

The board froze 2017 target pay at 2016 levels

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Goal Rigor

2016 adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS target was set 5 cents above 2015 actual performance

2017 adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS target has been set at a meaningful level above the 2016 actual results (which included the impact of approximately 10 cents of favorable load, primarily driven by weather) and reflects significant stretch compared to internal budgeting and Wall Street guidance

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Proxy Statement Summary

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Proposal 1: Election of Directors2

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Corporate Governance at Exelon

19

Compensation ofNon-Employee Directors

34

Ownership of Exelon Stock

38

Proposal 2: The RatificationRatify Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Exelon’s Independent Auditorindependent auditor for 20172018

41The Board of Directors recommends a voteFOR the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as Exelon’s independent auditor for 2018. The Board and Audit Committee believe the retention of PwC is in the best interests of Exelon and its shareholders based on the information presented in detail beginning on page 41.

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ReportThe Board of Directors recommends a voteFOR this proposal based on the efforts of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and Board to design an executive compensation program that:

2017 Executive Compensation Highlights

Strong CEO Pay for Performance Closely Aligned to Total Shareholder Return (TSR)

From 2013 through 2017, CEO pay decreased at an annualized rate of 2.9% from $17.2M to $14.9M, while Exelon’s TSR increased at an annualized rate of 10.6%. See more details at page 48.

2017 Say-on-Pay Vote Outcome and Shareholder Engagement

Exelon’s 2017 Say-on-Pay vote received the affirmative support of 86% of votes cast. To gain this level of support, Exelon engaged in discussions with holders of nearly 45% of our outstanding shares representing almost two-thirds of the Company’s institutional investors to discuss proposed changes and gather input. The Exelon team, which included the Chair of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee for some of the discussions, sought input from portfolio managers and governance professionals representing very large institutional money managers as well as smaller investment and public pension funds to ensure that the input received represented a significant cross-section of our shareholder base.

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2017 Compensation Program

The goal of our executive compensation program is to retain and reward leaders who create long-term value for our shareholders by delivering on objectives that support the Company’s long-term strategic plan.

To meet this goal, the majority of compensation paid to our named executive officers (NEOs) is tied to the achievement of short-and long-term financial and operational goals. Additionally, a significant portion is paid in the form of equity and all components except for salary are “at-risk.”

The elements of our 2017 program were as follows:

AVERAGE NEO (INCLUDING CEO) TARGET COMPENSATION MIX

Strong Compensation Governance

What We Do

     

43What We Don’t Do



Mitigate undue risk in compensation programs

Require double-trigger for change-in-control benefits

Retain an independent compensation consultant

Provide limited, modest perquisites based on sound business rationale

Seek shareholder feedback on executive compensation
Prohibit hedging transactions, short sales, derivative transactions or pledging of Company stock

Require executive officers to trade through 10b5-1 trading plans or obtain pre-approval before trading Exelon stock

Annually assess our programs against peer companies and best practices

Include appropriate level of stretch in incentive targets based on industry performance and/or Exelon’s business plan

Clawback provisions

No guaranteed minimum payout of AIP or LTIP programs

No employment agreements

No excise tax gross-ups for change-in-control agreements

No dividend-equivalents on PShares

No inclusion of the value of LTIP awards in pension or severance calculations

No additional credited service under supplemental pension plans since 2004

No option re-pricing or buyouts

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Section II: Key Drivers

The Corporate Governance Committee collaborates with Exelon’s Board Chair to determine the appropriate mix of skills and characteristics that our Board requires. The Board has determined that the current composition and size of the Board is appropriate for Exelon, considering the Company’s size, geographic scope, and need to access a wide range of views and backgrounds to reflect the diversity and complexity of our Compensation Program

53business and the markets we serve. There are 12 nominees for Director at the 2018 annual meeting.

Section III: NEO Compensation and Rationale

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Section IV: Governance Features of Our Executive Compensation Programs

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Executive Compensation Data

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Proposal 4: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of An Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

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Communication with theThe Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” each of the Director nominees.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Appendix

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Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking InformationThe Exelon Board of Directors

This proxy statement contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risksDirector Qualifications and uncertainties. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by Exelon Corporation include those factors discussed herein, as well as the items discussed in (1) Exelon��s 2016 Annual Report on Form10-K in (a) ITEM 1A. Risk Factors, (b) ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and (c) ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Note 24 and (2) other factors discussed in filings with the SEC by Exelon. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this proxy statement. Exelon does not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revision to its forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this proxy statement.Nomination

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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The corporate governance committee regularly assesses the size of the board of directors. The committee believes that the current size of the board is appropriate for Exelon, considering the size and geographic scope of the company and our need to access a wide range of views and backgrounds to reflect the diversity and complexity of our business and the markets we serve. There are 13 nominees for director at the 2017 annual meeting.

The board of directors held eight meetings during 2016. The board also attended atwo-day strategy retreat with the senior officers of Exelon and subsidiary companies. All directors attended at least 82% of all board and committee meetings that they were eligible to attend, with an average attendance of approximately 96.84% across all directors for all board and committee meetings. Although Exelon does not have a formal policy requiring attendance at the annual shareholders meeting, all directors generally attend the annual meeting and all directors attended the 2016 annual shareholders meeting.

DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND NOMINATION

Exelon believes that effective development and executionEffective oversight of Exelon’s strategic direction requires our Board to be composed of diverse individuals who possess attributes and core competencies important to the oversight of our Company. The Corporate Governance Committee identifies and recommends Director nominees for election to the Board and periodically also retains a board search firm to assist with the identification of directorspotential candidates.

The Board values the diversity of thought that includes individuals who bring diverse experiences, skills,arises from Directors possessing different backgrounds, viewpointsgender, age, race, and perspectives in order to represent effectivelygeographic experiences. The Board also deeply values the long-term interests of the publicenhanced and our shareholders. The board of directors seeks to maintain an appropriatethoughtful deliberations resulting from a balance of diversity, skillsshort- and tenure on the board. Freshlong-tenured Directors that provides a mix of fresh perspectives and new ideas are essential to maintain a nimblewith deep and strategic board, while long-serving directors can bring important experience to board deliberations.utility and regulated industry and business cycle experiences.

The corporate governance committee serves as the nominating committee and recommends director nominees. The board of directors receives the proposed nominations from the corporate governance committee and approves the nominees to be included in the Exelon proxy materials that are distributed to shareholders. The board believes that diversity among directors is an important consideration in selecting candidates for nomination. When considering candidates, the corporate governance committeeCorporate Governance Committee and the full board take into account each candidate’s race, ethnicity, gender, age, cultural background, professional experience and other attributes relevant to our business and strategy. The corporate governance committee and the full boardBoard determine the appropriate mix of skills and characteristics required to best fill the needs of the boardBoard taking into account the short- and periodically reviewlong-term strategies of the Company to determine the current and updatefuture skills and experiences required of the criteria as deemed necessary in light of Exelon’s strategic direction.Board. All candidates are considered in light ofshould demonstrate the following standards and qualificationsattributes to qualify for director that are contained in the Exelon Corporate Governance Principles:Board service:

Highest personal and professional ethics, integrity and values;

An inquiring and independent mind;

Practicalmind, practical wisdom and mature judgment;

Broad training and experience at the policy-making level in business, government, education or technology;

Expertise that is useful to Exelonthe enterprise and complementary to the background and experience of other Exelon board members;

Directors;     

Willingness to remain current with industry and other developments relevant to Exelon’s strategic direction;
Willingness to devote the required amount of time to carrying out the duties and responsibilities of board membership;

ABoard membership and a commitment to serve over a period of years to develop knowledge about Exelon; and

Exelon’s principal operations;     

A commitment to representing the long-term interests of shareholders, customers, employees and communities served by the Company and its subsidiaries; and
Involvement only in activities or interests that do not create a conflict with responsibilities to Exelon and its shareholders.

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In addition, all of the nominees demonstrate an appreciation for diversity and multiple cultures among directors and a commitment to sustainability and social issues.

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The corporate governance committee and the board of directors regularly consider the company’s strategy and the particular skills, experiences and other qualifications that should be represented on the boardBoard as a whole should reflect core competencies in order to achievethe following areas. Summarized below is a description of why each core competency is important for service on Exelon’s strategic direction. Listed below are summaries of specific qualifications that the corporate governance committee and the board believe must be represented on the board among other qualifications.Board.

Description of Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes

Financial, accountingAccounting and financial reportingexperience is important to Exelon’s use of broad financial metrics used to accurately and transparently measure and report operating performance and assess financial merits of strategic opportunities.

Corporate finance and capital managementexperience is important to effectively oversee the financial affairs of Exelon’s operations.

CEO/executive management leadershipskills are important to gain a practical understanding of organizations and drivers of individual growth and development.

Human Resource management and executive compensationknowledge and experience help Exelon recruit, retain, and develop key talent essential to Company operations.

Innovation and Technologyexperience is important in overseeing Exelon’s business in the rapidly changing energy markets, and physical and cyber threats against the security of our operations, assets, and systems.

Safety and security (including physical and cyber)competencies are critical to oversee safe and secure nuclear operations, power grids, and our other assets.

Exelon uses a wide range of financial metrics to measure its operating performance and strategic opportunities. Accurate and transparent financial reporting, measurement of operating performance, and assessment of the financial merits of strategic opportunities are critical to the company’s success.

Senior management leadership / CEOIndustry experience

Exelon believes that directors who have significant senior leadership experience as a CEO, senior executive or board chair are better able to recognize and develop leadership skills in others and are more likely to have a practical understanding of organizations and drivers of individual growth and development.

Knowledge and knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experiencehelp inform our views on energy markets and economics, technology, nuclear power, renewable energy, electric and gas transmission and distribution and the public policy and public safety implications of these aspects.

Exelon engages in a complex business with significant public policy and public safety implications. The development and execution of effective strategy at Exelon depends on directors who have experience with issues of public policy and economics, energy markets, technology, nuclear power, renewable energy, and electric and gas transmission and distribution infrastructure. As the largest operator of nuclear power plants in the country and one of the largest in the world, it is important that the Exelon board include individuals with experience in the operation and oversight of nuclear power facilities.

InnovationGovernment/Public Policy and technology experienceRegulatory insightsare important to help shape public policy initiatives and government regulation.

The industry in which Exelon conducts its business is changing rapidly with the development of new technologies, changing energy policy and environmental regulation, rapid changes in energy markets, and physical and cyber threats against the security of assets and systems. Exelon recognizes the importance of representation on the board of directors by individuals who possess experience in these areas.

GovernmentRisk Oversight and regulatoryRisk Management experience

Exelon is engaged in a business subject to extensive regulation by multiple state and federal regulatory authorities. Experience with and understanding of government regulation is critical to Exelon’s ability to help shape public policy and government regulation that has a direct effect on Exelon’s business and strategy.

Risk oversight /inform Exelon’s enterprise risk management experienceof key risks with potential to impact public safety and shareholder value including its environmental impacts.

Exelon’s business is subject to a number of highly varied risks that could have a significant effect on public safety and shareholder value. An understanding of the most significant risks facing Exelon is a critical skill that must be represented on the board of directors.

Investor relations / investment management experience

Exelon must assure strong alignment with its investors in setting strategy and direction. For this reason, the Exelon board of directors must include individuals who have an understanding of investments and the investment decision-making process in order to focus management and the board on significant value drivers.

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Investor Relations and Investment Managementexperience ensures strong alignment with investors and inform decision making on value-adding initiatives.

Manufacturing, construction, engineering, and performance managementexperience inform Exelon’s ongoing commitment to maintaining and strengthening the reliability of the electric and gas transmission and distribution systems, smart grid and generation portfolio and assets.

Diverse attributesreflect the Company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion through age, ethnicity, gender, race and sexual orientation.


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Board and growth investments to improve reliability of Exelon’s electric and gas transmission and distribution systems and enhance customer service. Exelon also invests substantial sums each year for maintenance of complex machinery inCorporate Governance Matters

Director Nominees

The Board nominates the generation portfolio and in development and construction of generation assets. Experience with these complex processes is important for the board of directors to provide appropriate decision-making and oversight related to complex capital projects and large and complex organizations and systems.

DIRECTOR NOMINEES

Upon the recommendation of the corporate governance committee, the board nominated the 1312 candidates named below for electionre-election as directors,Directors. If elected by shareholders, each toDirector will serve a term ending with the 2019 annual meeting in 2018.meeting. Each of the nomineesnominee has agreed to be named in this proxy statement and to serve as a director,Director, if elected. If any directorDirector is unable to stand for election at the boardannual meeting, the Board may reduce the number of directorsDirectors or designate a substitute. In that case, shares represented by proxies may be voted for a substitute director.Director. Exelon does not expect that any directorDirector nominee will be unable to serve.

Nancy Gioia announced her decision to not stand for election at the 2018 annual shareholders meeting. The corporate governance committeeBoard wishes to acknowledge Ms. Gioia’s service and dedication to Exelon.

The Corporate Governance Committee and the boardBoard believe the skills and experiences listed above are adequatelywell represented among the nominees for director and that the nominees have a wide diversity of experiences that fill the needs of the board and its committees. For example, ten nominees are current or former CEOs of corporations and three others have senior executive leadership experience. Two directors have extensive nuclear experience. Six directors have experience in banking and investment management. Ten directors have experience with corporate governance matters. Two have served in government or government regulation and one has flag officer military experience. Individual directors have experience or expertise in accounting, auditing, information technology, innovation, utility regulation and operations, and environmental matters, law, the economics of energy, and government affairs. Included in each director nominee’s biographical information is a listing of the key qualifications, skills and experience of each nominee. Each nominee has other qualifications, skills and experiences that are not specifically listed.Director nominees.

The corporate governance committee believes thatCommittee and Board also believe the nominees for director represent an effective mix of directorsbackgrounds, experience and diversity.

KEY BOARD FACTS

17%
Diversity of
Race/Ethnicity
92%
Independent,
including
our Chairman
65 years
Average age
17%
Female
8.6 years
Average Tenure

The Corporate Governance Committee also considers whether each nominee has the time available, in termslight of other business and personal commitments. Among the criteria considered is whether any incumbent Director nominee demonstrates preparedness and engagement required for effective service to the Board and its Committees. The Board has adopted limits on other board memberships providing that Directors who serve as the CEO of a public company should not serve on more than two other public company boards in addition to Exelon and its subsidiary boards. Other Directors should not serve on the boards of more than four other public companies in addition to the Exelon Board and its subsidiary boards.

In connection with the nomination of Stephen Steinour, the Corporate Governance Committee considered Mr. Steinour’s consistently demonstrated preparedness, engagement, and attention to Exelon Board stewardship and his vigorous leadership of the rangeFinance and Risk Committee.

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Anthony K. Anderson


Age:62

Director since: 2013

Committee Memberships:
Audit (Chair)
Finance and Risk
Generation Oversight

Career Highlights
Mr. Anderson served as the Vice Chair and Midwest Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young (EY), a global assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services firm, until his retirement in 2012. During Mr. Anderson’s 35-year career with EY, he oversaw a practice of 3,500 audit, tax, and transaction professionals serving clients throughout the Midwest and also served for six years in the Los Angeles area as managing partner of EY’s Pacific Southwest region. Mr. Anderson also served as a member of EY’s governing body, the Americas Executive Board.

Board Service
Mr. Anderson currently serves as a director of AAR Corp. (aerospace and defense), Avery Dennison (manufacturer of adhesive technologies, display graphics and packaging materials), and Marsh & McLennan Companies (global professional services firm). He is also a director of the Regional Transportation Authority (oversight body for regional transportation agencies), chairman of the board of the Perspectives Charter School, and on the board of directors for World Business Chicago.

Mr. Anderson previously served as a director of First American Financial Corporation from 2012 to 2016 and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Anderson also previously served as a director of The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and as a director of the Chicago Urban League.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Mr. Anderson’s experience as the vice chair of a global professional services firm and his training and experience as an audit partner and diversity. The nominees consist of directors who range in age from 51certified public accountant enhance his contribution to 72, with an average age of 63the Exelon Board and a median age of 62. The tenureadd value to his leadership of the nominees as directors is similarly varied, with one director having served sinceAudit Committee and service on the company’s creation in 2000, one since 2002, two since 2007, one since 2009, five since 2012, one since 2013, one since 2015,Finance and one since 2016. Four directors come from the Chicago area and one each come from the Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. areas, while six come from other parts of the country including major metropolitan areas such as New York.

Risk Committee.

Accounting and financial reporting experienceCorporate finance and capital management experienceCEO/executive management leadership skills
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A graphic summary of the qualifications of all 13 of the nominees as a group is presented below:

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The following page presents graphically the characteristics of the directors including diversity, tenure, age and independence:

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Age:66

Director since:2012

Committee Memberships:
Audit
Finance and Risk

TheCareer Highlights
Ms. Berzin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (FGIC), an insurer of municipal bonds, asset-backed securities and structured finance obligations, from 1992 to 2001. Ms. Berzin joined FGIC in 1985 as its General Counsel following seven years of securities law practice in New York City.

Board Service
Ms. Berzin currently serves as a director of Ingersoll-Rand plc (industrial manufacturing). Ms. Berzin previously served as a director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. from 2006 to 2012 and as a director of Constellation Energy Group from 2008 to 2012 when Constellation merged with Exelon.

Ms. Berzin also serves on the board of directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR”Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, an Exelon subsidiary.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes

each of

Ms. Berzin has broad business and executive leadership experience, as well as expertise in the director nominees below.

financial services sector, which is particularly valuable for her service on the Audit and Finance and Risk Committees.


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  ANTHONY K. ANDERSON

LOGO

 Retired Vice Chair and  Midwest  Area Managing  Partner of

 Ernst & Young

 Age:61

 Director since:2013

 Committees:

 Chair-Audit Committee

 Member-Finance and Risk

 Committee

 Member-Generation Oversight

 Committee

In 2012, Mr. Anderson retired as the Vice Chair and Midwest Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young, after a 35-year career with E&Y. In that capacity, Mr. Anderson oversaw a practice of 3,500 audit, tax, and transaction professionals serving clients through the Midwest. Mr. Anderson also served for six years in the Los Angeles area as managing partner of E&Y’s Pacific Southwest region. Mr. Anderson also served as a member of E&Y’s governing body, the Americas Executive Board. Mr. Anderson currently serves on the boards of AAR Corp. (aerospace and defense), where he serves on the compensation committee; Avery Dennison Corporation (labeling and packaging materials), where he serves on the audit and finance committee and the governance and social responsibility committee; and Marsh & McLennan Companies (insurance), where he serves on the audit committee and the corporate responsibility committee. Mr. Anderson previously served as a director of First American Financial Corporation from 2012-2016 and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago from 2008-2010. Mr. Anderson is the chairman of the board of the Perspectives Charter School. He is also a member of the boards of Chicago Urban League, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Regional Transportation Authority and World Business Chicago. In Los Angeles, Mr. Anderson served as chairman of Town Hall Los Angeles, the Children’s Bureau of Southern California, and the California Science Center. Mr. Anderson is a member of the American, California, and Illinois Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accountingAccounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Government

Corporate finance and regulatorycapital management experience

CEO/executive management leadership skillsRisk oversight /and risk management experience

Mr. Anderson’s

Investor relations and investment management experience as the vice chair of a global professional services firm and his training and experience as an audit partner and certified public accountant enhance his contribution to the Exelon board and add value to his service on the audit, finance and risk and generation oversight committees.

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  ANN C. BERZIN

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 Former Chairman and Chief  Executive Officer of Financial  Guaranty Insurance Company  (FGIC)

 Age:64

 Director since:2012

 Committees:

 Member-Audit Committee

 Member-Finance and Risk

 Committee

     

Ms. Berzin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company (FGIC), an insurer of municipal bonds, asset-backed securities and structured finance obligations from 1992 to 2001. Ms. Berzin joined FGIC in 1985 as its General Counsel following seven years of securities law practice in New York City. Ms. Berzin is a director of Ingersoll-Rand plc, Chair of its finance committee, and a member of its audit committee, and previously served as a director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (healthcare services) from 2006-2012. Ms. Berzin also served as a director of Constellation Energy Group from 2008 through March 2012 when Constellation merged with Exelon. Ms. Berzin also serves on the board of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), an Exelon subsidiary.


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KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting
Christopher M. Crane



Age:59

Director since:2012

Committee Memberships:
Finance and Risk
Generation Oversight
Investment Oversight

Career Highlights
Mr. Crane is President and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon Corporation. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Exelon and Exelon Generation from 2008 to 2012. In that role, he oversaw one of the U.S. industry’s largest portfolios of electric generating capacity, with a multi-regional reach and the nation’s largest fleet of nuclear power plants. He directed a broad range of activities including major acquisitions, transmission strategy, cost management initiatives, major capital programs, generation asset optimization and generation development. Mr. Crane is one of the leading executives in the electric utility and power industries.

Board Service
Mr. Crane is vice-chairman and a member of the executive committee of the Edison Electric Institute. He also serves as vice-chairman of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, the industry organization promoting the highest levels of safety and reliability in nuclear plant operation.

Mr. Crane previously served as vice chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nation’s nuclear industry trade association. Mr. Crane served as a director of Aleris International Inc. from 2010 to 2013.

Mr. Crane also serves as Chair of the boards of directors of Exelon subsidiaries Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Commonwealth Edison Company, PECO Energy Company, and Pepco Holdings LLC.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
In his role, Mr. Crane oversees a family of companies representing every stage of the energy business, including Exelon Generation, one of the largest, cleanest, and lowest-cost power generation fleets in the country. Mr. Crane also oversees Exelon’s six utilities, which deliver electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Government and regulatory experience

  Risk oversight / risk management experience

  Investor relations / investment management experience

Ms. Berzin has broad business and executive leadership experience, as well as expertise in the financial services sector, which is particularly valuable for her service on the finance and risk and audit committees.

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  CHRISTOPHER M. CRANE

LOGO

 PresidentCorporate finance and Chief Executive  Officer of Exelon Corporation

 Age:58

 Director since:2012

 Committees:

 Member-Finance and Risk

 Committee (eff. 2/1/16)

 Member-Generation Oversight

 Committee

 Member-Investment Oversight

 Committee

capital management experience
     

Mr. Crane is President

CEO/executive management leadership skillsHuman resource management and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon Corporation. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer, Exelon and Exelon Generation from 2008 to 2012. In that role, he oversaw one of the U.S. industry’s largest portfolios of electric generating capacity, with a multi-regional reach and the nation’s largest fleet of nuclear power plants. He directed a broad range of activities including major acquisitions, transmission strategy, cost management initiatives, major capital programs, generation asset optimization and generation development. Mr. Crane is one of the leading executives in the electric utility and power industries. He is a member of the executive committee of the Edison Electric Institute and the board of directors of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, the industry organization promoting the highest levels of safety and reliability in nuclear plant operation. He is vice chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nation’s nuclear industry trade association, where he has also served as chairman of the New Plant Oversight Committee and as a member of the Nuclear Strategic Issues Advisory Committee, the Nuclear Fuel Supply Committee and the Materials Initiative Group. Mr. Crane served as a director of Aleris International Inc. from 2010 through 2013 (manufacture and sale of aluminum rolled and extruded products), where he served on the compensation committee and as the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Mr. Crane also serves as chair of the boards of directors of Exelon subsidiaries BGE, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), PECO Energy Company (PECO) and Pepco Holdings LLC (PHI).

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

knowledge

Innovation and technology experience

Safety and Security (including physical and cyber)Industry experience and knowledge of Exelon’s business  GovernmentGovernment/ public policy and regulatory experience

insights

Risk oversight /and risk management experience

Investor relations /and investment management experience

Manufacturing, construction, engineering, and performance management experience

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Mr. Crane oversees a family of companies representing every stage of the energy value chain, including Exelon Generation, one of the largest competitive U.S. power generators, with approximately 32,700 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation’s cleanest
Yves C. de Balmann



Age:71

Director since:2012

Committee Memberships:
Compensation and Leadership Development (Chair)
Corporate Governance
Finance and Risk

Career Highlights
Mr. de Balmann served as the Co-Chairman of Bregal Investments LP (private equity investing firm) from 2002 to 2012. Previously, he was Vice-Chairman of Bankers Trust Corporation, in charge of Global Investment Banking, until its merger with Deutsche Bank in 1999 at which time he became Co-Head of Deutsche Bank’s Global Investment Bank and Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown from 1999 to 2001. He remained a Senior Advisor to Deutsche Bank AG from 2001 to 2003. 

Board Service
Mr. de Balmann currently serves as a director of ESI Group (virtual prototyping software and services) which is listed in compartment B of Euronext Paris. Previously, Mr. de Balmann served as a director of Laureate Education, Inc. and as the non-executive chairman of Conversant Intellectual Property Management. Mr. de Balmann also served as a director of Constellation Energy Group from 2003 to 2012 when Constellation merged with Exelon.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Mr. de Balmann has extensive experience in corporate finance, including the derivatives and capital markets as well as industry experience as a director of Constellation Energy Group from 2003 to 2012. His background leading major organizations informs his leadership of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee.

Corporate finance and lowest-cost power generation fleets; Constellation, which provides energy productscapital management experienceCEO/executive management leadership skillsHuman resource management and services to more than 2 million residential, public sectorexecutive compensation knowledgeRisk oversight and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100;risk management experience
Investor relations and Exelon’s six utilities, which deliver electricity and natural gas to approximately 10 million customers in Delaware (Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL)), the District of Columbia (Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco)), Illinois (ComEd), Maryland (BGE, DPL and Pepco), New Jersey (Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE)) and Pennsylvania (PECO).

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Age:72

Director since:2002

Committee Memberships:
Corporate Governance
Finance and Risk
Generation Oversight

Career Highlights
Mr. DeBenedictis currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of Aqua America Inc. (water utility operating in eight states) and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2015. As CEO of Aqua America, Mr. DeBenedictis gained experience in dealing with many of the same development, land use, and utility regulatory issues that affect Exelon and its subsidiaries. Mr. DeBenedictis also has extensive experience in environmental regulation and economic development, having served in two cabinet positions in the Pennsylvania government: Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and Director of the Office of Economic Development. He also spent eight years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was President of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce for three years.

Board Service
In addition to serving as Chairman Emeritus of Aqua America, Mr. DeBenedictis has served as a director of MISTRAS Group (asset protection solutions) since 2015 and as a director of P.H. Glatfelter, Inc. (global supplier of specialty papers and engineered products) since 1995. Previously, Mr. DeBenedictis served as a director of Met-Pro Corporation from 1997 to 2010.

Mr. DeBenedictis also serves on the boards of Commonwealth Edison Company and PECO Energy Company, which are Exelon subsidiaries.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
As a leader in the greater Philadelphia business community, Mr. DeBenedictis has deep knowledge of the communities and local economies served by PECO. Mr. DeBenedictis’ experiences as former CEO of a public company, service on other company boards, former utility executive, familiarity and experience with environmental regulations, and his educational background in environmental engineering and science, all provide valuable perspectives to Exelon’s Board, Finance and Risk, Generation Oversight, and Corporate Governance Committees.

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  YVES C. DE BALMANN

LOGO

 Former Co-Chairman of  Bregal  Investments LP

 Age:70

 Director since:2012

 Committees:

 Chair-Compensation and

 Leadership Development

 Committee (eff. 4/26/16)

 Member-Corporate Governance

 Committee (eff. 4/26/16)

 Member-Finance and Risk

 Committee

     

Mr. de Balmann served as the Co-Chairman of Bregal Investments LP, a private equity investing firm, from September 2002 through December 2012. He was Vice-Chairman of Bankers Trust Corporation, in charge of Global Investment Banking, until its merger with Deutsche Bank in 1999 when he became Co-Head of Deutsche Bank’s Global Investment Bank,


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Linda P. Jojo


Age:52

Director since:2015

Committee Memberships:
Compensation and Leadership Development
Finance and Risk

Career Highlights
Ms. Jojo is Executive Vice President, Technology and Chief Digital Officer of United Continental Holdings, Inc. (commercial airline). She is responsible for the effective implementation and management of technology strategy and solutions supporting United’s global business. She has held her current position at United since 2014. Prior to joining United, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Rogers Communications Inc. from 2011 to 2014 (wireless communication and media company), where she was responsible for all IT systems for both customer facing and business support systems. Prior to this, Ms. Jojo served in other senior officer roles at Energy Future Holdings Corporation (held a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy companies), Flowserve Corporation (suppliers of industrial and environmental machinery), General Electric, and General Electric Silicones.

Board Service
Ms. Jojo serves as vice-chair of the board of trustees of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, Illinois.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Ms. Jojo has a wealth of experience leading complex IT organizations and brings important information technology and innovation expertise to Exelon’s Board. Ms. Jojo’s educational background in computer science and industrial engineering also lend expertise to Exelon’s risk oversight areas and cybersecurity initiatives.

Human resource management and Co-Chairmanexecutive compensation knowledgeInnovation and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown from June 1999 to April 2001,technology experienceSafety and then a Senior Advisor to Deutsche Bank AG from April 2001 to June 2003. Mr. de Balmann currently serves as a director of ESI Group (virtual prototyping softwareSecurity (including physical and services). Mr. de Balmann served as a director of Laureate Education, Inc. through December 2014;cyber)Industry experience and he was the non-executive Chairman of Conversant Intellectual Property Management through August 2016. Mr. de Balmann served as a director of Constellation Energy Group from 2003 through March 2012 when Constellation merged with Exelon.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

   Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

   Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledgeknowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Risk oversight / risk management experience

  Investor relations / investment management experience

Manufacturing, construction, engineering, and performance management experience

Mr. de Balmann has extensive experience in corporate finance, including the derivatives and capital markets as well as industry experience as a director of Constellation Energy Group from 2003 through 2012.

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Paul L. Joskow, Ph. D.


Age:70

Director since:2007

Committee Memberships:
Audit
Finance and Risk
Investment Oversight

Career Highlights
Dr. Joskow is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is also the President Emeritus of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, where he served as president for ten years until 2017. Dr. Joskow joined the MIT faculty in 1972. He served as head of the MIT Department of Economics from 1994 to 1998 and as Director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research from 1999 to 2007. Dr. Joskow’s teaching and research has been in the areas of industrial organization, energy and environmental economics, competition policy, and government regulation of industry. Much of his research and consulting activity has focused on the electric power industry, electricity pricing, fuel supply, demand, generating technology, and regulation.

Dr. Joskow has served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Acid Rain Advisory Committee and on the Environmental Economics Committee of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board. Dr. Joskow also served on the National Commission on Energy Policy, as a member of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, and as chair of the National Academies Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society and a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association.

Board Service
Dr. Joskow currently serves as a member of the board of trustees of the Putnam Mutual Funds. He previously served as a director of New England Electric System from 1987 to 2000 until it was acquired by National Grid, following which he served as a director of National Grid plc from 2000 to 2007. Dr. Joskow served as a director of TransCanada Corporation from 2004 to 2013.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Dr. Joskow’s extensive background in economics and energy and his experience as a utility director offer a unique set of skills to the Company’s Board of Directors.

CEO/executive management leadership skills     9Industry experience and knowledge of Exelon’s businessGovernment/ public policy and regulatory insightsInnovation and technology experience


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Investor relations and investment management experience

  NICHOLAS DEBENEDICTIS

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 Chairman, Aqua America Inc.

 Age:71

 Director since:2002

 Committees:

 Member-Corporate Governance

 Committee

 Member-Finance and Risk

 Committee

 Member-Generation Oversight

 Committee

     

Mr. DeBenedictis is the Chairman (since 1993) and former President and Chief Executive Officer (1992 - 2015) of Aqua America Inc., a water utility with operations in 8 states. Aqua America is the second largest U.S.-based, publicly-traded water and wastewater company in the country. As CEO, Mr. DeBenedictis had experience in dealing with many of the same development, land use and utility regulatory issues that affect Exelon and its subsidiaries. Mr. DeBenedictis also has extensive experience in environmental regulation and economic development, having served in two cabinet positions in the Pennsylvania government, as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources and as Director of the Office of Economic Development. He also spent 8 years with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was President of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce for 3 years. Mr. DeBenedictis joined the board of MISTRAS Group (non-destructive testing) in October 2015 and serves on the audit committee. Mr. DeBenedictis has also served as a director of P.H. Glatfelter, Inc. (global supplier of specialty papers and engineered products) since 1995, where he has served on the audit, compensation and finance, and nominating and corporate governance committees and currently serves as the chair of the finance committee and on the compensation committee. Mr. DeBenedictis served as a director of Met-Pro Corporation (global provider of solutions and products for product recovery, pollution control, and fluid handling applications) (1997-2010). While a director of Met-Pro, he served as presiding independent director, chair of the corporate governance and nominating committee and a member of the audit committee. Mr. DeBenedictis has a master’s degree in environmental engineering and science. Mr. DeBenedictis also serves on the boards of ComEd and PECO, which are Exelon subsidiaries.


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KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting
Robert J. Lawless



Age:71

Director since:2012

Committee Memberships:
Corporate Governance (Chair)
Compensation and Leadership Development
Finance and Risk

Career Highlights
Mr. Lawless served as Chairman of McCormick & Company, Inc. (food manufacturing industry) from 1997 to 2009, having also served as its President until 2006, and its Chief Executive Officer until his retirement in 2008.

Board Service
Mr. Lawless currently serves as a director of The Baltimore Life Insurance Company (insurance provider). Mr. Lawless previously served as a director of Constellation Energy Group from 2002 to 2012 when Constellation merged with Exelon.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Mr. Lawless has extensive executive leadership and strategic planning experience. As a former chief executive officer of a public company, he provides critical perspectives on governance and other public company issues that inform his leadership of the Corporate Governance Committee.

Accounting and financial reporting experience

CEO/executive management leadership skills  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Government

Human resource management and regulatory experienceexecutive compensation knowledge

  Risk oversight / risk management experience

Investor relations /and investment management experience

Manufacturing, construction, engineering, and performance management experience

As a leader in the greater Philadelphia business community, Mr. DeBenedictis has knowledge of the communities and local economies served by PECO. Mr. DeBenedictis’ contribution to the Exelon board is enhanced by his experience as the former CEO of a public company, his experience on the boards of other companies, his experience as a utility executive, and his experience with environmental regulation, all of which bring useful perspectives to the Exelon board’s finance and risk committee and the generation oversight committee. His prior experience as the presiding director and chair of the corporate governance committee of another public company offers additional insight to the functions of the Exelon corporate governance committee.


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10Richard W. Mies


Age:73

Director since:2009

Committee Memberships:
Generation Oversight (Chair)
Audit
Finance and Risk

Career Highlights
Admiral Mies is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Mies Group, Ltd, a private consulting firm, providing strategic planning and risk assessment advice and assistance to clients on international security, energy, defense, and maritime issues. A graduate of the Naval Academy, he completed a 35-year career as a nuclear submariner in the US Navy. Admiral Mies has a wide range of operational command experience, having served as the senior operational commander of the US Submarine Force, and commander of the U.S. Strategic Command for four years prior to his retirement in 2002. Following his retirement, Admiral Mies served as a Senior Vice President of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a provider of scientific and engineering applications for national security, energy, and the environment, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hicks and Associates, Inc., a subsidiary of SAIC from 2002 to 2007.

Board Service
From 2008 to 2010, Admiral Mies served as a director of McDermott International. In 2010, he transitioned to the board of Babcock and Wilcox (B&W), an equipment and technology provider to the energy industry, when that company spun off from McDermott International. Following the split of B&W into Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises and BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT), he transitioned to the board of BWXT, a supplier to the nuclear power industry, where he currently serves as a director. He is also a member of the board of governors for Los Alamos National Security, LLC and the board of governors for Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC. Admiral Mies previously served as a director of Mutual of Omaha from 2002 to 2014.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Admiral Mies’ extensive educational background in mechanical engineering and mathematics, and post-graduate studies and degrees in government administration and international relations at Oxford University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and Harvard University contribute to his insights and leadership of the Generation Oversight Committee and his service on the Finance and Risk, and Audit Committees. His deep leadership experience with nuclear power and strategic planning in the Navy and in business and through his experience on the boards of other companies enable his ability to provide thoughtful contributions to the Exelon Board.

CEO/executive management leadership skills     Exelon CorporationNoticeInnovation and technology experienceSafety and Security (including physical and cyber)Industry experience and knowledge of the Annual MeetingExelon’s business
Risk oversight and 2017 Proxy Statementrisk management experience


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NANCY L. GIOIA

LOGO

 Former Executive, Ford Motor  Company

 Age:56

 Director since:2016

 Committees:

 Member-Finance and Risk  Committee (eff. 2/1/16)

 Member-Generation Oversight  Committee (eff. 2/1/16)

     

Ms. Gioia formerly served as Ford Motor Company’s


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John W. Rogers, Jr.


Age:59

Director since:2000

Committee Memberships:
Investment Oversight (Chair)
Corporate Governance Committee
Finance and Risk until April 2017

Career Highlights
Mr. Rogers is the Chairman and CEO of Ariel Investments, LLC, an institutional money management firm that he founded in 1983. Mr. Rogers also serves as trustee of the Ariel Investment Trust.

Board Service
Mr. Rogers has served as a director of McDonald’s Corporation (global foodservice retailer) since 2003. He previously served as a director of Aon Corporation from 1993 to 2012; GATX Corporation from 1998 to 2004; Bank One Corporation from 1998 to 2004; and Bally Total Fitness from 2003 to 2006.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Mr. Rogers’ broad experience on the boards of a number of major public corporations doing business in a variety of industries has made him a leader in the Chicago business community with perspectives into Chicago business developments. His role in Chicago’s and the nation’s African-American community brings diversity to the Board and emphasis to Exelon’s robust diversity initiatives and community outreach. His success in investment management and the financial markets, and board service at an insurance brokerage and services company, provide him with honed skills and expertise ideal to his leadership of the Investment Oversight Committee and its role in managing Exelon’s extensive nuclear decommissioning, pension, and post-retirement benefit trust funds. Mr. Rogers’ service on the boards and committees of other companies has provided experience that adds further depth to the Corporate Governance Committee. He was named one of six 2010 Outstanding Directors by the Outstanding Directors Exchange.

Corporate finance and capital management experienceCEO/executive management leadership skillsGovernment/ public policy and regulatory insightsInvestor relations and investment management experience
Human resource management and executive compensation knowledge

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Mayo A. Shattuck III


Chairman of the Board

Age:63

Director since:2012

Committee Memberships:
Finance and Risk
Generation Oversight
Investment Oversight

Career Highlights
Mr. Shattuck serves as the independent Board Chair of Exelon Corporation. He previously served as Executive Chair of Exelon from 2012 to 2013. Prior to joining Exelon, Mr. Shattuck was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy from 2001 until 2012, when Constellation merged with Exelon. Prior to this, Mr. Shattuck was at Deutsche Bank, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown and, during his tenure, also served as Global Head of Investment Banking and Global Head of Private Banking. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust Corporation, which merged with Deutsche Bank in 1999. From 1991 until 1997, Mr. Shattuck was President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Alex. Brown Inc., which merged with Bankers Trust in 1997.

Mr. Shattuck is the past chairman of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and was previously a member of the executive committee of the board of Edison Electric Institute. He was also co-chairman of the Center for Strategic & International Studies Commission on Nuclear Policy in the United States.

Board Service
Mr. Shattuck currently serves as a director of Gap Inc. (clothing retailer), Capital One Financial Corporation (commercial banking services), and at Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (cloud-based security and monitoring services).

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Mr. Shattuck’s qualifications to serve as Board Chair include his extensive experience in business, and the energy industry in particular, gained from his service as Constellation Energy’s Chief Executive Officer, which enables him to effectively identify strategic priorities and oversee the execution of strategic initiatives. His financial expertise from his years of experience in the financial services industry also brings valuable perspectives to the Board.

Corporate finance and capital management experienceCEO/executive management leadership skillsHuman resource management and executive compensation knowledgeIndustry experience and knowledge of Global Connectivity, ElectricalExelon’s business
Risk oversight and User Experience. During Ms. Gioia’s more than 30-year career at Ford, she led the company’s global electrification efforts. In this role, Ms. Gioia developed the technology, vehicle programs and value chain strategies as well as assessed the economic, social and environmental impacts including consumer insights and acceptance. Ms. Gioia worked closely with the Edison Electric Institute, the U.S. Department of Energy and the engineers at Ford to pilot and implement the strategy. Ms. Gioia serves on the board of Brady Corporation (international manufacturer and marketer, since 2013), where she is technology committee chair and serves on the compensation andrisk management development committee. She is the principal of Gioia Consulting Services, LLC, a strategic business advisory company. She previously served on the board and nominating committee of Inforum (women’s professional development and business forum) and is the former chair of the Automotive NEXT executive committee. Since 2014, she has also served as an advisory council member on the board of the University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering Council.experience

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KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting
Stephen D. Steinour



Age:59

Director since:2007

Committee Memberships:
Finance and Risk (Chair)
Audit

Career Highlights
Mr. Steinour is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, a regional bank-holding company delivering a full suite of commercial and retail banking, investment management, and insurance services across the Midwest. Mr. Steinour joined Huntington in 2009 from CrossHarbor Capital (investment firm) where he served as Managing Partner. Previously, he served as President and CEO of Citizens Financial Group (commercial bank holding company), as Division Executive for Fleet Financial Group (asset management company), and as Executive Vice President at Bank of New England.

Board Service
Since 2014, Mr. Steinour has served as a director of L Brands, Inc. (fashion retailer). Mr. Steinour also serves on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and is a trustee of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He is a member of the Financial Services Roundtable and The Columbus Partnership. He is vice chair of the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation and is a member of the Ohio Business Roundtable.

In connection with the nomination of Mr. Steinour, the Corporate Governance Committee considered his consistently demonstrated preparedness, engagement, and attention to Exelon Board stewardship and his vigorous leadership of the Finance and Risk Committee.

Primary Skills, Core Competencies and Attributes
Mr. Steinour’s experience leading Huntington Bancshares provides him with a strong background in mergers and acquisitions, including post-merger integration and conversions, business development, creation, and partnerships. His deep banking experience provides market experience important to Exelon Generation and the utility businesses and his experience in credit and risk management, credit and capital markets, enhances his value to the Exelon Board and its Finance and Risk and Audit Committees. Mr. Steinour’s educational achievements in the Executive Program in Leadership at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and economics also provide informed insights. Mr. Steinour was named to the 2016 “Directorship 100” list issued by the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Innovation and technology experience

  Government and regulatory experience

  Manufacturing, construction, engineering and performance management experience

Ms. Gioia’s extensive background in innovation and product development provides the board with invaluable expertise. Ms. Gioia holds a bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a master of science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Stanford University.

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  LINDA P. JOJO

LOGO

 Executive Vice PresidentCorporate finance and Chief Information Officer of  United Continental Holdings,  Inc.

 Age:51

 Director since:2015

 Committees:

 Member-Compensation and  Leadership Development  Committee (eff. 2/1/16)

 Member-Finance and Risk  Committee

Ms. Jojo is Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of United Continental Holdings, Inc. She is responsible for the effective implementation and management of technology strategy and solutions to support United’s global business. She has held her current position at United since September 2014. Prior to joining United, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Rogers Communications Inc., a position she assumed in July 2011. There she was responsible for all IT systems for both customer facing and business support systems. Ms. Jojo served from 2008 to 2011 as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Energy Future Holdings Corporation in Dallas, which holds a portfolio of competitive and regulated energy companies. She served as Chief Information Officer of Flowserve Corporation in Irving, Texas, from June 2004 to 2008. Ms. Jojo worked for nearly 15 years in leadership positions at General Electric, ultimately serving as the Chief Information Officer of GE Silicones. She started her career at Digital Equipment Corporation. She is also on the board of trustees of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Innovation and technology experience

  Manufacturing, construction, engineering and performancecapital management experience

Ms. Jojo has a wealth of experience leading complex IT organizations and brings important information technology and innovation expertise to Exelon’s board of directors. Ms. Jojo holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.

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  PAUL L. JOSKOW, PH. D.

LOGO

 President of the Alfred P.  Sloan  Foundation

 Age:69

 Director since:2007

 Committees:

 Member-Audit Committee

 Member-Finance and Risk  Committee

 Member-Investment Oversight  Committee

Dr. Joskow has been the President and CEO of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since January 1, 2008. The Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic institution that supports research and education in science, technology and economic performance. Dr. Joskow will retire as President of The Sloan Foundation at the end of 2017. He is also the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics and Management Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Joskow joined the MIT faculty in 1972 and served as head of the MIT Department of Economics (1994-1998) and Director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (1999-2007). At MIT he was engaged in teaching and research in the areas of industrial organization, energy and environmental economics, competition policy, and government regulation of industry for over 35 years. Much of his research and consulting activity has focused on the electric power industry, electricity pricing, fuel supply, demand, generating technology, and regulation. Dr. Joskow intends to return to MIT following his retirement from The Sloan Foundation at the end of 2017. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association. He has served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Acid Rain Advisory Committee, on the Environmental Economics Committee of EPA’s Science Advisory Board, and on the National Commission on Energy Policy. He served as the Chair of the National Academies Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy through April 1, 2015 and on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board until October 1, 2015. He is also a Trustee of the Putnam Mutual Funds. In addition to his teaching, research, publishing and consulting activities, he has experience in the energy business, serving as a director of New England Electric System, a public utility holding company (1987-2000), until it was acquired by National Grid. He then served as a director of National Grid plc, an international electric and gas utility holding company, and one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the world (2000-2007). Dr. Joskow served as a director of TransCanada Corporation from 2004 until March 2013. TransCanada is an energy infrastructure company with gas pipelines, oil pipelines, electric power operations, and natural gas storage facilities. He served on the audit and governance committees of TransCanada. He previously served on the audit committee of National Grid (2000-2005) and was chair of its finance committee until 2007. He also served on the audit committee of New England Electric System and as the chair of the audit committee of the Putnam Mutual Funds (2002-2005).

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Government and regulatory experience

  Risk oversight / riskCEO/executive management experience

  Investor relations / investment management experience

Dr. Joskow’s extensive background in economics and experience as a utilities director offer a unique set ofleadership skills to the company’s board of directors.

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  ROBERT J. LAWLESS

LOGO

 Former Chairman of the Board  of  McCormick & Company,  Inc.

 Age:70

 Director since:2012

 Committees:

 Chair-Corporate Governance  Committee

 Member-Compensation and  Leadership Development  Committee

 Member-Finance and Risk  Committee (eff. 2/1/16)

Mr. Lawless served as Chairman of the Board of McCormick & Company, Inc. (food manufacturing industry) from January 1997 until March 2009, having also served as President until December 2006 and Chief Executive Officer until January 2008, and is now retired. He is also a director of The Baltimore Life Insurance Company. Mr. Lawless served as a director of Constellation Energy Group from 2002 through March 2012 when Constellation merged with Exelon.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Investor relations / investment management experience

  Manufacturing, construction, engineering and performance management experience

Mr. Lawless has extensive executive leadership and strategic planning experience. As a former chief executive officer of a public company, he can provide a critical perspective on issues affecting public companies.

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  RICHARD W. MIES

LOGO

 President and Chief Executive  Officer of The Mies Group,  Ltd.

 Age:72

 Director since:2009

 Committees:

 Chair-Generation Oversight  Committee

 Member-Audit Committee

 Member-Finance and Risk  Committee

Admiral Mies is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Mies Group, Ltd, a private consulting firm that provides strategic planning and risk assessment advice and assistance to clients on international security, energy, defense, and maritime issues. A graduate of the Naval Academy, he completed a 35-year career as a nuclear submariner in the US Navy. Admiral Mies has a wide range of operational command experience; he served as the senior operational commander of the US Submarine Force and he commanded U.S. Strategic Command for four years prior to retirement in 2002. He subsequently served as a Senior Vice President of Science Applications International Corporation, a provider of scientific and engineering applications for national security, energy, and the environment, and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hicks and Associates, Inc, a subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation from 2002-2007. Admiral Mies served as a director of Mutual of Omaha, an insurance and banking company, from 2002-2014, where he chaired the governance committee and served as a member of the audit, compensation, investment, and executive committees. From 2008–2010 Admiral Mies was a director of McDermott International, an engineering and construction company focused on energy infrastructure, where he served on the audit and governance committees. In 2010 he transitioned to the board of Babcock and Wilcox (B&W) when that company spun off from McDermott International. He was the chair of B&W’s safety and security committee and served on the governance committee. Following the split of B&W into Babcock and Wilcox Enterprises and BWX Technologies, Inc., he transitioned to the board of BWXT where he serves on the governance and compensation committees. He is also a member of the Boards of Governors of Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Security LLCs that operate their respective national laboratories. In addition to an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering and mathematics, Admiral Mies completed post-graduate education at Oxford University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and Harvard University and holds a master’s degree in government administration and international relations.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Innovation and technology experience

  Government and regulatory experience

Risk oversight / risk management experience

  Manufacturing, construction, engineering and performance management experience

Admiral Mies makes a unique contribution to Exelon’s generation oversight, finance and risk, and audit committees through his extensive leadership experience with nuclear power and strategic planning in the Navy and in business and through his experience on the boards of other companies.

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  JOHN W. ROGERS, JR.

LOGO

 Chairman and CEO of Ariel  Investments, LLC

 Age:58

 Director since:2000

 Committees:

 Chair-Investment Oversight  Committee

 Member-Corporate Governance  Committee

 Member-Finance and Risk  Committee (eff. 2/1/16)

Mr. Rogers is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Ariel Investments, LLC, an institutional money management firm with over $9 billion in assets under management, and serves as trustee of the Ariel Investment Trust. Since 2003, he has served as a director of McDonald’s Corporation (global foodservice retailer) where he has served on the compensation, finance and governance committees. Previously, he served as a director of Aon Corporation (risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage and human capital and management consulting services) (1993-2012), where he served on the finance committee and as chair of the audit committee; GATX Corporation (rail, marine and industrial equipment leasing) (1998-2004), where he served on the audit committee; Bank One Corporation (bank) (1998-2004), where he served on the audit and risk management and public responsibility committees; and Bally Total Fitness (fitness and health clubs) (2003-2006), where he served as the lead independent director and as chair of the compensation committee.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Government and regulatory experience

  Risk oversight / risk management experience

  Investor relations / investment management experience

Mr. Rogers’ experience on the boards of a number of major corporations based in Chicago in a variety of industries has made him a leader in the Chicago business community with perspective into Chicago business developments. His role in Chicago’s and the nation’s African-American community brings diversity to the board and emphasis to Exelon’s diversity initiatives and community outreach. His experience in investment management and financial markets and as a director of an insurance brokerage and services company are useful to Exelon, particularly with respect to risk management and the management of Exelon’s extensive nuclear decommissioning and pension and post-retirement benefit trust funds, which are overseen by the investment oversight committee, which he chairs. Mr. Rogers’ service on the boards and committees of other companies has given him experience that adds further depth to the Exelon corporate governance committee. He has spoken at and participated in a number of corporate governance conferences. He was named by the Outstanding Directors Exchange as one of six 2010 Outstanding Directors.

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  MAYO A. SHATTUCK III

LOGO

 Former Chairman, President  and Chief Executive Officer of  Constellation Energy

 Age:62

 Director since:2012

 Chairman of the Board

 Committees:

 Member-Finance and Risk  Committee (eff. 2/1/16)

 Member-Generation

 Oversight Committee

 Member-Investment

 Oversight Committee

Mr. Shattuck is Chairman of the Board of Exelon Corporation. Previously, Mr. Shattuck served as the Executive Chairman from March 2012 to February 2013. Prior to joining Exelon, Mr. Shattuck was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Constellation Energy, a position he held from 2001 to March 2012. Mr. Shattuck was previously at Deutsche Bank, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown and, during his tenure, served as Global Head of Investment Banking and Global Head of Private Banking. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust Corporation, which merged with Deutsche Bank in June 1999. From 1991 until 1997, Mr. Shattuck was President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Alex. Brown Inc., which merged with Bankers Trust in September 1997. Mr. Shattuck is the past Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and was previously a member of the executive committee of the board of Edison Electric Institute. He was also Co-Chairman of the Center for Strategic & International Studies Commission on Nuclear Policy in the United States. He currently serves on the board of directors of Gap Inc. and is chairman of its audit and finance committee. He also serves as a director of Capital One Financial Corporation, where he is chairman of its compensation committee, and Alarm.com Holdings, Inc., where he is a member of the nominating and governance committee.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Knowledge of Exelon’s business / industry experience

  Innovation and technology experience

  Government and regulatory experience

  Risk oversight / risk management experience

  Investor relations / investment management experience

  Manufacturing, construction, engineering and performance management experience

Mr. Shattuck’s qualifications to serve as director include his extensive experience in business and the energy industry in particular, gained from his service as Constellation Energy’s Chief Executive Officer, which enables him to effectively identify strategic priorities and execute strategy. His financial expertise gained from his years of experience in the financial services industry also brings a valuable perspective to the board.

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  STEPHEN D. STEINOUR

LOGO

 Chairman, President and Chief  Executive Officer of  Huntington  Bancshares  Incorporated

 Age:58

 Director since:2007

 Committees:

 Chair-Finance and Risk

 Committee

 Member-Audit Committee

Mr. Steinour is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (since 2009), a $101 billion regional bank holding company. Previously, he was the Chairman and Managing Partner of CrossHarbor Capital Partners, a private equity firm (2008-January 2009). From 2006 to 2008, he was President and CEO of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., a multistate commercial bank holding company. Prior to that, Mr. Steinour served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Mid-States regional banking (2005-2006). He served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Mid-Atlantic Region (2001-2005). At the beginning of his career, Mr. Steinour was an analyst for the U.S. Treasury Department and subsequently worked for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Steinour was a member of the board of trustees of the Liberty Property Trust (an office and industrial property real estate investment trust) from February 2010 until May 2014, where he served on its audit and compensation committees. Mr. Steinour has served on the board of directors of L Brands (fashion retailer) since 2014. He was elected to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Board in November 2013. He is Vice Chair of the Ohio Business Roundtable, Vice Chair of the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation, and a member of the Columbus Partnership where he serves on the executive committee. Mr. Steinour serves on the board of directors of the Financial Services Roundtable. He is a member of the American Bankers Association. Mr. Steinour is a member of council of The Pennsylvania Society, a non-profit, charitable organization which celebrates service to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Steinour also served as a member on the policy and legal affairs committees of the Pennsylvania Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs in large Pennsylvania companies representing significant employment and economic activity in the Commonwealth. He also has served on the board of and as the chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.

KEY EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

  Financial, accounting and financial reporting experience

  Senior Management Leadership / CEO Experience

  Innovation and technology experience

  Government and regulatory experience

  Risk oversight / risk management experience

  Investor relations / investment management experience

Mr. Steinour’s experience as Chairman and CEO of Huntington Bancshares gives him a strong background in mergers and acquisitions, including post-merger integration and conversions, as well as in business development, business creation and partnerships. His experience at Citizens Bank gave him knowledge of the markets that Exelon Generation and PECO serve. His experience as a banker, with strong credit and risk management experience

Investor relations and knowledge of credit and capital markets, and hisinvestment management experience as Chairman and CEO of Huntington Bancshares enhances Mr. Steinour’s value to the Exelon board and to the finance and risk and audit committees. The National Association of Corporate Directors named Mr. Steinour to its 2016 “Directorship 100.”

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Director Independence

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

UnderThe Board has determined that all non-employee Directors who served on the Board in 2017 and all nominees for election, except for Mr. Crane, are independent according to applicable law and the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as incorporated into the Independence Standards for Directors found in Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles, a substantial majority ofPrinciples. The Board has also determined that the board must be composed of independent directors, as defined by the NYSE. In addition to complying with the NYSE rules, Exelon monitors the independence of audit and compensation and leadership development committee members under rules of the SEC (for members of the audit committeeAudit, Compensation and compensationLeadership Development, and leadership development committee)Corporate Governance Committees are independent within the meaning of applicable laws, the listing standards of the NYSE, and the Internal Revenue Service (for membersIndependence Standards for Directors. Mr. Crane is not considered independent because of his employment as President and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon.

Pursuant to Exelon’s related person transactions policy, the compensationBoard also takes into account information provided by Directors about business and leadership development committee). The board has adopted independence criteria corresponding to the NYSE rules for director independence and the following categorical standards to address those relationships that are not specifically covered by the NYSE rules:

1.A director’s relationship with another company with which Exelon does business will not be considered a material relationship that would impair the director’s independence if the aggregate of payments made by Exelon to that other company, or received by Exelon from that other company, in the most recent fiscal year, is less than the greater of $1 million or 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenues in that year. In making this determination, a commercial transaction will not be deemed to affect a director’s independence, if and to the extent that: (a) the transaction involves rates or charges that are determined by competitive bidding, set with reference to prevailing market prices set by a well-established commodity market, or fixed in conformity with law or governmental authority; or (b) the provider of goods or services in the transaction is determined by the purchaser to be the only practical source for the purchaser to obtain the goods or services.

2.If a director is a current employee, or a director’s immediate family member is an executive officer, of a charitable or othertax-exempt organization to which Exelon has made contributions, the contributions will not be considered a material relationship that would impair the director’s independence if the aggregate of contributions made by Exelon to that organization in its most recent fiscal year is less than the greater of $1 million or 2% of that organization’s consolidated gross receipts in that year. In any other circumstance, a director’s relationship with a charity or othertax-exempt organization to which Exelon makes contributions will not be considered a material relationship that would impair the director’s independence if the aggregate of all contributions made by Exelon to that organization in its most recent fiscal year is less than the greater of $1 million or 5% of that organization’s consolidated gross receipts in that year. Transactions and relationships with charitable and othertax-exempt organizations that exceed these standards will be evaluated by the board to determine whether there is any effect on a director’s independence.

Each year, directors are requested to provide information about their businessfamilial-based relationships with Exelon including other boards on which they may serve and their charitable, civic, cultural and professional affiliations. We also gather information on significant relationships between their immediate family membersUnder the policy, all transactions and Exelon. All relationships are evaluated by Exelon’s Office of Corporate Governance, for materiality. Data on transactions between Exelon and companies for which an Exelon director or an immediate family member serves as a director or executive officer areinformation is presented to the corporate governance committee, which reviews the dataCorporate Governance Committee and makes recommendations to the full board regardingBoard for a determination of the materiality of such relationships on independence and for the purposeapproval of assessing director independence. The corporate governance committee considers other factors that may be relevantany related person transactions identified. Details related to director independence, such as tenure and personal relationships. The same information is considered by the full board in making the final determination of independence.

Mr. Crane is not considered an independent director because of his employment as president and chief executive officer of Exelon. Each of the other current Exelon directors was determined by our board of directors to be “independent” under applicable guidelines presented above. The amounts involvedall transactions reviewed are provided in the transactions between Exelon and its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the companies with which a director or an immediate family member is associated, on the other hand, all fell below the thresholds specified by the NYSE rules and the categorical standards specified in the company’s Corporate Governance Principles. Because Exelon provides utility services through its subsidiaries ACE, BGE, DPL, ComEd, PECO, Pepco and Constellation and many of its directors live in areas served by the Exelon subsidiaries, many of the directors are affiliated with businesses and charities that receive utility services from Exelon’s subsidiaries. The corporate governancechart below.

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committee does not review transactions pursuant to which Exelon sells gas or electricity to these businesses or charities at tariffed rates. Similarly, because Exelon and its subsidiaries are active in their communities and make substantial charitable contributions, and many of Exelon’s directors live in communities served by Exelon and its subsidiaries and are active in those communities, many of Exelon’s directors are affiliated with charities that receive contributions from Exelon and its subsidiaries. None of the directors or their immediate family members is an executive officer of any charitable organizations to which Exelon or its subsidiaries contribute. All such payments to charitable organizations were immaterial under the applicable independence criteria.

We describe below various transactions and relationships considered by the board inWhen assessing the independence of Exelon directors.

Anthony K. Anderson

Mr. Anderson serves as a director of a companyDirector nominees, the Corporate Governance Committee takes into account the impact that is a customer of Exelon. The company paid Exelon approximately $1.5 million in 2016.

Ann C. Berzin

Ms. Berzin serves as a director of a public company that provides equipment and services to Exelon Generation. In 2016, Exelon paid that company approximately $134,000.

Nicholas DeBenedictis

Mr. DeBenedictis serves as the non-executive chairman of a public water utility company that received approximately $11 million from Exelon for water supplies. Exelon made these purchases under tariffed utility rates. The company is also a customer of Exelon and paid approximately $14.1 million to Exelon in 2016. Mr. DeBenedictis serves as a director of anot-for-profit company that received approximately $4.3 million from Exelon in 2016 for health care coverage for Exelon employees. The company also paid Exelon approximately $2.2 million for power in 2016. Mr. DeBenedictis serves as a director of a company which provides asset protection solutions. Exelon paid that company approximately $1.8 million in 2016. Mr. DeBenedictis also servestenure may have on the Advisoryindependence of certain longer-tenured incumbent Board ofnominees. The Board places a company which provides engineering consulting services for which Exelon paid approximately $3 million in 2016. Mr. DeBenedictis serves as a director of a company that Exelon paid $2.3 million for Renewable Energy Credits in 2016. Mr. DeBenedictis also serveshigh value on the Advisoryperspectives and contributions that our longer serving Directors provide to Board discussions, having served Exelon during various industry developments and with different management teams over the years. The Board determined that the independence of the longer-tenured Directors has not been diminished by their years of service on the Board. Exelon’s longer-tenured Directors continue to thoughtfully challenge management and provide reasoned, balanced, and insightful guidance to senior management and the Board and its decisions.

In January 2018, the Board amended the Corporate Governance Principles and, as part of the amendments, determined that certain categories of relationships do not affect a company which provides financial services for which Exelon paid $13 millionDirector’s independence. These Categorical Standards of Independence are set forth in 2016.Appendix A-4. The amended Corporate Governance Principles and Categorical Standards of Independence were not applied to the independence determinations made in January 2018, but will be applied in future determinations.

DirectorSummary of Relationship
Anthony K. AndersonMr. Anderson serves as a director of Avery Dennison, a public company, which purchased power and gas in 2017 from Exelon subsidiary Constellation Energy, based on a competitively bid process.
Ann C. BerzinMs. Berzin serves as a director of Ingersoll Rand plc, a public company that provided equipment and services to Exelon Generation. In 2017, Exelon paid Ingersoll Rand approximately $574,000. In addition, Ingersoll Rand purchased power in 2017 from Exelon subsidiary, Constellation Energy, based on a competitively bid process.
Nicholas DeBenedictis

Mr. DeBenedictis serves as the Chairman Emeritus of Aqua America, a public water utility company that supplied water in 2017 to PECO, an Exelon subsidiary, under tariffed utility rates. Aqua America is also a customer of Exelon subsidiaries, PECO, ComEd, and Constellation Energy for which it paid approximately $14.1 million for power and gas at tariffed rates or through a competitively bid process in 2017.

Mr. DeBenedictis serves as a director of Independence Blue Cross, a not-for-profit company that received approximately $51.8 million from Exelon in 2017 for health care coverage for Exelon employees. The transaction was the result of a competitively bid process.

Mr. DeBenedictis serves as a director of MISTRAS Group, a public company which provides asset protection solutions. Exelon paid that company approximately $1.85 million in 2017. The transaction was the result of a competitively bid process.

Mr. DeBenedictis serves on the advisory board of Pennoni Associates, Inc., a company which provides engineering consulting services for which Exelon paid approximately $5.3 million in 2017 at arms-length terms.

Mr. DeBenedictis serves as a director of P.H. Glatfelter, a public manufacturing company to which Exelon paid $818,000 for Renewable Energy Credits in 2017. The transaction was effected through the use of a blind auction process.

Mr. DeBenedictis also serves on the advisory board of PNC Bank, a company that provides financial services and participates in some Exelon credit facilities at arms-length terms for which Exelon paid $7.2 million in 2017.

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Linda P. Jojo

Ms. Jojo is an employee of a commercial airline. In 2016, Exelon paid that company approximately $5.2 million.

Richard W. Mies

Admiral Mies serves as the director of a public company that provides services to Exelon Generation. In 2016, Exelon paid that company approximately $4.8 million. Admiral Mies also serves as a consultant to a company that acted as a consultant to Exelon in 2016. Exelon paid that company approximately $3.6 million in 2016.

John W. Rogers, Jr.

Mr. Rogers serves as a director of a company that is a customer of Exelon. The company paid Exelon approximately $18.7 million in 2016.

Mayo A. Shattuck III

Mr. Shattuck serves as a director of a company that paid Exelon approximately $300,000 in 2016. Mr. Shattuck also serves as the director of a public company that paid Exelon approximately $7.9 million for purchases from Constellation in 2016.

Stephen D. Steinour

Mr. Steinour is the chairman, presidentBoard and chief executive officer of a company that provided financial services to Exelon. In 2016, Exelon paid that company approximately $300,000. For additional information, see Corporate Governance Matters

DirectorSummary of Relationship
Nancy L. GioiaMs. Gioia serves as a director of Meggitt, PLC, an aerospace manufacturer listed on the London Stock Exchange that received approximately $715,000 from Exelon in 2017 for consulting services. The transactions were the result of a competitively bid process.
Linda P. JojoMs. Jojo is an employee of United Continental Holdings, a public company and commercial airline. In 2017, Exelon paid United approximately $5.7 million for regularly occurring employee travel at established market rates.
Richard W. Mies

Admiral Mies serves as a director of BWX Technologies, a public company that provides nuclear operations and technical services to Exelon Generation for which Exelon paid approximately $3 million in 2017. The transactions were the result of a competitively bid process.

Admiral Mies also serves as a consultant to LEIDOS, a public company to which Exelon paid approximately $3.2 million in 2017 for consulting services, amounting to less than 2% of LEIDOS’s consolidated gross revenues for 2017.

John W. Rogers, Jr.Mr. Rogers serves as a director of McDonald’s Corporation, a public company which purchased utility services at tariffed rates from Exelon’s utility subsidiaries, and power and gas from Constellation Energy as the result of a competitive bid process in 2017.
Mayo A. Shattuck IIIMr. Shattuck serves as a director of Gap Inc., a public company which purchased power and gas from Constellation Energy, an Exelon subsidiary in 2017. The transactions were the result of a competitively bid process.
Stephen D. SteinourMr. Steinour is the Chairman, President and CEO of Huntington Bancshares, a public company which is a part of a syndicate of banks that participate in Exelon’s credit facilities on similar terms. In 2017, Exelon paid Huntington Bancshares approximately $97,000 in fees.

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RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

As referenced above, Exelon has a written policy for the review and approval or the ratification of related person transactions. Transactions covered by the policy include commercial transactions for goods and services and the purchase of electricity or gas atnon-tariffed rates from Exelon or any of its subsidiaries by an entity affiliated with a directorDirector or officer of Exelon. The retail purchase of electricity or gas from ACE, BGE, ComEd, DPL,Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd), Delmarva Power and Light Company (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), or PepcoPotomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) at rates set by tariff, and transactions between or among Exelon or its subsidiaries are not considered. Charitable contributions approved in accordance with Exelon’s Charitable Contribution Guidelines are deemed approved or ratified under the Related Persons Transactionrelated persons transaction policy and do not require separate consideration and ratification.

As required by the policy, the boardBoard reviewed all commercial, charitable, civic and other relationships with Exelon in 20162017 that were disclosed by directorsDirectors and executive officers of Exelon, ACE, BGE, ComEd, DPL, PECO and Pepco, and by executive officers of Exelon Generation that required separate consideration and ratification. TheExelon’s Office of Corporate Governance collected information aboutconducted due diligence on each of these transactions including the related persons and entities involved and the dollar amounts either paid by or received by Exelon. The Office of Corporate Governance also conducted additional due diligence, where required to determine the specific circumstances of the particular transaction, including whether it was competitively bid or whether the consideration paid was based on tariffed rates.

The corporate governance committeeCorporate Governance Committee and the boardBoard reviewed the analysis prepared by the Office of Corporate Governance, which identified those related person transactions whichthat required approval or ratification or approval, under the terms of the policy, or disclosure under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. The Committee recommended the SEC regulations. The corporate governance committee and the board considered the facts and circumstancesBoard’s ratification of each of these related personall transactions including the amounts involved, the nature of the director’s or officer’s relationship with the other party to the transaction, whether the transaction was competitively bid and whether the price was fixed or determined by a tariffed rate.

The committee recommended that the board ratify all of the transactions. On the basis of the committee’s recommendation, the board did so. Several transactions were ratified because the related person served only as a director of the affiliated company, was not an officer or employee of the affiliated company and did not have a pecuniary or material interest in the transaction. For some of these transactions, the value or cost of the transaction was very small, and the boardBoard considered the de minimis nature of the transaction as a further reason for ratifying it. The board approved andBoard ratified other transactions that were the result of a competitive bidding process and therefore were considered fairly priced, or arms-length, regardless of any relationship. The remaining transactions were approved by the board,Board, even though the directorDirector is an executive officer of the affiliated company, because the transactions involved only retail electricity or gas purchases under tariffed rates, or the price and terms were determined as ato be the result of a competitive bidding process. Only oneprocess, or were provided at market terms generally available.

None of the transactions reviewed were determined to be material related person transactions is required to be disclosed in this proxy statement.requiring disclosure under SEC rules.

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Board and its subsidiaries and participates in their credit facilities. Huntington participates in the credit facilities on the same basis as other participating banks with terms based on a competitive process with a syndicate of banks. In 2016, Exelon and its subsidiaries paid Huntington Bank approximately $300,000 in fees for credit facilities and letters of credit. Mr. Steinour, an Exelon director, is also Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Huntington Bancshares, the parent of Huntington Bank.

The corporate governance committee and the Exelon board reviewed Huntington Bank’s participation in the credit facilities as related person transactions and concluded that the transactions were in the best interests of Exelon because Huntington participates in the credit facilities on terms equivalent to those of an unrelated bank. There is no indication that Mr. Steinour was involved in the negotiations of the credit facilities or had any direct or indirect material interest in the transactions or influence over them. As compared to Exelon’s and Huntington’s overall revenues, the transactions are immaterial, individually and in the aggregate.

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The Board’s Role and Responsibilities

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES

Exelon is committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance. We believe that strong corporate governance is critical to achieving our performance goals and maintaining the trust and confidence of investors, employees, customers, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders.

Our Corporate Governance Principles, together with the board committee charters, provide the framework for the effective governance of Exelon. The board of directors has adopted our Corporate Governance Principles to address matters including qualifications for directors, standards of independence for directors, election of directors, responsibilities and expectations of directors, and evaluating board, committee and individual director performance. The Corporate Governance Principles also address director orientation and training, the evaluation of the chief executive officer and succession planning. The Corporate Governance Principles are revised from time to time to reflect emerging governance trends and to better address the particular needs of the company as they change over time.

THE BOARD’S FUNCTION AND STRUCTUREOverview

Exelon’s business, property and affairs are managed under the direction of the boardBoard of directors. The board is elected by shareholders to oversee management of the company in the long-term interest of all shareholders.Directors. All directorsDirectors stand for election by shareholders annually and in uncontested elections must be elected byreceive a majority of the votes cast.cast in uncontested elections. The boardBoard considers the interests of otherall of its constituencies, which include shareholders, customers, employees, annuitants, suppliers, the communities we serve, and the environment. The boardBoard is committed to ensuring that Exelon conducts business in accordance with the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and transparency.

BOARD LEADERSHIP

Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles grant the boardBoard Oversight of directors discretion to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive officer if the board determines that such a separation is in the best interests of Exelon and its shareholders. Upon the completion of the merger between Exelon and Constellation Energy Group in 2012, the board of directors separated the positions of chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Currently, Mayo A. Shattuck III serves as the independent chairman of the board of directors. Christopher M. Crane serves as president and chief executive officer of Exelon.

As specified in the Corporate Governance Principles, in the event the chairman of the board cannot fulfill his duties, the chair of the corporate governance committee would serve as the acting chairman of the board until such time as a chairman of the board is selected.

Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles establish the position of Lead Director when (1) the positions of chairman of the board and the chief executive officer are held by the same person, or (2) for other reasons the person holding the position of chairman of the board is not an independent director under the applicable director independence standards. Exelon’s chairman of the board is currently an independent director, so the board has not appointed a Lead Director. In the absence of appointment of a Lead Director when a Lead Director is required, the Corporate Governance Principles call for the chair of the corporate governance committee to serve as the Lead Director. Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles specify in detail the responsibilities of the Lead Director.

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Risk

The board believes that Exelon has in place effective arrangements and structures to ensure that the company maintains the highest standard of corporate governance and board independence and independent board leadership and continued accountability of the chairman and the CEO to the board. These arrangements and structures include:

12 of the 13 nominees are independent and meet the independence requirements under the NYSE listing standards and the additional independence requirements under the company’s Corporate Governance Principles.

The audit, compensation and leadership development, and corporate governance committees are composed solely of and chaired by independent directors. The finance and risk, investment oversight, and generation oversight committees are chaired by independent directors.

A significant portion of the business of the Exelon board is reviewed or approved by the board’s committees, and the agendas of the board’s committees are driven by the independent chairs through their discussions with management.

The board agendas, in turn, are determined in large part by the committee agendas, and discussions at board meetings are driven to a significant degree by the committee agendas and the reports the committee chairs present to the full board.

The performance and compensation of the CEO is reviewed annually by the full board in executive session under the leadership of the corporate governance and compensation and leadership development committees.

DIRECTOR RETIREMENT POLICY

Exelon’s director retirement policy provides that independent directors must retire at the end of the calendar year in which he or she reaches the age of 75. Also, independent directors are required to submit to the board of directors a letter offering to resign if his or her principal occupation or business association changes substantially during his or her tenure as a director. The corporate governance committee will review and recommend to the board the action, if any, to be taken with respect to the offer of resignation.

BOARD OVERSIGHT OF RISK

The companyCompany operates in a complex market and regulatory environment that involves significant risks, many of which are beyond its direct control. The companyCompany has an enterprise risk management (ERM)Enterprise Risk Management group consisting of a Chief Enterprise Risk Officer, a Chief Commercial Risk Officer, a Chief Credit Officer, a Vice President of ERMEnterprise Risk Management Operations, a Vice President of ERMEnterprise Risk Management Analytics and a full-time staff of 124. The risk managementEnterprise Risk Management group draws upon other companyCompany personnel for additional support on various matters related to the identification, assessment, management, mitigation and monitoring through established key risk indicators of enterprise risks.

The companyCompany also has a Risk Management Committee comprising select senior officers of the companyCompany who meet regularly to discuss matters related to enterprise risk management generally and particular risks associated with new developments or proposed transactions under consideration.

The Chief Enterprise Risk Officer and the Risk Management Committee regularly meet with management of the companyCompany to identify and evaluate the most significant risks of the businesses and appropriate steps to manage and mitigate those risks. In addition, the Chief Enterprise Risk Officer and the risk managementEnterprise Risk Management group perform a regular assessment of enterprise risks, drawing upon resources throughout the companyCompany for an assessment of the probability and severity of the identified risks as well as the control effectiveness. These risk assessments, which also include the review of operating company-specific key risk indicators, are discussed at operating company Risk Management Committeesrisk management committees before being aggregated and reported and discussed with the board’s financeBoard’s Finance and risk committee as well as the audit committeeRisk Committee and Audit Committee and, when appropriate, the BGE, ComEd, PECO and PHI boards of directors.

The Exelon board’s generation oversight committee evaluates risks related to the company’s generation business. The committees of the Exelon boardFinance and Risk, Audit, and Generation Oversight Committees regularly report to the full board on the committees’Committees’ discussions of enterprise risks.risks to the Board. Furthermore, the Exelon boardBoard regularly discusses enterprise risks in connection with consideration of emerging trends or developments and in connection with the evaluation of capital investments and other business opportunities and business strategies.

Environmental, Social and Governance Oversight

Exelon’s strategy to grow and diversify the Company through targeted investments in our core markets and promising technologies with the potential to reshape the energy landscape include efforts to power a cleaner, brighter future for our customers and communities. We are committed to building the next-generation energy company and applying innovative technologies to manage energy use and meet customer expectations for clean, reliable and affordable power. The Corporate Governance Committee oversees the Company’s strategies and efforts to protect and improve the quality of the environment, sustainability policies and practices.

Director Attendance at Meetings of the Board of Directors and Shareholder Meetings

The Board of Directors held five meetings during 2017, including a two-day strategy retreat with senior officers of Exelon and its subsidiary companies. Each incumbent Director nominee attended at least 75% of the combined Board and Committee meetings of which he or she was a member. Attendance at Board and Committee meetings during 2017 averaged 96.84% for incumbent Directors as a group.
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While Exelon does not have a formal policy requiring attendance at the annual shareholders meeting, all Directors attended the 2017 annual shareholders meeting.

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Board Leadership

BOARD/COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR EVALUATION

The board has an annual evaluation process that is coordinatedExelon’s bylaws permit the independent members of the Board to determine the leadership structure of the Board including whether the roles of Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer should be performed by the chairsame individual or whether the roles should be performed by separate individuals. As a matter of policy, the Board believes that separation of these functions is not required, and whether to combine the roles or not is a matter for the Board’s sole discretion, taking into consideration the current and anticipated circumstances of the corporate governance committee: committee self-evaluations; a full board evaluation;Company, the skills and the evaluationexperiences of the individual directors. The committee self-evaluations consider whetheror individuals in question, and how well each committee has performed the responsibilities in its charter, whether the committee members possess the right skills and experience to perform their responsibilities or whether additional education or training is required, whether there are sufficient meetings covering the right topics, whether the meeting materials are effective, and other matters. The full board evaluation considers the following factors, among others, in lightleadership composition of the committee self-assessments: (1)Board. The Board reviews its leadership structure periodically and as circumstances warrant. The Board separated the effectivenessroles of Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer in 2012 upon the board organizationcompletion of its merger with Constellation Energy Group and committee structure; (2)named Mayo Shattuck as Board Chair and Christopher Crane as President and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon. We find that this leadership structure ensures independent oversight and promotes the qualityBoard’s ability to effectively represent the best interests of meetings, agendas, presentations and meeting materials; (3)all shareholders.

Because the effectiveness of director preparation and participation in discussions; (4)Board is committed to continued independent oversight at all times, the effectiveness of director selection, orientation and continuing education processes; (5)Corporate Governance Principles provide that the effectiveness of the process for establishing the CEO’s performance criteria and evaluating his performance; and (6) the quality of administrative planning and logistical support.

Individual director performance assessments are conducted informally as needed and involve a discussion among the chairman and other directors, includingindependent members of the corporate governance committee, usingBoard shall select and elect a Lead Independent Director in the performance expectationsevent the Board Chair and Chief Executive role are held by the same individual or the person holding the role of Board Chair is not independent under Exelon’s Independence Standards for directors contained inDirectors. At any time during which the position of Lead Independent Director may be required but is vacant due to timing considerations, the Chair of the Corporate Governance Principles. In addition,Committee shall serve as the chairLead Independent Director.

Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles provide a full outline of the corporate governance committee or the chairmanresponsibilities for each of the board provides individual feedback, as necessary.Board Chair, Chief Executive Officer, and any Lead Independent Director.

DIRECTOR EDUCATION

The board has an orientation and onboarding program for new directors and provides continuing education for all directors that is overseen by the corporate governance committee. The orientation program is tailored to the needs of each new director depending on his or her level of experience serving on other boards and knowledge of the company or industry acquired before joining the board. New directors receive materials about Exelon, the board and board policies and operations and attend meetings with the CEO and executive vice presidents and members of their staff for briefings on the executives’ responsibilities, programs and challenges. New directors are also invited for tours of various company facilities, depending on their orientation needs. Incumbent directors are also invited to participate in site visits.

Continuing director education is provided during portions of regular board and committee meetings and focuses on the topics necessary to enable the board to consider effectively issues before them at that time (such as new regulatory or accounting standards). The education often takes the form of “white papers,” covering timely subjects or topics, which a director can review before the meeting and ask questions about during the meeting. The audit committee devotes a meeting each year to educating the committee members about new accounting rules and standards, and topics that are necessary to having a good understanding of our accounting practices and financial statements. The generation oversight committee uses site visits as a regular part of education for its members; the committee holds each meeting at a different generating station (nuclear, fossil or hydro) and the agenda always includes a briefing by local plant management, a tour of the facility and lunch with plant personnel. Continuing director education also involves individual directors’ attendance at director education seminars and programs sponsored by other organizations. The company pays the cost for any director to attend outside director education seminars on topics relevant to their service as directors.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD COMMITTEESBoard Committees

In determining the membership of the committees, the corporate governance committee has sought to have each committee reflect a range of backgrounds and experience and diversity. Every member of the audit committee qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by SEC rules, and most of the members serve or have served on audit committees of other companies. The chairs of the corporate governance and compensation and leadership development committees sit on each other’s committees, which is helpful in the company’s process for evaluating the performance and setting the compensation of the CEO. Several members of the corporate governance committee serve or have served on the corporate governance committees of other corporations. Several of the members of the compensation and leadership development committee have served on the compensation committees of other corporations. The investment oversight committee includes members with experience in investment banking and the economics of energy. Effective February 1, 2016, the finance and risk committee includes all members of the board of directors. The finance and risk committee, therefore, includes members with experience in the economics of energy, nuclear operations, and banking and investment management, reflecting experience in dealing with the range of risks that the company faces.

In 2016,2017, six standing committeesCommittees assisted the boardBoard in carrying out its duties: the audit committee,Audit Committee, the compensationCompensation and leadership development committee,Leadership Development Committee, the corporate governance committee,Corporate Governance Committee, the financeFinance and risk committee,Risk Committee, the generation oversight committeeGeneration Oversight Committee and the investment oversight committee.Investment Oversight Committee. The chairmanBoard Chair and the CEO are invited guests and are welcome tomay attend all committee meetings, except for the CEO when the independent directorsCommittee meetings. All Committees meet regularly in executive session. The committees, theirsession without management.

Committee membership during 2016 and current memberships, changes in committee assignments in 2016, and their principal responsibilities arefor each Committee is described below:

     Audit     Compensation
and Leadership
Development
     Corporate
Governance
     Finance
and Risk
     Generation
Oversight
     Investment
Oversight
AndersonC
Berzin
Crane
de BalmannC
DeBenedictis
Gioia(1)(1)
Jojo
Joskow
LawlessC
MiesC
Rogers(2)C
Shattuck
SteinourC
Meetings in 2017654442

CChair
Member

Notes:
Audit(1)

Compensation

and Leadership

Development

Corporate
Governance
Ms. Gioia will serve on the Finance and Risk and Generation
Oversight
Investment
Oversight
Anderson (Chair)Canning (Chair)2Lawless (Chair)  Steinour (Chair)  Mies (Chair)Rogers (Chair)
Berzinde Balmann (Chair)3Canning2AndersonAndersonCrane Committees through the end of her tenure.

de Balmann1(2)Jojo4de Balmann3BerzinCraneJoskow
JoskowLawlessDeBenedictisCanning2DeBenedictisShattuck
Mies

Mr. Rogers

Crane4Gioia4
Steinourde BalmannShattuck
DeBenedictis
Gioia4
Jojo
Joskow
Lawless4
Mies
Rogers4
Shattuck4 served on the Finance and Risk Committee until April 2017.

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(1)Through April 26, 2016.

(2)Through April 26, 2016, upon Mr. Canning’s retirement from the board.

(3)Effective April 26, 2016.

(4)Effective February 1, 2016.

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AUDIT COMMITTEEMatters

Report of the AuditEach Committee

The audit committee’s primary responsibility is to assist the board of directors in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee and review the quality and integrity of the company’s financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting, the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, and the performance of the company’s internal audit function and of its independent auditor.

The audit committee is comprised entirely of independent directors and is governed by a board-approved, writtenBoard-approved charter stating its responsibilities. TheEach charter is reviewed annually and updated, as appropriate, to address changes in regulatory requirements, authoritative guidance, evolving oversight practices and investor feedback. The audit committee charter wascharters were last amended on January 31, 2017,30, 2018, and isare available on the Exelon website atwww.exeloncorp.comon the Governance page under the Investors tab, and istab. The charters are available in print to any shareholder who requests a copy from Exelon’s corporate secretaryCorporate Secretary as described on page 8980 of this proxy statement.

Audit CommitteeMeetings in 2017: 6

Independence:The Audit Committee is composed entirely of independent Directors.

Report:Pages 42-43

Primary Responsibilities:

The Audit Committee’s primary responsibility is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee and review the quality and integrity of the Company’s financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting, the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, and the performance of the Company’s internal audit committeefunction and of its independent auditor.

The Board of Directors has determined that each of the members of the Audit Committee is an “Audit Committee Financial Expert” for purposes of the SEC’s rules.

The Audit Committee’s principal duties include:

Having sole authority to appoint, retain, or replace the independent auditor, subject to shareholder ratification, and to oversee the independence, compensation and performance of the independent auditor;

Reviewing financial reporting and accounting policies and practices;
Overseeing the work of the internal auditor and reviewing internal controls;

With the advice and assistance of the Finance and Risk Committee, reviewing in a general manner the processes by which Exelon assesses and manages enterprise risk; and
Reviewing policies and procedures with respect to internal audits of officers’ and Directors’ expenses, compliance with Exelon’s Code of Business Conduct, and the receipt and response to complaints regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters.

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Compensation and Leadership Development CommitteeMeetings in 2017: 5

Independence:The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee is composed entirely of independent Directors.

Report:Page 62

Primary Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities of the Committee are to:

Assist the Board in the establishment of performance criteria, evaluation, and compensation setting for the CEO;

Approve the compensation program design and plans for the compensation of all executive officers of Exelon, other than the CEO;
Review and discuss with management Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) for inclusion in the Company’s annual proxy statement and determine whether to recommend to the Board the inclusion of CD&A in the annual proxy statement;
Prepare or cause to be prepared the Compensation Committee Report for inclusion in the annual proxy statement; and

Develop leadership and succession planning policies and criteria for the Company.

The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee is responsible for setting the Company’s general policy regarding executive compensation to ensure that compensation levels and performance targets for Exelon and its subsidiaries are consistent with Exelon’s compensation philosophy and aligns with its strategic and operating objectives.

The Committee is careful to set goals that are sufficiently difficult to meaningfully incent management performance. In setting the goals, the Committee takes into account input from the Company’s executive officers.

The Committee develops recommendations for the CEO’s compensation and collaborates with the Board Chair and Corporate Governance Committee to determine the CEO’s compensation in light of the performance achieved against criteria established by the Board. The Chairs of the Corporate Governance and Compensation and Leadership Development Committees sit on each other’s Committees, which is helpful in the process for evaluating the performance and setting the compensation for the CEO.

The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee has delegated authority to the CEO to make off-cycle equity awards to eligible employees of up to 600,000 shares in the aggregate, and 20,000 shares per recipient in any year. Eligible employees include those below the level of Executive Vice President of Exelon and who are not subject to reporting obligations under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or were subject to the limitations of Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) prior to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Any awards made under this delegated authority are reviewed and ratified by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee.

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Compensation Consultant

The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee is authorized to retain and terminate, without Board or management approval, the services of an independent compensation consultant to provide advice and assistance, as the Committee deems appropriate. The Committee has sole authority to approve the consultant’s fees and other retention terms, and reviews the independence of the consultant and any other services that the consultant or the consultant’s firm may provide to the Company. The compensation consultant reports directly to the Committee.

The Committee first engaged Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC (Meridian) in 2016 as its consultant after conducting a request for proposal process. In reviewing the engagement in 2017, the Committee considered the following factors and determined that Meridian continued to be an independent consultant and had no conflicts of interest:

Meridian performed no other services for the Company or its affiliates and received no other fees from the Company other than for executive compensation consulting for the Committee and Director compensation consulting for the Corporate Governance Committee;
The amount of fees paid by the Company to Meridian in 2017 was less than 1% of Meridian’s gross annual revenues;

Meridian has formal written policies designed to prevent conflicts of interest, including an insider trading and stock ownership policy; and
There were no relationships between Meridian and its consultants and Exelon and its officers, Directors or affiliates.

As part of its ongoing services to the Committee, Meridian supports the Committee in executing its duties and responsibilities with respect to Exelon’s executive compensation programs by providing information and advice regarding market trends and competitive compensation programs and strategies that include:

Market data for each senior executive position, including evaluating Exelon’s compensation strategy and reviewing and confirming the peer group used to prepare the market data;

An independent assessment of management recommendations for changes in the compensation structure;
Assisting management to ensure that the Company’s executive compensation programs are designed and administered consistent with the Committee’s requirements; and
Ad hoc support, including executive compensation and related corporate governance trends.

Meridian attends meetings of the Committee when requested. The Committee may directly or indirectly request Meridian to advise on other executive and non-executive compensation-related projects. The Committee has established a process for determining whether any significant additional services will be needed and whether a separate engagement for such services is necessary.

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Corporate Governance CommitteeMeetings in 2017: 4

Independence:The Corporate Governance Committee is composed entirely of independent Directors.

Primary Responsibilities:

In addition to its responsibilities described elsewhere in this proxy statement, the Corporate Governance Committee’s principal responsibilities include:

Identifying individuals qualified to become Board candidates;

Recommending Board approval of Director nominees for election at the annual meeting of shareholders;
Developing and recommend to the Board a set of governance guidelines applicable to the Company; and
Overseeing the evaluation processes for the Board, Committees, each Director, and the CEO.

The Committee is responsible for taking a leadership role in shaping the corporate governance practices of Exelon including amongst other things:

Board and Committee structure and composition issues;

Performance criteria and evaluations of the CEO and Board Chair if employed by the Company;
Oversight of Exelon’s environmental strategies, including climate change and sustainability policies;

Delegations of authority for Exelon and its subsidiaries;
Oversight of Exelon’s efforts to promote diversity among its contractors and suppliers; and

Recommendations with respect to Director compensation.

The Committee utilizes an independent compensation consultant to assist it in its evaluation and recommendations to the Board with respect to Director compensation. The Chairs of the Corporate Governance and Compensation and Leadership Development Committees sit on each other’s Committees which is helpful in the process for evaluating the performance and setting the compensation for the CEO. The Corporate Governance Committee may utilize other consultants, such as specialized search firms, to identify candidates for Director.

As part of the Corporate Governance Committee’s role in monitoring and oversight of CEO succession planning, the Committee developed an emergency CEO succession plan, which is reviewed by the Committee and the full Board annually. In addition, CEO succession is a topic on the agenda for meetings of the full Board at least twice each year.


Finance and Risk CommitteeMeetings in 2017: 4

Primary Responsibilities:

The Finance and Risk Committee’s purpose and responsibilities include:

Overseeing the Company’s risk management functions;

Overseeing matters relating to the financial condition and risk exposures by Exelon;

Monitoring the financial condition, capital structure, financing plans and programs, dividend policy, treasury policies and liquidity and related financial risk at Exelon and its major subsidiaries;
Overseeing or appraising of the capital management and planning process, including capital investments, acquisitions and divestitures;

Overseeing Company-wide risk management strategy, policies, procedures, and mitigation efforts, including insurance programs;
Overseeing the strategy and performance of risk management policies relating to risks associated with marketing and trading of energy and energy-related products; and

Reviewing and approving risk policies relating to power marketing, hedging and the use of derivatives.

The Finance and Risk Committee includes members with experience in the economics of energy, nuclear operations, banking and investment management and security, reflecting experience in dealing with the range of risks that the Company faces.

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Generation Oversight CommitteeMeetings in 2017: 4

Primary Responsibilities:

The Generation Oversight Committee’s purpose and responsibilities include:

Advising and assisting the full Board in fulfilling its responsibilities to oversee the safe and reliable operation of all generating facilities owned or operated by Exelon or its subsidiaries with principal focus on nuclear safety and, including those facilities in which Exelon has significant equity or operational interests;
Overseeing the management and operation of the Company’s generating facilities and the overall organizational effectiveness (both corporate and stations) of the generation operations;
Overseeing the establishment of and compliance with policies and procedures to manage and mitigate risks associated with the security and integrity of Exelon’s generation assets; and

Reviewing environmental, health and safety issues related to the Company’s generating facilities.

Investment Oversight CommitteeMeetings in 2017: 2

Primary Responsibilities:

The purpose and responsibilities of the Investment Oversight Committee include:

Overseeing the management and investment of the assets held in trusts established or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary for the purpose of funding the expense of decommissioning nuclear facilities;

Monitoring the performance of the nuclear decommissioning trusts and the trustees, investment managers and other advisors and service providers for the trusts;
Overseeing the evaluation, selection and retention of investment advisory and management, consulting, accounting, financial, clerical or other services with respect to the nuclear decommissioning trusts;

Overseeing the evaluation, selection and appointment of trustees and other fiduciaries for the nuclear decommissioning trusts;
Overseeing the administration of the nuclear decommissioning trusts; and

Monitoring and receiving periodic reports concerning the investment performance of the trusts under the pension and post-retirement welfare plans and the investment options under the savings plans.

The Investment Oversight Committee also provides general oversight of Exelon’s investment management functions. The Committee includes members with experience in investment management, investment banking and the economics of energy and serves as a resource and advisory panel for Exelon’s investment management team and the Board.

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Board Processes and Policies

Board, Committee, and Individual Director Evaluations

Exelon has strong evaluation processes for its Board, six Board Committees, and individual Directors.
Board EvaluationsCommittee EvaluationsIndividual Director Evaluations

The Board conducts an annual assessment of its performance and effectiveness. The process is coordinated by the Board Chair and the chair of the Corporate Governance Committee taking into account the recommendations of the Corporate Governance Committee on the process and criteria to be used for Board, Committee, and individual Director evaluations. All Directors are interviewed by the Board Chair or the chair of the Corporate Governance Committee to discuss the following topics, among others that may arise:

overall Board performance and areas of focus including strategic and business issues, challenges, and opportunities;
Board meeting logistics;
CEO, senior management and Director succession planning;
accountability to shareholder views;
Board Committee structure and composition;
Board culture;
Board composition; and
management performance, including quality of materials, provided to the Directors.

Interviews also seek practical input on what the Board should continue doing, start doing, and stop doing. Following such interviews, the Board Chair and Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee collaborate to prepare and provide a summary of the assessment input provided and discussed with the Board.

All six of the Board’s Committees conduct annual assessments of their performance and take into consideration:

the sufficiency of their charters;
whether Committee members possess the right skills and experiences or whether additional education or training is required;
whether there are sufficient meetings covering the right topics; and
whether meeting materials are effective, among other matters.

A summary of all Committee assessment results is provided to the Corporate Governance Committee and Board for review and discussion.

Individual Directors are assessed regularly taking into consideration experience, tenure, qualifications, and core competencies as well as contributions and performance. The process for individual Director performance assessments was recently strengthened to include peer and senior management input on the contributions and performance of six of the current twelve independent Directors, with the remaining six Directors undergoing such assessment next year. The Board was divided into two groups taking into account tenure and other diversity considerations to effectively and thoughtfully execute such assessments. All Directors were interviewed to provide input on each of the six Directors and four members of senior management also provided input, based on their regular interactions with Board members. Interviews were conducted by the chair of the Corporate Governance Committee in 2018, as the Board Chair volunteered to undergo assessment in 2018. Topics covered in the interviews included:

meeting preparedness;
meaningful and constructive participation and contributions;
respectful, effective and candid communication skills;
demonstrated independence;
Company and industry knowledge;
strategic foresight; and
openness to new learnings and training.

Interviews also sought practical input on what Directors should continue doing, start doing, and stop doing. After discussing with the Corporate Governance Committee, the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee collaborates with the Board Chair and feedback is conveyed separately to the individual Directors assessed for developmental opportunities.

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Director Education

The Board has an orientation and onboarding program for new Directors and provides continuing education for all Directors that is overseen by the Corporate Governance Committee.

New Director
Orientation
The orientation program is tailored to the needs of each new Director depending on his or her level of experience serving on other boards and knowledge of the Company or industry acquired before joining the Board. Materials provided to new Directors include information on the Company’s vision, strategic direction, financial matters, corporate governance practices, Code of Business Conduct, and other key policies and practices. New Directors also meet with the CEO, senior executives and members of their staff for briefings on the executives’ responsibilities, programs and challenges. New Directors are also invited for tours of various Company facilities, depending on their orientation needs. Incumbent Directors are also invited to participate in site visits.
Continuing
Director
Education
Continuing director education is provided during portions of Board and Committee meetings and is focused on topics necessary to enable the Board to consider effectively issues before them at that time (such as new regulatory or accounting standards). The education often takes the form of “white papers,” covering timely subjects or topics, which a Director can review before the meeting and ask questions about during the meeting. The Audit Committee devotes a meeting each year to educating the Committee members about new accounting rules and standards, and topics that are necessary to having a good understanding of our accounting practices and financial statements. The Generation Oversight Committee uses site visits as a regular part of education for its members by holding each of its meetings at a different generating station (nuclear, fossil or hydro). Each Generation Oversight Committee meeting agenda includes a briefing by local plant management, a tour of the facility, and lunch with plant personnel.
Director
Education
Seminars
Continuing director education also involves individual Directors’ attendance at education seminars and programs sponsored by other organizations. The Company covers the cost for any Director who wishes to attend external programs and seminars on topics relevant to their service as Directors.

Corporate Governance Principles

Our Corporate Governance Principles, together with the articles of incorporation, bylaws, Committee charters, and other policies and practices, provide the framework for the effective governance of Exelon. The Corporate Governance Principles address matters including the Board’s responsibilities and role; Board structure, Director selection, evaluation, and other expectations; Board operations; Board Committees; and additional matters such as succession planning, executive stock ownership requirements, and our recoupment policy. The Corporate Governance Principles are reviewed periodically and were last amended in January 2018 to reflect evolving governance trends and to remain contemporary with the needs of the Company and its stakeholders.

Process for Communicating with the Board

Shareholders and other interested persons can communicate with any Director or the independent Directors as a group by writing to them, c/o Thomas S. O’Neill, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Exelon Corporation, 10 South Dearborn Street, P.O. Box 805398, Chicago, Illinois 60680-5398. The Board has instructed the Corporate Secretary to review communications initially and transmit a summary to the Directors and to exclude from transmittal any communications that are commercial advertisements, other forms of solicitation, general shareholder service matters or individual service or billing complaints. Under the Board policy, the Corporate Secretary will forward to the Directors any communication raising substantial issues. All communications are available to the Directors upon request. Shareholders may also report an ethics concern with the Exelon Ethics Hotline by calling 1-800-23-Ethic (1-800-233-8442). You may also report an ethics concern via email to EthicsOffice@ExelonCorp.com.

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Directors’ Compensation

Stock Ownership Requirements for Directors

Under Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles, all Directors are required to own, within five years of joining the Board, at least 15,000 shares of Exelon common stock or deferred stock units or shares accrued in the Exelon common stock fund of the Directors’ deferred compensation plan.

Compensation of Non-Employee Directors

The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding its non-employee Director compensation program. The Committee is authorized to engage outside advisors and consultants in connection with its review and analysis of Director compensation.

In making Director compensation recommendations, the Corporate Governance Committee takes various factors into consideration, including responsibilities of Directors generally, Board leadership roles such as the Board Chair and Committee Chairs, and the form and amount of compensation paid to Directors at comparable companies.

The Board targets Director compensation to be at the median level of compensation paid at the peer group of companies used to benchmark executive compensation.

For service rendered to the Company in 2017, Exelon’s non-employee Directors received the compensation shown in the following table and explained in the accompanying notes.

Name     Annual Board &
Committee
Retainers
$
     Stock Awards
(Description Below)
$
     All Other
Compensation
(Note 1)
$
     
Total
Compensation
$
Anderson        $165,000        $145,000        $        $310,000
Berzin125,000145,00015,000285,000
de Balmann145,000145,00015,000305,000
DeBenedictis145,000145,00015,000305,000
Gioia145,000145,0005,300295,300
Jojo125,000145,00015,000285,000
Joskow125,000145,000270,000
Lawless135,000145,000280,000
Mies165,000145,00019,722329,722
Rogers135,000145,00015,000295,000
Shattuck445,000145,00015,000605,000
Steinour145,000145,00015,000305,000
Total All Directors2,000,0001,740,000130,0223,870,022
(1)

Values in this column represent gifts made by the Company or the Exelon Foundation as the matching portion of the Director’s contributions to qualified not-for-profit organizations pursuant to Exelon’s matching gift plan described below in Other Compensation. For Mr. Mies, the amount also includes $4,722, the incremental cost to the Company for travel from an Exelon Board meeting to another professional engagement.

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Fees Earned or Paid in Cash

The following table sets forth the components of the cash compensation paid in 2017 to Exelon’s non-employee Directors.

RoleAnnual Cash
Retainer
Non-Employee Director      $125,000
Board Chair300,000
Chairs of Audit Committee, Compensation and Leadership Development Committee,
Finance and Risk Committee and Generation Oversight Committee
20,000
Chairs of Corporate Governance Committee and Investment Oversight Committee10,000
Generation Oversight Committee Member, including the Chair20,000

In December 2017, the Corporate Governance Committee reviewed a director compensation study prepared by Meridian at the request of the Committee. The Meridian study indicated that the compensation paid to some Committee chairs should be adjusted to reflect the work load and responsibilities associated with the position and was below the median for the peer group. The Meridian study otherwise confirmed that Exelon’s Director compensation and Director stock ownership requirements were appropriately set at about the median level of the peer group. The Committee also determined that the compensation paid to some Committee chairs should be adjusted to reflect the work load and responsibilities associated with the position. The Committee recommended that the compensation payable to the Chairs of the Audit and Finance and Risk Committee should be increased to $25,000 per year, the compensation payable to the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee should be increased to $20,000 per year, and the compensation payable to the Chair of the Investment Oversight Committee should be increased to $15,000 per year. The Board approved the changes in Committee chair fees to be effective as of January 1, 2018.

No additional compensation is paid for meeting attendance.

Deferred Compensation

Directors may elect to defer any portion of cash compensation described above into a non-qualified multi-fund deferred compensation plan. Under the plan, each Director has an unfunded account where the dollar balance can be invested in one or more of several mutual funds, including one fund composed entirely of Exelon common stock. Fund balances (including amounts invested in the Exelon common stock fund) are settled in cash and may be distributed in a lump sum or in annual installment payments upon a Director reaching age 65, age 72, or upon retirement from the Board. These funds are identical to those that are available to Company employees who participate in the Exelon Employee Savings Plan.

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Fees Paid in Stock Awards

A significant portion of Director compensation is paid in the form of deferred stock units to align the interests of Directors with the interests of shareholders. In 2017, Exelon’s non-employee Directors received deferred stock units worth $145,000 that are paid quarterly in arrears. Deferred stock units are credited to a notional account maintained on the books of the Company at the end of each calendar quarter based upon the closing price of Exelon common stock on the day the quarterly dividend is paid. Deferred stock units earn dividend equivalents at the same level and at the same time that dividends are paid on shares of Exelon common stock. Dividend equivalents are reinvested in the deferred stock accounts as additional stock units. Deferred stock units are paid out to the Directors upon the end of Board service, when they are settled in shares of Exelon common stock, leaving these amounts at risk during the Director’s entire tenure on the Board.

As of December 31, 2017, the non-employee Directors held the following amounts of deferred Exelon common stock units.

NameTotal Deferred
Stock Units (Note 1)
(#)
Anderson17,982
Berzin49,116
de Balmann59,745
DeBenedictis40,929
Gioia7,237
Jojo8,810
Joskow33,985
Lawless63,967
Mies30,945
Rogers56,454
Shattuck17,693
Steinour34,367
Total All Directors421,230
(1)

Total deferred stock units includes deferred stock units from the current Exelon deferred stock unit plan and stock units deferred from the equivalent plans for Unicom Corporation and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. for Exelon Directors who previously served as Directors of those predecessor companies.

Other Compensation

Exelon Directors may bring spouses or guests to Exelon or industry related events where it is customary and expected. Exelon pays the cost of spousal or guest travel, meals, lodging and related activities when invited to attend such events. The value of this spousal or guest related travel is calculated according to IRS regulations and imputed to the Director as additional taxable income. Directors also receive reimbursement to cover the additional taxes owed on such imputed income. However, in most cases there is no direct incremental cost to Exelon of providing transportation and lodging for a Director’s spouse or guest when he or she accompanies the Director, and the only additional costs to Exelon are those for meals and activities and to reimburse the Director for the taxes on the imputed income. In 2017, there were no incremental costs to the Company for such perquisites.

Exelon and the Exelon Foundation have a matching gift program available to Directors, officers and employees that matches contributions to eligible not-for-profit organizations up to $15,000 per year for Directors, $10,000 per year for executives and up to $5,000 per year for other employees.

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Proposal 2: Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Exelon’s Independent Auditor for 2018
The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors have concluded that retaining PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders based on consideration of the factors set forth in the Report of the Audit Committee on pages 42-43 of this proxy statement. Representatives of PwC will attend the annual meeting to answer questions and will have the opportunity to make a statement.
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Exelon’s Independent Auditor for 2018. 

Auditor Fees

The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by PwC for the audit of Exelon’s annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and fees billed for other services rendered by PwC during those periods.

Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)     2017     2016
Audit fees(1)      $28,483      $24,986
Audit related fees(2)2,2073,656
Tax fees(3)1,2051,943
All other fees(4)379836
(1)

Audit fees include financial statement audits and reviews under statutory or regulatory requirements and services that generally only the auditor reasonably can provide, including issuance of comfort letters and consents for debt and equity issuances and other attest services required by statute or regulation.

(2)

Audit related fees consist of assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by the auditor such as accounting assistance and due diligence in connection with proposed acquisitions or sales, consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and audits of stand-alone financial statements or other assurance services not required by statute or regulation.

(3)

Tax fees consist of tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice and consulting services, including assistance and representation in connection with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to proposed acquisitions or sales, employee benefit plans and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

(4)

All other fees primarily reflect accounting research software license costs.

Pre-approval Policies

The Exelon Audit Committee has a policy for pre-approval of audit and non-audit services. Under this policy, the Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditor taking into account the nature, scope, and projected fees of each service as well any potential implications for auditor independence. The policy specifically sets forth services that the independent auditor is prohibited from performing by applicable law or regulation. Further, the Audit Committee may prohibit other services that in its view may compromise, or appear to compromise, the independence and objectivity of the independent auditor. Predictable and recurring audit and permitted non-audit services are considered for pre-approval by the Audit Committee on an annual basis.

For any services not covered by these initial pre-approvals, the Audit Committee has delegated authority to the Audit Committee Chair to pre-approve any audit or permitted non-audit service with fees in amounts less than $500,000. Services with fees exceeding $500,000 require full Committee pre-approval. The Audit Committee receives quarterly reports on the actual services provided by and fees incurred with the independent auditor. No services were provided pursuant to the de minimis exception to the pre-approval requirements contained in the SEC’s rules.

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Report of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee’s primary responsibility is to assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee and review the quality and integrity of the Company’s financial statements and internal controls over financial reporting, the independent auditor’s qualifications and independence, and the performance of the Company’s internal audit function and of its independent auditor.

The Audit Committee is composed entirely of independent Directors and satisfies the independence, financial experience and other qualification requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and applicable securities laws and regulations. The boardBoard of directorsDirectors has determined that each of the members of the audit committeeAudit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert” for purposes of the SEC’s rules and also that each of the members of the audit committeeAudit Committee is independent as defined by the rules of the NYSE and Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles.

Under its charter, the audit committee’sAudit Committee’s principal duties include:

Having sole authority to appoint, retain, or replace the independent auditor, subject to shareholder ratification, and to oversee the independence, compensation and performance of the independent auditor;

Reviewing financial reporting and accounting policies and practices;

Overseeing the work of the internal auditor and reviewing internal controls;

With the advice and assistance of the financeFinance and risk committee,Risk Committee, reviewing in a general manner the processes by which Exelon assesses and manages enterprise risk; and

Reviewing policies and procedures with respect to internal audits of officers’ and directors’Directors’ expenses, compliance with Exelon’s Code of Business Conduct, and the receipt and response to complaints regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters.

Each member of the audit committeeAudit Committee also serves on the financeFinance and risk committee.Risk Committee. On occasion, the auditAudit and financeFinance and risk committees have metRisk Committees meet jointly to review areas of mutual interest between the two committees.Committees.

The audit committeeAudit Committee meets outside the presence of management for portions of its meetings to hold separate discussions with the independent auditor, the internal auditors, and the chief legal officer.General Counsel.

The audit committeeAudit Committee met sevensix times in 2016,2017, fulfilling its duties and responsibilities as outlined in its charter, as well as receiving periodic updates on the company’sCompany’s financial performance and strategic initiatives, as well as other matters germane to its responsibilities.

Management has primary responsibility for preparing the company’sCompany’s financial statements and establishing effective internal controls over financial reporting. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), the company’sCompany’s independent auditor, is responsible for auditing those financial statements and expressing an opinion on the conformity of the company’sCompany’s audited financial statements with generally accepted accounting principles and on the effectiveness of the company’sCompany’s internal controls over financial reporting based on criteria established in 2013 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

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In this context, the audit committeeAudit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management and PwC the company’sCompany’s audited financial statements contained in the 20162017 Annual Report on SEC Form10-K, including the critical accounting policies applied by the companyCompany in the preparation of these financial statements. The audit committeeAudit Committee discussed with PwC the requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and had the opportunity to ask PwC questions relating to such matters. These discussions included the quality, and not just the acceptability, of the accounting principles utilized, the reasonableness of significant accounting judgments, and the clarity of disclosures in the financial statements.

At each of its meetings in 2016,2017, the audit committeeAudit Committee met with the company’s chief financial officerCompany’s Chief Financial Officer and other senior members of the company’sCompany’s financial management. The audit committeeAudit Committee reviewed with PwC and the company’sCompany’s internal auditor the overall scope and plans for their respective audits in 2016.2017. The audit committeeAudit Committee also received regular updates from the company’sCompany’s internal auditor on internal controls and business risks and from the company’s general counselCompany’s General Counsel on compliance and ethics issues.

The audit committeeAudit Committee met with the internal auditor and PwC, with and without management present, to discuss their evaluations of the company’sCompany’s internal controls and the overall quality of the company’sCompany’s financial reporting. The audit committeeAudit Committee also met with the company’s general counselCompany’s General Counsel and deputy general counsel,Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer, with and without management present, to review and discuss compliance and ethics matters, including compliance with the company’sCompany’s Code of Business Conduct.

On an ongoing basis, the audit committeeAudit Committee considers the independence, qualifications, compensation and performance of PwC. Such consideration includes reviewing the written disclosures and the letter provided by PwC in accordance with applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding PwC’s communications with the audit committeeAudit Committee concerning independence, and discussing with PwC their independence.

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The audit committeeAudit Committee is responsible for the approval of audit fees, and the committeeCommittee reviewed andpre-approved all fees paid to PwC in 2016.2017. The audit committeeAudit Committee has adopted a policy forpre-approval of services to be performed by the independent auditor. Further information on this policy and on the fees paid to PwC in 20162017 and 20152016 can be found in the section of this proxy statement titled “Ratification of PriceWaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Exelon’s Independent Auditor for 2017.2018.” The audit committeeAudit Committee periodically reviews the level of fees approved for payment to PwC and thepre-approvednon-audit pre-approved non-audit services PwC has provided to the companyCompany to ensure their compatibility with independence. The audit committeeAudit Committee also monitors the company’sCompany’s hiring of former employees of PwC.

The audit committeeAudit Committee monitors the performance of PwC’s lead partner responsible for the audit, oversees the required rotation of PwC’s lead audit partner and, through the audit committee chair,Audit Committee Chair, reviews and approves the selection of the lead audit partner. In addition, to help ensure auditor independence, the audit committeeAudit Committee periodically considers whether there should be a rotation of the independent auditor.

PwC has served as the company’sCompany’s independent auditor since the company’sCompany’s formation in 2000. As in prior years, the audit committeeAudit Committee and management have engaged in a review of PwC in connection with the audit committee’sAudit Committee’s consideration of whether to recommend that shareholders ratify the selection of PwC as the company’sCompany’s independent auditor for 2017.2018. In that review, the audit committeeAudit Committee considered both the continued independence of PwC and whether retaining PwC is in the best interests of the companyCompany and its shareholders. In addition to independence, other factors considered by the audit committeeAudit Committee included:

PwC’s historical and recent overall performance on the audit, including the quality of the audit committee’sAudit Committee’s ongoing discussions with PwC;

PwC’s expertise and capability in handling the accounting, internal control, process and system risks and practices present in the company’sCompany’s utility and energy generation businesses, including relative to the corresponding expertise and capabilities of other audit firms; the quality, quantity and geographic location of PwC staff, and PwC’s ability to provide responsive service;

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PwC’s tenure as the company’sCompany’s independent auditor and its familiarity with the company’sits operations and businesses, accounting policies and practices, and internal control over financial reporting;

the significant time commitment required to onboard and educate a new audit firm that could distract management’s focus on financial reporting and internal control;

the appropriateness of PwC’s fees, relative to the company’sCompany’s financial statement risk and the size and complexity of its business and related internal control environment, and compared to fees incurred by peer companies;

an assessment of PwC’s identification of its known significant legal risks and proceedings that may impair PwC’s ability to perform the audit; and

external information on audit quality and performance, including recent PCAOB reports on PwC and its peer firms.

The audit committee hasAudit Committee concluded that PwC is independent from the companyCompany and its management, and has retained PwC as the company’sCompany’s independent auditor for 2017.2018. The audit committeeAudit Committee and the boardBoard believe that the continued retention of PwC is in the best interests of the companyCompany and its shareholders and have recommended that shareholders ratify the appointment of PwC as the company’sCompany’s independent auditor for 2017.2018.

In addition, in reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Exelon audit committeeAudit Committee recommended to the Exelon board of directors (andBoard, and the Exelon board of directors approved)Board approved, that the audited financial statements be included in Exelon Corporation’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2017, for filing with the SEC.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

Anthony K. Anderson,Chair
Ann C. Berzin
Paul L. Joskow
Richard W. Mies
Stephen D. Steinour

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Executive Compensation

February 7, 2017

THE AUDIT COMMITTEEProposal 3: Say-on-Pay: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Anthony K. Anderson, Chair

Ann C. Berzin

Paul L. Joskow

Richard W. Mies

Stephen D. Steinour

COMPENSATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The compensation and leadership development committee is composed entirely of independent directors and is governed by a board-approved charter stating its responsibilities. The charter is reviewed annually and updated, as appropriate, to address changes in regulatory requirements, authoritative guidance, evolving oversight practices and investor feedback. The compensation and leadership development committee charter was last amended on January 26, 2016, and is available on

We provide shareholders with a say-on-pay vote every year at the annual meeting of shareholders. While the vote is non-binding, the Board and Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (referred to as the “Compensation Committee” in the Executive Compensation and Compensation Discussion and Analysis sections) take the results of the vote into consideration when evaluating the Exelon website atwww.exeloncorp.com on the Governance page under the Investors tab, and is available in print to any shareholder who requests a copy from Exelon’s corporate secretary as described on page 89 of this proxy statement.

The compensation and leadership development committee met five times in 2016 and met informally or acted by unanimous written consent at other times. The committee’s principal duties, as discussed in its charter, include:

Ensuring that executive compensation levels and targets are aligned with, and designedprogram. Accordingly, you may vote to achieve, Exelon’s strategic and operating objectives;

Reviewing recommendations from management and outside consultants and approvingapprove or recommending approval of matters ofnot approve the following advisory resolution on the executive compensation for officers of Exelon and its subsidiaries, including base salary, incentive awards, equity grants, perquisites, and other forms of compensation; and

Reviewing and making recommendations to the board on leadership development, succession planning (other than the chief executive officer and president) and diversity.

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Executive officers are involved in evaluation of the performance and development of initial recommendations with respect to compensation adjustments; however,named executive officers at the 2018 annual meeting:


RESOLVED, that the Company’s shareholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation and leadership development committee (and the independent directors with respect to the compensation of the CEO) makes the final determinations with respect to compensation programs and adjustments. The chairman and the CEO are considered invited guests and are welcome to attend the meetings of the compensation and leadership development committee, except when the committee meets in executive session to discuss, for example, the CEO’s compensation. The chairman and the CEO cannot call meetings of the compensation and leadership development committee.

Management, including the executive officers, makes recommendations as to goals for the incentive compensation programs that are aligned with Exelon’s business plan. The compensation and leadership development committee reviews the recommendations and establishes the final goals. The committee strives to ensure that the goals are consistent with the overall strategic goals set by the board of directors (including the individual goals of subsidiaries, as appropriate), that they are sufficiently difficult to meaningfully incent management performance, and, if the targets are met, that the payouts will be consistent with the design for the overall compensation program. Executive officers take an active role in evaluating the performance of the executives who report to them, directly or indirectly, and in recommending the amount of compensation their subordinate executives receive. Executive officers review peer group compensation data for each of their subordinates in conjunction with their annual performance reviews to formulate a recommendation for base salary and whether to apply an individual performance multiplier to the subordinate executive’s incentive payouts, and if so, the amount of the multiplier.

The CEO reviews all of the recommendations of the executive officers before they are presented to the compensation and leadership development committee. The human resources function provides to the compensation and leadership development committee and the independent directors data showing the history of the compensation of the CEO and data that analyzes the cost of a range of several alternatives for changes to the compensation of the CEO, but the executive officers and the CEO do not make any recommendation to the compensation and leadership development committee or the independent directors with respect to the compensation of the CEO.

The compensation and leadership development committee has delegated to the CEO the authority to makeoff-cycle equity awards to employees who are not subject to the limitations of Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 162(m), are not executive officers for purposes of reporting under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are not executive vice presidents or higher officers of Exelon, provided that such authority is limited to making grants of up to 600,000 shares in the aggregate, and 20,000 shares per recipient in any year. The compensation and leadership development committee reviews and ratifies these grants.

During fiscal 2016 and as of the date of this proxy statement, none of the members of the compensation and leadership development committee was or is an officer or employee of the company, and no executive officer of the company served or serves on any compensation committee or board of any company that employed or employs any members of the company’s compensation and leadership development committee or board of directors.

Compensation Consultant

Pursuant to the compensation and leadership development committee’s charter, the committee is authorized to retain and terminate, without board or management approval, the services of an independent compensation consultant to provide advice and assistance, as the committee deems appropriate. The committee has the sole authority to approve the consultant’s fees and other retention terms, and reviews the independence of the consultant and any other services that the consultant or the consultant’s firm may provide to the company. The chair of the compensation and leadership development committee reviews, negotiates and executes an engagement letter with the compensation consultant. The compensation consultant directly reports to the committee.

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The compensation and leadership development committee engaged Semler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC as its consultant through October 2016. In the summer and fall of 2016, the committee reviewed this relationship and determined to engage Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC as its consultant after conducting a request for proposal process involving seven compensation consulting firms. The committee determined that Meridian offered a strong and responsive team and would provide reliable and cost-competitive advice through experience, research and benchmarking. In reviewing the engagement in October 2016, the committee considered the following factors in determining that Meridian is an independent consultant and does not have any conflicts of interest:

Meridian performs no other services for the company or its affiliates and received no other fees from the company;

the firm has formal written policies designed to prevent conflicts of interest; and

there were no relationships of the firm and its consultants and Exelon and its officers, directors or affiliates.

As part of its ongoing services to the compensation and leadership development committee, the compensation consultant supports the committee in executing its duties and responsibilities with respect to Exelon’s executive compensation programs by providing information regarding market trends and competitive compensation programs and strategies. In supporting the committee, the compensation consultant does the following:

Prepares market data for each senior executive position, including evaluating Exelon’s compensation strategy and reviewing and confirming the peer group used to prepare the market data;

Provides the committee with an independent assessment of management recommendations for changes in the compensation structure;

Works with management to ensure that the company’s executive compensation programs are designed and administered consistent with the committee’s requirements; and

Provides ad hoc support to the committee, including discussing executive compensation and related corporate governance trends.

Exelon’s human resources staff and senior management use the data provided by the compensation consultant to prepare documents for use by the compensation and leadership development committee in preparing their recommendations to the full board of directors or, in the case of the CEO, the independent directors, on compensation for the senior executives. In addition to its general responsibilities, the compensation consultant attends the compensation and leadership development committee’s meetings, if requested. The committee, or Exelon’s management on behalf of the committee, may also ask the compensation consultant to perform other executive andnon-executive compensation-related projects. The committee has established a process for determining whether any significant additional services will be needed and whether a separate engagement for such services is necessary.

The committee has a formal compensation consultant independence policy that codifies its past practices. The compensation consultant independence policy is available on the Exelon website atwww.exeloncorp.com, on the Governance page under the Investors tab. The purpose of the policy is to ensure that the advisers or consultants retained by the committee are independent of the company and its management, as determined by the committee using its reasonable business judgment. The committee considers all facts and circumstances it deems relevant, such as the nature of any relationship between a compensation consultant, the compensation consultant’s firm, and the company and the nature of any services provided by the compensation consultant’s firm to the company that are unrelated to the compensation consultant’s work for the committee. Under the policy, a compensation consultant shall not be considered independent if the compensation consultant or the compensation consultant’s firm receives more than 1% of its annual gross revenues for services provided to the company. Under the policy, the compensation consultant reports directly to the chair of the compensation and leadership development committee, and the committee approves the aggregate amount of fees to be paid to the compensation

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consultant or the compensation consultant’s firm. The policy requires that the compensation consultant and any associates providing services to the compensation and leadership development committee have no direct involvement with any other aspects of the compensation consultant’s firm’s relationship with Exelon (other than any director compensation services that may be performed for the corporate governance committee), and that no element of the compensation consultant’s compensation may be based on any consideration of the revenues for other services that the firm may provide to Exelon. For 2016, no fees were paid to Semler Brossy or Meridian for additional services beyond their work as consultants to the compensation and leadership development committee or, in the case of Semler Brossy, their work in preparing a director compensation study for the corporate governance committee.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

The corporate governance committee is composed entirely of independent directors and is governed by a board-approved charter stating its responsibilities. The charter is reviewed annually and updated, as appropriate, to address changes in regulatory requirements, authoritative guidance, evolving oversight practices and investor feedback. The corporate governance committee charter was last amended on January 26, 2016, and is available on the Exelon website atwww.exeloncorp.com on the Governance page under the Investors tab, and is available in print to any shareholder who requests a copy from Exelon’s corporate secretary as described on page 89 of this proxy statement.

The corporate governance committee met five times in 2016. In addition to its other duties described elsewhere in this proxy statement, the corporate governance committee’s principal duties, as discussed in its charter, include:

Reviewing and making recommendations on corporate, board and committee structure, organization, committee membership, functions, compensation and effectiveness;

Monitoring corporate governance trends and making recommendations to the board regarding the Corporate Governance Principles;

Identifying potential director candidates and coordinating the nominating process for directors;

Coordinating the board’s role in establishing performance criteria for the CEO and evaluating the performance of the CEO;

Monitoring CEO succession planning;

Overseeing Exelon’s strategies and efforts to protect and improve the environment, including climate change and sustainability policies;

Approving or amending delegations of authority for Exelon and its subsidiaries; and

Overseeing Exelon’s efforts to promote diversity among its contractors and suppliers.

The committee may act on behalf of the full board when the board is not in session. The committee utilizes an independent compensation consultant to assist it in evaluating directors’ compensation, and for this purpose it periodically asks the consultant to prepare a study of the compensation of the company’s directors compared to the directors of companies in the same peer group used for executive compensation. This study is used as the basis for the corporate governance committee’s recommendations to the full board with respect to director compensation. The corporate governance committee may utilize other consultants, such as specialized search firms to identify candidates for director.

As part of the corporate governance committee’s role in monitoring and oversight of CEO succession planning, the committee developed an emergency CEO succession plan, which is reviewed by the committee and the full board annually. In addition, CEO succession is a topic on the agenda for meetings of the full board at least twice each year. In these discussions, the board reviews the qualifications of several potential internal succession candidates and considers their development opportunities.

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FINANCE AND RISK COMMITTEE

Effective February 1, 2016, the finance and risk committee includes all members of the board of directors. The committee is governed by a board-approved charter stating its responsibilities. The charter is reviewed annually and updated, as appropriate, to address changes in regulatory requirements, authoritative guidance, evolving oversight practices and investor feedback. The finance and risk committee charter was last amended on January 26, 2016, and is available on the Exelon website atwww.exeloncorp.com on the Governance page under the Investors tab, and is available in print to any shareholder who requests a copy from Exelon’s corporate secretary as described on page 89 of this proxy statement.

The finance and risk committee met five times in 2016. The finance and risk committee’s principal duties, as discussed in its current charter, include:

Overseeing the company’s risk management functions;

Overseeing matters relating to the financial condition and risk exposures by Exelon;

Monitoring the financial condition, capital structure, financing plans and programs, dividend policy, treasury policies and liquidity and related financial risk at Exelon and its major subsidiaries;

Overseeing or appraising of the capital management and planning process, including capital investments, acquisitions and divestitures;

Overseeing the company-wide risk management strategy, policies, procedures, and mitigation efforts, including insurance programs;

Overseeing the strategy and performance of risk management policies relating to risks associated with marketing and trading of energy and energy-related products; and

Reviewing and approving risk policies relating to power marketing, hedging and the use of derivatives.

GENERATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

The generation oversight committee met four times in 2016.

The generation oversight committee’s principal duties, as discussed in its charter, include:

Advising and assisting the full board in fulfilling its responsibilities to oversee the safe and reliable operation of all generating facilities owned or operated by Exelon or its subsidiaries, including those in which Exelon has significant equity or operational interests;

Overseeing the management and operation of the company’s generating facilities and the overall organizational effectiveness (both corporate and stations) of the generation operations;

Overseeing the establishment of and compliance with policies and procedures to manage and mitigate risks associated with the security and integrity of Exelon Generation’s assets; and

Reviewing environmental, health and safety issues related to the company’s generating facilities.

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INVESTMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

The investment oversight committee is responsible for general oversight of Exelon’s investment management functions. The committee serves as a resource and advisory panel for Exelon’s management-level investment management team and reports to the board.

The investment oversight committee met three times in 2016.

The investment oversight committee’s principal duties, as discussed in its charter, include:

Overseeing the management and investment of the assets held in trusts established or maintained by the company or any subsidiary for the purpose of funding the expense of decommissioning nuclear facilities;

Monitoring the performance of the nuclear decommissioning trusts and the trustees, investment managers and other advisors and service providers for the trusts;

Overseeing the evaluation, selection and retention of investment advisory and management, consulting, accounting, financial, clerical or other services with respect to the nuclear decommissioning trusts;

Overseeing the evaluation, selection and appointment of trustees and other fiduciaries for the nuclear decommissioning trusts;

Overseeing the administration of the nuclear decommissioning trusts; and

Monitoring and receiving periodic reports concerning the investment performance of the trusts under the pension and post-retirement welfare plans and the investment options under the savings plans.

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COMPENSATION OFNON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

For their service as directors of the corporation in 2016, Exelon’snon-employee directors received the compensation shown in the following table and explained in the accompanying notes. Mr. Crane, not shown in the table, received no additional compensation for his service as a member of the board of directors or its committees.

  Fees Earned or Paid in Cash  Stock
Awards
(see
description
below)
  

All Other
Compensation

(Note 1)

  Total 
  Annual
Board &
Committee
Retainers
  Board &
Committee
Meeting
Fees
    

Anderson

 $132,867  $36,000  $118,709  $  $287,576 

Berzin

  101,630   28,000   118,709   15,000   263,339 

Canning 2

  28,929   20,000   32,143   515,000   596,072 

de Balmann

  111,287   34,000   118,709   15,000   278,996 

DeBenedictis

  109,946   32,000   118,709   15,000   275,655 

Gioia 3

  102,707   22,000   110,193   3,200   238,100 

Jojo

  98,709   24,000   118,709   12,500   253,918 

Joskow

  101,630   32,000   118,709      252,339 

Lawless 4

  112,830   30,000   118,709      261,539 

Mies

  132,867   36,000   118,709   15,000   302,576 

Rogers

  108,709   26,000   118,709      253,418 

Shattuck

  409,946   23,000   118,709   15,000   566,655 

Steinour

  115,788   22,000   118,709   15,000   271,497 

Total All Directors

  1,667,845   365,000   1,448,135   620,700   4,101,680 

(1)

Values in this column represent gifts made by the company or the Exelon Foundation as the matching portion of the director’s contributions to qualifiednon-for-profit organizations pursuant to Exelon’s matching gift plan described below in Other Compensation. For Mr. Canning, the amount includes charitable contributions made by Exelon following his retirement in honor of his service to the company and its shareholders.

(2)

Mr. Canning retired from the board effective April 26, 2016. All retainers were prorated through that date.

(3)

Ms. Gioia was appointed to the board effective February 1, 2016. All retainers were prorated from that date.

(4)

In addition to the amounts shown in the table, Mr. Lawless, who also served as a director of the Exelon Foundation during 2016, received $4,000 from the Foundation for attending meetings of the Foundation’s board. Exelon contributes to the Foundation to pay for the Foundation’s operating expenses.

Compensation Philosophy

The Exelon board has a policy of targeting director compensation to the median board compensation of the same peer group of companies used to benchmark executive compensation. In July 2016, the board adjusted director compensation effective August 1, 2016, based on the advice of the compensation consultant and other analysis by Exelon’s Office of Corporate Governance. The changes were designed to place greater reliance on compensation in the form of stock awards and increase total director compensation closer to the median target. The approved changes resulted in the elimination of fees for attendance at board and committee meetings and attendance at the annual meeting and an increase in the component of director compensation paid as stock awards. Adjustments were also made to retainers paid for some committee chairs and committee membership.

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Fees Earned or Paid in Cash

Based upon advice of the compensation consultant and other analysis by Exelon’s Office of Corporate Governance, the corporate governance committee recommended, and the board of directors approved, changes tonon-employee director compensation effective August 1, 2016. Prior to that date, the cash compensation fornon-employee directors was as follows.

All directors received an annual retainer of $80,000 paid in cash. Thenon-executive chairman of the board received an annual retainer at the rate of $300,000 per year in addition to board and selected committee meeting fees. Committee chairs received an additional $10,000 retainer per year. In recognition of the additional time commitment and responsibility, members of the audit committee and generation oversight committee, including the committee chairs, received an additional $5,000 per year for their participation on these committees, and the chairs of these committees received a $20,000 annual retainer.

Directors received $2,000 for each meeting of the board that they attended, whether in person or by means of teleconferencing or video conferencing equipment. Directors serving on board committees received $2,000 for each meeting they attended; directors serving on the generation oversight committee received $3,000 for each meeting of that committee they attended due to the additional travel that is required and the length of those meetings. Directors also received a $2,000 meeting fee for attending the annual shareholders meeting and the annual strategy retreat.

Effective August 1, 2016, the following changes were made to cash compensation fornon-employee directors:

The chairs of the corporate governance and investment oversight committees receive a $10,000 annual retainer.

The chairs of all other standing committees receive a $20,000 annual retainer.

Each member of the generation oversight committee, including the chair, receives a $20,000 retainer.

Meeting fees are no longer paid.

Each director continues to receive an annual retainer of $80,000 paid in cash. Thenon-executive chairman of the board continues to receive an annual retainer at the rate of $300,000 per year. Fees paid tonon-employee directors in 2016 were prorated to account for the changes made effective August 1, 2016.

Stock Awards

Rather than paying directors entirely in cash, Exelon pays a significant portion of director compensation in the form of deferred stock units in order to align the interests of directors with the interests of shareholders. Prior to August 1, 2016, directors received deferred stock units worth $100,000 per year, payable quarterly in arrears. Effective August 1, 2016, based upon advice of the compensation consultant and analysis by the Office of Corporate Governance, the corporate governance committee recommended, and the board of directors approved, an increase in the annual deferred stock unit compensation to $145,000 per year. Deferred stock units are granted and credited to a notional account maintained on the books of the corporation at the end of each calendar quarter based upon the closing price of Exelon common stock on the day the quarterly dividend is paid. Deferred stock units earn the same dividends available to all holders of Exelon common stock, which are reinvested in the account as additional stock units. The deferred stock units are not paid out to the directors until they retire from the board, leaving these amounts at risk during the director’s entire tenure on the board.

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As of December 31, 2016, the directors held the following amounts of deferred Exelon common stock units.    




Total
Deferred
Stock
Units
(1)



Anthony K. Anderson13,624
Ann C. Berzin43,703
John A. Canning24,907
Yves C. de Balmann53,973
Nicholas DeBenedictis35,794
Nancy L. Gioia3,243
Linda P. Jojo4,762
Paul L. Joskow29,085
Robert J. Lawless58,052
Richard W. Mies26,147
John W. Rogers, Jr50,793
Mayo A. Shattuck III13,344
Stephen D. Steinour29,454
Total All Directors386,881

(1)

Total deferred stock units includes deferred stock units from the current Exelon deferred stock unit plan and stock units deferred from the equivalent plans for Unicom Corporation and Constellation Energy Group, Inc. for Exelon directors who previously served as directors of those predecessor companies.

Deferred Compensation

Directors may elect to defer any portion of their cash compensation described above in anon-qualified multi-fund deferred compensation plan. Each director has an unfunded account where the dollar balance can be invested in one or more of several mutual funds, including one fund composed entirely of Exelon common stock. Fund balances (including those amounts invested in the Exelon common stock fund) will be settled in cash and may be distributed in a lump sum or in annual installment payments upon a director’s reaching age 65, age 72 or upon retirement from the board. These funds are identical to those that are available to company employees who participate in the Exelon Employee Savings Plan.

Other Compensation

Exelon has a board expense reimbursement policy under which directors are reimbursed for reasonable travel to and from their primary or secondary residence and lodging expenses incurred when attending board and committee meetings or other events on behalf of Exelon (including director’s orientation or continuing education programs, facility visits or other business related activities for the benefit of Exelon). Under the policy, Exelon will arrange for its corporate aircraft to transport groups of directors, or when necessary, individual directors, to meetings in order to maximize the time available for meetings and discussion. Directors may bring their spouses or guests on Exelon’s corporate aircraft when they are invited to an Exelon event, and the value of this travel, calculated according to IRS regulations, is imputed to the director as additional taxable income.

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Exelon pays the cost of a director’s spouse’s travel, meals, lodging and related activities when the spouses are invited to attend company or industry related events where it is customary and expected that directors attend with their spouses. The cost of such travel, meals and other activities is imputed to the director as additional taxable income. However, in most cases there is no direct incremental cost to Exelon of providing transportation and lodging for a director’s spouse when he or she accompanies the director, and the only additional costs to Exelon are those for meals and activities and to reimburse the director for the taxes on the imputed income. In 2016, Exelon incurred $1,667 of incremental costs to provide these perquisites and the aggregate amount paid to all directors as a group (13 directors) for reimbursement of taxes on imputed income was $2,070.

Exelon and the Exelon Foundation have a matching gift program available to directors, officers and employees that matches their contributions to eligiblenot-for-profit organizations up to $15,000 per year for directors; $10,000 per year for executives and up to $5,000 per year for other employees.

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Ownership of Exelon Stock

STOCK OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Under Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles, all directors are required to own, within five years after election to the board, at least 15,000 shares of Exelon common stock or deferred stock units or shares accrued in the Exelon common stock fund of the directors’ deferred compensation plan. The board amended the corporate governance principles in July 2013 to increase the ownership requirement from 5,000 shares to 15,000 shares. The corporate governance committee utilized an independent compensation consultant who determined that, compared to its peer group, Exelon’s ownership requirement is reasonable.

To strengthen the alignment of executives’ interests with those of shareholders, the compensation and leadership development committee establishes stock ownership requirements for officers of the company. Officers, other than the CEO, are required to own, within the later of five years after their employment or September 30, 2012, stock having a market value (based on the60-day average stock price as of September 30, 2012) equal to or greater than multiples of their base salary or fixed numbers of shares as shown in the table below. The CEO is required to own six times his base salary. The compensation and leadership development committee has determined that stock options are not considered for purposes of satisfying this requirement. Unvested restricted shares, restricted stock units, and shares held in the Exelon Stock Deferral Plan will count toward the stock ownership requirement, as will certificates and dividend reinvestment plans; shares held in 401(k) Employee Savings Plans; shares held by spouses or children; broker accounts held in street name; and IRAs and trust accounts in which the executive is a beneficiary. These guidelines may be equitably adjusted in the case of promotions in the discretion of the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.

OfficerNumber of Exelon Shares
Chief Executive Officer6 x annual salary divided by60-day average share price
Exelon executive vice presidents and above3 x annual salary divided by60-day average share price
Presidents of subsidiary companies2 x annual salary divided by60-day average share price
Senior vice presidentsThe lesser of 17,500 shares or 2 x annual salary divided by60-day average share price
Vice presidents and other executivesThe lesser of 6,500 shares or 1 x annual salary divided by60-day average share price

The following table shows the status of each currently-employed NEO against the new ownership targets as of January 31, 2017.

Name   



Stock
Ownership
Target
(Shares)
[A]




 
   




Total Shares
and Share
Equivalents
Held as of
January 31, 2017
[B]





 
   


Stock
Ownership
Percentage
[B]/[A]



 
Crane   188,062    531,141    282% 
Thayer   53,148    169,994    320% 
Von Hoene   57,236    190,054    332% 
Cornew   57,236    146,316    256% 
O’Brien   59,280    165,520    279% 

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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TABLE

The following table shows the ownership of Exelon common stock as of January 31, 2017 by each director, each named executive officer in the Summary Compensation Table, and for all directors and executive officers as a group.

    [A]    [B]    [C]    [D]=[A]+[B]+[C]    [E]    [F]=[D]+[E] 

Directors

(Note 3)

   

Beneficially
Owned
Shares


 
   



Shares
Held in
Company
Plans
(Note 1)




 
   






Vested
Stock
Options
and
Options
that Vest
Within 60
days







 
   


Total

Shares
Held

 


 

   




Share
Equivalents
to be
Settled in
Cash
(Note 2)





 
   

Total
Share
Interest


 
Anthony K. Anderson 4       13,624        13,624        13,624 
Ann C. Berzin       43,703        43,703    17,397    61,100 
Yves, C. de Balmann   1,910    53,973        55,883        55,883 
Nicholas DeBenedictis   10,000    35,794        45,794        45,794 
Nancy L. Gioia 4       3,243        3,243        3,243 
Linda P. Jojo 4       4,762        4,762        4,762 
Paul L. Joskow   2,000    29,085        31,085    6,491    37,576 
Robert J. Lawless   3,273    58,052        61,325    16,313    77,638 
Richard W. Mies       26,147        26,147        26,147 
John W. Rogers, Jr.   11,374    50,792        62,166    14,795    76,961 
Mayo A. Shattuck III   379,692    13,344    2,228,958    2,621,994        2,621,994 
Stephen D. Steinour   4,045    29,454        33,499    35,725    69,224 
Christopher M. Crane   313,701    211,233    509,000    1,033,934    6,207    1,040,141 
Jonathan W. Thayer   83,256    86,738    650,366    820,360        820,360 
Kenneth W. Cornew   53,363    91,299    135,200    279,862    1,654    281,516 
William A. Von Hoene, Jr.   109,688    77,135    232,200    419,023    3,231    422,254 
Denis P. O’Brien   98,648    60,910    230,700    390,258    5,962    396,220 
Total            

Directors & Executive Officers as a group (23 people)

See Note 3

   1,314,370    1,023,455    4,196,324    6,534,148    107,775    6,641,923 

(1)

The shares listed under Shares Held in Company Plans, Column [B], include directors’ deferred stock units, officers’ restricted stock units and deferred shares held in the Stock Deferral Plan.

(2)

The shares listed above under Share Equivalents to be Settled in Cash, Column [E], include phantom shares held in anon-qualified deferred compensation plan which will be settled in cash on a 1 for 1 basis upon retirement or termination.

(3)

Beneficial ownership, shown in Column [A], of directors and executive officers, as a group represents less than 1%disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to the rules of the outstanding sharesSEC, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2017 Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables and disclosure.

The Board of Exelon common stock. Total includes share holdings from all directors and NEOs as well as those executive officers listed in Item 1, Executive Officers ofDirectors recommends a vote FOR this proposal for the Registrants in Exelon’s 2016 Annual Report on Formfollowing reasons:

10-K filed on February 13, 2017 who are not NEOs for purposes of compensation disclosure.

(4)

Mr. Anderson was appointed to the board effective February 1, 2013; Ms. Jojo was appointed to the board effective September 1, 2015. Ms. Gioia was appointed to the board effective February 1, 2016.

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Ownership of Exelon Stock

OTHER SIGNIFICANT OWNERS OF EXELON STOCK

Shown in the table below are those owners who are known to Exelon to hold more than 5% of the outstanding common stock. This information is based on the most recent Schedule 13Gs filed with the SEC by BlackRock, Inc. on January 24, 2017, The Vanguard Group on February 9, 2017, State Street Corporation on February 6, 2017, and FMR LLC on February 14, 2017.

Name and address of beneficial owner   
Amount and nature of
  beneficial ownership  

 
              Percent of            

class

BlackRock, Inc. (1)

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10055

   73,653,441   8.0%

The Vanguard Group (2)

100 Vanguard Blvd.

Malvern, PA 19355

   61,839,937   6.70%

State Street Corporation (3)

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street

Boston, MA 02111

   55,931,776   6.06%

FMR LLC (4)

245 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02210

   46,634,135   5.057%

(1)

BlackRock, Inc. disclosed in its Schedule 13G/A that it has sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 64,831,600 shares and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 73,653,441 shares.

(2)

The Vanguard Group disclosed in its Schedule 13G/A that it has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 1,445,471 shares, shared voting power over 192,662 shares, sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 60,206,148 shares, and shared dispositive power over 1,633,789 shares.

(3)

State Street Corporation disclosed in its Schedule 13G that it has shared voting power over 46,405,358 shares and shared dispositive power over 55,931,776 shares.

(4)

FMR LLC disclosed in its Schedule 13G/A that it has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 5,395,152 shares and sole power to dispose or direct the disposal of 46,634,135 shares.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Based upon signed affirmations received from directors and officers, as well as administrative review of company plans and accounts administered by private brokers on behalf of directors and officers which have been disclosed to Exelon by the individual directors and officers, Exelon believes that its directors and officers made all required Section 16 filings on a timely basis during 2016.

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Exelon’s Independent Auditor for 2017

PROPOSAL 2: THE RATIFICATION OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP AS EXELON’S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR 2017

The audit committee and the board of directors have concluded that retaining PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) is in the best interests of the company and its shareholders based on consideration of the factors set forth in the Report of the Audit Committee on pages 26-28 of this proxy statement. Representatives of PwC will attend the annual meeting to answer appropriate questions, and may make a statement if they desire.

The Exelon audit committee policy forpre-approval of audit andnon-audit services to be performed by the independent auditor is available on the Exelon website atwww.exeloncorp.com on the corporate governance page under the Investors tab. Under this policy the audit committeepre-approves all audit andnon-audit services to be provided by the independent auditor, taking into account the nature, scope and projected fees of each service as well any potential implications for auditor independence. The policy specifically sets forth services the independent auditor is prohibited from performing by applicable law or regulation. Further, the audit committee may determine to prohibit other services that in its view may compromise, or appear to compromise, the independence and objectivity of the independent auditor. Predictable and recurring audit and permittednon-audit services are considered forpre-approval by the audit committee on an annual basis. For any services not covered by these initialpre-approvals, the audit committee has delegated authority to the committee’s chair topre-approve any audit or permittednon-audit service with fees in amounts less than $500,000. Services with fees exceeding $500,000 require full committeepre-approval. The audit committee receives quarterly reports on the actual services provided by and fees incurred with the independent auditor. None of the services provided by the independent auditor was provided pursuant to the de minimis exception to thepre-approval requirements contained in the SEC’s rules.

The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the audit of Exelon’s annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and fees billed for other services rendered by PricewaterhouseCoopers during those periods.

           Year Ended December 31,        
(in thousands)   2016    2015 
Audit fees(a)   $24,986    $18,287 
Audit related fees(b)   3,656    2,392 
Tax fees(c)   1,943    1,250 
All other fees(d)   836    160 

(a)

Audit fees include financial statement audits and reviews under statutory or regulatory requirements and services that generally only the auditor reasonably can provide, including issuance of comfort letters and consents for debt and equity issuances and other attest services required by statute or regulation.

(b)

Audit related fees consist of assurance and related services that are traditionally performed by the auditor such as accounting assistance and due diligence in connection with proposed acquisitions or sales, consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards and audits of stand-alone financial statements or other assurance services not required by statute or regulation.

(c)

Tax fees consist of tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice and consulting services, including assistance and representation in connection with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to proposed acquisitions or sales, employee benefit plans and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.

(d)

All other fees primarily reflect accounting research software license costs.

The board of directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” the ratification

of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Exelon’s Independent Auditor for 2017.

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Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

PROPOSAL 3: ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

We are providing shareholders with an annual advisory vote on the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement, in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC. Accordingly, you may vote on the following resolution at the 2017 annual meeting:

RESOLVED, that the company’s shareholders approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the company’s proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to the rules of the SEC, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the 2016 Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables and disclosure.

The board of directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal for the following reasons:

A majorityMost of compensation is performance-based and contingent on achieving financial and operational results that align the interests of executives with those of the company’s shareholders.

Company’s shareholders based on rigorous goals,

In 2016 Exelon had strong financial and operational performance as well asin 2017, achieving total shareholder return (TSR) performanceof 15.1% that continued to build on the 2016 TSR of 32.8%; and

.

The companyCompany achieved success on key strategic initiatives, including the Pepco Holdings Inc. (PHI) acquisition andadoption of Zero Emission Credits (ZEC) policies in the passagestates of the New York clean energy regulation and Illinois, thereby helping to safeguard the Illinois Future Energy Jobs bill.

fair valuation of resilient and emissions-free nuclear power production in those states.

The compensation framework is consistent with best practices that drive outstanding company performance and long-term shareholder value.

The company’sCompany’s compensation framework provides market-aligned pay opportunities that foster the attraction, motivation, engagement and retention of key talent.

talent, to drive outstanding Company performance and long-term shareholder value.

We continued to engage with shareholders in 2017. The compensation committeefeedback received was positive and highly supportive of the board valued the extensive shareholder feedbackchanges we heardimplemented in the summer and fall of 2016 and have implemented significant changes to our incentive plans to strengthen our executive compensation program over the connectionpast two years. In particular, many investors commented favorably on the demonstrated linkage between pay and performance.

performance and the alignment of our incentive compensation goals with the Company’s overall business strategies.

While this advisory proposal, commonly referred to as“say-on-pay,” is not binding, the board of directors and the compensation and leadership development committee will review and consider the voting results when annually evaluating our executive compensation program.

The board of directors unanimously recommends a vote “FOR” approval of the compensation paid to the company’s named executives, as disclosed in this proxy statement.

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Report of the Compensation and Leadership Development CommitteeDiscussion & Analysis

Exelon’sOur Committee strives to design and implement an executive compensation framework is designedthat motivates and rewards Exelon executives to payachieve superior performance for performance and align the interests of our executives with thosebenefit of our shareholders and other key stakeholders.”

TheYves C. de Balmann, Chair, Compensation &and Leadership Development Committee

The compensation & leadership development committee (the compensation committee) is accountable for ensuring that the decisions we make about executive compensation are in the best long-term interests of shareholders. We accomplish this objective by having robust executive compensation principles and incorporating feedback from our shareholders. In 2016, we were disappointed with thesay-on-pay vote outcome. The compensation committee took action by soliciting feedback from shareholders and redesigning the incentive plans to address shareholders’ concerns and to better align the programs with the company’s strategy. A full discussion of these changes is included within the section “2016Say-on-Pay Vote Outcome and Shareholder Engagement.”

The compensation committee has reviewed and discussed theThis Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation(CD&A) discusses Exelon’s 2017 executive compensation program. The program covers compensation for our named executive officers (NEOs) listed below:

S-KExelon’s Named Executive Officers with management

CHRISTOPHER M. CRANEJONATHAN W. THAYERWILLIAM A. VON HOENE, JR.KENNETH W. CORNEWDENIS P. O’BRIEN
President and Chief
Executive Officer, Exelon
Senior EVP and Chief
Financial Officer, Exelon
Senior EVP and Chief
Strategy Officer, Exelon
Senior EVP and Chief
Commercial Officer,
Exelon; President and
Chief Executive Officer,
Exelon Generation
Senior EVP, Exelon;
Chief Executive Officer,
Exelon Utilities

Executive Summary

Business and based on such reviewStrategy Overview, Value Proposition and discussion, the compensation committee recommended to the board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the 2017 Proxy Statement.Performance Highlights

The compensation committeeBusiness Overview

Exelon is composed solely of independent directors. Effective April 26, 2016, Yves C. de Balmann replaced John A. Canning Jr. as the Chair.two primary businesses:

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Regulated UtilitiesElectric Generation

We have regulated operations that consist of six utility subsidiaries, serving approximately 10 million electricity and gas customers, more than any other company in the industry. Our operational performance is top quartile or better across numerous metrics such as the frequency and duration of outages. We have significantly improved the operational performance of PHI since the 2016 acquisition consistent with our long-term strategy to increase investment in regulated assets for the benefit of our customers.

We also operate a competitive generation business that comprises one of the largest and cleanest electric generation businesses in the country and the largest competitive retail supply business serving wholesale, commercial, and industrial customers. We are the largest producer of emissions-free energy in the U.S. and are a best-in-class operator in terms of outage days and operating costs for our nuclear fleet.

March 6, 2017

THE COMPENSATION & LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEEwww.exeloncorp.com     45

Yves C. de Balmann, Chair

Robert J. Lawless

Linda P. Jojo

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Table of ContentsCompensation Discussion & Analysis

Key Take-Aways for 2016

We took considerable actions this year on our executive compensation program in response to the failed 2016say-on-pay vote. These actions were in direct response to shareholder feedback received in meetings and calls conducted by the chair of the compensation committee and management beginning in June 2016.

In the pages that follow we detail our process, evaluation, and changes made. However, for a quick understanding, we have summarized below the performance of your company, the feedback we collected, and the actions we took to strengthen the alignment of pay and performance.

Strong Company Performance

Beat adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS target for the Annual incentive program by 14 cents

Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS growth in 2016 ($2.68) vs 2015 ($2.49) was 8%

EXCone-year TSR (32.8%) outperformed the UTY by 15.4 percentage points and the S&P 500 by 20.9 percentage points

Grew company enterprise value by $14.4 billion through M&A including PHI, ConEd Solutions, and the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (pending)

NY and IL clean energy regulations and legislation

In 2016, through growth and acquisition achieved Fortune 100 status (only utility company)

All time best nuclear operating performance; best in class

Best on record or best in class utility operating performance

Rapid Response to Failed 2016Say-on-Pay Vote

Reached out to shareholders holding approximately 50% of our shares

Immediately addressed the major shareholder concerns by modifying the Annual and Long-Term incentive programs

Changes included:

Moved PShares goal measurement period from annual to3-year

Changed PShare goals to align better with Exelon’s value proposition and strategic initiatives

Removed individual performance multipliers from all incentive programs

Strengthened the TSR modifier

Capped incentive payouts if one-year absolute TSR is negative

Moved operational metrics to Annual incentive program

Removed all legacy change in control taxgross-ups

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Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Exelon’s Value Proposition

The value proposition articulated below provides more granular insights into our long-term strategic goals and the path to achieving these goals. Our continued focus on the following five key strategic initiatives is expected to drive strong operational and financial performance. The table below demonstrates the strong link between Exelon’s value proposition and the compensation components or metrics used in our executive compensation program.

CEO Pay for Performance Alignment

Strategic Business Objective

The board reduced

Compensation Component or Metric

1.

Regulated utility growth with utility EPS rising 6-8% and rate base growth of 7.4% annually through 2021

Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating EPS

Performance measure for annual incentive

Utility Net Income

Performance share award measure
2.

Strong free cash generation and maintaining a strong balance sheet to support utility growth while also reducing debt by $3 billion over the 2016 Annualnext 4 years

Exelon FFO/Debt

Performance share award measure
3.

Invest in utilities where we can earn an appropriate return

Utility Return on Equity

Performance share award measure
4.

Superior operational performance to support achievement of financial objectives

Operational Metrics

Outage duration, outage frequency, net fleetwide capacity factor and dispatch match are performance measures for the annual incentive program payout from 143% to 100%, in part, to address shareholder concerns that the previous year’s AIP payout was too high relative to
5.

Create sustainable value for shareholders by executing business strategy

Relative TSR

Modifier for performance

share award

Overview of 2017 Key Achievements on Objectives

Reported below are the achievements attained on our long-term strategic goals.

Strong Financial and Operational Performance

Strategic Business Objective

The board froze

2017 target pay at 2016 levelsResults

Goal Rigor

1.

2016 adjusted (non-GAAP) operatingRegulated utility growth with utility EPS target was set 5 cents above 2015 actual performancerising 6-8% and rate base growth of 7.4% annually through 2021

Completed 11 distribution and 6 transmission rate cases with regulatory authorities, increasing annual revenue and rate base by an expected combined $396 million
2.

Strong free cash generation and maintaining a strong balance sheet to support utility growth while also reducing debt by $3 billion over the next 4 years

Deployed targeted level of capital of $5.3 billion into our utilities to improve reliability, replace aging infrastructure, and enhance customer experience
3.

Invest in utilities where we can earn an appropriate return

4.

Superior operational performance to support achievement of financial objectives

Utilities performed largely at first quartile levels with especially strong results across key metrics:
BGE, ComEd and PECO achieved 1stdecile performance in the System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI)
BGE and ComEd achieved 1stdecile performance in the Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI)
PHI achieved best ever performance on SAIFI and CAIDI
5.

Create sustainable value for shareholders by executing business strategy

Achieved 2017 adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS target hasof $2.60
Results would have been set at$2.73 absent the deferral of 9 cents in Illinois zero emissions credits (ZEC) revenues given the Illinois Power Agency’s decision to delay the ZEC procurement by one month, into 2018, and a meaningful level above the 2016 actual results (which included the impact of approximately 10 cents of favorable load, primarily driven4 cent impairment due to an unexpected FERC decision regarding utility transmission formula rate mechanisms
Achieved significant judicial success in defending ZEC programs in New York and Illinois
Announced commitment to lower costs by weather) and reflects significant stretch compared to internal budgeting and Wall Street guidance

$250 million on an annual run-rate basis by 2020

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Sustainable Business Practices

Exelon’s sustainability practices – including our environmental and social initiatives – are a fundamental component of our strategy and operations. We achieved significant progress against our objectives in 2017, including:

Expanded paid leave policy to allow both women and men to meet the dual demands of work and family;

Signed the White House Equal Pay Pledge affirming our commitment to uphold fair treatment for all of our employees and aligning with our values;

Increased diversity spending with suppliers by $432 million (a 29% increase from the prior year) demonstrating our strong commitment to diversity and inclusion initiatives;

2017 awards and recognitions include: Billion Dollar Roundtable, Civic 50, Top 50 Companies for Diversity, Best Places to Work in 2017, CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, and UN’s HeForShe;

Exelon and our employees set a new record in corporate philanthropy and volunteerism, committing over $52 million in giving and volunteering 210,000 hours;

Recognized as having the lowest carbon dioxide emissions of the top 20 investor owned utilities; and

Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for the 12thconsecutive year and by Newsweek Green rankings for 9thconsecutive year.

Executive Compensation Program Highlights

What We Do

What We Don’t Do

Pay for performance – 90% of CEO pay and an average of 81% of NEO pay is at risk

Significant stock ownership requirements for Directors and executive officers – 6X base salary for CEO and 3X for other NEOs

Mitigate undue risk in compensation programs (e.g., incentive awards are capped) and conduct an annual risk assessment of the compensation programs

Require double-trigger for change-in-control benefits – change-in-control plus termination

Retain an independent compensation consultant to advise the Compensation Committee

Evaluate management succession and leadership development efforts annually

Provide limited perquisites based on sound business rationale
Seek shareholder feedback on executive compensation programs, engaged with holders of approximately 45% of our shares in 2017

Prohibit hedging transactions, short sales, derivative transactions or pledging of Company stock

Require executive officers to trade through 10b5-1 trading plans or obtain pre-approval before trading Exelon stock

Annually assess our programs against peer companies and best practices

Set appropriate levels of “stretch” in incentive targets, based on industry performance and/or Exelon’s business plan

Provide for discretionary clawbacks of incentive compensation paid or payable to current and former executives under certain circumstances
No guaranteed minimum payout of AIP or LTIP programs

No employment agreements

No excise tax gross-ups for change-in-control agreements

No dividend-equivalents on PShares

No inclusion of the value of LTIP awards in pension or severance calculations

No additional credited service under supplemental pension plans since 2004

No option re-pricing or buyouts

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2017 CEO Pay Outcomes

Strong CEO Pay for Performance Alignment Closely Aligned to Total Shareholder Return (TSR)

Exelon’s TSR of 52.9% for the period January 1, 2016 through December 29, 2017 outperformed the PHLX Utility Sector Index (UTY) by 20.7 percentage points.

Chart provides a comparison of the CEO total compensation as shown in the Summary Compensation Tables of Exelon’s annual proxy statements to Exelon’s stock price over a five-year period beginning December 31, 2012.

CEO pay decreased at an annualized rate of 2.9%, from $17.2 million to $14.9 million, while Exelon’s stock price increased from $29.74 to $39.41 resulting in an annualized rate of increase for TSR of 10.6%.

Continued TSR Outperformance Relative to UTY in 2017

Building on Exelon’s 2016 TSR of 32.8%, we continued to deliver strong TSR performance of 15.1% in 2017, outperforming the UTY by 2.3 percentage points.

For the three-year period beginning in 2015, Exelon trailed the UTY index, dragged down by a negative 22.1% TSR for 2015.

ONE- AND THREE-YEAR TSR GROWTH

CEO

NEOs


Almost 78% of our CEO’s target total direct compensation is in the form of LTIP, which is nearly 6 percentage points higher than the average CEO in our peer group.

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Goal Rigor

The 2017 EPS “Target” goal was set at $2.75, 7 cents above the 2016 actual results and 10 cents above the midpoint of our publicly disclosed 2017 earnings guidance range. 2017 operational metrics were set at challenging levels that corresponded to top quartile performance compared to industry standards.

Building on the 2017 goal rigor, the Compensation Committee set the adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS AIP target for 2018 at a level significantly higher than the Company’s actual performance in 2017, which is generally aligned with the midpoint of our publicly disclosed 2018 financial guidance. For 2018, maximum targets were set at levels that outperform Company historical metrics for three of the four operational metrics:

best-ever for Dispatch Match

best-ever for Nuclear FleetwideCapacity Factor

best-ever for outage frequency results (best-in-class)

first decile of industry standards for outage duration goals

Introduction to Compensation Philosophy and Practices

Exelon’s Executive Compensation Program Philosophy

The goal of our executive compensation program is to retain and reward leaders who create long-term value for our shareholders by delivering on objectives that support the company’sCompany’s long-term strategic plan. The executive compensation program is constructed to attract, motivate, engage and retain the high quality leaders that are necessary towho can effectively manage a company of Exelon’s size and complexity.

In designing the company’sCompany’s executive compensation program, the compensation committeeCompensation Committee strives to align the incentives of our NEOs with the interests of our shareholdersshareholders. This is accomplished by using metrics and challengingadopting goals that tie directly linked to the company’sCompany’s strategy. This includes the use of risk-mitigating design features to discourage our executives and employees from taking excessive risks to drive short-term benefits that may not be in the long-term interests of the company and our shareholders. We believe consistent execution of our strategy over multi-year periods will drive long-term shareholder value creation. Moreover our program is structured to motivate measured but sustainable and appropriate risk-taking.

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A) discusses Exelon’s 2016 executive compensation program. The program covers compensation for our Named Executive Officers (NEOs):Robust Goal Setting Process

Goal-setting process is competitive and well-defined

The Compensation Committee annually reviews components, targets and payouts to ensure that they are challenging, contain appropriate stretch, and are designed to mitigate excessive risk
The Committee considers short- and long-term financial and operational results relative to our internal goals
Goals for the AIP, including Adjusted Operating EPS, are set in January
Exelon provides full-year guidance for EPS and other key financial metrics around the same time

Exelon’s Named Executive Officers

Christopher M. Crane

President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon

Jonathan W. Thayer

Sr. EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Exelon

William A. Von Hoene, Jr.

Sr. EVP and Chief Strategy Officer, Exelon

Kenneth W. Cornew

Sr. EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, Exelon; President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Generation

Denis P. O’Brien

Sr. EVP, Exelon; Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Utilities

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IntroductionTarget levels are challenging to Exelon’s Executive Compensation Programachieve and drive long-term growth and success

EPS metric is aligned generally with external financial guidance

Return and Strategy Overview, Value Proposition and Performance Highlightscash flow metrics are set based on internal business plan

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2016 Say On Pay Vote Outcome and Shareholder Engagement

49

January 2017 CEO Pay Determinations

51

Compensation Program is Directly Linked to Value Drivers

51

Rigorous Targets and Robust Goal-Setting Process

52

Section II: Key Drivers of Compensation Program

Guiding Principles

53

Compensation Governance Best Practices

54

Roles of Board, Compensation Committee and CEO

55

Peer Groups Used for Benchmarking Executive Compensation

55

Section III: NEO Compensation and Rationale

2016 Compensation Program

56

Total Cash Compensation (Base Salary and Annual Incentive Program)

58

2016 Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP)

60

Section IV: Governance Features of Our Executive Compensation Programs

Stock Ownership and Trading Requirements

64

Recoupment (Clawback) Policy

65

Compensation Policies and Practices as They Relate to Risk Management

65

Tax Consequences

66

Appendix

2016 Adjusted(non-GAAP) Operating Earnings

A-1

2014 PShare Scorecard

A-2

2015 PShare Scorecard

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Section I: Executive Summary

Business and Strategy Overview, Value Proposition and Performance Highlights

Business Overview

Exelon is composed of two primary businesses.

Regulated Utilities: We have regulated operations that consist of six regulated utility subsidiaries, and serve approximately 10 million electricity and gas customers, more than any other company in the industry. In March 2016, we closed the $6.8 billion acquisition of PHI, which increased our investment in regulated assets consistent with our long-term strategy.

Electric Generation: We also operate a generation business that comprises the largest competitive electric generation businesses in the country and largest competitive retail supply business serving wholesale, commercial, and industrial customers. More than 90% of our power production is carbon free, and we are thebest-in-class operator in terms of outage days and operating costs.

Financial Strategy Overview

Exelon’s financial strategy centers on employing our competitive integrated business model to deliver stable growth, sustainable earnings and an attractive dividend.

Stable, Visible Growth: We focus our growth capital expenditures toward regulated utility and long-term contracted assets that drive better than peer growth with high level of earnings visibility.

Redeploying Cash Flows: We are redeploying the significant free cash flow from our competitive generation business to fund both outsized regulated utility growth and reduce outstanding debt at Exelon Generation.

Attractive Dividend: We are committed to providing a robust and growing dividend, including 2.5% annual growth through 2018.

Exelon’s Value Proposition and Strategic Initiatives

The value proposition that we articulate for shareholders provides more granular insight into our long-term goals and the path to achieving them. We focus on five key strategic initiatives that will continue to drive strong operating and financial performance.

LOGO

2016 Pay for Performance Highlights

Exelon successfully executed its strategy in 2016, which drove strong operational and financial performance and positioned us well for the future. Highlights included:

Continued best in class operational performance across our nuclear fleet, and strong operational performance across our fossil and renewable fleets

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Continued growth at Exelon Utilities driven by increased distribution revenues across our utilities due to higher rates and increased capital investment as well as favorable weather and lower-than-normal storm activity

Filed 9 rate cases to lay the foundation for continued strong performance within Exelon Utilities

Acquired PHI, ConEdison Solutions’ retail electricity and natural gas business; acquisition of the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant is pending

Supported key policy initiatives that will help drive our long-term, sustainable success, including the New York clean energy regulations, the Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act, the White House Equal Pay Pledge and expanding our paid leave policies

The charts below illustrate the strong pay for performance alignment for Exelon’s CEO over the last three years, as his pay reflected in the summary compensation table increased 1.6% while Exelon’s stock price increased 29.57% between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2016 and its TSR for 2014-2016 increased 45.3%.

LOGO

Our strong fundamental performance has created value for our shareholders outperforming both the PHLX Utility Sector Index (UTY) and our peer group over the trailingone- and three-year time periods.

LOGO

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2016 Say On Pay Vote Outcome and Shareholder Engagement

The committee regularly reviews executive compensation. However, in response to the company’s 2016 advisory vote on executive compensation, which received only 38% support from shareholders, the compensation committee and management undertook an enhanced engagement program to solicit feedback from shareholders. As part of this process, Exelon contacted nearly 50% of our shareholder base and met with shareholders accounting for approximately 45% of Exelon’s shares outstanding.

Mr. Yves de Balmann, the new chairman of the compensation committee as of April 2016, led meetings and calls with shareholders accounting for approximately 45% of Exelon’s shares outstanding. The compensation committee considered the shareholder feedback from these engagement meetings and implemented a number of changes that were responsive to this feedback.

The breadth of the company’s outreach program enabled the compensation committee to speak with and consider feedback from a significant cross-section of Exelon’s shareholder base. Exelon’s engagement team met with governance professionals and portfolio managers from active funds as well as governance professionals from index funds, ranging from shareholders with positions as large as 7.6% of Exelon’s shares outstanding to those who own less than 1%.

The compensation committee took the opportunity to modify the compensation program at its July meeting in order to respond to the say-on-pay vote and implemented shareholder feedback immediately, including retroactively modifying the 2016 program in line with this feedback.

A summary of the shareholder outreach process is set forth below:

LOGO

A summary of the key feedback that we received from shareholders and our responses to that feedback is outlined in the tables below. The refinements made to the compensation program are broadly designed to:

Drive even closer alignment between executive compensation and company performance

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Further increase the rigor of the targets used within the program

Enhance the link between incentive compensation and our value proposition

Incorporate the current perspectives of our shareholders into the compensation program

Annual Incentive Program (AIP)

Changes implemented retroactively to awards granted for 2016:

Shareholder Feedback

Response

  2015 payout was above target when TSR lagged peers

   Future payouts capped at target if negative absolute TSR for 12 months

  Operational metrics are more appropriate for AIP than PShares

  Added operational metrics to AIP with a 30% weighting

  Individual Performance Multiplier (IPM) is discretionary

  Eliminated the IPM component

Long-term Performance Share Award Program (PShares)

Changes to be implemented retroactively where possible and in all future awards:

Shareholder Feedback

Response

   One-year performance periods are too short

  Moving PShare performance periods from annual to3-year through aphased-in process (reference transition table under “2016 Long-Term Incentive Program”)

  EPS metric overlaps with AIP and operational metrics are more appropriate in AIP than PShares

  Moved EPS and operational metrics from PShares to AIP in 2016; adopted new PShares financial metrics tied to our value proposition for 2017

  IPM is discretionary

  Eliminated the IPM component starting with the 2014-2016 performance periods paid in 2017

  TSR modifier for PShares does not have big enough impact

   Amended TSR modifier starting with the 2014-2016 performance periods paid in 2017

  Moved from a stair-step approach to apoint-for-point approach

  Removed limit on TSR modifier

  Performance compared to the UTY instead of the four-company competitive integrated peer group

  Future payouts capped at target if negative absolute TSR for the final 12 months of the measurement period

Other Compensation Program Changes Made for 2016 and 2017

Shareholder Feedback

Response

  Legacy excise taxgross-up on “golden parachute” arrangements

  Removed excise taxgross-up provisions for transactions resulting in change in control with no recompense for removal

���  Concern that goal-setting process is not rigorous and goals were not challenging

  Further enhanced and clarified goal setting process as described in this CD&A

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January 2017 CEO Pay Determinations

In order to address shareholder concerns, the compensation committee and board were conservative in making decisions about 2016 payouts and setting 2017 pay targets despite exceptional earnings and TSR performance in 2016. In particular, the AIP award reduction specifically addresses shareholder feedback that last year’s incentive payouts were not aligned with TSR performance as discussed in the section “Total Cash Compensation (Base Salary and Annual Incentive Program).” The table below summarizes these decisions.

  2016 AIP AwardPayout reduced from actual performance of 143.08% to 100%. For more information about the compensation committee’s rationale in reducing the 2016 AIP award please see pages 59-60.
  2014-2016 PShare PayoutThree-year average performance was 117.68% with a TSR modifier of 0.64% for outperforming the UTY resulting in an overall payout of 118.43%.
  2017 CEO Target Pay SettingThe compensation committee determined not to increase CEO pay targets from 2016, targeting total pay at $13 million which approximates the peer group median.

Compensation Program is Directly Linked to Value Drivers

As a result of the modifications that we have made to the compensation program, there will be an even stronger link between our NEOs’ incentives and Exelon’s value proposition.

Strategic Business ObjectiveCompensation Component or Metric

  Regulated utility growth with utility EPS rising 7-9% and rate base growth of 6.1% annually from 2016-2020

LOGO

  Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating EPS

—     Performance measure for the AIP

  Utility Net Income

—     New metric for PShares granted in 2017 and later

  Strong free cash generation and maintaining a strong balance sheet will support utility growth

LOGO

  Exelon FFO/Debt

—     New metric for PShares granted in 2017 and later

  Invest in utilities where we can earn an appropriate return

LOGO

  Utility Return on Equity

—     New metric for PShares granted in 2017 and later

  Superior operational performance to support achievement of financial objectives

LOGO

  Operational Metrics

—     Outage duration, outage frequency, net fleetwide capacity factor and dispatch match are performance measures for the AIP

  Create sustainable value for shareholders by executing business strategy

LOGO

  Relative TSR

—     Modifier for PShares grants

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Rigorous Targets and Robust Goal-Setting Process

The compensation committee aims to set targets that are challenging and continue to motivate and retain executives, while also driving short- and long-term success. Operational metrics are typically benchmarked at the top quartile or higher as compared to industry standards and financial metrics targets have historically been based on our internal business plans and external market factors. The compensation committee attempts to select metrics that are tied directly to the company’s current operational and financial strategies and are proven measures of long-term value creation.

Target-Setting for 2017

In 2017, Exelon enhanced its target-setting process to employ a multi-layer analysis that incorporates a blend of objective and subjective business considerations and other analytical methods in order to ensure that the goal-setting process is rigorous. We have also enhanced our disclosure regarding target-setting to better demonstrate for shareholders the rigor of the decision-making process.

Factors considered in this process include:

Recent History: Goals should generally reflect a logical progression of results from recent past

Relative Performance: Performance against a relevant group of peers

Strategic Aspirations: Near- and intermediate-term goals should follow a trend line consistent with long-term aspirations

Shareholder Expectations: Goals should be aligned with externally communicated financial guidance and shareholder expectations

Sustainable Sharing: Earned awards should reflect a balanced degree of sharing between shareholders and participants

To ensure increased rigor within the goal-setting process for the financial metrics in the PShares, we independently ran statistical simulations to understand the level of difficulty of our payout range. We sensitized across a reasonable range of values for several internal and external variables that are significant drivers of performance. We also examined the level of deviation of performance from plan on a historical basis.

Example: 2017 EPS Target

As an example of the compensation committee’s focus on setting rigorous targets, the compensation committee decided to set the adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS AIP target for 2017 at a level higher than our actual performance in 2016 and above both our 2017 internal plan and the midpoint of our 2017 external financial guidance.

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Section II: Key Drivers of Compensation Program

Guiding Principles

The following principles help guide and inform the compensation committee in deliveringCompensation Committee’s efforts to deliver a highly effective executive compensation programsprogram that drivedrives shareholder value, operational performance, mitigate risk, and fosterfosters the attraction, motivation, and retention of top leadership talent to enable the company to execute against its strategic business plan and ultimately deliver long-term shareholder value.

key talent.

We Manage for the Long-term

The boardBoard manages for the long-term and makes pay decisions that are in the best long-term interests of the companyCompany and shareholders.

  

Strong Alignment with Shareholders

Compensation Framework

Our compensation framework is market-based and drives pay fordirectly linked to performance and alignmentis aligned with shareholders by having a majority of NEO pay at risk in the form of annual incentivesboth short- and long-term stock awards.incentives.

  

Extensive Shareholder Engagement

We engage directly with shareholders and take responsive actions to improve our compensation programs based on year-round feedback from shareholders.

CompetitivenessMarket Competitive

Our NEOs’ pay levels are set by taking into consideration multiple factors, including peer group market data, internal equity comparisons, experience, succession planning, performance and retention.

Robust Stock Ownership Guidelines

Executives are required to meet and maintain significant stock ownership requirements. ForSince 2016, our CEO’s requirement wasis 6X base salary, while other NEOs wereare 3X base salary.

Balance

The portion of NEO pay at risk rewards the appropriate balance of short- and long-term financial and strategic business results.

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Compensation Governance Best Practices

What We Do

ü

Pay for performance – 90% of CEO pay and an average of 81% of NEO pay is at risk

ü

Significant stock ownership requirements for directors and executive officers – 6X base salary for CEO and 3X for other NEOs

ü

Mitigate undue risk in compensation programs (e.g., incentive awards are capped)

ü

Require double-trigger forchange-in-controlbenefits – change-in-control plus termination

ü

Retain an independent compensation consultant to advise the compensation committee

ü

Evaluate management succession and leadership development efforts annually

ü

Provide limited, modest perquisites based on sound business rationale

ü

Proactively seek shareholder feedback on executive compensation programs, reaching holders of approximately 50% of our shares in 2016

ü

Prohibit hedging transactions, short sales, derivative transactions or pledging of company stock

ü

Require executive officers to trade through10b5-1 trading plans or obtainpre-approval before trading Exelon stock

ü

Annually assess our programs against peer companies and best practices

ü

Include appropriate stretch in incentive targets based on industry performance and/or Exelon’s business plan  

ü

Clawback incentive compensation paid to an executive who has engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct

What We Don’t Do

û

No guaranteed minimum payout of AIP or LTIP programs

û

No employment agreements

û

No excise taxgross-ups forchange-in-control agreements

û

No dividend-equivalents on unearned PShares

û

No inclusion of the value of LTIP awards in pension or severance calculations

û

No additional credited service under supplemental pension plans since 2004

û

No optionre-pricing or buyouts

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Decisions - Roles of Board, Compensation Committee and CEO

CEO compensation decisions are made by the independent members of the Board, based on recommendation of the Compensation Committee.

Other NEO compensation decisions are made by the Compensation Committee, based on several factors including input from the CEO and the independent compensation consultant.

Setting Target Total Direct Compensation (TDC) for the CEO…

As stated in its charter, oneOne of the compensation committee’sCompensation Committee’s most important responsibilities is to recommend the CEO’s compensation to the independent directors.Directors of the Board. The compensation committeeCompensation Committee fulfills its oversight responsibilities and provides thoughtful recommendationsthis responsibility by analyzing peer group compensation and performance data with its independent compensation consultant and company performance data.consultant. The compensation committeeCommittee also reviews the various elements of the CEO’s compensation in the context of the target total direct compensation (baseTDC which includes base salary, annual and long-term incentive target opportunities) opportunities.

and then presents its recommendations following the compensation governance process set forth below.

Roles of board, compensation committee, and CEOfor Our NEOs

   CEO compensation decisions are made by the independent members of the board, based on recommendation of the compensation committee.

Other NEO compensation decisions are made by the compensation committee, based on a number of factors including input from the CEO and the independent compensation consultant.

The compensation committee is advised by an independent compensation consultant.

Setting Target TDC for our NEOs

The compensation committeeCompensation Committee uses a variety of data to gauge market competitiveness, including peer group data and regression analysis, butanalysis. TDC can vary based on competencies and skills, scope of responsibilities, the executive’s experience and performance, retention, succession planning and the organizational structure of the businesses (e.g., internal alignment and reporting relationships).

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Peer Groups Used for Benchmarking Executive Compensation

An assessment of our executives’ compensation levels against our peer group is one of several considerations in the process of determining compensation for our NEOs. While we would prefer to focus on peers from the energy services industry, there are not enoughcomparably-sized companies to create a robust peer group. Therefore, weWe use a blended peer group consistingfor assessing our executive compensation program that consists of twosub-groups: Energy Services energy services peers and General Industrygeneral industry peers. We use a blended peer group because (1) there are not enough energy services peers with size, scale and complexity comparable to Exelon to create a robust energy services-only peer group, and (2) Exelon’s market for attracting talent includes general industry peers, with recent key executives hired from companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Proctor & Gamble. When selecting general industry peers, we look for capital asset-intensive companies with size, scale and complexity similar to Exelon, and we also consider the extent to which they may be subject to the effects of volatile commodity prices similar to Exelon’s sensitivity to commodity price volatility. Exelon’s revenues are at the 85thpercentile of the following blended peer group comprising 20 companies.

Energy ServicesWe include 10Beginning in 2017, we included the following 11 energy services companies in our peer group even though 5seven of these companies had 20152016 revenues that were less than half the size of Exelon’s (prior to the PHI acquisition). These include:Exelon's revenues:

American Electric
Power Company, Inc.
Dominion
Energy, Inc.
Duke Energy
Corporation
Edison
International
Entergy
Corporation

AEP Co.,

FirstEnergy
Corporation
NextEra
Energy, Inc.

PG&E CorporationDominion Resources,Public Service
Enterprise Group Inc.
DukeSempra Energy Corp.Edison InternationalEntergy Corporation

FirstEnergy Corp.

The Southern
Company
NextEra Energy, Inc.PG&E Corp.PSEG, Inc.Southern Company

General IndustryGeneralBeginning in 2017, we included the following general industry peers emphasize companies that are capital asset-intensive and may be subject to effects of volatile commodity prices. These include:in our peer group:

3M
Company

3M

AlcoaDeere & CompanyDowDuPontDuPontGeneral Dynamics
Corporation
Honeywell
International Inc.

Hess Corporation

International
Paper
Company 
Honeywell Co.Marathon
Petroleum
Company
Northrop
Grumman
Corporation
International PaperValero Energy
Corporation
Johnson Controls Inc.Northrop Grumman

In 2017, a change was made to our general industry peer sub-group. Alcoa, Hess, and Johnson Controls were removed due to corporate transactions that significantly altered their comparability to Exelon. These companies were replaced with Marathon Petroleum and Valero Energy Corporation in the general industry peer group and Sempra Energy in the energy services peer group, which the Compensation Committee deemed to better reflect the overall composition and profile of the peer group.

To account for differences in the size of the compensation peer group companies, market data is statistically adjusted using a regression analysis by the Committee’s independent consultant allowing for a comparison of the compensation levels to similarly-sized companies. Each element of our NEOs’ compensation is then targeted to the median of the peer group. To the extent an NEO’s total compensation exceeds the peer group median, it is due to outstanding performance, critical skills, experience and tenure. If an NEO’s compensation is below the median, it is generally due to underperformance against relevant metrics or reflective of an individual who is newer in his or her role.

How We Use the Peer Group is used

AnAs an input in developing compensation targets and pay mix

AssessingTo assess the competitiveness of compensation and benefit programs

Benchmarks for incentive program design

Benchmarks for stock ownership guidelines

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2017 Say-on-Pay Vote Outcome and Shareholder Engagement

The Compensation Committee regularly reviews executive compensation, taking into consideration the input received through Exelon’s robust engagement program with its investors. Feedback is typically solicited throughout the year in connection with the annual meeting of shareholders and the Compensation Committee’s review of the executive compensation program.

During 2017, Exelon contacted the holders of nearly 50% of our outstanding shares, representing almost two-thirds of the Company’s institutional investors. We engaged with portfolio managers and governance professionals from a significant cross-section of our shareholder base, representing approximately 45% of Exelon’s outstanding shares. Mr. Yves de Balmann, Chair of the Compensation Committee, participated in most of the discussions held with shareholders, and feedback received was shared with the Compensation Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, and the Board.

Feedback received in 2017 indicated that investors remain supportive of the extensive changes made to the executive compensation program in 2016. This support was reflected in our 2017 say-on-pay vote results. At the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders held in April 2017, approximately 86% of the votes cast on the Company’s say-on-pay proposal voted in favor of the proposal (up from approximately 38% in 2016). No additional substantive changes were made to the executive compensation program as a result of this feedback.

Actions Implemented in 2016 Demonstrate Responsiveness to Shareholders

Annual Incentive Plan (AIP)Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)
Capped future payouts at target if absolute TSR is negative for 12 months
Moved operational metrics to AIP from PShare metrics to eliminate duplicate metrics used in LTIP
Eliminated the individual performance multiplier component
Changed PShare performance periods from annual to three-year periods to align with long-term strategic goals and initiatives and shareholder interests
Moved EPS and operational metrics from LTIP to AIP to parallel market practices and eliminate duplicate metrics used in annual and long-term plans; adopted new PShare financial and credit metrics connected with goal to support and drive utility performance
Amended TSR modifier to compare to UTY market index to more closely correspond with shareholder return experience, and capped payouts at target where TSR is negative for the final 12 months of the measurement period

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Section III: NEO Compensation Decisions and Rationale

20162017 Compensation Program Structure

The compensation committeeCompensation Committee designed Exelon’s 20162017 compensation program to incentivizemotivate and reward leaders who create long-term value for our shareholders. The primary compensation elements utilizedinclude fixed and variable components that include:

Base salary

An annual incentive program (AIP)

A long-term incentive program (LTIP) consisting of the PShares and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

LOGOLOGO

Almost 78% of our CEO’s target total direct compensation is in the form of LTIP, which is almost 7 percentage points higher than the average CEO in our peer group.

The majority of compensation paid to our NEOs is tied to the achievement of short- and long-term financial and operational goals. Additionally, a significant portion is paid in the form of equity and all components except for salary are“at-risk.”

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Key components of our 2016 compensation program are listed below.

Pay
Element

 Element 

FormPerformance
Period
Performance LinkPurpose
SalaryCashMerit BasedN/AN/AProvide
Provides portion of income certaintystability at competitive, market-based levels to attract and retain key talent
AIPAnnual
Incentive
Plan
Cash
1 Year

Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating EPS(70%)

Operational Goals(30%)

–   Outage Duration, Outage Frequency, Net Fleetwide
Capacity Factor, Dispatch Match

TSR Cap if negative 1-year absolute TSR

Motivate
Motivates executives to achieve key annual financial and operational objectives using adjusted operating EPS and operational goals that reflect commitment to become the leading diversified energy provider
Aligns with shareholder interests by capping payouts at target if 1-year absolute TSR is negative
Long-Term
Incentive
Plan
LTIPPerformance
Shares
(
67%of LTIP)
Cumulative
Performance

Performance

Share Units

(67% of LTIP)

2017-2019
Scorecard

Weighted

Average of

Performance

2016-2018

2016

Scorecard

Utility Earned ROE at Exelon (50%(33.3%)

   FFO/Debt at ExGen (50%)

Focus executives on driving long-term success and align interests of executives with shareholders

2017-2018

Scorecard

   Utility Earned Return on Equity (33.3%)

Utility Net Income (33.3%(33.3%)

Exelon FFO/Debt (33.4%(33.4%)

Drives executive focus on long-term goals supporting utility growth, financial results, and capital stewardship to drive behavior and align with shareholder interests
Includes relative comparison of TSR to market index and caps payout at target if absolute TSR is negative to further align with shareholder interests
2017-2019
Modifier

2016-2018

Modifier

   RelativePoint- for-point relative TSR Modifier (3 year(3-year period)

TSR Cap if negative 1-year absolute TSR

Restricted

Stock Units


(
33%of LTIP)

Vest One-Third

Per Year Over

3 Years

   Stock Price

Enhance retention of key talent and align interests of executives with shareholders

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2017 Target AdjustmentsCompensation

In January, as part of the annual merit review, the compensation committee (and board of directors with respect to the CEO) approved a 2.5% increase in base salary for each executive officer effective March 1, 2016. Based on the market assessment for each NEO, which included peer group and regression data, no changes were made to target AIP or LTIP compensation. In April, the compensation committee increased Mr. Von Hoene’s target total direct compensation effective May 2, 2016 to reflect the importance of his role. Base salary was increased by 11.3%, AIP increased to 100% and target total LTIP increased from $2,297,625 to $2,920,000.

The table below lists the target 2016value of the compensation by elementelements for each NEO as of December 31, 2016.2017.

Cash CompensationLong-Term IncentivesTarget Total
Direct
Compensation
Name  Base  AIP
Target
  Target
Total Cash
  RSUs
33% of LTIP
  PShares
67% of LTIP
  Target Total
LTIP
  
Crane$1,261,000130%$2,900,300$3,332,901$6,766,799$10,099,700$13,000,000
Thayer807,90095%1,575,405891,5261,810,0692,701,5954,277,000
Von Hoene, Jr.886,600100%1,773,200963,8641,956,9362,920,8004,694,000
Cornew883,600100%1,767,200963,2041,955,5962,918,8004,686,000
O’Brien824,70095%1,608,165815,3761,655,4592,470,8354,079,000

  Cash Compensation  Long-Term Incentives  Target Total
Direct
Compensation
 
  Name Base  AIP
Target
  Target
Total Cash
  RSUs
33%
  PShares
67%
  Target Total
LTIP
  
  Crane $1,261,000   130 $2,900,300  $3,332,901  $6,766,799  $10,099,700  $13,000,000 
  Thayer  788,200   95  1,536,990   891,333   1,809,677   2,701,010   4,238,000 
  Von Hoene  865,000   100  1,730,000   963,600   1,956,400   2,920,000   4,650,000 
  Cornew  862,000   100  1,724,000   962,940   1,955,060   2,918,000   4,642,000 
  O’Brien  804,600   95  1,568,970   815,110   1,654,920   2,470,030   4,039,000 

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Total Cash Compensation (Base Salary and Annual Incentive Program)

20162017 Base Salary Review and Adjustments

Overview. We pay base salaries to attract and retain talented executives and to provide a fixed level of cash compensation. Base salaries for our NEOs are set by the compensation committeeCompensation Committee and adjusted following an annual market assessment of peer group compensation. Base salaries may be adjusted (1) as part of the annual merit review or (2) based on a promotion or significant change in job scope. The compensation committeeCompensation Committee considers the results of the annual market assessment in addition to the following factors when contemplating a merit review: individual performance, scope of responsibility, leadership skills and values, current compensation, internal equity, and legacy matters.

2016 AIPIn January 2017, the Compensation Committee approved a 2.5% increase in base salary for each NEO (excluding the CEO) effective March 1, 2017, as part of its annual merit review.

Overview2017 Annual Incentive Program (AIP) Award Determinations. We grant performance-based annual incentive awards

In prior years, the AIP process included the application of an individual performance multiplier to compensate our NEOs for achieving the company’s annual financial and operational performance goals. Refer to “Compensation Program is Directly Linked to Value Drivers” above forfinal award determination. Some shareholders voiced concern about the rationale for the selectionuse of the discretionary individual performance goals.multiplier, so this multiplier was removed in 2016 for AIP payout determinations made in 2017.

Accordingly, for 2017 the Compensation Committee used the following process to determine 2017 AIP awards for each NEO:

Step
1
Step
2
Step
3

Step
4

  
Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4
   

Set AIP Target

Determine Performance Factor

Determine Negative TSR CapApply Final Multiplier
Expressed as percentage of base salary, as of 12/31/1617

CEO annual incentive target of 130%

Other NEO annual incentive targets range from 95% to 100%

Determine Performance Factor

Based on 70% adjusted(non-GAAP) operating EPS and 30% operational metrics*metrics

Determine Negative TSR Cap*

Ifone-year Exelon’s absolute TSR for the year is negative, AIP payout will be capped at target (100%)

Apply Final Multiplier

Multiply the target award by the lesser of (i) the performance factor or (ii) the negative TSR cap if applicable

Award can range from 0% to 200% of target (target of 100%)

*New feature for 2016 added in response to shareholder feedback

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20162017 Performance.The following table describesincludes the threshold, target, and distinguished or maximum performance scalesgoals and results for the 2016 goals. The compensation committee and board of directors elected to exercise negative discretion to reduce the amount that would otherwise have been payableachieved under the formulaic performance calculation shown below:2017 annual incentive plan (AIP).

Goals Threshold  Target  Distinguished  2016 Actual  Weighting 

Weighted Payout as

a % of Target

   Threshold  Target  Distinguished  Weighting  Weighted
Payout as a
% of Target

Financial

 
Adjusted (non-GAAP) OperatingEarnings Per Share (EPS)* $2.37  $2.54  $2.83  $2.68   70%   103.79% 

Operational

 
Financial (70%)
Adjusted (non-GAAP)
Operating Earnings Per Share (EPS)*
70%42.37%
Operational (30%)

Outage Duration (CAIDI)

Calculated as the total number of customer interruption minutes divided by the total number of customer interruptions

  97   89   83   91   7.5%   6.56% 7.5%12.86%

Outage Frequency (SAIFI)

Calculated as the total number of customer interruptions divided by the total number of customers served

  0.92   0.82   0.71   0.78   7.5%   10.23% 7.5%15.00%

Net Fleetwide Capacity Factor

The weighted average of the capacity factor of all Exelon nuclear units, calculated as the sum of net generation in megawatt hours divided by the sum of the hourly annual mean net megawatt rating, multiplied by the number of hours in a period

  91.7%   93.7%   94.6%   94.8%   7.5%   15.00% 
Net Fleetwide Capacity Factor
The weighted average of the capacity factor of all Exelon nuclear units, calculated as the sum of net generation in megawatt hours divided by the sum of the hourly annual mean net megawatt rating, multiplied by the number of hours in a period**
7.5%11.49%

Dispatch Match

Measure the responsiveness of a fossil generating unit to the market

  94.5%   97.2%   99.0%   97.2%   7.5%   7.50% 7.5%15.00%

Formulaic Performance Calculation

Formulaic Performance Calculation

 

  143.08% 96.72%
*Refer to Appendix at A-1 for theour rationale for using and a reconciliation of adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share to GAAP earnings per share.
**Starting in 2017 we introduced a capping feature on Net Fleetwide Capacity Factor to account for the lower spot pricing for energy and to ensure that this metric is self-funding. For every incremental dollar the Company makes after achieving target performance, participants receive half.

Performance ConsiderationsConsiderations.. During our outreach several shareholders expressed concern about our AIP outcome for 2015, in which we awarded our NEOs a payout of 129.63% despite absolute TSR being negative. Based on this feedback, the compensation committee considered the company’s combined performance during 2015 and 2016 when determining the 2016 AIP award levels.

Absent the exercise of discretion by the compensation committee and board of directors, theThe AIP payout would have resulted in a payout of 143.08%was calculated at 96.72% of target, which we believe would have been appropriate in a year where we:

based on the following performance outcomes:

achieved outstanding operational performance on the four metrics, including best-in-class performance for Nuclear Fleetwide Capacity Factor and best-ever SAIFI performance;

exceeded the midpoint of our upwardly revised external EPS guidance range ($2.65) by 3 cents and the midpoint of our initial external EPS guidance range ($2.55) by 13 cents,

had an absolute TSR of 32.8%15.1%,

outperforming the UTY; and
delivered solid financial performance on operating EPS at $2.60, which would have been $2.69 if the 2017 ZEC credits revenue recognition was not postponed to 2018 as explained on page 46.

had a relative TSR that outperformed the UTY by 15.4%, and

were ranked second highest TSR in the UTY.

However,In determining the compensation committeefinal payout for all NEOs (including the CEO), the Compensation Committee and board of directors considered the impactBoard concluded that this year’s structural changes would have had onwas the CEO’s payouts if these changes had beenappropriate payout to reflect overall financial and operational performance. Furthermore, the Committee and Board decided to not adjust 2017 performance for the loss of 9 cents attributable to ZEC credits that were carried forward to 2018, even though those credits were included in place for 2015. In this scenario, the payout for 2015 would have been capped at 100%. If we deducted2017 target of $2.75. This 2017 target was 7 cents above the difference from this year’s formulaic AIP outcome it would have resulted in an AIP payout2016 actual operating EPS.

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The compensation committee and board of directors also considered how the CEO’s total direct compensation (i.e., the sum of base salary, AIP and LTIP) would have been impacted if the changes made to the LTIP had been in place for 2016. Balancing this impact with a number of other factors, including the CEO’s strong performance in 2016 and accompanying strong financial results and shareholder return, the compensation committee and board of directors decided to set the CEO’s AIP for 2016 at 100% of target.

In addition to impacting the AIP payout, the discretion used on the CEO’s award also impacts his pension value. The application of negative discretion resulted in a 35% or $971,581 reduction in the increase in his pension value. As a result, instead of an $2,807,792 increase, his pension value increased by $1,836,211 in 2016.

LOGO

The following table shows how the formula was applied and the actual amounts awarded. The Compensation Committee made no changes to the NEOs targets for AIP.

NEOAIP TargetFormulaic
Performance
Factor
Actual
Award
Crane$1,639,300       96.72%       $1,585,531
Thayer767,50596.72%742,331
Von Hoene, Jr.886,60096.72%857,520
Cornew883,60096.72%854,618
O’Brien783,46596.72%757,767

NEO  AIP Target   Formulaic
Performance
Factor
   Formulaic
Award
   Performance
Factor with
Negative
Discretion
   Actual
Award
 

Crane

  $1,639,300    143.08  $2,345,510    100.00  $1,639,300 

Thayer

   748,790    143.08   1,071,368        1,071,368 

Von Hoene

   865,000    143.08   1,237,642        1,237,642 

Cornew

   862,000    143.08   1,233,350        1,233,350 

O’Brien

   764,370    143.08   1,093,660        1,093,660 

20162017 Long-Term Incentive Program (LTIP)

The compensation committee approves the annualCompensation Committee annually grants equity incentive grantsawards at its meeting in January each year.January. On January 25, 2016,30, 2017, the compensation committeeCompensation Committee approved the 2016 grants for RSUsawards of restricted stock units (RSUs) and PShares, which areperformance shares (PShares) shown in detail in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards table.table on page 65.

Restricted Stock Units.RSUs vest ratably over three years. The compensation committee believes that RSUs provide stability, foster retention and less volatility than other forms of LTI such as stock options, but are still linked to changes in shareholder value. Dividend equivalents with respect to RSUs are reinvested as additional RSUs, subject to the same vesting conditions as the underlying RSUs.

Performance Share Units. The PShare programA target number of PShares is a target granted, at the beginningearning of a three-year cycle and basedwhich is contingent on performance overfor the cycle. The final payoutsubsequent three-years. Performance measures for the currently open cycles are summarized in the tables below. In addition to these financial measures, any earned award is subject to a total shareholder return modifier over the three-year period,to compensate for relative toperformance achieved against the performance of the UTY. Refer to “Compensation Program is Directly Linked to Value Drivers” aboveUTY index. See page 53 for the rationale forbehind the selection of the performance goals.goals used for PShares.

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Performance Share (PShare) Award Determinations

Based on shareholder feedback, we are transitioning from the average of threeone-year performance periods to a three-year performance period as shown below:

     2014   2015    2016   2017   2018   2019
2014-2016   

Operational Excellence (40%)

Financial Management (60%)

  

 

Operational Excellence (40%) Financial Management (60%)

 

   

 

Earned ROE at Exelon (50%)

FFO/Debt at ExGen (50%)

 

                                                
   

Average of three years of performance

 

     
2015-2017     Operational Excellence (40%) Financial Management (60%)   

Earned ROE at Exelon (50%)

FFO/Debt at ExGen (50%)

  

 

Utility Net Income (33.3%)

Utility Earned ROE (33.3%)

Exelon FFO/Debt (33.4%)

 

 

    
     

Average of three years of performance

 

   
2016-2018        

 

Earned ROE at Exelon (50%)

FFO/Debt at ExGen (50%)

 

  

Utility Net Income (33.3%)

Utility Earned ROE (33.3%)

Exelon FFO/Debt (33.4%)

  
        

Weighted average of two performance periods

 

  
2017-2019          

 

Utility Net Income (33.3%)

Utility Earned ROE (33.3%)

Exelon FFO/Debt (33.4%)

 

          Straight performance, no average

How the PShares Work. Each NEO’s target performance share unit award is applied against the following:

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Establish PShare Target

  Set in January of the first year of the performance cycle

Determine Performance Multiplier

  Performance over the cycle

  Performance can range from 0% to 150% of target (target of 100%)

Determine TSR Modifier

  Subtract the performance of the UTY from Exelon’s absolute TSR performance over the three-year performance period (e.g., 2016-2018)

Calculate Final Multiplier

  Multiply the Performance Multiplier by (1 + the TSR Multiplier)

  Ifone-year Exelon absolute TSR is negative, PShare payout will be capped at target*

Apply Final Multiplier

  Apply the final multiplier to the number of shares granted

   Award can range from 0% to 200% of target (target of 100%) after application of the TSR modifier

*New feature for 2016 added in response to shareholder feedback

In prior years, the PShare determination process included an additional step to applythe application of an individual performance multiplier.multiplier to the final award determination. Some shareholders voiced concern about the use of the discretionary IPM,individual performance multiplier, so itthis multiplier was removed from futurenot applied to PShare payout determinations.determinations made in 2017.

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Compensation Discussion & AnalysisCommittee uses the following process to determine PShare targets and awards:

StepStepStepStepStep
1
   2
   3
   4
   5  
 

Establish PShare Target
Target set in January of the first year of the performance cycle

Determine Performance Multiplier
Based on performance achieved over the cycle

Performance can range from 0% to 150% of target (target of 100%)

Determine TSR Modifier
Subtract the performance of the UTY from Exelon’s absolute TSR performance over the three-year performance period (e.g., 2017-2019)
Calculate Final Multiplier
Multiply the performance multiplier by (1 + the TSR multiplier)

If Exelon’s absolute TSR for the final 12 months of the measurement period is negative, PShare payout will be capped at target

Apply Final Multiplier
Apply the final multiplier to determine the number of shares issued

Award can range from 0% to 200% of target (target of 100%) after application of the TSR modifier

2015-2017 PShare Program Payout Determination

2016-2018 PShare Scorecards

Due to the transition toThe Compensation Committee approved a three-year performance period, the 2016-2018 PShares granted in January 2016 will be awardedpayout of 111.25%, based on the weighted average performance of 117.03% for two scorecards,the 2015, 2016 and 2017-2018.

2017 scorecards and a TSR modifier of negative 4.94% based on 2015-2017 TSR performance. The 2015, 2016 PShare Scorecard

The table below reflectsand 2017 scorecards are presented in the 2016 PShare Scorecard, which uses a “stair-step” approach with no interpolation between data performance levels. Performance was evaluatedAppendix at A-2; the end of 2016. The 2016 scorecard applies to the first year of the 2016-2018 PShare program, the second year of the 2017 award payout calculation is presented below:

YearScorecard
Performance
Average
Performance
TSR
Modifier
Overall
Award Payout
2015      122.48%
2016125.00%      117.03%      -4.94%      111.25%*
2017103.61%
*

117.03% X (100%-4.94%)

2015-2017 PShare programTSR Modifier and the final year of the 2014-2016 PShare program.

2016 PShare Scorecard 
Metrics  

Metric

Weighting

   Threshold   Target   Distinguished   Final  Score   Actual
Award vs.
Metric
Weighting
 

Exelon ROE

   50.0   6.60   7.05   7.50   8.08   75.0

ExGen FFO/Debt

   50.0   27.0   30.0   38.01   33.7   50.0
   
Committee-Approved
Performance
 
 
   125.00% 

2017-2018 PShare ScorecardCap Determination

The table below reflects the 2017-2018 PShare Scorecard. FFO/Debt uses a “stair-step” approach with no interpolation between data performance levels, where Utility Return on Equity and Utility Net Income use interpolation. Performance will be evaluated at the end of 2018 after the completion of thetwo-year performance period. This is part of the transition to the three-year performance period.

Utility Earned ROEUtility Net IncomeExelon FFO/Debt

  Average utility return on equity weighted on the basis of EPS contribution

  Measure of the company’s ability to generate earnings in relation to the amount of equity shareholders have invested in the company

     

  Aggregate utility adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings, including Corporate

  Internal measure to evaluate the company’s performance and manage operations

  Funds from operations to total debt ratio

  Leverage ratio that a credit rating agency uses to evaluate a company’s financial risk

2017-2018 PShare Scorecard

Metrics (1)  Metric
Weighting
   Threshold
50%
   Target
100%
   Distinguished
150%
 

Utility Net Income

   33.3  $1,362.00   $1,571.00   $1,785.00 

Utility Earned Return on Equity (ROE)

   33.3   8.20   9.30   10.40

Metric (2)  Metric
Weighting
   Threshold
50%
   75%   Target
100%
   125%   Distinguished
150%
 

Exelon FFO/Debt

   33.4  ³16.0  ³17.0  ³18.0  ³22.0  ³24.0
(1)

Interpolation between threshold and target and target and distinguished.

(2)

Stair-step approach, no interpolation between points.

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Payout of 2014-2016 PShare Program

The 2014-2016 PShare payout was determined based on the performance of the following metrics:

Financial Management Metrics (2014, 2015, and 2016 Scorecards)

Exelon ROE: Measures the company’s ability to generate earnings in relation to the amount of equity shareholders have invested in the company.

ExGen FFO/Debt: Key ratio analyzed by rating agencies in determining the company’s credit rating, which affects our cost of capital.

Operational Excellence Metrics (2014 and 2015 Scorecards)

Outage Duration: Calculated as the total number of customer interruption minutes divided by the total number of customer interruptions. Applies to BGE, ComEd, and PECO for a total of three metrics.

Outage Frequency: Calculated as the total number of customer interruptions divided by the total number of customers served. Applies to BGE, ComEd, and PECO for a total of three metrics.

Net Fleetwide Capacity Factor: The weighted average of the capacity factor of all Exelon nuclear units, calculated as the sum of net generation in megawatt hours divided by the sum of the hourly annual mean net megawatt rating, multiplied by the number of hours in a period.

Dispatch Match: Measure the responsiveness of a fossil generating unit to the market.

Based on shareholder feedback, in 2016 the compensation committee moved operational metrics from the PShare program to the AIP.

2014-2016 TSR Modifier

LOGO

In order toTo address shareholder concerns received in 2016, the following modifications were made to the TSR modifier:modifier and a TSR cap was added:

Changed TSR modifier peer group from the competitive integrated companies (Entergy, FirstEnergy, NextEra Energy, and PSEG) to the UTY

Changed to apoint-for-point approach, where the UTY’s absolute TSR performance is subtracted from Exelon’s absolute TSR over the three-year period

The modifier is no longer capped (positive or negative)

Cap payout at target if TSR is negative for the final 12 months of the measurement period

For the 2014-2016 cycle,2015-2017 performance period, the TSR modifier is limited to positive 10% to mitigate any gain thatwas 18.98% for Exelon minus 23.92% for the newUTY, resulting in a TSR modifier might have over the old modifier

  Ifof negative 4.94%. Exelon’s 2017 one-year absolute TSR is negative, the overall payout after calculated performance andwas 15.11% so the TSR modifier would be capped at target, regardless of Exelon’s performance to the UTY

The modifier for the 2014-2016 payout is
45.34% – 44.70% = 0.64%

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2014-2016 PShare Program Payout Determination

The compensation committee approved a payout of 118.43%, based on the average performance of 117.68% for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 scorecards and a TSR modifier of 0.64% based on 2014-2016 TSR performance. The 2014 and 2015 scorecards are presented in the Appendix; the 2016 scorecard is presented above under “2016-2018 PShare Scorecards.”

 

Year

 

  

 

Scorecard
Performance

 

  

Average
Performance

 

  

 

TSR Modifier

 

  

 

Overall Award Payout

 

2014

  

105.56%

  117.68%  0.64%  

118.43%

 

117.68% x (100%+0.64%)

2015

  

122.48%

      

2016

  

125.00%

      

The following table shows how the formula was applied and the actual amounts awarded.

NEOTarget
Shares
Performance
Factor
Actual
Award
Crane176,221x111.25%=196,046
Thayer      48,455             x             111.25%             =             53,906
Von Hoene, Jr.53,112x111.25%=59,087
Cornew52,359x111.25%=58,249
O’Brien44,307x111.25%=49,292

NEO  Target
Shares
        Performance
Factor
        Actual Award 

Crane

   222,700    x    118.43   =    263,744 

Thayer

   62,200    x    118.43   =    73,663 

Von Hoene

   60,800    x    118.43   =    72,006 

Cornew

   66,700    x    118.43   =    78,993 

O’Brien

   56,600    x    118.43   =    67,031 

SettlementBecause all of PShares is 50% in shares with the balance in cash. However, participants whoNEOs have achieved 200% or more of their stock ownership targets (as described on page 59), all of their PShare awards were settled in cash. For participants who have not achieved 200% of their stock ownership target, as of September 30 of the year prior to payout have the option of settling the award (a) entirely in stock, (b) entirely in cash, or (c)PShare awards are settled half in shares of Exelon common stock and half in cash.

Robust Goal-Setting Process and Rigorous Targets

The Compensation Committee strives to set challenging operational and financial performance targets that drive and motivate executives to achieve short- and long-term success and to help ensure key talent is retained. The Compensation Committee selects metrics that are directly tied to the Company’s operational and financial strategies and are proven measures of long-term value creation. Operational targets are benchmarked and set at the top quartile or higher as compared to industry standards. Financial targets are based on our internal business plans and external market factors.

Goal-Setting for 2018

Exelon’s goal-setting process employs a multi-layer approach and analysis that incorporates a blend of objective and subjective business considerations and other analytical methods to ensure that the goals are sufficiently rigorous. Such considerations include:

Recent History:Goals generally reflect a logical progression of results from the recent past
Relative Performance:Performance is evaluated against a relevant group of the Company’s peers
Strategic Aspirations:Near- and intermediate-term goals follow a trend line consistent with long-term aspirations
Shareholder Expectations:Goals are aligned with externally communicated financial guidance and shareholder expectations
Sustainable Sharing:Earned awards reflect a balanced degree of shared benefits between shareholders and participants

To ensure adequate rigor for the financial targets applicable to the PShares, we conducted statistical simulations to understand the level of difficulty of our payout range. We also conducted a sensitivity analysis of reasonable value ranges for several internal and external variables that are significant drivers of performance. We also examined historical levels of deviation of Company performance compared to plan.

Example: AIP Goal Rigor

The Compensation Committee set the adjusted (non-GAAP) operating EPS AIP target for 2018 at a level significantly higher than the Company’s actual performance in 2017, which is generally aligned with the midpoint of our publicly disclosed 2018 financial guidance. For 2018, maximum targets were set at levels that outperform Company historical performance for three of the four operational metrics:

best-ever for Dispatch Match
best-ever for Nuclear Fleetwide Capacity Factor
best-ever for outage frequency results (best-in-class)
first decile of industry standards for outage duration goals

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PShare Goal Setting

The three-performance metrics underlying the 2018-2020 PShare awards include the following:

Utility Earned ROE
(33.3%)
Utility Net Income
(33.3%)
Exelon FFO/Debt
(33.4%)
Average utility ROE weighted by year-end rate baseAggregate utility adjusted (non-GAAP) operating earnings, including CorporateFunds from operations to total debt ratio

The Utility Return on Equity (ROE) and Utility Net Income use interpolation between threshold, target, and distinguished levels of performance whereas the Funds From Operations (FFO)/Debt metric uses a “stair-step” approach with no interpolation between the performance levels. Performance will be evaluated at the end of 2020 after the completion of the three-year performance period. This is part of the transition to the three-year performance period.

PShare targets were set based on external commitments and/or probabilistic modeling. The performance scale range for the Utility Net Income and Utility ROE metrics was based on the following probability levels of achievement: 95% for threshold and 5% for distinguished and the target is aligned with projected performance. The target for Exelon FFO/Debt metric is aligned with the expectations of credit rating agencies.

Section IV: Governance Features of Our Executive Compensation Programs

Stock Ownership and Trading Requirements

To strengthen the alignment of executives’executive interests with those of shareholders, officers of the companyCompany are required to own certain amounts of Exelon common stock. In 2012, following the merger with Constellation, Exelon reviewed the ownership requirements and updated the guidelines. Executives must meet these guidelines within five years afterstock by the later of (1) five years following an adjustment made to the implementation of the new guidelines their(last adjustments made in 2012) or (2) his or her employment or promotion to a new position. As of the annual measurement date of September 30, 2016,2017, all NEOs had exceeded 200% of their stock ownership guidelines as shown in the table below:

following chart:

CraneThayerVon Hoene, Jr.CornewO’Brien
NEO

Required Minimum

Ownership

Ownership as of

Sept 30, 2016

Crane

6 times base salary

256% (of 6x)

Thayer

3 times base salary

306% (of 3x)

Von Hoene

3 times base salary

297% (of 3x)

Cornew

3 times base salary

230% (of 3x)

O’Brien

3 times base salary

255% (of 3x)


The following types of ownership count towards meeting the stock ownership guidelines: restricted shares and restricted stock units, shares held in the Exelon Deferral Plan, dividend reinvestment plan, 401(k) Employee Savings Plan, and common shares beneficially owned directly or indirectly. For additional informationdetails about Exelon’sNEO stock ownership, guidelines, please see Stock Ownership Requirements for Directors and Officers and the Beneficial Ownership Table.Table on page 77.

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Exelon has adopted a policy requiringrequires executive vice presidents and higher officersabove who wish to sell Exelon common stock to do so only through Rule10b5-1the adoption of a stock trading plans, and permitting other officers to enter into such plans.plan meeting the requirements of SEC Rule 10b5-1(c). This requirement is designed to enable officers to diversify a portion of their holdings in excess of the applicable stock ownership requirements in an orderly manner as part of their retirement and tax planning activities.personal financial plans. The use ofRule 10b5-1 stock trading plans serves to reduce the riskrisks that shareholderssuch transactions will view routine portfolio diversification stock sales by executive officersbe viewed negatively or as a signal of negative expectationscommentary with respect to the future value of Exelon’s stock. In addition, the use of Rule10b5-1 stock trading plans reducesare believed to reduce the potential for accusations of trading on the basis of material,non-public information, which could damage the reputation of the company.Company. Exelon’s stock trading policy does not permit short sales, hedging or pledging.

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Recoupment (Clawback) Policy

Consistent with thepay-for-performance policy, in May 2007,developing best practices, the boardBoard of directors adopted aDirectors recently revised its recoupment policy as partto broaden the discretionary ability to clawback incentive compensation when deemed appropriate. Under the policy, the Board has sole discretion to recoup incentive compensation if it determines that:

the incentive compensation was based on the achievement of Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles. financial or other results that were subsequently restated or corrected;
the incentive plan participant engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct that caused or contributed to the need for restatement or correction;
a lower incentive plan award would have been made to the participant based on the restated or corrected results; and
recoupment is not precluded by applicable law or employment agreements.

The board of directorsBoard or Compensation Committee may also seek recoupment ofto recoup incentive compensation paid or payable to an executive officercurrent or former incentive plan participants if, the board determines, in its sole discretion, the Board or Compensation Committee determine that:

the executive officer engaged in fraud or intentional misconduct;

as a result of which Exelon was required to materially restate its financial results;

the executive officer was paid more incentive compensation than would have been payable had the financial results been as restated;

recoupment is not precluded by applicable law or employment agreements; and

the board concludes that, under the facts and circumstances, seeking recoupment would be in the best interest of Exelon and its shareholders.

the current or former incentive plan participant breached a restrictive covenant or engaged or participated in misconduct or intentional or reckless acts or omissions or serious neglect of responsibilities that caused or contributed to a significant financial loss or serious reputational harm to Exelon or its subsidiaries regardless of whether a financial statement restatement or correction of incentive plan results was required; and
recoupment is not precluded by applicable law or employment agreements.

In addition, the AIP includes a provisionterms of the annual incentive plan provide that the compensation committeeCompensation Committee and management may curtail awards if there is a “significant event,” which is defined as a single, high-profile event caused by a failure of Exelon that is determined to have been directly or indirectly caused by a human error or poor management attention. Significant events may include a single high-profile outage or another event that may result in negative customer and media impact or a significant adverse governmental or regulatory action. The compensation committeeCompensation Committee may also has the right to apply negative discretion to unvested equity incentive awards if there is a significant event or other occurrence that mayis determined to have a similar impact on the company.Company. Similarly, the terms of the long-term incentive plan provide that the Compensation Committee may amend or adjust the performance measures or other terms and conditions of outstanding awards in the event of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the Company or its financial statements or changes in law or accounting principles.

Risk Management Assessment of Compensation Policies and Practices as They Relate to Risk Management

The Compensation Committee reviews Exelon’s compensation committee has considered Exelon’s policies and practices of compensating its employees, includingnon-executive officers, as they relate to the Company’s risk management practices and risk-taking incentivesincentives. In 2017, the Compensation Committee partnered with Exelon’s Enterprise Risk Management group to apply the enterprise risk management policy and framework to the compensation risk assessment process to assess and validate that the controls in place continued to mitigate incentive compensation risks. Following this assessment, the Committee believes that suchits compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Exelon. In this regard, the compensation committeeCompensation Committee considered the following factors:compensation program features in place to balance the degree of risk taking:

the annual incentive plan includes multiple incentive performance measures with a balance of financial and non-financial metrics;
long-term incentives include multiple vehicles and performance metrics and three-year overlapping performance periods that are aligned with long-term stock ownership requirements;
incentive metrics, performance goals, and capital allocation require multiple approval levels and oversight;
total compensation pay mix includes effective and market aligned balance of short- and long-term incentive compensation elements;
incentive compensation is balanced by formulaic and discretionary funding;
short- and long-term incentive awards contain award caps or modifiers;
reasonable change-in-control and severance benefits are within common norms;
clawback provisions exceed regulatory mandates; and
consistent and meaningful stock ownership requirements create sustained and consistent ownership stakes.

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The AIP and LTIP place limits on incentive compensation grants and awards.

Exelon’s incentive programs are closely linked to the company’s value proposition and shareholder value creation.

Incentive goals are not driven solely by revenue-generating conduct.

The AIP key performance indicators are reviewed in a challenge session by a senior management panel to make sure the goals are fair, reasonable, aligned with the overall business plan and balanced between financial and operational excellence.

The AIP contains features that limit payouts on operating company and business unit key performance indicators, and the compensation committee reserves the right to curtail awards if a business unit under-performs.

Exelon’s officers are required to own Exelon stock, and PShares are paid out after a three-year performance period.

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Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The LTIP provides that the compensation committee may amend or adjust the performance measures or other terms and conditions of an outstanding award in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the company or its financial statements or changes in law or accounting principles.

The company has a recoupment policy.

Although the foregoing factors address financial risks, the compensation committee also considered that Exelon’s policies and practices include measures to make sure that the cost reduction and other goals designed to address financial performance do not present significant operational risk issues. These measures include the following:

For employees and all officers with business unit responsibilities, the AIP includes measures based on business unit operating measures, such as safety and reliability.

Management carefully tracks a variety of safety and reliability metrics on a routine basis to make sure that performance is not adversely affected by such things as cost reduction efforts.

Tax Consequences

Under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) applicable for tax years beginning before December 31, 2017, executive compensation in excess of $1 million paid to a CEO or other person among the three other highest compensated officers (excluding the CFO) is generally not deductible for purposes of corporate federal income taxes. However, qualified performance-based compensation, within the meaning of Section 162(m) and applicable regulations, remains deductible. The compensation committee intends to continue reliance on performance-based compensation programs, consistent with sound executive compensation policy. The compensation committee’sHistorically, the Compensation Committee’s policy has been to seek to cause executive incentive compensation to qualify as “performance-based” in order to preserve its deductibility for federal income tax purposes to the extent possible. However, the compensation committee reserves the right to approve compensation that may not be deductible under federal tax laws to maintain flexibility in designing appropriate compensation programs.

Because it is not “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m), applicable for tax years beginning before December 31, 2017, base salary is not eligible for a federal income tax deduction to the extent that it exceeds $1 million. Accordingly, Exelon is unable to deduct that portion of Mr. Crane’s 2017 base salary in excess of $1 million. AIP awards and PShares payable to NEOs are intended to be qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), and to be deductible for federal income tax purposes. Restricted stock and RSUs are not deductible by the companyCompany for federal income tax purposes under the provisions of Section 162(m) to the extent an NEO’s compensation that is not “qualified performance-based compensation” is in excess of $1 million.

In order to qualify payments under the AIP and performance share program as performance-based for Section 162(m) of the Code, the compensation committeeCompensation Committee uses a “plan-within-plan”two-step approach to determine the amount of the bonus payment. The first step is to fund the overall bonus pool. The pool is funded if the companyCompany meets thepre-established performance metrics. The second step is accomplished when the compensation committeeCompensation Committee exercises “negative discretion” by making adjustments to the formula award funded by the overall pool. Negative discretion is used to reduce the amount funded by the pool to an amount equal to the target bonus (for AIP) or target equity (for the performance share program) adjusted for final companyCompany performance and individual performance.

Under Section 4999 of the Code, there is an excise tax ifchange-in-control or severance benefits are greater than 2.99 times the five-year average amount of income reported on an individual’sW-2. In April 2009, the compensation committeeCompensation Committee adopted a policy that no future employment or severance agreements that provide for benefits for NEOs on account of termination will include an excise taxgross-up. In 2016, the named executive officersNEOs consented to the removal of the remaining legacy excise taxgross-up provisions for transactions resulting in achange-in-control, with no recompense for said removal.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Tax Act) was signed into law, and includes significant changes to the executive compensation deduction rules in Section 162(m) of the Code. The changes include:

expanding the covered employees as described in Section 162(m) to include the CFO, which had previously been excluded from the limitation;

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sustaining classification as a “covered employee” in perpetuity even after death through severance and post-death payments for all applicable “covered employees” identified for tax years beginning after December 31, 2016;

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removing the exception for performance-based compensation thereby making a larger portion of the Annual Meetingexecutives’ pay non-deductible for federal tax purposes; and 2017 Proxy Statement

expanding Section 162(m) to include corporations that have publicly traded equity and publicly traded debt, foreign private issuers that meet the new definition of a publicly held corporation and possibly large private C or S corporations.

The Tax Act will have expansive impacts to Exelon as our executive compensation is 60% to 65% performance-based, which may not be deductible for tax purposes beginning with the 2018 tax year. Also, Exelon has nine registrants with the SEC that could potentially fall within scope of 162(m). Without further IRS guidance clarifying technical aspects of the Tax Act, Exelon is unable to fully quantify the tax consequences of the legislation. Given the uncertainty, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 which provides for a measurement period, not to extend beyond one year of the enactment date, for registrants to assess the financial impacts and report in their financial statements.

The Compensation Committee will review current executive compensation programs considering the expansive tax consequences, however the Committee will continue to focus on designing executive compensation programs that motivate executives to drive long-term performance and that align the interest of Exelon’s executives with shareholders.

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Report of the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee

The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee is accountable for ensuring that the decisions made about executive compensation are in the best long-term interests of our shareholders. We accomplish this objective by having robust executive compensation principles in place and considering feedback received from shareholders to continuously improve and strengthen our executive compensation programs. Input received from investors representing over 45% of Exelon’s outstanding shares in 2017 was positive and resulted in no significant changes to our executive compensation program. Shareholders indicated continued satisfaction with the modifications implemented in 2016 that addressed concerns and better aligned the program with the Company’s strategy.

The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained on pages 45-61 of this proxy statement. Based on such review and discussion, the Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the 2018 Proxy Statement.

THE COMPENSATION AND LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Yves C. de Balmann,Chair
Robert J. Lawless
Linda P. Jojo

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Executive Compensation

The tables below summarize the total compensation paid or earned by each of the Named Executive Officers (NEOs) of Exelon for the year ended December 31, 2016, presented in accordance with SEC requirements. Basic information about the elements of compensation as disclosed in the tables is shown below:

Salary:

Amounts may not match the amounts discussed in Compensation Discussion and Analysis because that discussion concerns salary rates; the amounts reported in the Summary Compensation Table reflect actual salaries paid during the year including the effect of changes in salary rates.

Changes to base salary generally take effect on March 1. There may also be changes at other times during the year to reflect promotions or changes in responsibilities.

Bonus:

Reflects discretionary bonuses or amounts paid under the AIP on the basis of the individual performance multiplier or discretionary amounts approved by the compensation and leadership development committee or, in the case of Mr. Crane, approved by the independent directors. The individual performance multiplier was removed in 2016 as part of the compensation program redesign.

Stock Awards:

Values reported show the grant date fair value calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.

Consist primarily of performance share unit awards and restricted stock unit awards pursuant to the terms of the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Since 2013, award mix is 67% performance share units and 33% restricted stock units; stock options are no longer granted.

Performance Share Units:

Compensation and leadership development committee redesigned the program in 2016.

Moved measurement period from annual to3-year.

Changed goals to align with Exelon’s value proposition and strategic initiatives.

Removed individual performance multiplier.

Strengthened the TSR modifier.

Capped incentive payouts if Exelon’s TSR is negative over the last 12 months of the performance period.

Moved operational metrics to AIP.

Maximum payout for performance share units is 150% of target, which can be increased up to 200% of target by the TSR modifier; threshold payout is 50% of target.

Total shareholder return reinstated as a formulaic award modifier. Exelon compares its three-year TSR performance to PHLX Utility Sector Index (UTY).

UTY’s absolute TSR performance is subtracted from Exelon’s absolute TSR and the result is applied as a modifier.

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If Exelon’s absolute TSR is negative for the last year of the three-year performance period, the overall payout after calculated performance and the TSR modifier would be capped at target, regardless of Exelon’s performance compared to the UTY.

Threshold, target and distinguished goals for performance share unit awards established on the grant date (generally the date of the first committee meeting in the first year in the performance period).

Actual performance against the goals for each year in the performance period established at the first committee meeting after the completion of the year. At the end of the three-year performance period awards are made based on the average of the level of performance for each of the three years in the performance period. In 2017, performance goals will transition to a three-year measurement period, with the goals being established at the beginning of the three-year performance period.

The award date is the date of the first committee meeting after the completion of the third year in the performance period.

Performance shares vest immediately.

Performance share unit awards are settled 50% in Exelon common stock and 50% in cash, except for executives who have achieved 200% or more of their stock ownership target as of September 30 of the year prior to payout have the option of settling the award entirely in stock, entirely in cash, or half in cash and half in stock.

Restricted Stock Units:

Vest ratably on the date of the first regular committee meetings during the next 3 years.

In limited cases, restricted stock units are granted to executives as a means to recruit and retain talent.

May be used for new hires to offset annual or long-term incentives forfeited from a previous employer.

May also be used as a retention vehicle, vesting afterpre-determined period of time and subject to forfeiture upon voluntarily termination.

May incorporate performance criteria as well as time-based vesting.

Amounts of restricted stock units held by each NEO are shown in the footnotes to the Outstanding Equity Table.

Stock Options:

Not granted since 2012.

Prior to 2013 made pursuant to terms of Long-Term Incentive Plan or a Constellation Energy Group, Inc. plan adopted in the merger with that company.

Granted at a strike price that was not less than the fair market value of a share of stock on the date of grant.

Fair market value was defined under the plans as the closing price on the grant date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.

Individuals receiving stock options were provided right to buy fixed number of shares of Exelon common stock at the closing price on the grant date.

Target for the number of options awarded determined by the portion of the long-term incentive value attributable to stock options and a theoretical value of each option determined by the committee using a lattice binomial ratio valuation formula.

With the passage of time all options are now vested and have a term of 10 years from their date of grant.

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Under the terms of the Long-Term Incentive Plan stock options may not bere-priced or cashed out.

Non-equity incentive plan compensation:

Includes amounts earned under the AIP, determined by the extent to which the applicable financial and operational goals were achieved.

Amount of the annual incentive target opportunity expressed as a percentage of base salary, with actual awards determined using the base salary at the end of the year.

Threshold, target and distinguished (i.e., maximum) achievement levels established for each goal.

Threshold for each goal set at the minimally acceptable level of performance, for a payout of 50% of target for that goal.

Target set consistent with the achievement of the business plan objectives.

Distinguished set at a level that significantly exceeds the business plan and has a low probability of payout, capped at 200% of target.

Awards interpolated to the extent performance falls between the threshold, target, and distinguished levels.

Final award based on the weighting and performance of each goal.

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Summary Compensation Table

Year     Salary
($)
     Stock Awards
($)
(Note 1)
     Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
(Note 2)
     Change in
Pension
Value and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
(Note 3)
     All Other
Compensation
($)
(Note 4)
     Total
($)
Christopher M. Crane
President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon
2017$1,261,000$10,099,755       $1,585,531       $1,524,765          $386,808$14,857,859
20161,255,51510,099,7181,639,3001,836,211400,95815,231,702
20151,224,8089,821,0552,072,7772,462,551380,05415,961,245
Jonathan W. Thayer
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Exelon
2017804,3392,701,654742,331144,688119,1464,512,158
2016784,8022,701,0351,071,368225,16060,5044,842,869
2015794,5562,700,466947,006229,06690,1944,761,288
William A. Von Hoene Jr.
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Exelon
2017882,6962,920,829857,520202,125374,0575,237,227
2016831,3503,700,3421,237,642216,271198,7706,184,375
2015755,2962,296,821835,753163,284111,8904,163,044
Kenneth W. Cornew
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Exelon; President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Generation
2017878,8652,918,832854,618235,32487,6674,975,306
2016857,4772,918,0431,233,350231,66993,8485,334,387
2015836,5582,918,0461,090,185191,46093,4855,129,734
Denis P. O’Brien
Senior Executive Vice President, Exelon; Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Utilities
2017820,2932,470,846757,767295,787134,2434,478,936
2016800,3782,470,0661,093,660325,83295,5674,785,503
2015780,8742,469,294994,688239,97086,4314,571,257

Year

(a)

  

Salary

($)

(b)

  

Bonus

($)

Note  1

(c)

  

Stock

Awards

($)

Note 2

(d)

  

Option

Awards

($)

Note 3

(e)

  

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

($)

Note 4

(f)

  

Change in

Pension

Value and

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compen-

sation

Earnings

($)

Note 5

(g)

  

All Other

Compen-

sation

($)

Note 6

(h)

  

Total

($)

(i)

 
 

Christopher M. Crane

President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon

 

 

 2016  $1,255,515  $  $10,099,717  $  $1,639,300  $1,836,211  $400,958  $15,231,701 
 2015   1,224,808      9,821,055      2,072,777   2,462,551   380,054   15,961,245 
 2014   1,200,000   155,355   9,345,480      1,553,550   2,431,986   304,459   14,990,830 
 

Jonathan W. Thayer

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Exelon

 

 

 2016   784,802      2,701,035      1,071,368   225,160   60,504   4,842,869 
 2015   794,556      2,700,466      947,006   229,066   90,194   4,761,288 
 2014   717,597   73,795   2,974,199      737,946   166,783   85,008   4,755,328 
 

William A. Von Hoene Jr.

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Exelon

 

 

 2016   831,350      3,700,343      1,237,642   216,271   198,770   6,184,376 
 2015   755,296      2,296,821      835,753   163,284   111,890   4,163,044 
 2014   736,710   65,146   2,067,060      651,463   161,623   97,304   3,779,306 
 


Kenneth W. Cornew

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Exelon; President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon
Generation

 

 
 

 2016   857,477      2,918,043      1,233,350   231,669   93,848   5,334,387 
 2015   836,558      2,918,046      1,090,185   191,460   93,485   5,129,734 
 2014   815,769   84,929   2,822,820      849,285   194,029   55,193   4,822,025 
 

Denis P. O’Brien

Senior Executive Vice President, Exelon; Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Utilities

 

 

 2016   800,378      2,470,066      1,093,660   325,832   95,567   4,785,503 
 2015   780,874      2,469,294      994,688   239,970   86,431   4,571,257 
 2014   761,534   84,964   2,382,900      849,639   299,132   54,936   4,433,105 

Notes to the Summary Compensation Table

(1)

Starting in 2016, individual performance multipliers were eliminated for NEOs and no additional cash bonuses were granted.

(2)

The amounts shown in this column include the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock unit and performance share unit awards for the 2016-20182017-2019 performance period granted on January 25, 2016 as well as the supplemental grants on May 2, 2016 for Mr. Von Hoene with respect to his market adjustment.30, 2017. The grant date fair values of the stock awards have been computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 using the assumptions described in Note 1720 of the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Exelon’s 20162017 Annual Report on Form10-K. The performance share unit awards are subject to performance conditions. For the 2016-20182017-2019 performance share unit awards (including Mr. Von Hoene’s supplemental award),award, the grant date fair value and the value assuming the highest level of performance, including the maximum total shareholder return multiplier, is as follows:

   Performance Share Unit Value 
   At Target   At  Maximum 

Crane

  $6,766,805   $13,533,610 

Thayer

   1,809,698    3,619,396 

Von Hoene

   2,788,072    5,576,144 

Cornew

   1,955,085    3,910,170 

O’Brien

   1,654,940    3,309,880 

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         Performance
Share Unit Value
 At Target     At Maximum
 Crane$6,766,820  $13,533,640
 Thayer1,810,0963,620,192
 Von Hoene Jr.1,956,9493,913,898
 Cornew1,955,6173,911,234
 O’Brien1,655,4653,310,930

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(3)(2)

The amounts shown in this column include the aggregate grant date fair value of stock option awards granted. No stock options were granted to the NEOs in 2016, 2015 or 2014.

(4)

The amounts shown in this column for 20162017 represent payments made pursuant to the Annual Incentive Plan.

(5)(3)

The amounts shown in this column represent the change in the accumulated pension benefit for the NEOs from December 31, 20152016 to December 31, 2016.2017. None of the NEOs had above market earnings in anon-qualified deferred compensation account in 2016.2017.

(6)(4)

All Other Compensation: The amountsfollowing table describes the incremental cost of other benefits provided in 2017 that are shown in this column include the items summarized in the following table:column.

All Other CompensationALL OTHER COMPENSATION

Name     Perquisites
($)
(Note 1)
     Reimbursement
for Income Taxes
($)
(Note 2)
     Company
Contributions to
Savings Plans
($)
(Note 3)
     Company
Paid Term
Life Insurance
Premiums
($)
(Note 4)
     Total
($)
Crane     $152,380              $115,639              $75,495           $43,294$386,808
Thayer95,6365,95913,9903,561119,146
Von Hoene Jr.201,182115,57851,3375,960374,057
Cornew32,75951,1563,75287,667
O’Brien52,54318,40942,16421,127134,243

Name

  (a)

 

Perquisites

($)

Note 1

(b)

  

Reimburse-

ment for

Income

Taxes

($)

Note 2

(c)

  

Payments

or Accruals

For

Termination

or Change

in Control

(CIC)

($)

Note 3

(d)

  

Company

Contributions

to Savings

Plans

($)

Note 4

(e)

  

Company

Paid

Term Life

Insurance

Premiums

($)

Note 5

(f)

  

Dividends

or Earnings

Not  Included

in

Grants

($)

(g)

  

Total

($)

(h)

 

Crane

 $183,077  $102,747  $—    $75,331  $39,803  $—    $400,958 

Thayer

  20,205   22,655   —     14,083   3,561   —     60,504 

Von Hoene

  82,315   60,614   —     49,881   5,960   —     198,770 

Cornew

  38,648   —     —     51,448   3,752   —     93,848 

O’Brien

  31,840   —     —     42,190   21,537   —     95,567 

Notes to All Other Compensation Table

(1)

The amounts shownAmounts reported for personal benefits provided to NEOs include: (1) transportation related benefits (including personal use of corporate aircraft, fleet services, rail passenger services, parking, spousal and family travel); (2) relocation/housing and living benefits related to changes in this column representNEOs’ principal place of work as a result of regulatory commitments in connection with the 2016 acquisition of Pepco Holdings, Inc.; (3) other benefits (including personal financial planning, Company gifts, and matching charitable contributions, physical examinations, and event tickets).

Amounts reported for the personal use of corporate aircraft are based on the aggregate incremental cost to Exelon and are calculated using the hourly incremental cost for flight services, including federal excise taxes, fuel charges, and domestic segment fees. Exelon’s Board-approved policy on corporate aircraft usage includes spousal/domestic partner and other family member usage when appropriate. Associated costs for meals and other related amenities for spouse/domestic partners are covered when attendance at Company or industry-related events is customary. Exelon also provides fleet services of Company cars and driver services for NEOs and other officers enabling the performance of duties among the Company’s various offices and facilities. Certain NEOs are also entitled to provide certain perquisiteslimited personal use of the Company’s cars and drivers including commuting to NEOswork locations. Costs reported represent estimated incremental costs based upon driver wages multiplied by the average overtime rate for drivers plus an additional amount for fuel. Costs related to NEO personal use is typically imputed as summarizedadditional taxable income. Amounts reported in this column for Mr. Crane include $62,389 for personal use of corporate aircraft, $50,089 for spousal travel and $13,067 for other transportation related benefits. Amounts reported for Mr. Von Hoene include $48,164 for personal use of corporate aircraft, $8,518 for spousal travel and $13,367 for other transportation related benefits. Amounts reported for Messrs. Thayer, Cornew and O’Brien include $7,943, $8,212, and $2,400 respectively, for all other transportation benefits.
Benefits are provided to Messrs. Von Hoene, O’Brien, and Thayer, each of whom is subject to state public service commission requirements to maintain principal workplaces in the Perquisites Table below.

District of Columbia pursuant to regulatory order in 2016 related to obtaining approval of the acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc. Pursuant to these legacy obligations, Exelon provides transportation and relocation/housing and living benefits. Amounts reported for Messrs. Thayer, Von Hoene and O’Brien include $64,793, $114,042 and $23,303 respectively for such benefits. Mr. Thayer’s expense was paid in 2018, however was incurred in 2017.
Limited personal financial planning benefits are provided with usage values imputed as additional taxable income. Executive officers may request Company matching gifts to qualified charitable organizations in amounts up to $10,000, and up to $15,000 for Messrs. Thayer and Cornew under the Constellation legacy policy. Executive officers may use Company-provided vendors for comprehensive physical examinations and related medical testing. Tickets to sporting or other events may be provided with values imputed as additional taxable income.
(2)

Employees receive a reimbursementExelon provides reimbursements of tax obligations incurred when: employees are required to cover applicable taxes when they work outoutside their state of their home stateresidence and encounter double taxation in states and localities where they wouldtax credits are not be eligible to receive a credit for such taxes when filing their tax returnspermitted in their home state as well as on imputed income fortax filings; business-related spousal travel involves personal benefits and income is imputed to the employee and for required relocation and housing/living expenses incurred in compliance with regulatory requirements. Pursuant to our obligations under the 2016 regulatory order set forth in Note 1 above, amounts reported for those cases where the personal benefit is closelyMessrs. Von Hoene and O’Brien include $89,633 and $18,409 respectively related to the business purpose, and for relocation expenses when the employee is required to relocate.

such benefits.
(3)

Represents the expense, if applicable, or the accrualEach of the expense that Exelon has recorded during 2016 afterNEOs participated in the announcement ofCompany’s 401(k) and Deferred Compensation Plans. The amounts represent the officer’s retirement or resignation for severance related costs including salary and Annual Incentive Plan continuation and other benefits as applicable.

(4)

Represents companyCompany matching contributions to the NEOs’ qualified andnon-qualified savings plans. The 401(k) plan is available to all employees and the annual contribution for 2016 was generally limited by IRS rules to $18,000, although employees over age 50 can make additional“catch-up” contributions of up to $6,000. NEOs and other officers may participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan, into which payroll contributions in excess of the specified IRS limit are credited under a separate, unfunded plan that has the same portfolio of investment options as the 401(k) plan.

accounts.
(5)(4)

Exelon provides basic term life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to all employees, including NEOs. The values shown in this column include the premiums paid during 20162017 for additional term life insurance policies for the NEOs and for additional long-term disability insurance over and above the basic coverage provided to all employees.

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Perquisites

The following table indicates the various perquisites for which Exelon incurred incremental costs in 2016 for each NEO. A checkmark (ü) indicates perquisite usage during 2016 by the NEO listed at the top of the column.

PerquisiteCraneThayerVon HoeneCornewO’Brien

Personal use of corporate aircraft(1)

ü

Personal use of company drivers(2)

üüüü

Financial planning(3)

üüüü

Parking(4)

üüüüü

Company gifts and matching contributions(5)

üüüüü

Physical examinations(6)

ü

Relocation(7)

ü

Event tickets(8)

üü

Spousal travel(9)

üüü

Notes to Perquisites Table

(1)

The figures shown in column (b) of the All Other Compensation Table above include $148,243 representing the aggregate incremental cost to Exelon for personal use of corporate aircraft by Mr. Crane. These costs were calculated using the hourly incremental cost for flight services, including federal excise taxes, fuel charges, and domestic segment fees. From time to time Mr. Crane’s spouse, or other family members, accompanied him in his travel on corporate aircraft. The aggregate incremental cost to the company, if any, for such travel by spouses or family members on corporate aircraft is included in this amount.

(2)

The company maintains several cars and drivers in order to provide transportation services for the NEOs and other officers to carry out their duties among the company’s various offices and facilities. Certain NEOs were also entitled to limited personal use of the company’s cars and drivers, including use for commuting which allowed them to work while commuting. The cost included in the All Other Compensation Table represents the estimated incremental cost to Exelon to provide limited personal service, based upon the number of hours that the drivers worked overtime providing services to each NEO, multiplied by the average overtime rate for drivers plus an additional amount for fuel. This includes a value of $14,187 of personal use for Mr. Crane. Personal use was imputed as additional taxable income except in certain circumstances.

(3)

The company will pay limited annual financial planning costs for executives that are imputed as additional taxable income.

(4)

For NEOs whose primary work location is downtown Chicago, Exelon’s office lease provides for a limited number of parking spaces that are available for Exelon use. When NEOs are unable to utilize the available spaces, Exelon pays for parking expenses incurred at other public garages. Messrs. Thayer and Cornew have company provided spaces in downtown Baltimore.

(5)

Executive officers may also have the company make matching gifts to qualified charitable organizations up to $10,000 for 2016. Messrs. Thayer and Cornew were subject to a $15,000 annual limit under Constellation’s legacy policy.

(6)

Executive officers may use company-provided vendors for comprehensive physical examinations and relatedfollow-up testing.

(7)

Mr. Von Hoene incurred $46,208 in moving expenses.

(8)

Executives occasionally receive tickets to sporting or other events as recognition awards that are imputed to the officer as additional taxable income.

(9)

For executive officers, Exelon will pay the cost of travel, meals, and other related amenities for spouses and domestic partners when they attend company or industry-related events where it is customary and expected that officers attend with their spouses or domestic partners. The aggregate incremental cost to Exelon for these expenses is included in the All Other Compensation Table. In most cases, there is no incremental cost to Exelon for providing transportation or other amenities for a spouse or domestic partner, and the only additional cost to Exelon is to reimburse officers for the taxes on the imputed income attributable to their travel, meals, and related amenities when attending company or industry-related events. This cost is shown in columns (b) and (c) of the All Other Compensation Table above.

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards

Estimated Possible Payouts
Under Non-Equity Incentive
Plan Awards
(Note 1)
 
Estimated Possible
Payouts Under Equity
Incentive Plan Awards
(Note 2)
All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of Shares
or Units
(#)
(Note 3)
Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and Option
Awards
($)
(Note 4)
Name     Grant
Date
     Threshold
($)
     Plan
($)
     Maximum
($)
     Threshold
(#)
     Target
(#)
     Maximum
(#)
          
Crane1/30/2017    $61,474$1,639,300$3,278,600
1/30/201732,186193,117386,234 $6,766,820
1/30/201795,1183,332,935
Thayer1/30/201728,781767,5051,535,010
1/30/20178,61051,658103,3161,810,096
1/30/201725,444891,558
Von Hoene Jr.1/30/201733,248886,6001,773,200
1/30/20179,30855,849111,6981,956,949
1/30/201727,508963,880
Cornew1/30/201733,135883,6001,767,200
1/30/20179,30255,811111,6221,955,617
1/30/201727,489963,215
O’Brien1/30/201729,380783,4651,566,930
1/30/20177,87447,24594,4901,655,465
1/30/201723,270815,381

     

Estimated Possible Payouts

UnderNon-Equity Incentive

Plan Awards

(Note 1)

  

Estimated Possible

Payouts Under Equity

Incentive Plan Awards

(Note 2)

  

All Other

Stock

Awards:

Number

of Shares

or Units

(#)

(Note 3)

(i)

  

All Other

Options

Awards:

Number of

Securities

Under-

lying

Options

(#)

(j)

  

Exercise

or Base

Price of

Option

Awards

($)

(k)

  

Grant Date

Fair Value

of Stock

and Option

Awards

($)

(Note 4)

(l)

 

Name

  (a)

 

Grant

Date

(b)

  

Thres-

hold

($)

(c)

  

Plan

($)

(d)

  

Maxi-

mum

($)

(e)

  

Thres-

hold

(#)

(f)

  

Target

(#)

(g)

  

Maxi-

mum

(#)

(h)

     

Crane

  1/25/2016  $61,474  $1,639,300  $3,278,600                             
   1/25/2016               48,409   249,146   498,292              $6,766,805 
   1/25/2016                           122,714           3,332,912 

Thayer

  1/25/2016   28,080   748,790   1,497,580                             
   1/25/2016               12,946   66,631   133,262               1,809,698 
   1/25/2016                           32,818           891,337 

Von Hoene (5)

  1/25/2016   32,438   865,000   1,730,000                             
   1/25/2016               11,013   56,680   113,360               1,539,429 
   1/25/2016                           27,917           758,226 
   5/2/2016               2,309   11,884   23,768               417,010 
   5/2/2016               1,697   11,900   23,800               417,571 
   5/2/2016               1,071   11,800   23,600               414,062 
   5/2/2016                           4,390           154,045 

Cornew

  1/25/2016   32,325   862,000   1,724,000                             
   1/25/2016               13,986   71,984   143,968               1,955,085 
   1/25/2016                           35,455           962,958 

O’Brien

  1/25/2016   28,664   764,370   1,528,740                             
   1/25/2016               11,839   60,933   121,866               1,654,940 
   1/25/2016                           30,012           815,126 

Notes to Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

(1)

All NEOs have annual incentive plan target opportunities based on a fixed percentage of their base salary. Under the terms of the AIP, threshold performance earns 3.75%50% of the respective target, while performance at plan earns 100% of the respective target and the maximum payout is capped at 200% of target. For additional information about the terms of these programs, see Compensation Discussion and Analysis above.

(2)

NEOs have a long-term performance share unit target opportunity that is a fixed number of performance share units commensurate with the officer’s position. The possible payout at threshold for performance share unit awards was calculated at 19.43%16.67% of target, with a threshold payout of 25% for the 2016 scorecard (weighted atone-third) and a threshold payout of 16.65% for the 2017-2018 scorecard (weighted attwo-thirds).target. The possible maximum payout for performance share units was calculated at 150% of target, with an uncapped total shareholder return multiplier, capped at 200% of target. For additional information about the terms of this program, see Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the narrative preceding the Summary Compensation Table above.discussion starting on page 56.

(3)

This column shows restricted stock unit awards made during the year. The vesting dates of the awards are provided in footnote 2 to the Outstanding Equity Table below.

(4)

This column shows the grant date fair value, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, of the performance share unit awards and restricted stock units granted to each NEO during 2016.2017. Fair value of performance share unit awards granted on January 25, 2016 and May 2, 201630, 2017 are based on an estimated payout of 100% of target.

(5)

Mr. Von Hoene received prorated awards to his 2014, 2015 and 2016 performance share unit target opportunities due to a market adjustment. The threshold for the 2014 scorecard was calculated at 9.08% (threshold at 1.12% for the 2014 and 2015 scorecards and threshold at 25% for the 2016 scorecard, each weightedone-third). The threshold for the 2015 scorecard was calculated at 14.26% (threshold at 1.12% for the 2014 scorecard, threshold at 25% for the 2016 scorecard and threshold at 16.65% for the 2017 scorecard, each weightedone-third). The maximum for the 2014 and 2015 performance share units are calculated the same as the 2016 performance share units. He also received a restricted stock unit award target increase for 2016.

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Option Awards (Note 1)Stock Awards
NameNumber of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
That Are
Exercisable
(#)
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
That Are Not
Exercisable
(#)
Option
Exercise
or Base
Price
($)
Option
Expiration
Date
Number
of Shares
or Units of
Stock That
Have Not Yet
Vested
(#)
(Note 2)
Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have Not
Yet Vested
Based on
12/31 Closing
Price $39.41
($)
(Note 2)
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights That
Have Not Yet
Vested
(#)
(Note 3)
Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
or Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Yet
Vested
($)
(Note 3)
Crane    285,000                $39.21     2-Apr-2022    414,685          $16,342,736    884,526       $34,859,170
94,00043.4024-Jan-2021
53,00046.0924-Jan-2020
49,00056.5126-Jan-2019
28,00073.2927-Jan-2018
Thayer97,00039.8112-Mar-2022142,6335,621,167236,5789,323,539
175,94639.2424-Feb-2022
125,42932.4625-Feb-2021
67,30437.7126-Feb-2020
8,676101.0521-Feb-2018
Von Hoene Jr.88,00039.8112-Mar-2022138,2255,447,447248,8269,806,233
67,00043.4024-Jan-2021
33,00046.0924-Jan-2020
25,20056.5126-Jan-2019
19,00073.2927-Jan-2018
Cornew70,00039.8112-Mar-2022151,6975,978,379255,59010,072,802
26,00043.4024-Jan-2021
13,30046.0924-Jan-2020
14,90056.5126-Jan-2019
11,00073.2927-Jan-2018
O’Brien102,00039.8112-Mar-2022102,9984,059,151216,3568,526,590
49,00043.4024-Jan-2021
27,00046.0924-Jan-2020
30,70056.5126-Jan-2019
22,00073.2927-Jan-2018

  Option Awards (See Note 1)  Stock Awards 

Name

  (a)

 

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

That Are

Exercisable

(#)

(b)

  

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Unexercised

Options

That Are Not

Exercisable

(#)

(c)

  

Option

Exercise

or Base

Price

($)

(d)

  

Option

Expiration

Date

(e)

  

Number

of Shares

or Units

of Stock

That Have

Not Yet

Vested

(#)

(Note 2)

(f)

  

Market

Value of

Shares or

Units of

Stock That

Have Not

Yet Vested

Based on

12/30

Closing

Price $35.49

($)

(Note 2)

(g)

  

Equity

Incentive

Plan Awards:

Number of

Unearned

Shares, Units

or Other

Rights That

Have Not

Yet Vested

(#)

(Note 3)

(h)

  

Equity

Incentive

Plan Awards:

Market or

Payout Value

or Unearned

Shares, Units

or Other

Rights That

Have Not

Yet Vested

($)

(Note 3)

(i)

 

Crane

  285,000     $39.21   2-Apr-2022   494,146  $17,537,242   850,734  $30,192,550 
   94,000      43.40   24-Jan-2021                 
   53,000      46.09   24-Jan-2020                 
   49,000      56.51   26-Jan-2019                 
   28,000      73.29   27-Jan-2018                 
   35,000      59.96   21-Jan-2017                 

Thayer

  97,000      39.81   12-Mar-2022   165,907   5,888,039   230,172   8,168,804 
   175,946      39.24   24-Feb-2022                 
   125,429      32.46   25-Feb-2021                 
   67,304      37.71   26-Feb-2020                 
   167,669      21.25   27-Feb-2019                 
   8,676      101.05   21-Feb-2018                 
   8,342      81.56   22-Feb-2017                 

Von Hoene

  88,000      39.81   12-Mar-2022   149,176   5,294,256   243,352   8,636,562 
   67,000      43.40   24-Jan-2021                 
   33,000      46.09   24-Jan-2020                 
   25,200      56.51   26-Jan-2019                 
   19,000      73.29   27-Jan-2018                 
   19,000      59.96   21-Jan-2017                 

Cornew

  70,000      39.81   12-Mar-2022   176,823   6,275,448   248,686   8,825,866 
   26,000      43.40   24-Jan-2021                 
   13,300      46.09   24-Jan-2020                 
   14,900      56.51   26-Jan-2019                 
   11,000      73.29   27-Jan-2018                 
   8,500      59.96   21-Jan-2017                 

O’Brien

  102,000      39.81   12-Mar-2022   124,303   4,411,513   210,480   7,469,935 
   49,000      43.40   24-Jan-2021                 
   27,000      46.09   24-Jan-2020                 
   30,700      56.51   26-Jan-2019                 
   22,000      73.29   27-Jan-2018                 
   19,000      59.96   21-Jan-2017                 

Notes to Outstanding Equity Table

(1)

Non-qualified stock options were granted to NEOs pursuant to the company’sCompany’s long-term incentive plans. GrantsAwards vest in four equal increments, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. All grantsawards expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date. For Mr. Thayer, stock options granted prior to March 12, 2012 were granted under the Constellation Energy Group Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan and were converted into the equivalent right to receive Exelon common stock. The number of stock options received upon conversion is equal to the original number of Constellation stock options multiplied by the merger exchange ratio (0.93) and rounded down to the nearest whole share. The exercise price for each converted share is equal to the original Constellation exercise price divided by the exchange ratio (0.93), rounded up to the nearest whole cent.

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(2)

The amount shown includes unvested restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and the performance share unit (PShare) award earned for the performance period beginning January 1, 20142015 and ending December 31, 2016,2017, which vested on January 30, 2017.29, 2018. The unvested restricted stock unit awards are composed of the final third of the grantaward made in January 2014,2015, which vested on January 30, 2017;29, 2018; two-thirds of the grantaward made in January 2015,2016, half of which vested on January 30, 201729, 2018 and half of which will vest on the date of the compensation committee’sCompensation Committee’s first regular meeting in 2018;2019; and the full grant made inaward granted on January 2016,30, 2017, one-third of which vested on January 30, 201729, 2018 and one-third of which will vest on the date of each of the compensation committee’sCompensation Committee’s first regular meetings in

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2019 and 2019,2020, respectively. All restricted stock unitRSU awards continue to accrue additional shares through automatic dividend reinvestment. For Mr. Thayer and Mr. Cornew, the amount shown also includes a grantan award of 30,000 retention stock units madegranted on January 28, 2013 which will vestvested on January 28, 2018. For Mr. Von Hoene, the amount shown also includes a grantan award of 20,000 retention stock units madegranted on October 21, 2013 that will vest on October 21, 2018. All shares are valued at $35.49,$39.41, the closing price on December 30, 2016.29, 2017.

(3)

The amount shown includes the target performance share unit award made inPShare awards granted on January 2015 for the performance period ending December 31, 2017 and the target performance share unit award made in January26, 2016 for the performance period ending December 31, 2018.2018 and the target PShare awards granted on January 30, 2017 for the performance period ending December 31, 2019. These target awards have been increased to reflect the highest level of performance for the period, 200%. All shares are valued at $35.49,$39.41, the closing price on December 30, 2016.29, 2017.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

Option AwardsStock Awards (Note 1)
Name     Number of
Shares Acquired
on Exercise
(#)
     Value
Realized on
Exercise
($)
     Number of
Shares Acquired
on Vesting
(#)
     Value
Realized on
Vesting
($)
Crane   $378,031 $13,246,197
Thayer167,6692,809,042104,6133,665,638
Von Hoene Jr.99,5493,488,202
Cornew113,0133,959,985
O’Brien95,6863,352,831

   Option Awards   Stock Awards (Note 1) 

Name

  (a)

  

Number

of Shares

Acquired

on Exercise

(#)

(b)

   

Value

Realized

on  Exercise

($)

(c)

   

Number

of Shares

Acquired

on Vesting

(#)

(d)

   

Value

Realized

on

Vesting

($)

(e)

 

Crane

      $    306,969   $8,337,267 

Thayer

           84,469    2,294,179 

Von Hoene

           68,549    1,861,804 

Cornew

           92,515    2,512,699 

O’Brien

           78,564    2,133,787 

Notes to Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table

(1)

Share amounts are composed of the following tranches of prior awards that vested on January 25, 2016:30, 2017: the performance share award madePShare awards granted for the period January 1, 20132014 through December 31, 2015;2016; the final third of the restricted stock unit grant madeRSU awards granted in January 2013 (including a supplemental grant made to Mr. Cornew in May 2013),2014, the second third of the restricted stock unit grant madeRSU awards granted in January 20142015 (including a supplemental grant made to Mr. Thayer in July 2014) and the first third of the restricted stock unit award madeRSU awards granted in January 2015.2016. All of these awards were valued at $27.16$35.04 upon vesting.

Pension Benefits

Exelon sponsors the Exelon Corporation Retirement Program, a traditional defined benefit pension plan that covers certain management employees who commenced employment prior to January 1, 2001 and certain collective bargaining unit employees. The Exelon Corporation Retirement Program includes the Service Annuity System (SAS), which is the legacy ComEd pension plan. Effective January 1, 2001, Exelon also established two cash balance defined benefit pension plans in order to both reduce future retirement benefit costs and provide an option that is portable as the companyCompany anticipated a work forceworkforce that was more mobile than the traditional utility workforce. The cash balance defined benefit pension plans cover management employees and certain collective bargaining unit employees hired on or after such date, as well as certain management employees hired prior to such date who elected to participate in a cash balance plan. Legacy Constellation employees participate in the Pension Plan of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (Constellation Pension Plan). The Constellation Pension Plan includes a traditional pension formula referred to as the Enhanced Traditional Plan (ETP) and a Pension Equity Plan (PEP). Employees hired before January 1, 2000 participate in the ETP. Employees hired on or after January 1, 2000 and employees hired before that date who elected to do so participate in the PEP. Each of these plans is intended to betax-qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. An employee can participate in only one of the qualified pension plans.

For NEOs participating in the SAS, the annuity benefit payable at normal retirement age is equal to the sum of 1.25% of the participant’s earnings as of December 25, 1994, reduced by a portion of the participant’s Social Security benefit as of that

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date, plus 1.6% of the participant’s highest average annual pay, multiplied by the participant’s years of credited service (up to a maximum of 40 years). Pension-eligible compensation for the SAS’s Final Average Pay Formula includes base pay and annual incentive awards. Benefits under the SAS are vested after five years of service.

The “normal retirement age” under the SAS is 65. The plan also offers an early retirement benefit prior to age 65, which is payable if a participant retires after attainment of age 50 and completion of 10 years of service. The annual pension payable under the plan is determined as of the early retirement date, reduced by 2% for each year of payment before age 60 to age 58, then 3% for each year before age 58 to age 50. In addition, under the SAS, the early retirement benefit is supplemented prior to age 65 by a temporary payment equal to 80% of the participant’s estimated monthly Social Security benefit. The supplemental benefit is partially offset by a reduction in the regular annuity benefit.

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Under the cash balance pension plan, a notional account is established for each participant, and the account balance grows as a result of annual benefit credits and annual investment credits. (Employees who participated in the SAS prior to January 1, 2001 and elected to participate in the cash balance plan also have a frozen transferred benefit from the former plan, and received a “transition” credit based on their age, service and compensation at the time of transfer.) Beginning January 1, 2008, the annual benefit credit under the plan is 7% of base pay and annual incentive award and beginning January 1, 2013 for employees hired on or after such date, the annual benefit credit is equal to a percentage of base pay and annual incentive award which varies between 3% and 8%, based upon age. For the portion of the account balance accrued beginning January 1, 2008,Beginning in 2017, the annual investment credit is the third segment spot rate of interest on long-term investment grade corporate bonds. The segment rate will be determined as of November of the year for which the cash balance account receives the investment credit. For the portion of the benefit accrued before January 1, 2008, the annual investment credit is the greater of 4%, or the average of the annual rate of return of the S&P 500 Stock Index and the30-year Treasury bond rate (the interest rate is determined in November of each year). Based on recent IRS guidance, beginning in 2017 the investment credit for the portion of the benefit accrued before January 1, 2008 will be the third segment spot rate of interest on long-term corporate bonds. In addition, cashCash balance participants withpre-2008 balances will receive an additional benefit credit ranging from 0.5% to 3.5% based on theirpre-2008 service. Also, beginning in 2017, account balances for employees hired prior to January 1, 2013 will be subject to a minimum investment credit of 4%. For employees hired on or after January 1, 2013, the annual investment credit is the second segment spot rate of interest on long-term corporate bonds, determined as of November of the year for which the cash balance account receives the investment credit, subject to a minimum annual investment credit rate of 3.8% and a maximum annual investment credit rate of 7%. Benefits are vested after three years of service, and are payable in an annuity or a lump sum at any time following termination of employment. Apart from the benefit credits and the vesting requirement, and as described above, years of service are not relevant to a determination of accrued benefits under the cash balance pension plans.

For NEOs who participate in the PEP, a lump sum benefit amount is computed based on covered earnings multiplied by a total credit percentage. Covered earnings are equal to the average of the highest three of the last five twelve-month periods’ base pay plus annual incentive awards. The total service credit percentage is equal to the sum of the credit percentages based on the following formula: 5% per year of service through age 39, 10% per year of service from age 40 to age 49, and 15% per year of service after age 49. No benefits are available under the PEP until a participant has at least three years of vesting service. Benefits payable under the PEP are paid as an annuity unless a participant elects a lump sum within 60 days after separation.

The Code limits to $265,000$270,000 the individual 20162017 annual compensation that may be taken into account under thetax-qualified retirement plan. As permitted by Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Exelon sponsors three supplemental executive retirement plans (or “SERPs”)SERPs) that allow the payment to a select group of management or highly-compensated individuals out of its general assets of any benefits calculated under provisions of the applicable qualified pension plan which may be above these limits. The SERPs offer a lump sum as an optional form of payment, which includes the value of the marital annuity, death benefits and other early retirement subsidies at a designated interest rate. The interest rate applicable for distributions

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to participants in the SAS in 20162017 is 2.97%3.11%. For participants in the cash balance pension plan and the PEP, the lump sum is the value of thenon-qualified account balance. The values of the lump sum amounts do not include the value of any pension benefits covered under the qualified pension plans, and the methods and assumptions used to determine thenon-qualified lump sum amount are different from the assumptions used to generate the present values shown in the tables of benefits to be received upon retirement, termination due to death or disability, involuntary separation not related to a change in control, or upon a qualifying termination following a change in control which appear later in this proxy statement.

Under the terms of the SERPs, participants are provided the amount of benefits they would have received under the SAS, cash balance plan, ETP or PEP, as applicable, but for the application of the Code limits. In addition, certain executives previously received grants of additional credited service under a SERP. In particular, in 1998, Mr. Crane received an additional 10 years of credited service through September 28, 2008, the date of his tenth anniversary, as part of his employment offer that provided one additional year of service credit for each year of employment to a maximum of 10 additional years.

As of January 1, 2004, Exelon does not grant additional years of credited service to executives under the SERP for any period in which services are not actually performed, except that up to two years of service credits may be provided upon a qualifying termination of employment under severance or change in control agreements first entered into after such date, and performance-based grants or grants which make up for lost pension benefits from another employer may be (but have not been) provided. Service credits previously available under employment, change in control or severance agreements or arrangements (or any successor arrangements) are not affected by this policy.

The amount of the change in the pension value for each of the named executive officersNEOs is the amount included in the Summary Compensation Table above in the column headed “Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings.”above. The present value of each NEO’s accumulated pension benefit is shown in the following tables. The present value for cash balance and PEP participants is the account balance. The assumptions used in estimating the present values for SAS participants include the following: pension benefits are assumed to begin at each participant’s earliest unreduced retirement age; the SERP lump sum amounts are determined using the rate of 5% for SAS participants at the assumed retirement age; the lump sum amounts are discounted from the assumed retirement date at the applicable discount rates of 4.29% as of December 31, 2015 and 4.04% as of December 31, 2016;2016 and 3.62% as of December 31, 2017; and the applicable mortality tables. The applicable mortality table is the RP 2000-based table projected generationally using Exelon’s best estimate of long-term mortality improvements. The December 31, 20162017 mortality table is consistent with the mortality used in the Exelon December 31, 20162017 pension disclosure.

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Name

  (a)

  

Plan Name

(b)

  

Number of Years

Credited Service

(#)

(c)

   

Present Value of

Accumulated Benefit

($)

(d)

   

Payments During

Last Fiscal Year

($)

(e)

 

Crane (1)

  SAS   18.26   $1,128,233   $ 
   

SERP

   28.26    15,416,519     

Thayer

  PEP   14.00    263,333     
   

SERP

   14.00    1,493,442     

Von Hoene

  Cash Balance   14.93    380,529     
   

SERP

   14.93    1,102,811     

Cornew

  Cash Balance   22.59    652,790     
   

SERP

   22.59    1,012,385     

O’Brien

  Cash Balance   34.51    1,426,717     
   

SERP

   34.51    1,826,539     

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NamePlan NameNumber of
Years Credited
Service
(#)
Present Value
of Accumulated
Benefit
($)
Payments
During Last
Fiscal Year
($)
Crane(1)          SAS      19.26              $1,312,415                   $
SERP29.2616,757,102
ThayerPEP15.00293,333
SERP15.001,608,131
Von Hoene Jr.Cash Balance15.93418,264
SERP15.931,267,201
CornewCash Balance23.59706,119
SERP23.591,194,380
O’BrienCash Balance35.511,514,210
SERP35.512,034,833

(1)

Based on discount rates prescribed by the SEC proxy disclosure guidelines, Mr. Crane’snon-qualified SERP present value is $15,416,519.$16,757,102. Based on lump sum plan rates for immediate distributions under thenon-qualified plan, the comparable lump sum amount applicable for service through December 31, 20162017 is $22,451,556.$22,976,599. Note that, in any event, payments made upon termination may be delayed by six months in accordance with U.S. Treasury Department guidance.

Deferred Compensation Programs

Exelon offers deferred compensation plans to permit the deferral of certain cash compensation to facilitate tax and retirement planning and satisfaction of stock ownership requirements for executives and key managers. Exelon maintainsnon-qualified deferred compensation plans that are open to certain highly-compensated employees, including the NEOs.

The Exelon Deferred Compensation Plan is anon-qualified plan that permits legacy Exelon executives and key managers to defer receipt of base compensation and the companyCompany to credit related matching contributions that would have been contributed to the Exelon Corporation Employee Savings Plan (the company’sCompany’s tax-qualified 401(k) plan) but for the applicable limits under the Code. The Constellation Deferred Compensation Plan is anon-qualified plan that permits legacy Constellation executives to defer receipt of base compensation and the companyCompany to credit related matching contributions that would have been contributed to the Exelon Corporation Employee Savings Plan. The Deferred Compensation Plans permit participants to defer taxation of a portion of their income. The Exelon Deferred Compensation Plan benefits the companyCompany by deferring the payment of a portion of its compensation expense, thus preserving cash.

The Exelon Employee Savings Plan is intended to betax-qualified under Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Code. The Constellation Energy Group Employee Savings Plan was merged into Exelon’s Employee Savings Plan as of July 1, 2014. Exelon maintains the Employee Savings Plan to attract and retain qualified employees, including the NEOs, and to encourage employees to save some percentage of their cash compensation for their eventual retirement. The Employee Savings Plan permits employees to do so, and allows the companyCompany to make matching contributions in a relativelytax-efficient manner. The companyCompany maintains the excess matching feature of the Deferred Compensation Plans to enable key management employees to save for their eventual retirement to the extent they otherwise would have were it not for the limits established by the IRS.

The Stock Deferral Plan is anon-qualified plan that permitted legacy Exelon executives to defer performance share units prior to 2007.

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The following table shows the amounts that NEOs have accumulated under both the Deferred Compensation Plans and the Stock Deferral Plan. The Exelon Deferred Compensation and Stock Deferral Plans were closed to new deferrals of base pay (other than excess Employee Savings Plan deferrals), annual incentive payments or performance sharesshare unit awards in 2007, and participants were granted aone-time election to receive a distribution of their accumulated balance in each plan during 2007. Existing balances will continue to accrue dividends or other earnings until payout upon termination. Balances in the Deferred Compensation Plan will be settled in cash upon the termination event selected by the officer and will be distributed either in a lump sum, or in annual installments. Share balances in the Stock Deferral Plan continue to earn the same dividends that are available to all shareholders, which are reinvested as additional shares in the plan. Balances in the plan are distributed in shares of Exelon stock in a lump sum or installments upon termination of employment.

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The Deferred Compensation Plans continue in effect for those officers who participate in the Employee Savings Plan and who reach their statutory contribution limit during the year. After this limit is reached, their elected payroll contributions and companyCompany matching contribution will be credited to their accounts in the Deferred Compensation Plans. The investment options under the Deferred Compensation Plans consist of a basket of investment fund benchmarks substantially the same as those funds available through the Employee Savings Plan. Deferred amounts represent unfunded unsecured obligations of the company.Company.

Name

  (a)

  

Executive

Contributions

in 2016

($)

(Note 1)

(b)

   

Registrant

Contributions

in 2016

($)

(Note 2)

(c)

   

Aggregate

Earnings

in 2016

($)

(Note 3)

(d)

   

Aggregate

Withdrawals/

Distributions

($)

(e)

   

Aggregate

Balance at

12/31/16

($)

(Note 4)

(f)

 

Crane

  $107,552   $63,977   $123,365   $   $1,315,624 

Thayer

                    

Von Hoene

   40,195    33,981    46,408        455,465 

Cornew

   29,624    35,549    32,256        346,625 

O’Brien(5)

   38,026    28,345    287,370        2,648,404 

NameExecutive
Contributions
in 2017
($)
(Note 1)
Registrant
Contributions
in 2017
($)
(Note 2)
Aggregate
Earnings
in 2017
($)
(Note 3)
Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)
(Note 4)
Aggregate
Balance at
12/31/17
($)
(Note 4)
Crane              $106,700                $63,999          $195,133                     $      $1,681,456
Thayer
Von Hoene Jr.42,96635,40574,397608,232
Cornew28,88735,10768,855479,474
O’Brien(5)37,74628,390421,6613,136,200

(1)

The full amount shown for executive contributions is included in the base salary figures for each NEO shown above in the Summary Compensation Table.

(2)

The full amount shown under registrant contributions is included in the companyCompany contributions to savings plans for each NEO shown above in the All Other Compensation Table.

(3)

The amount shown under aggregate earnings reflects the NEO’s gain or loss based upon the individual allocation of his notional account balance into the basket of mutual fund benchmarks. These gains or losses do not represent current income to the NEO and have not been included in any of the compensation tables shown above.

(4)

For all NEOs the aggregate balance shown in column (f) above includes those amounts, both executive contributions and registrant contributions, that have been disclosed either as base salary as described in Note 1 or as companyCompany contributions under all other compensation as described in Note 2 for the current fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.2017. For Mr. Crane, all executive and registrant contributions included in column (f)the aggregate balance have previously been disclosed in Summary Compensation Tables. Mr. Thayer did not participate in the plan during 2016.2017.

(5)

For Mr. O’Brien the amounts shown for aggregate earnings in column (d)2017 and column (f)aggregate balance at December 31, 2017 also include the aggregate earnings and aggregate balance respectively of his Stock Deferral Plan account.

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Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

Change in control employment agreements and severance plan covering named executive officers

Background

The Compensation Committee reviews Exelon’s change in control and severance benefits policies were initially adopted in January 2001 and harmonized the policies of Exelon’s predecessor companies. In adopting the policies, the compensation committee considered the advice of a consultant who advisedto ensure that the levels werethey are consistent with competitive practice and reasonable. In reviewing the policies, the Compensation Committee considers the advice of its compensation consultant. The Exelon benefits currently include multiples of change in control benefits ranging from 2.0two times base salary and annual bonus for corporate and subsidiary vice presidents to 2.99 times base salary and annual bonus for the CEO, executive vice presidents, presidents of certain business units and select senior vice presidents. In 2003, the compensation committee reviewed the terms of the Senior Management Severance Plan and revised it to reduce the situations when an executive could terminate and claim severance benefits for “good reason,” clarified the definition of “cause,” and reducednon-change in control benefits for executives with less than two years of service. In December 2004, the compensation committee’s consultant presented a report on competitive practice on executive severance. The competitive practices described in the report were generally comparable to the benefits provided under Exelon’s severance policies. In discussing the compensation consultant’s December 2007 annual report to the committee on compensation trends, the consultant commented that Exelon’s change in control and severance policies were conservative, citing the use of double triggers, and that they remained competitive. In April 2009, the compensation committeeCompensation Committee adopted a policy that Exelon would not include excise taxgross-up payment provisions in senior executive employment, change in control, or severance plans, programs or agreements that are entered into, adopted or materially amended on or after April 2, 2009 (other than renewals of existing arrangements that are not materially amended or arrangements assumed pursuant to a corporate transaction). In October 2016, the named executive officersNEOs covered by change in control agreements entered into prior to April 2, 2009, which provided for potential excise taxgross-up payments, agreed to waive those payments and the agreements were later amended to remove suchgross-up payments. Therefore, no named executive officerNEO is currently entitled to an excise taxgross-up payment upon any termination of employment from Exelon.

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NEOs have entered into individual change in control employment agreements, or are covered by the change in control provisions of the Senior Management Severance Plan, which generally protect such executives’ position and compensation levels for two years after a change in control of Exelon. The individual agreements are initially effective for a period of two years, and provide for aone-year extension each year thereafter until cancellation or termination of employment. The plan does not have

Quantification of Payments upon a specific term.Change in Control

During the24-month period following a change in control, or, with respect to an executive with an individual agreement, during the18-month period following another significant corporate transaction affecting the executive’s business unit in which Exelon shareholders retain between 60% and 66 2/366⅔% control (a significant acquisition), if a named executive officerNEO resigns for good reason or if the executive’s employment is terminated by Exelon other than for cause or disability, the executive is entitled to the following:

the executive’s annual incentive and performance share unitPShare awards for the year in which termination occurs;

severance payments equal to 2.99 (or 2.0 if the executive does not have an individual agreement) times the sum of (1) the executive’s base salary plus (2) the higher of the executive’s target annual incentive for the year of termination or the executive’s average annual incentive award payments for the two years preceding the termination, but not more than the annual incentive for the year of termination based on actual performance beforeperformancebefore the application of negative discretion;

a benefit equal to the amount payable under the SERP determined as if (1) the SERP benefit were fully vested, (2) the executive had 2.99 additional years of age and years of service (2.0 years for executives who first entered into such agreements after 2003 or do not have such agreements) and (3) the severance pay constituted covered compensation for purposes of the SERP;

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a

a benefit equal to the actuarial equivalent present value of anynon-vested accrued benefit under Exelon’s qualified defined benefit retirement plan;

allall previously-awarded stock options, performance share units, restricted stock units,PShares, RSUs, or restricted shares become fully vested, and the stock options remain exercisable until the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the executive’s termination date or the option’s expiration date;

life,life, disability, accident, health and other welfare benefit coverage continues during the severance pay period on the same terms and conditions applicable to active employees, followed by retiree health coverage if the executive has attained at least age 50 and completed at least 10 years of service (or any lesser eligibility requirement then in effect for regular employees); and

outplacement and financial planning services for at least 12 months.

The change in control benefits are also provided if the executive is terminated other than for cause or disability, or terminates for good reason (1) after a tender offer or proxy contest commences, or after Exelon enters into an agreement which, if consummated, would cause a change in control, and within one year after such termination a change in control does occur, or (2) within two years after a sale orspin-off of the executive’s business unit in contemplation of a change in control that actually occurs within 60 days after such sale orspin-off (a disaggregation) if the executive has an individual agreement..

A change in control under the individual change in control employment agreements and the Senior Management Severance Plan generally occurs:

when any person acquires 20% of Exelon’s voting securities;

whenwhen the incumbent members of the Exelon board of directorsBoard (or new members nominated by a majority of incumbent directors) cease toDirectors) ceaseto constitute at least a majority of the members of the Exelon board of directors;

Board;

uponupon consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or other disposition of at least 50% of Exelon’s operatingExelon’soperating assets (excluding a transaction where Exelon shareholders retain at least 60% of the voting power); or

upon shareholder approval of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution.

The term good reason under the individual change in control employment agreements generally includes any of the following occurring within two years after a change in control or disaggregation or within 18 months after a significant acquisition:

amaterial reduction in salary, incentive compensation opportunity or aggregate benefits, unless such reduction is part of a policy,apolicy, program or arrangement applicable to peer executives;

failure of a successor to assume the agreement;

a material breach of the agreement by Exelon; or

anyany of the following, but only after a change in control or disaggregation: (1) a material adverse reduction in the executive’s position,executive’sposition, duties or responsibilities (other than a change in the position or level of officer to whom the executive reports or a change that is part of a policy, program or arrangement applicable to peer executives) or (2) a required relocation by more than 50 miles.

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The term cause under the change in control employment agreements generally includes any of the following:

refusalrefusal to perform or habitual neglect in the performance of duties or responsibilities or of specific directives of the officer toofficerto whom the executive reports which are not materially inconsistent with the scope and nature of the executive’s duties and responsibilities;

willfulwillful or reckless commission of acts or omissions which have resulted in or are likely to result in a material loss or material damage to the reputation of Exelon or any of its affiliates, or that compromise the safety of any employee;

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commission of a felony or any crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude;

material violation of the code of business conduct, or of any statutory orcommon-law duty of loyalty; or

any breach of the executive’s restrictive covenants.

If the amount payable to a named executive officerNEO under a change in control agreement, inclusive of other parachute payments, would cause an excise tax to be imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, the payments to such executive shall be reduced to the maximum amount below which no such tax is imposed or, if the payment without such reduction would leave the executive with a greater amount after payment of such excise taxes, then no such reduction shall be applied.

If a named executive officerNEO resigns for good reason or is terminated by Exelon other than for cause or disability, in each case under circumstances not involving a change in control or similar provision described above, the named executive officerNEO may be eligible for the followingnon-change in control benefits under the Exelon Corporation Senior Management Severance Plan:

proratedprorated payment of the executive’s annual incentive and performance share unit awards for the year in which terminationwhichtermination occurs;

for a 24 month severance period, continued payment of an amount representing base salary and target annual incentive;

a benefit equal to the amount payable under the SERP determined as if the severance payments were paid as ordinary base salary and annual incentive;

duringduring the severance period, continuation of health, basic life and other welfare benefits the executive was receiving immediatelyreceivingimmediately prior to the severance period on the same terms and conditions applicable to active employees, followed by retiree health coverage if the executive has attained at least age 50 and completed at least 10 years of service (or any lesser eligibilitylessereligibility requirement then in effect fornon-executive employees); and

outplacement and financial planning services for twelve months.

Payments under the Senior Management Severance Plan are subject to reduction by Exelon to the extent necessary to avoid imposition of excise taxes imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code on excess parachute payments or under similar state or local law.

The term good reason under the Senior Management Severance Plan means either of the following:

amaterial reduction of the executive’s salary (or, with respect to a change in control, incentive compensation opportunity or aggregateoraggregate benefits) unless such reduction is part of a policy, program or arrangement applicable to peer executives of Exelon orExelonor of the business unit that employs the executive; or

amaterial adverse reduction in the executive’s position or duties (other than a change in the position or level of officer to whom the executive reports) that is not applicable to peer executives of Exelon or of the executive’s business unit, but excluding under thenon-change in control provisions of the plan any change (1) resulting from a reorganization or realignment ofrealignmentof all or a significant portion of the business, operations or senior management of Exelon or of the executive’s business unit or (2)or(2) that generally places the executive in substantially the same level of responsibility.

With respect to a change in control, the term good reason under the plan also includes a required relocation of more than 50 miles.

The term cause under the Senior Management Severance Plan generally has the same meaning as the definition of such term under the individual change in control employment agreements.

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Benefits under the change in control employment agreements and the Senior Management Severance Plan are subject to termination upon an executive’s violation of his or her restrictive covenants, and incentive payments under the agreements and the plan may be subject to the recoupment policy adopted by the boardBoard of directors.Directors.

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Estimated Value of Benefits to be Received Upon Retirement

The following table shows the estimated value of payments and other benefits to be conferred upon the NEOs assuming they retired as of December 31, 2016.2017. These payments and benefits are in addition to the present value of the accumulated benefits from each NEO’s qualified andnon-qualified pension plans shown in the tables within the Pension Benefit section and the aggregate balance due to each NEO that is shown in the tables within the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation section.

Name     Cash
Payment
($)
(Note 1)
     Value of
Unvested
Equity
Awards ($)
(Note 2)
     Total
Value of All
Payments
and Benefits
($)
(Note 3)
Crane$1,586,000$32,992,000  $34,578,000
Thayer
Von Hoene Jr.858,0009,327,00010,185,000
Cornew855,000855,000
O’Brien758,0008,127,0008,885,000

Name

  (a)

  

Cash

Payment

($)

(Note 1)

(b)

   

Value of

Unvested

Equity

Awards

($)

(Note 2)

(c)

   

Total Value

of All

Payments

and

Benefits

($)

(Note 3)

(d)

 

Crane

  $2,346,000   $30,695,000   $33,041,000 

Thayer

            

Von Hoene

   1,238,000    8,390,000    9,628,000 

Cornew

   1,233,000        1,233,000 

O’Brien

   1,094,000    7,655,000    8,749,000 

Notes to Benefits to be Received Upon Retirement Table

(1)

Under the terms of the 2016 Annual Incentive Plan (AIP),2017 AIP, apro-rated actual incentive award is payable upon retirement based on the number of days worked during the year of retirement. The amount above represents the executive’s 20162017 annual incentive payout (after company/Company/business unit performance was determined and negative discretion was applied)determined).

(2)The Value of Unvested Equity Awards includes the following:
a.

Includes the value of the executive’sexecutives’ unvested PShare awards granted in 2015, 2016, and 2017 assuming target performance share units. The amount above includes the number of unvested shares earned for the 2014-2016 performance share unit award. It is assumed the 2014, 2015 and 2016 performance shares are earned at target. The value of the shares is based on Exelon’s closing stock price on December 30, 2016 of $35.49; and

b.the accelerated portion of the executives’ restricted stock awardRSU awards that, per the applicable award agreement,awards agreements, would vest upon retirement. The value of the shares is based on Exelon’s closing stock price on December 30, 201629, 2017 of $35.49.$39.41.

(3)

The estimate of total payments and benefits is based on a December 31, 20162017 retirement date.

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Estimated Value of Benefits to be Received Upon Termination due to Death or Disability

The following table shows the estimated value of payments and other benefits to be conferred upon the NEOs assuming their employment is terminated due to death or disability as of December 31, 2016.2017. These payments and benefits are in addition to the present value of the accumulated benefits from the NEO’s qualified andnon-qualified pension plans shown in the tables within the Pension Benefit section and the aggregate balance due to each NEO that is shown in tables within the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation section.

Name     Cash
Payment
($)
(Note 1)
     Value of
Unvested
Equity
Awards ($)
(Note 2)
     Total
Value of All
Payments
and Benefits
($)
(Note 3)
Crane$1,586,000$32,992,000  $34,578,000
Thayer742,00010,068,00010,810,000
Von Hoene Jr.858,00010,115,00010,973,000
Cornew855,00010,782,00011,637,000
O’Brien758,0008,127,0008,885,000

Name

  (a)

  

Cash

Payment

($)

(Note 1)

(b)

   

Value of

Unvested

Equity

Awards

($)

(Note 2)

(c)

   

Total Value

of All

Payments

and Benefits

($)

(Note 3)

(d)

 

Crane

  $2,346,000   $30,695,000   $33,041,000 

Thayer

   1,071,000    9,435,000    10,506,000 

Von Hoene

   1,238,000    9,100,000    10,338,000 

Cornew

   1,233,000    10,109,000    11,342,000 

O’Brien

   1,094,000    7,655,000    8,749,000 

Notes to Benefits to be Received Upon Termination due to Death or Disability Table

(1)

Under the terms of the 20162017 AIP, apro-rated actual incentive award is payable upon death or disability based on the number of days worked during the year of termination. The amount above represents the executives’ 20162017 annual incentive payout (after company/Company/business unit performance was determined and negative discretion was applied)determined).

(2)The Value of Unvested Equity Awards includes the following:
a.

Includes the value of the executive’sexecutives’ unvested PShare awards granted in 2015, 2016, and 2017 assuming target performance share units. The amount above includes the number of unvested shares earned for the 2014-2016 performance share unit award. It is assumed the 2014, 2015 and 2016 performance shares are earned at target. The value of the shares is based on Exelon’s closing stock price on December 30, 2016 of $35.49; and

b.the accelerated portion of the executives’ restricted stock awardRSU awards that, per the applicable award agreement,awards agreements, would vest upon death or disability. The value of the shares is based on Exelon’s closing stock price on December 30, 201629, 2017 of $35.49.$39.41.

(3)

The estimate of total payments and benefits is based on a December 31, 20162017 termination due to death or disability.

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Estimated Value of Benefits to be Received Upon Involuntary Separation Not Related to a Change in Control

The following table shows the estimated value of payments and other benefits to be conferred upon the NEOs assuming they were terminated as of December 31, 20162017 under the terms of the Amended and Restated Senior Management Severance Plan. These payments and benefits are in addition to the present value of the accumulated benefits from the NEO’s qualified andnon-qualified pension plans shown in the tables within the Pension Benefit section and the aggregate balance due to each NEO that is shown in the tables within the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation section.

Name     Cash
Payment
($)
(Note 1)
     Retirement
Benefit
Enhancement
($)
(Note 2)
     Value of
Unvested
Equity
Awards
($)
(Note 3)
     Health and
Welfare
Benefit
Continuation
($)
(Note 4)
     Perquisites
And Other
Benefits
($)
(Note 5)
     Total Value of
All Payments
and Benefits
($)
(Note 6)
Crane$7,387,000      $2,043,000$32,992,000       $118,000      $40,000   $42,580,000
Thayer3,893,000346,00010,050,00032,00040,00014,361,000
Von Hoene Jr.4,404,000284,0009,988,00035,00040,00014,751,000
Cornew4,389,000336,00010,764,00039,00040,00015,568,000
O’Brien3,974,000322,0008,127,00074,00040,00012,537,000

Name

  (a)

  

Cash

Payment

($)

(Note 1)

(b)

   

Retirement

Benefit

Enhance-

Ment

($)

(Note 2)

(c)

   

Value of

Unvested

Equity

Awards

($)

(Note 3)

(d)

   

Health and

Welfare

Benefit

Continuation

($)

(Note 4)

(e)

   

Perquisites

And Other

Benefits

($)

(Note 5)

(f)

   

Total Value

of All

Payments

and Benefits

($)

(Note 6)

(g)

 

Crane

  $8,147,000   $2,907,000   $30,695,000   $113,000   $40,000   $41,902,000 

Thayer

   4,145,000    182,000    9,206,000    33,000    40,000    13,606,000 

Von Hoene

   4,698,000    242,000    8,844,000    45,000    40,000    13,869,000 

Cornew

   4,681,000    241,000    9,880,000    39,000    40,000    14,881,000 

O’Brien

   4,232,000    220,000    7,655,000    75,000    40,000    12,222,000 

Notes to Benefits to be Received Upon Involuntary Separation Not Related to a CIC Table

(1)

Represents the estimated severance benefit equal to 2 times the sum of the executive’s (i) current base salary and (ii) the target annual incentive for the year of termination. In addition, under Section 4.2 of the Senior Management Severance Plan, apro-rated annual incentive award is payable upon involuntary separation or qualifying voluntary separation based on the days worked during the year of termination pursuant to the terms in the 20162017 AIP. The amount above represents the executives’ 20162017 annual incentive payout (after company/Company/business unit performance was determined and negative discretion was applied).

(2)

Represents the estimated retirement benefit enhancement that consists of aone-time lump sum payment based on the actuarial present value of a benefit under thenon-qualified pension plan assuming that the severance pay period was taken into account for purposes of vesting, and the severance pay constituted covered compensation for purposes of thenon-qualified pension plan.

(3)The Value of Unvested Equity Awards includes the following:
a.

Includes the value of the executive’sexecutives’ unvested PShare awards granted in 2015, 2016, and 2017 assuming target performance share units. The amount above includes the number of unvested shares earned for the 2014-2016 performance share unit award. It is assumed the 2014, 2015 and 2016 performance shares are earned at target. The value of the shares is based on Exelon’s closing stock price on December 30, 2016 of $35.49; and

b.the accelerated portion of the executives’ restricted stock awardRSU awards that, per the applicable award agreement,awards agreements, would vest upon an involuntary separation not related to a change inof control. The value of the shares is based on Exelon’s closing stock price on December 30, 201629, 2017 of $35.49.$39.41.

(4)

Estimated costs of healthcare, life insurance, and long-term disability coverage which continue during the severance period.

(5)

Estimated costs of outplacement and financial planning services for up to 12 months for all NEOs.

(6)

The estimate of total payments and benefits is based on a December 31, 20162017 termination date. The executives are participants in the Senior Management Severance Plan and severance benefits are determined pursuant to Section 4 of the Severance Plan.

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The following table shows the estimated value of payments and other benefits to be conferred upon the NEOs assuming they were terminated upon a qualifying change in control as of December 31, 2016.2017. The companyCompany has entered into Change in Control agreements with Messrs. Crane, Cornew, O’Brien, Thayer and Von Hoene.each NEO. These payments and benefits are in addition to the present value of accumulated benefits from the NEO’s qualified andnon-qualified pension plans shown in the tables within the Pension Benefit section and the aggregate balance due to each NEO that is shown in tables within the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation section.

Name     Cash
Payment ($)
(Note 1)
     Retirement
Benefit
Enhancement
($)
(Note 2)
     Value of
Unvested
Equity Awards
($)
(Note 3)
     Health and
Welfare
Benefit
Continuation
($)
(Note 4)
     Perquisites
and Other
Benefits
($)
(Note 5)
     Potential
Scaleback
($)
(Note 6)
     Total Value of
All Payments
and Benefits
($)
(Note 7)
Crane$10,959,000     $3,297,000     $32,992,000       $177,000       $40,000Not required   $47,465,000
Thayer6,201,000486,00010,068,00048,00040,000Not required16,843,000
Von Hoene Jr.6,638,000460,00010,115,00052,00040,000Not required17,305,000
Cornew7,000,000581,00010,782,00058,00040,000Not required18,461,000
O’Brien6,406,000376,0008,127,000111,00040,000Not required15,060,000

Name

(a)

 

Cash

Payment

($)

(Note 1)

(b)

  

Retirement

Benefit

Enhance-

ment

($)

(Note 2)

(c)

  

Value of

Unvested

Equity

Awards

($)

(Note 3)

(d)

  

Health and

Welfare

Benefit

Continuation

($)

(Note 4)

(e)

  

Perquisites

and Other

Benefits

($)

(Note 5)

(f)

  

Potential
Scaleback

($)

(Note 6)

(h)

  

Total Value

of All

Payments

and

Benefits

($)

(Note 7)

(i)

 

Crane

 $11,063,000  $4,832,000  $30,695,000  $170,000  $40,000   Not required  $46,800,000 

Thayer

  5,735,000   270,000   9,435,000   49,000   40,000   (2,507,496  13,021,504 

Von Hoene

  6,038,000   362,000   9,100,000   67,000   40,000   Not required   15,607,000 

Cornew

  6,466,000   392,000   10,109,000   59,000   40,000   Not required   17,066,000 

O’Brien

  6,089,000   249,000   7,655,000   113,000   40,000   Not required   14,146,000 

Notes to Benefits to be Received Upon a Qualifying Termination following a CIC Table

(1)

Represents the estimated cash severance benefit equal to 2.99 times the sum of the executive’s (i) current base salary and (ii) Severance Incentive. Also, this amount includes an additional payment for Mr. O’Brien of $35,000.

Under Section 4.1(a)(ii) of the CIC Employment Agreement, the executive’s target incentive award is payable upon termination (but capped at actual performance before the application of negative discretion)performance). The amounts above represent the executives’ 20162017 target annual incentive.

(2)

Represents the estimated retirement benefit enhancement that consists of aone-time lump sum payment based on the actuarial present value of a benefit under thenon-qualified pension plan assuming that the severance pay period was taken into account for purposes of vesting, and the severance pay constituted covered compensation for purposes of thenon-qualified pension plan.

(3)The Value of Unvested Equity Awards includes the following:
a.

Includes the value of the executives’ unvested performance share units. Pursuant to Section 4.1(c) of the CIC Employment Agreement,PShares, all of the shareswhich will vest upon termination at the actual level earned and awarded. The amount above includes the number of unvested shares earned for the 2014-2016 performance share unit award. Itawarded (it is assumed the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2016 performance shares2017 PShares are earned at target. The value oftarget) and the shares is based on Exelon’s closing stock price on December 30, 2016 of $35.49; and

b.the valueaccelerated portion of the executives’ restricted stockRSUs that pursuant to Section 4.1(d) of the CIC Employment Agreement or the terms of the award, would vest upon a qualifying termination following a change in control. The value of the shares is based on Exelon’s closing stock price on December 30, 201629, 2017 of $35.49.$39.41.

(4)

Estimated costs of healthcare, life insurance and long-term disability coverage which continue during the severance period.

(5)

Estimated costs of outplacement and financial planning services for up to 12 months for all NEOs.

(6)

In 2009, the compensation committeeCompensation Committee adopted a policy that no future employment or severance agreements will provide for an excise taxgross-up payment. In 2016, the compensation committeeCompensation Committee also removed the excise taxgross-up payment from all existing agreements.

(7)

The estimate of total payments and benefits is based on a December 31, 20162017 termination date. The companyCompany has entered into change in control employment agreement with all of the executives.

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Executive Compensation

Data

PROPOSAL 4: ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF AN ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATIONCEO Pay Ratio

TheAs required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and SEC rules, provide that shareholders be givenwe are providing the opportunityfollowing information about the relationship of annual total compensation, calculated pursuant to cast an advisory(non-binding) vote on how often the company should include an advisory vote on executive compensation in its proxy materials for future annual shareholder meetings. Under this Proposal No. 4, shareholders may vote to have thesay-on-pay vote every year, every two years, or every three years, or shareholders may abstain from voting on this proposal.

Our shareholders voted on a similar proposal in 2011, with the majority voting to hold thesay-on-pay vote every year. Our boardSEC rules, of directors continues to believe that an annual advisory vote on executive compensation is the appropriate alternative for Exelon. Exelon values the direct input it receives from shareholders on executive compensation and other matters. An annual advisory vote on executive compensation is consistent with our policy of seeking input from and engaging in discussions with our shareholders on corporate governance mattersmedian employee and our executive compensation philosophy, policies and practices. GivenCEO, Christopher M. Crane. For 2017, the large numberratio of Exelon shareholders, we are unable to receive direct feedback from each of our shareholders. We believe that an annual advisory vote on thetotal compensation of our namedCEO and the median of the annual total compensation of all employees was 127:1, demonstrating Exelon’s commitment to balance equitable compensation stewardship with competitively based compensation that drives and rewards performance. The total annual compensation for Mr. Crane and the median employee is $14,857,859 and $117,176, respectively.

On December 8, 2017, our employee population consisted of approximately 34,972 individuals (excluding the CEO), which includes two employees based in the United Kingdom and eight employees based in Canada. We have chosen to exclude these ten employees as permitted under SEC rules from our determination of the “median employee,” given the small number of our non-US based employees. The consistently applied compensation measure we used to identify the median employee was W-2 Box 1 wages for employees as of December 8, 2017. After identifying the median employee, the annual total compensation for the median employee was calculated using the same methodology used in compiling the Summary Compensation Table found on page 63 in this proxy statement for our NEOs. This ratio is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K. We believe the methodology, assumptions, and estimates used in determining the ratio are reasonable given our specific employee population.

Because SEC rules provide flexibility in determining the methodology, assumptions, and estimates used to determine pay ratios and the fact that workforce composition issues differ significantly between companies, comparability of pay ratios amongst companies may be limited.

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Ownership of Exelon Stock

Beneficial Ownership Table

The following table shows the ownership of Exelon common stock as of January 31, 2018 by each Director, each NEO in the Summary Compensation Table, and for all Directors and executive officers will allowas a group.

Name of Beneficial Owner     Beneficial
Ownership of
Exelon
Common Stock
(Note 1)
     Common Shares
Underlying Vested
Stock Options and
Options that Vest
Within 60 Days
     Total
Share
Interest
(Note 2)
Anthony K. Anderson17,98217,982
Ann C. Berzin70,65470,654
Yves, C. de Balmann61,65661,656
Nicholas DeBenedictis50,92950,929
Nancy L. Gioia7,2377,237
Linda P. Jojo8,8108,810
Paul L. Joskow42,67342,673
Robert J. Lawless87,71587,715
Richard W. Mies30,94530,945
John W. Rogers, Jr.86,07286,072
Mayo A. Shattuck III297,447297,447
Stephen D. Steinour79,26579,265
Christopher M. Crane580,478509,0001,089,478
Jonathan W. Thayer122,635474,355596,990
Kenneth W. Cornew122,048135,200257,248
William A. Von Hoene, Jr.212,280232,200444,480
Denis P. O’Brien151,168230,700381,868
Total
Directors & Executive Officers
as a group (23 people)
(Note 3)2,465,4442,002,0464,467,490
(1)

Includes any shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment power, Directors’ deferred stock units, officers’ RSUs and deferred shares held in the Stock Deferral Plan, and Directors’ and officers’ phantom shares held in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which will be settled in cash on a 1 for 1 basis upon retirement or termination.

(2)

Total share interest of Directors and executive officers, both individually and as a group, represents less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Exelon common stock.

(3)

Total includes shares held by all Directors and NEOs as well as those executive officers listed in Item 1, Executive Officers of the Registrants in Exelon’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 9, 2018, who are not NEOs for purposes of compensation disclosure.

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Ownership of Exelon Stock

Other Significant Owners of Exelon Stock

Shown in the table below are those owners who are known to provide us with their general inputExelon to hold more than 5% of the outstanding common stock. This information is based on our compensation philosophy, policies and practices while we continue to seek direct input from shareholders through other means. Our board of directors therefore recommends that you vote for aone-year interval for the advisory vote on executive compensation.

The proxy card provides shareholdersmost recent Schedule 13Gs filed with the opportunity to choose among four options (holding the vote every year, every two years or every three years, or abstaining)SEC by The Vanguard Group on February 7, 2018, BlackRock, Inc. on January 24, 2018, FMR LLC on February 13, 2018, and therefore, shareholders will not be voting to approve or disapprove the board’s recommendation.

The optionState Street Corporation on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers that receives the most votes from shareholders will be considered by the board and the compensation committee as the shareholders’ recommendation as to the frequency of future advisory votes on our compensation philosophy, policies and practices. However, the outcome of this advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on the compensation of our named executive officers is not binding on us or our board.February 14, 2018.

Exelon expects that the question of frequency ofsay-on-pay voting will be presented for a vote of shareholders again in 2023.

The board of directors unanimously recommends a vote for the option of “ONE YEAR” as the preferred frequency for future advisory votes on executive compensation.

Name and address of beneficial owner     Amount and nature of
beneficial ownership
     Percent of class
The Vanguard Group(1)
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 1935571,031,5377.4%
BlackRock, Inc.(2)
55 East 52ndStreet
New York, NY 1005570,837,5967.4%
FMR LLC(3)
245 Summer Street
Boston, MA 0221060,345,0476.3%
State Street Corporation(4)
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 0211157,252,0566.0%
(1)

The Vanguard Group disclosed in its Schedule 13G/A that it has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 1,352,693 shares, shared voting power over 217,759 shares, sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 69,506,982 shares, and shared dispositive power over 1,524,555 shares.

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BlackRock, Inc. disclosed in its Schedule 13G/A that it has sole power to vote or to direct the vote of 61,565,341 shares and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 70,837,597 shares.

(3)

FMR LLC disclosed in its Schedule 13G/A that it has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 7,478,149 shares and sole power to dispose or direct the disposal of 60,345,047 shares.

87(4)

State Street Corporation disclosed in its Schedule 13G that it has shared voting power over 48,517,010 shares and shared dispositive power over 57,252,056 shares.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Based upon signed affirmations received from Directors and officers, as well as administrative review of Company plans and accounts administered by private brokers on behalf of Directors and officers, Exelon believes that its Directors and officers made all required Section 16 filings on a timely basis during 2017.

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Communication with the Board of DirectorsAdditional Information

PROCESS FOR SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE BOARD

Shareholders and other interested persons can communicate with any director or the independent directors as a group by writing to them, c/o Bruce G. Wilson, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Exelon Corporation, 10 South Dearborn Street, P.O. Box 805398, Chicago, Illinois 60680-5398. The board has instructed the Corporate Secretary to review communications initially and transmit a summary to the directors and to exclude from transmittal any communications that are commercial advertisements, other forms of solicitation, general shareholder service matters or individual service or billing complaints. Under the board policy, the Corporate Secretary will forward to the directors any communication raising substantial issues. All communications are available to the directors upon request. Shareholders may also report an ethics concern with the Exelon Ethics Hotline by calling1-800-23-Ethic(1-800-233-8442). You may also report an ethics concern via the Internet at EthicsOffice@ExelonCorp.com.

SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALSShareholder Proposals

If you wantwish to submit a proposal for possible inclusion in next year’s proxy statement, you must submit it in writing to the Corporate Secretary, Exelon Corporation, 10 South Dearborn Street, P.O. Box 805398, Chicago, Illinois 60680-5398. Exelon must receive your proposal on or before November 15, 2017.21, 2018. Exelon will consider only proposals meeting the requirements of the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under our Bylaws,bylaws, the proposal must also disclose fully all ownership interests the proponent has in Exelon and contain a representation as to whether the shareholder has any intention of delivering a proxy statement to the other shareholders of Exelon.

We strongly encourage any shareholder interested in submitting a proposal to contact our Corporate Secretary in advance of this deadline to discuss the proposal, and shareholders may want to consult knowledgeable counsel with regard to the detailed requirements of applicable securities laws. Submitting a shareholder proposal does not guarantee that we will include it in our proxy statement. Our corporate governance committeeCorporate Governance Committee reviews all shareholder proposals and makes recommendations to the boardBoard for action on such proposals.

Additionally, under our Bylaws,bylaws, for a shareholder to bring any matter before the 20182019 annual meeting that is not included in the 20172018 proxy statement, the shareholder’s written notice must be received by the Corporate Secretary not less than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the mailing date of this proxy statement, which will be November 15, 2017.21, 2018.

DIRECTOR NOMINATIONSDirector Nominations

A shareholder who wishes to recommend a candidate (including a self-nomination) to be considered by the Exelon corporate governance committeeCorporate Governance Committee for nomination as a directorDirector must submit the recommendation in writing to the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, c/o Bruce G. Wilson,Thomas S. O’Neill, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Exelon Corporation, 10 South Dearborn Street, P.O. Box 805398, Chicago, Illinois 60680-5398. The corporate governance committeeCorporate Governance Committee will consider all recommended candidates and self-nominees when making its recommendation to the full boardBoard of directorsDirectors to nominate a slate of directorsDirectors for election.

Nominations for 2017.2018.Under the Exelon Bylaws,Exelon’s bylaws, the deadline has passed for a shareholder to nominate a candidate (or nominate himself or herself) for election to the board of directorsBoard at the 20172018 annual meeting.

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Nominations for 2018.2019.There are several ways a shareholder may nominate a candidate for election as a directorDirector or to stand for election at the 20182019 annual meeting. As noted above, a shareholder may submit a recommendation to the corporate governance committee,Corporate Governance Committee, which will consider the nomination when making recommendations to the full boardBoard for nominations for director.Director.

A shareholder may also use one of two alternative provisions of Exelon’s Bylawsbylaws to nominate a candidate for election as a director.Director. Under one provision of the Bylawsbylaws currently in effect, a shareholder must comply with the following: (1) notice of the proposed nomination must be received by Exelon no later than November 15, 2017;21, 2018; (2) the notice must include information required under the Bylaws,bylaws, including: (a) information about the nominating shareholder, (b) information about the candidate that would be required to be included in a proxy statement under the rules of the SEC, (c) a representation as to whether the shareholder intends to deliver a proxy statement to the other shareholders of Exelon, and (d) the signed consent of the candidate to serve as a directorDirector of Exelon, if elected. Under this procedure, any shareholder can nominate any number of candidates for director for election at the annual meeting, but the shareholder’s nominees will not be included in Exelon’s proxy statement or form of proxy for the meeting.

A shareholder who meets criteria in the Exelon Bylawsbylaws may also nominate a limited number of candidates for election as directorsDirectors through provisions commonly referred to as “proxy access.” Subject to the requirements set forth in the Bylaws,bylaws, any shareholder or group of up to 20 shareholders holding both investment and voting rights with respect to at least 3% of Exelon’s outstanding common stock continuously for at least 3 years may nominate up to 20% of the Exelon directorsDirectors to be elected (2 directorsDirectors on Exelon’s current boardBoard of 13 directors)Directors). The nominating shareholder(s) must comply with the following, among other detailed requirements specified in the Bylaws:bylaws: (1) notice of the proposed nomination and other required information must be received by Exelon no earlier than October 16, 201722, 2018 and no later than November 15, 2017;21, 2018; (2) the notice must include information required under the Bylaws, including: (a) information about the nominating shareholder(s), (b) information about the candidate(s) including information that would be required to be included in a proxy statement under the rules of the SEC, and (c) the signed consent of each candidate to serve as a directorDirector of Exelon, if elected. Under this procedure, the shareholder’s nominees will be included in the Exelon proxy statement and the form of proxy for the meeting.

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A shareholder who wishes to submit a nomination is encouraged to seek the advice of legal counsel regarding the requirements of the SEC and Exelon’s Bylaws.bylaws. Exelon will not consider any proposal or nomination that does not comply with the requirements of the SEC and Exelon’s Bylaws.bylaws.

Exelon’s Bylawsbylaws are amended from time to time. Please review the Bylawsbylaws posted on our website to determine if any changes to the nomination process or requirements have been made.

AVAILABILITY OF CORPORATE DOCUMENTSAvailability of Corporate Documents

The Exelon Corporate Governance Principles, the Exelon Code of Business Conduct, the Exelon Amended and Restated Bylaws,bylaws, and the charters for the audit, corporate governance, compensationAudit, Corporate Governance, Compensation and leadership developmentLeadership Development and other committeesCommittees of the boardBoard of directorsDirectors are available on the Exelon website atwww.exeloncorp.com, on the Governance page under the Investors tab. Copies may be printed from the Exelon website and copies are available without charge to any shareholder who requests them by writing to Bruce G. Wilson,Thomas S. O’Neill, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Exelon Corporation, 10 South Dearborn Street, P.O. Box 805398, Chicago, Illinois 60680-5398. In addition, our Articles of Incorporation, Compensation Consultant Independence Policy, Political Contributions Guidelines, biographical information concerning each director,Director, and all of our filings submitted to the SEC are available on our website. Access to this information is free of charge to any user with internet access. Information contained on our website is not part of this proxy statement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I access the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 20162017 Financial Report on the Internet?

As permitted by SEC rules, we are making this proxy statement and our annual report available to shareholders electronically via the internet at www.proxyvote.com.www.proxyvote.com. On March 15, 2017,21, 2018, we began mailing to our shareholders a notice containing instructions on how to access this proxy statement and our annual report and how to vote online. If you received that notice, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials unless you request it by following the instructions for requesting such materials contained on the notice.

In addition, shareholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form or electronically by email on an ongoing basis. Exelon encourages shareholders to take advantage of the availability of the proxy materials on the internet in order to save Exelon the cost of producing and mailing documents to you, reduce the amount of mail you receive and help preserve resources.

Shareholders of Record:record: If you vote on the internet atwww.proxyvote.com, simply follow the prompts for enrolling in the electronic delivery service.

Beneficial Owners:owners: You also may be able to receive copies of these documents electronically. Please check the information provided in the proxy materials sent to you by your bank, broker or other holder of record regarding the availability of this service.

Do I need a ticket to attend the annual meeting?Annual Meeting?

You will need an admission ticket or proof of ownership to enter the annual meeting.

If you are a shareholder of record, the bottom half of your proxy card will serve as your admission ticket.

If your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker, or other holder of record and you plan to attend the meeting, you must present proof of your ownership of Exelon stock as you enter the meeting, such as a bank or brokerage account statement. If you would rather have an admission ticket, you can obtain one in advance by mailing a written request, along with proof of your ownership of Exelon stock, to:

Annual Meeting Admission Tickets c/o Bruce G. Wilson,Thomas S. O’Neill, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Exelon Corporation, 10 South Dearborn Street, P.O. Box 805398 Chicago, Illinois 60680-5398.

Shareholders also must present a form of personal photo identification in order to be admitted into the meeting.

No cameras, audio or video recording equipment, similar electronic devices, large bags, briefcases or packages will be permitted into the meeting or adjacent areas. Cell phones and similar wireless communication devices will be permitted in the meeting only if turned off. All items brought into the meeting will be subject to search.

Who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting?Annual Meeting?

Holders of Exelon common stock as of 5:00 p.m. New York Time on March 3, 20172, 2018 are entitled to receive notice of the annual meeting and to vote their shares at the meeting. As of that date, there were 925,763,160964,986,919 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the meeting.

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What is the difference between holding shares as a shareholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

If your shares are registered directly in your name with Exelon’s transfer agent, EQ (formerly Wells Fargo Shareowner Services,Services), you are the “shareholder of record” of those shares. This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and accompanying documents have been provided directly to you by Exelon.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of record, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of those shares. This Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the accompanying documents have been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other holder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other holder of record how to vote your shares by using the voting instruction card or by following their instructions for voting by telephone or on the Internet.internet.

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How do I vote?

Your vote is important. We encourage you to vote promptly. Internet and telephone voting are available through 11:59 p.m. Easternp.m.Eastern Time on April 24, 2017.30, 2018. You may vote in the following ways:

By Internet

By Telephone

By Mail

At the Annual Meeting

 

By Internet.If you have internet access, you may vote by internet. You will need the control number included on your proxy card or voting instruction form (VIF), as applicable. You may vote in a secure manner atwww.proxyvote.com24 hours a day. You will be able to confirm that the system has properly recorded your votes, and you do not need to return your proxy card or VIF.

By Telephone.If you are located in the United States or Canada, you can vote by calling the toll-free telephone number(1-800-690-6903) and following the recorded instructions. You will need the control number included on your Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, proxy card or VIF, as applicable. You may vote by telephone 24 hours a day. The telephone voting system haseasy-to-follow instructions and allows you to confirm that the system has properly recorded your votes. If you vote by telephone, you do not need to return your proxy card or your VIF.

By Mail.If you are a holder of record and received a full paper set of materials, you can vote by marking, dating and signing your proxy card and returning it by mail in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you are a beneficial holder of shares held of record by a bank or broker or other street name, please complete and mail the VIF provided by the holder of record.

At the Annual Meeting.If you are a shareholder of record and attend the annual meeting in person, you may use a ballot provided at the meeting to cast your vote. If you are a beneficial owner, you will need to have a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other holder of record in order to vote by ballot at the meeting.

May I revoke a proxy?

Yes. You may revoke a proxy at any time before the proxy is exercised by filing with the Corporate Secretary a notice of revocation, or by submitting a later-dated proxy by mail, telephone or electronically through the Internet. You may also revoke your proxy by attending the annual meeting and voting in person.

What is householding and how does it affect me?

Exelon has adopted a procedure approved by the SEC called “householding.” Under this procedure, shareholders of record who have the same address and last name and do not participate in electronic delivery of proxy materials will receive only one copy of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 20162017 Annual Report, unless we are notified that one or more of these shareholders wishes to continue receiving individual copies. This procedure will reduce our printing costs and postage fees. Shareholders who receive proxy materials in paper form will continue to receive separate proxy cards/voting instruction forms to vote their shares. Shareholders who receive the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials will receive instructions on submitting their proxy cards/voting instruction form via the internet.

If you would like to change your householding election, request that a single copy of the proxy materials be sent to your address, or request a separate copy of the proxy materials, please contact our distribution agent, Broadridge Financial Solutions, by calling (800) 542-1061 or by writing to Broadridge Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. We will promptly deliver the proxy materials to you upon receipt of your request. If you hold your shares in street name, please contact your bank, broker, or other record holder to request information about householding.

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If you receive more than one proxy card/voting instruction form, your shares probably are registered in more than one account or you may hold shares both as a registered shareholder and through the Exelon 401(k) Savings Plan. You should vote each proxy card/voting instruction form you receive.

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What are the voting requirements to elect the directorsDirectors and to approve each of the proposals discussed in the Proxy Statement?

The presence of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the annual meeting, in person or represented by proxy, is necessary to constitute a quorum.

Election of Directors: Majority Vote Policy

Under our Bylaws, directorsbylaws, Directors must be elected by a majority of votes cast in uncontested elections. This means that the number of votes cast “for” a directorDirector nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” the nominee. An abstention will have no effect on the outcome of the vote because an abstention does not count as a vote cast. In contested elections, the vote standard would be a plurality of votes cast, in which case a withhold vote would have no effect on the vote’s outcome. In either case, brokernon-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote because they are not considered votes cast.

Our Bylawsbylaws provide that, in an uncontested election, each directorDirector nominee must submit to the boardBoard before the annual meeting a letter of resignation that becomes effective only if the directorDirector fails to receive a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting. The resignation of a directorDirector nominee who is not an incumbent directorDirector is automatically accepted by the board.Board. The resignation of an incumbent directorDirector is tendered to the independent directorsDirectors of the boardBoard for a determination of whether or not to accept the resignation. The board’sBoard’s decision and the basis for the decision would be disclosed within 90 days following the certification of the final vote results.

Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as Independent Auditor

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) as Exelon Corporation’s independent auditor requires an affirmative vote of a majority of shares of common stock represented at the annual meeting and entitled to vote thereon in order to be adopted. An abstention will have the effect of a vote “against” the ratification of the independent auditor. If shareholders do not ratify the appointment of PwC, the Audit Committee will reconsider the appointment.

Executive Compensation and Frequency of Vote on Executive Compensation

Under our bylaws, whenever any corporate action is to be taken by vote of the shareholders, it shall be authorized upon receiving an affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and abstentions will have the effect of a vote “against” the action. However, the votes on executive compensation and the frequency of the vote on executive compensation areis advisory and areis not binding on the company,Company, the boardBoard of directors,Directors, or the compensationCompensation and leadership development committeeLeadership Development Committee in any way, as provided by law. Our boardBoard and the compensationCompensation and leadership development committeeLeadership Development Committee will review the results of the votesvote and input from shareholders and will take them into account in making a determination concerning executive compensation and the frequency of such advisory votes consistent with our record of shareowner engagement.

Could other matters be decided at the annual meeting?Annual Meeting?

AtAs of the date this proxy statement went to press, we did not knowknew of anyno matters to be raised at the annual meeting other than those referred to in this proxy statement.

Who will count the votes?

Representatives of Broadridge Financial Communications and Exelon’s Office of Corporate Governance will tabulate the votes and act as inspectors of the election.

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Where can I find the voting results?

We will report the voting results in a Form8-K to be filed with the SEC within four business days following the end of our annual meeting. We will report the company’s decision on the frequency that the company will include a shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials no later than 150 calendar days after the annual meeting, but in no event later than 60 calendar days prior to the deadline for proposals for the 2018 annual meeting.

Who will pay for the cost of this proxy solicitation?

Exelon will pay the cost of soliciting proxies. Proxies may be solicited on our behalf by directors,Directors, officers or employees in person or by telephone, electronic transmission and facsimile transmission. We have hired Kingsdale Shareholder Services USAlliance Advisors to distribute and solicit proxies. We will pay Kingsdale Shareholder Services USAlliance Advisors a fee of $20,000$15,000 plus reasonable expenses for these services.

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20162017 Adjusted(non-GAAP) Operating Earnings

Exelon reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). Exelon supplements the reporting of financial information determined in accordance with GAAP with certainnon-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share. Adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share exclude certain costs, expenses, gains and losses and other specified items, includingmark-to-market adjustments from economic hedging activities, unrealized gains and losses from nuclear decommissioning trust fund investments, merger and integration costs, certain costs incurred associated with the PHI acquisition, merger commitments related to the settlement of the PHI acquisition, the impairment of certain long-lived assets, plant retirements and divestitures, costs related to the cost management program, thenon-controlling interest in Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, and other items as set forth in the reconciliation below.

The presentation of adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share is intended to enhance an investor’s overall understanding of period over period financial results and provide an indication of Exelon’s baseline operating performance by excluding items that are considered by management to be not directly related to the ongoing operations of the business. In addition, this information is among the primary indicators management uses as a basis for evaluating performance, allocating resources, setting incentive compensation targets and planning and forecasting of future periods. Accordingly, management uses adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share as a goal in its annual incentive plan. Adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share is not a presentation defined under GAAP and may not be comparable to other companies’ presentations. Exelon providesreports adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share as supplemental information and in addition to earnings per share that are calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share should not be deemed more useful than, a substitute for, or an alternative to earnings per share calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

A reconciliation of reported GAAP earnings per share to adjusted(non-GAAP) operating earnings per share for 20162017 is presented below; amountsbelow (amounts may not add due to rounding:rounding):

2017 GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share 2017           $3.97
Adjustments:
Mark-to-market impact of economic hedging activities0.11
Unrealized gains related to NDT fund investments(0.34)
Amortization of commodity contract intangibles0.04
Merger and integration costs0.04
Merger commitments(0.14)
Long-lived asset impairments0.34
Plant retirements and divestitures0.22
Reassessment of state deferred income taxes(1.37)
Cost management program0.04
Like-kind exchange tax position(0.03)
Tax settlements(0.01)
Bargain purchase gain(0.25)
Gain on deconsolidation of business(0.14)
Vacation policy change(0.03)
Change in Environmental Remediation Liabilities0.03
Noncontrolling interests0.12
Adjusted (non-GAAP) Operating Earnings (Loss) Per Share$2.60

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2016 Adjusted(non-GAAP) Operating Earnings (Loss) Per Share

  $2.68 

Adjustments:

     

Mark-to-market impact of economic hedging activities

   0.03 

Unrealized (gains) losses related to NDT fund investments

   (0.13

Amortization of commodity contract intangibles

   0.04 

Merger and integration costs

   0.12 

Long-lived asset impairment

   0.11 

Asset retirement obligation

   (0.08

Reassessment of state deferred income taxes

   0.01 

Merger commitments

   0.47 

Plant retirements and divestitures

   0.47 

Cost management program

   0.04 

Like-kind exchange tax position

   0.21 

Curtailment of Generation growth and development activities

   0.06 

Non-controlling interest

   0.11 

2016 GAAP Earnings (Loss) Per Share

  $1.22 

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Appendix

2014 PShare Scorecard

The table below reflects the 2014 PShare Scorecard, which uses a “stair-step” approach with no interpolation between data performance levels. Applies to the first year of the 2014-2016 PShare program.

2014 PShare Scorecard 
Goals Metrics Metric
Weighting
  Operating
Company
 Threshold  Target  Target
Calibrated to
 

Disting-

uished

  Final
Score
  Actual
Award vs.
Metric
Weighting
 

Financial 

Management 

 ROE  30.0 Exelon Corp  7.00  8.00 Budget  9.00  8.22  30.0
 FFO/Debt  30.0 ExGen HoldCo  39.0  40.6 Budget  43.1  41.0  30.0

Operational 

Excellence 

 Outage Duration (Average)  6.7 BGE  113.0   95.0  2nd Quartile  91.5   92.0   2.79
     ComEd  94.0   85.0  1st Quartile  84.0   84.0   3.35
   PECO  94.0   88.0  1st Quartile  85.5   90.0   1.68
 

Outage Frequency (Average)

  6.7 BGE  1.12   0.97  2nd Quartile  0.91   0.77   3.35
     ComEd  0.90   0.78  1st Decile  0.76   0.81   1.68
   PECO  0.90   0.78  1st Decile  0.76   0.77   2.79
 

Net Fleetwide Capacity Factor

  13.3 Nuclear  91.3  93.3 1st Quartile  93.8  94.2  19.95
 

Dispatch Match

  13.3 Power  95.1  97.1 Internal Measure  97.9  96.5  9.98
  

Committee
Approved
Performance
 
 
 
  105.56

2015 PShare Scorecard

The table below reflects the 2015 PShare Scorecard, which uses a “stair-step” approach with no interpolation between data performance levels. Applies to the second year of the 2014-2016 PShare program and the first year of the 2015-2017 PShare program.

2015 PShare Scorecard
Goals    Metrics    Metric
Weighting
    Operating
Company
    Threshold    Target    Target
Calibrated to
    Distinguished    Final
Score
    Actual
Award vs.
Metric
Weighting
Financial
Management
ROE30.0%Exelon Corp7.25%7.75%Budget8.50%8.23%37.5%
FFO/Debt30.0%ExGen HoldCo27.0%30.0%Budget42.7%33.1%30.0%
Operational
Excellence
Outage6.7%BGE100.088.01st Quartile85.091.01.68%
DurationComEd93.083.01st Quartile82.082.03.35%
(Average)PECO93.087.01st Quartile85.084.03.35%
Outage
Frequency
(Average)
6.7%BGE1.000.801st Decile0.760.821.68%
ComEd0.870.771st Decile0.740.781.68%
PECO0.870.771st Decile0.740.703.35%
Net Fleetwide
Capacity
Factor
13.3%Nuclear91.1%93.1%1st Quartile93.6%93.9%19.95%
Dispatch
Match
13.3%Power94.3%96.6%Internal97.8%98.6%19.95%
Measure
Committee Approved
Performance
122.48%

2016 PShare Scorecard

2015 PShare Scorecard 
Goals Metrics Metric
Weighting
  Operating
Company
 Threshold  Target  Target
Calibrated to
 

Disting-

uished

  Final
Score
  Actual
Award vs.
Metric
Weighting
 

Financial

Management

 ROE  30.0 Exelon Corp  7.25  7.75 Budget  8.50  8.23  37.5
 FFO/Debt  30.0 ExGen HoldCo  27.0  30.0 Budget  42.7  33.1  30.0

Operational 

Excellence 

 Outage Duration (Average)  6.7 BGE  100.0   88.0  1st Quartile  85.0   91.0   1.68
     ComEd  93.0   83.0  1st Quartile  82.0   82.0   3.35
   PECO  93.0   87.0  1st Quartile  85.0   84.0   3.35
 

Outage Frequency (Average)

  6.7 BGE  1.00   0.80  1st Decile  0.76   0.82   1.68
     ComEd  0.87   0.77  1st Decile  0.74   0.78   1.68
   PECO  0.87   0.77  1st Decile  0.74   0.70   3.35
 

Net Fleetwide Capacity Factor

  13.3 Nuclear  91.1  93.1 1st Quartile  93.6  93.9  19.95
 

Dispatch Match

  13.3 Power  94.3  96.6 Internal Measure  97.8  98.6  19.95
     

Committee
Approved
Performance
 
 
 
  122.48

The table below reflects the 2016 PShare Scorecard, which uses a “stair-step” approach with no interpolation between data performance levels. Performance was evaluated at the end of 2016. The 2016 scorecard applies to the first year of the 2016-2018 PShare program, the second year of the 2015-2017 PShare program and the final year of the 2014-2016 PShare program.

2016 PShare Scorecard
Metrics     Metric
Weighting
     Threshold     Target     Distinguished     Final
Score
     Actual
Award vs.
Metric
Weighting
Exelon ROE50.0%6.60%7.05%7.50%8.08%75.0%
ExGen FFO/Debt50.0%27.0%30.0%38.01%33.7%50.0%
Committee-Approved
Performance
125.00%

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2017 PShare Scorecard

The table below reflects the 2017 PShare Scorecard, which uses a “stair-step” approach with no interpolation between data performance levels for FFO/Debt. Utility Return on Equity and Utility Net Income use interpolation. Performance was evaluated at the end of 2017. The 2017 scorecard applies to the final year of the 2015-2017 PShare program.

2017 PShare Scorecard
Metrics     Metric
Weighting
     Threshold
50%
     Target
100%
     Distinguished
150%
     Final
Score
     Actual Award vs.
Metric Weighting
Utility ROE33.3%$1,459.00$1,707.00$1,979.00$1,498.0035.06%
Utility Net Income33.3%8.3%9.5%10.9%9.4%35.15%

Metric     Metric
Weighting
     Threshold
50%
     75%     Target
100%
     125%     Distinguished
150%
     Final
Score
     Actual Award vs.
Metric Weighting
Exelon FFO/33.4%>=16.0%>=17.0%>=18.0%>=22.0%>=24.0%18.9%33.4%
Debt
Committee Approved
Performance
103.61%

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Exelon Corporation
Categorical Standards of Independence

In accordance with The Exelon Corporation Independence Standards for Directors, the Board has determined that the following categories of relationships do not affect an Exelon director’s independence unless determined to affect a director’s independence by reason of the independence standards set forth in Exelon’s Corporate Governance Principles. The categorical standards are intended to assist the directors with independence determinations in connection with relationships not specifically covered by the independence standards set forth in the Corporate Governance Principles. The Board may determine that other relationships do not affect independence.

Immaterial position and ownership interest:The relationship arises solely from (1) such director’s (or an immediate family member’s) position as a director, trustee, advisory board member, or similar position with another company or organization; (2) such director’s (or an immediate family member’s) direct or indirect ownership of a 10% or less equity interest in another company or organization; or (3) a combination of the relationships described in clauses (1) and (2).

Immaterial business relationships:A director’s (or an immediate family member’s) relationship with another company that participates in a transaction with the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries where: the rates or charges involved are determined by competitive bid or are competitive with current prices generally available to the public for similar goods and services; the transaction involves the rendering of services as a common or contract carrier, or public utility, at rates or charges fixed in conformity with law or governmental authority; the transaction involves services as a bank depository of funds, transfer agent, registrar, trustee under a trust indenture, or similar services, or commercial banking services provided on arm’s length terms and in the ordinary course of business; the provider of goods or services in a transaction is determined by the purchaser to be the only practical source to obtain the goods or services; or the interest arises solely from direct or indirect ownership of debt or equity securities of the Company or its subsidiaries where all holders of the same class of securities have the same rights and receive the same benefits on a pro rata basis.

Immaterial transactions:A director’s(or an immediate family member’s) relationship with another company that has made payments to, or received payments from, the Company for property or services in an amount which, in the last fiscal year, does not exceed the greater of $1 million or 2% of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues for such year.

Immaterial indebtedness:A director’s relationship as an executive officer, or where any member of his or her immediate family is an executive officer, of any other company which is indebted to the Company, or to which the Company is indebted, in each case excluding normal trade debt, and the total principal amount of such indebtedness is less than the greater of $1 million or 2% of the total consolidated assets of such other company.

Immaterial investment:A director’s (or an immediate family member’s) relationship with another company (1) in which Exelon or any of its consolidated subsidiaries (including any benefit plan or arrangement sponsored by Exelon or its consolidated subsidiaries), or any nuclear decommissioning trust or other segregated investment fund maintained by Exelon or its subsidiaries makes investments or places funds for investment management or (2) which underwrites or invests in securities issued by Exelon or any of its consolidated subsidiaries, all in the ordinary course of such other company’s business on terms and under circumstances similar to those available to or from entities unaffiliated with such director.

Immaterial non-profit relationships:A director’s relationship as a current employee or where any member of his or her immediate family serves as executive officer of a charitable or educational organization which receives contributions from the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries in its most recent fiscal year of less than the greater of $1 million or 2% of that organization’s consolidated gross revenues in that year. In any other circumstances, a director’s relationship with a charity or educational organization to which the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries makes contributions where the aggregate contributions made by the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries to that organization in its most recent fiscal year were less than the greater of $1 million or 5% of that organization’s consolidated gross receipts for that year.

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2017 Exelon Recognition and Partnerships

Corporate & Foundation Giving
$52.1 million
Last year, Exelon Corporation
Notice of the Annual Meeting and 2017 Proxy Statementits employees set all-time records, committing more than $52.1 million to non-profit organizations and volunteering more than 210,000 hours
     A-2Civic 50
Exelon was named for the first time to the Civic 50, recognizing the most community-minded companies by Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service
Corporate RecognitionDiversity & Inclusion
2017 Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award
Awarded by the Pro Bono Institute for exemplary pro bono legal service and leadership
Kids in Need of Defense Innovation Award
Exelon’s legal department and the Baltimore chapter of Organization of Latinos at Exelon (OLE) for their work with unaccompanied minors from Central America
HeForShe
Exelon joined U.N. Women’s HeForShe campaign, which is focused on gender equality. Pledge includes a $3 million commitment to develop new STEM programs for girls and young women and improving the retention of women at Exelon by 2020
Billion Dollar Roundtable
Exelon became the first energy company to join the Billion Dollar Roundtable, an organization that promotes supplier diversity for corporations achieving $1 billion or more in annual direct spending with minority and women-owned businesses
CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion
Exelon joined 150 leading companies for the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, the largest CEO-driven commitment aimed at taking action to cultivate a workplace where diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected
Sustainability
Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Exelon named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 12th consecutive year
Newsweek Magazine’s Green Rankings
Newsweek Magazine’s Green Rankings recognized our leadership in sustainability, where we ranked third among utilities, No. 12 in the U.S. 500 and 24th among the Global 500
Land for People Award
Received the Trust for Public Land’s national “Land for People Award” in recognition of Exelon’s Exelon’s deep support of environmental stewardship, creating new parks and promoting conservation

Carbon Reduction
A recent M.J. Bradley and Associates report noted Exelon’s generation fleet had the lowest rate of emissions among the 20 largest public or privately held energy producers. Fortune also recognized Exelon as the second-lowest carbon emitter of all Fortune 100 companies

Workforce
DiversityInc Top 50
DiversityInc. named Exelon as one of the Top 50 companies for excellence in diversity
Indeed.com “50 Best Places to Work”
Indeed.com ranked Exelon No. 18 on its “50 Best Places to Work”
Human Rights Campaign “Best Places to Work”
For the third consecutive year, HRC’s Corporate Equality Index gave Exelon a perfect rating on its best places to work for LGBTQ
2017 U.S. Veterans Magazine’s “Best of the Best”
Most veteran-friendly companies
Historically Black Engineering Schools
Top Supporter recognition for five consecutive years



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1.Election of DirectorsForAgainstAbstain
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1c.Christopher M. Crane
  

The board of directors recommends voting FOR Proposals 1 through 3:

  
  

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Election of Directors

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1g.Paul L. Joskow
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1a.Anthony K. Anderson   
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1g.

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Linda P. Jojo

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2018 COMMON STOCK PROXY

This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors
for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
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