Exhibit 5.1

 

 

 

	August 3, 2022
Exelon Corporation 10 South Dearborn Street P.O. Box 805379 Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379	Commonwealth Edison Company 10 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60603-2300
PECO Energy Company 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101	Baltimore Gas and Electric Company 2 Center Plaza, 110 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Delmarva Power & Light Company 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware 19702	Potomac Electric Power Company 701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20068   Atlantic City Electric Company 500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware 19702

 

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed by Exelon Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“Exelon”), Commonwealth Edison Company, an Illinois corporation (“ComEd”), PECO Energy Company, a Pennsylvania corporation (“PECO”), Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, a Maryland corporation (“BGE”), Potomac Electric Power Company, a District of Columbia and Virginia corporation (“Pepco”), Delmarva Power & Light Company, a Delaware and Virginia corporation (“DPL”) and Atlantic City Electric Company, a New Jersey corporation (“ACE”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), relating to an unlimited amount of (a) debt securities (“Exelon Debt Securities”), shares of common stock (“Exelon Common Stock”), stock purchase contracts (“Exelon Stock Purchase Contracts”), stock purchase units (“Exelon Stock Purchase Units”), shares of preferred stock (“Exelon Preferred Stock”) and depositary shares (“Exelon Depositary Shares”), which may be sold from time to time by Exelon, (b) first mortgage bonds (“ComEd Mortgage Bonds”), which may be sold from time to time by Commonwealth Edison Company, (c) first mortgage bonds (“PECO Mortgage Bonds”), which may be sold from time to time by PECO Energy Company, (d) debt securities (“BGE Debt Securities”), which may be sold from time to time by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, (e) first mortgage bonds (“Pepco Mortgage Bonds”), which may be sold from time to time by Pepco, (f) first mortgage bonds (“DPL Mortgage Bonds”), which may be sold from time to time by DPL and (g) first mortgage bonds (“ACE Mortgage Bonds”), in each case in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of an offering (collectively, the “Securities”).

 

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the Exelon Debt Securities will be issued under an Indenture (the “Exelon Indenture”) between Exelon and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated as of June 11, 2015.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the ComEd Mortgage Bonds will be issued under ComEd’s Mortgage (the “ComEd Mortgage”), dated as of July 1, 1923, as amended and supplemented, between ComEd and BNY Mellon Trust Company of Illinois (current successor to Illinois Merchants Trust Company), as trustee, and D.G. Donovan, as co-trustee.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the PECO Mortgage Bonds will be issued under PECO’s First and Refunding Mortgage (the “PECO Mortgage”), dated as of May 1, 1923, between The Counties Gas and Electric Company (predecessor to PECO) and Fidelity Trust Company, Trustee (now U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee), as amended and supplemented and as to be further amended and supplemented by one or more supplemental indentures creating the PECO Mortgage Bonds.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the BGE Debt Securities will be issued under an Indenture relating to the debt securities between BGE and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “BGE Indenture”).

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the Pepco Mortgage Bonds will be issued pursuant to the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of July 1, 1936, between Pepco and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, as amended and supplemented (the “Pepco Mortgage”).

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the DPL Mortgage Bonds will be issued pursuant to the Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of October 1, 1943, between DPL and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, as amended and supplemented (the “DPL Mortgage”).

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the ACE Mortgage Bonds will be issued pursuant to the Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of January 15, 1937, between ACE and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, as amended and supplemented (the “ACE Mortgage”).

 

In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Registration Statement and all exhibits thereto and such corporate records and other agreements, documents and instruments, and such certificates or comparable documents of public officials and officers and representatives of the registrants and have made such inquiries of such officers and representatives and have considered such matters of law as we have deemed appropriate as the basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth. We have also assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all persons and the conformity with the original documents of any copies thereof submitted to us for examination.

 

In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have assumed that (a) the Registration Statement has become effective under the Act, (b) a prospectus supplement with respect to the applicable Securities shall have been filed with the Commission in compliance with the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (c) the applicable Securities have been duly and properly authorized for issuance, (d) all instruments relating to the applicable Securities have been duly and properly authorized and properly executed and delivered and (e) the terms of the applicable Securities have been duly and properly established in conformity with the applicable instruments so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon Exelon, Generation, ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, DPL or ACE, as applicable, and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental or regulatory body having jurisdiction over Exelon, Generation, ComEd, PECO, BGE, Pepco, DPL or ACE, as applicable.

 

 

Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:

 

1.       When a series of Exelon Debt Securities shall have been duly and properly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Exelon Indenture and duly and properly issued and delivered by Exelon in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor, each series of Exelon Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of Exelon, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

2.       When the shares of Exelon Common Stock have been duly and properly issued, sold and delivered as contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto, the shares of Exelon Common Stock (including any Exelon Common Stock duly issued pursuant to Stock Purchase Contracts), will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

3.       When the Exelon Stock Purchase Contracts have been duly and properly executed and issued in accordance with the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement relating to such Exelon Stock Purchase Contracts and issued and sold in the form and in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto, such Exelon Stock Purchase Contracts will constitute valid and binding obligations of Exelon, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

4.       When (a) the collateral has been deposited with the collateral agent in accordance with the applicable collateral arrangements and (b) the Exelon Stock Purchase Contracts have been duly and properly executed and issued in accordance with the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement relating to such Exelon Stock Purchase Contracts, and issued and sold in the form and in the manner contemplated in the any prospectus supplement relating thereto, the Exelon Stock Purchase Units will constitute valid and binding obligations of Exelon, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

5.       When (a) a Statement with Respect to Shares of Exelon classifying the Exelon Preferred Stock and setting forth the terms thereof has been duly and properly authorized, executed and filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State and (b) the shares of Exelon Preferred Stock have been duly and properly issued and paid for in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto, the shares of Exelon Preferred Stock will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

 

6.       When (a) a Statement with Respect to Shares of Exelon classifying the Exelon Depositary Shares and setting forth the terms thereof has been duly and properly authorized, executed and filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State and (b) the Exelon Depositary Shares have been duly and properly issued and paid for in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto, the shares of Exelon Depositary Shares will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable

 

7.       When a series of ComEd Mortgage Bonds have been duly and properly executed and authenticated in accordance with the ComEd Mortgage and duly and properly issued and delivered by ComEd in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor, the ComEd Mortgage Bonds will constitute binding obligations of ComEd, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

8.       When a series of PECO Mortgage Bonds have been duly and properly executed and authenticated in accordance with the PECO Mortgage and duly and properly issued and delivered by PECO in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor, the PECO Mortgage Bonds will constitute binding obligations of PECO, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

9.       When a series of BGE Debt Securities have been duly and properly executed and authenticated in accordance with the BGE Indenture and duly and properly issued and delivered by BGE in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor, the BGE Debt Securities will constitute binding obligations of BGE, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

10.       When a series of Pepco Mortgage Bonds have been duly and properly executed and authenticated in accordance with the Pepco Mortgage and duly and properly issued and delivered by Pepco in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor, the Pepco Mortgage Bonds will constitute binding obligations of Pepco, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

11.       When a series of DPL Mortgage Bonds have been duly and properly executed and authenticated in accordance with the DPL Mortgage and duly and properly issued and delivered by DPL in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor, the DPL Mortgage Bonds will constitute binding obligations of DPL, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

 

12.       When a series of ACE Mortgage Bonds have been duly and properly executed and authenticated in accordance with the ACE Mortgage and duly and properly issued and delivered by ACE in the manner contemplated in any prospectus supplement relating thereto to the purchasers thereof against payment of the agreed consideration therefor, the ACE Mortgage Bonds will constitute binding obligations of ACE, subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

We express no opinion as to the law of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of Illinois and the State of New York. We did not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion, and accordingly we do not purport to cover herein, the application of the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the various states. We undertake no responsibility to update or supplement this opinion in response to changes in law or future events or circumstances.

 

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement, other than as to the specific issues addressed herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied beyond that expressly stated herein.

 

We consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the references to this firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus included in the Registration Statement. This opinion is not to be used, circulated, quoted, referred to or relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our prior written consent. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are “experts” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

	Very truly yours,
	/s/ Ballard Spahr LLP

 

  

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Exelon Corporation of our report dated February 25, 2022, except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements insofar as it relates to the effects of discontinued operations as discussed in Notes 1 and 2 and the change in composition of reportable segments as discussed in Note 5, as to which the date is June 30, 2022, relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedules and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Exelon Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2022. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
August 3, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Commonwealth Edison Company of our report dated February 25, 2022 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Commonwealth Edison Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2022. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
August 3, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.3

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of PECO Energy Company of our report dated February 25, 2022 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in PECO Energy Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2022. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 3, 2022

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.4

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company of our report dated February 25, 2022 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2022. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Baltimore, Maryland
August 3, 2022

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.5

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Potomac Electric Power Company of our report dated February 25, 2022 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Potomac Electric Power Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2022. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 3, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.6

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Delmarva Power & Light Company of our report dated February 25, 2022 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Delmarva Power & Light Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2022. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 3, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.7

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Atlantic City Electric Company of our report dated February 25, 2022 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in Atlantic City Electric Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 30, 2022. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 3, 2022

  

 

 

 

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO 

SECTION 305(b)(2)     ¨

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

	95-3571558
(Jurisdiction of incorporation	(I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)	identification no.)
333 South Hope Street
Suite 2525
Los Angeles, California	90071
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

 

Exelon Corporation

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania	23-2990190
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)	identification no.)
10 South Dearborn Street
P.O. Box 805379
Chicago, Illinois	60680-5379
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

  

Senior Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 

1.            General information. Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

(a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name		Address
Comptroller of the Currency United States Department of the Treasury		Washington, DC 20219
Federal Reserve Bank		San Francisco, CA 94105
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation		Washington, DC 20429

 

	(b)	Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
		Yes.

 

2.            Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None.

 

16.         List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act").

 

1.

A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).

 

2.

A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948).

 

3.

A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).

 

 

4.

A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229762).

 

6.

The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).

 

7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 22nd day of July, 2022.

 

	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
	By:	/s/ Ann Dolezal
		Name: Ann Dolezal
		Title: Vice President

 

 

EXHIBIT 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

of 333 South Hope Street, Suite 2525, Los Angeles, CA 90071

 

At the close of business March 31, 2022, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.

 

		Dollar amounts in thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin			32,548
Interest-bearing balances			404,559
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities			0
Available-for-sale debt securities			50,736
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading			0
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices			0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell			0
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale			0
Loans and leases, held for investment			0
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses			0
Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance			0
Trading assets			0
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)			18,592
Other real estate owned			0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies			0
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures			0
Intangible assets			856,313
Other assets			88,428
Total assets		$	1,451,176
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices			901
Noninterest-bearing			901
Interest-bearing			0
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices			0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			0
Trading liabilities			0
Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)			0
Not applicable
Not applicable
Subordinated notes and debentures			0
Other liabilities			274,081
Total liabilities			274,982
Not applicable
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus			0
Common stock			1,000
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)			324,968
Not available
Retained earnings			850,063
Accumulated other comprehensive income			163
Other equity capital components			0
Not available
Total bank equity capital			1,176,194
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries			0
Total equity capital			1,176,194
Total liabilities and equity capital			1,451,176

 

I, Matthew J. McNulty, CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

Matthew J. McNulty )

CFO

 

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

 

Antonio I. Portuondo, President	)
Michael P. Scott, Managing Director	)	Directors (Trustees)
Kevin P. Caffrey, Managing Director	)

 

 

 

Exhibit 25.2

  

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER

THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of

a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)       ¨

 

 

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

 

91-1821036

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

 

800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota	55402
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Michae Judge

U.S. Bank National Association

50 South 16th Street, Suite 

2000 Philadelphia, PA 19102

(215) 761-9326

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

Maryland	52-0280210
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2 Center Plaza, 110 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201	21201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Debt Securities

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

 

FORM T-1

 

Item 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.

 

a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Washington, D.C.

 

b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes

 

Item 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None

 

Items 3-15 Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

 

Item 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.

 

1.

A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1.

 

2.

A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

 

3.

A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

 

4.

A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee, attached as Exhibit 4.

 

5.

A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.

 

6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

 

7.

Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 2022, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania on the ____st of July, 2022.

 

	By:	/s/ Michael Judge
		Michael Judge
		Vice President

 

 

Exhibit 1

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

U. S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

For the purpose of organizing an association (the “Association) to perform any lawful activities of national banks, the undersigned enter into the following Articles of Association:

 

FIRST. The title of this Association shall be U. S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.

 

SECOND. The main office of the Association shall be in the city of Portland, county of Multnomah, state of Oregon. The business of the Association will be limited to fiduciary powers and the support of activities incidental to the exercise of those powers. The Association may not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this article without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.

 

THIRD. The board of directors of the Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the Association or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market, or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i) the date of purchase, (ii) the date the person became a director, or (iii) the date of that person’s most recent election to the board of directors, whichever is more recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used.

 

Any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The board of directors may increase the number of directors up to the maximum permitted by law. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director’s term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated.

 

Honorary or advisory members of the board of directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the Association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determined the number of directors of the Association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares.

 

FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place the board of directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the Bylaws, or if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the Association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases, at least 10 days’ advance notice of the meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first-class mail.

 

 

 

In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares he or she owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him or her.

 

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors, its chairperson, or to the Association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

A director may be removed by the shareholders at a meeting called to remove him or her, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove him or her is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause; provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal.

 

FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of the Association shall be 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the par value of ten dollars ($10) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States. The Association shall have only one class of capital stock.

 

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued, or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the board of directors may from time to time fix.

 

Transfers of the Association’s stock are subject to the prior written approval of a federal depository institution regulatory agency. If no other agency approval is required, the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency must be obtained prior to any such transfers.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the Articles of Association must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share.

 

 

Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class, on any matters requiring shareholder approval.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting.

 

The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether subordinated, which may be issued by the Association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series.

 

SIXTH. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of this Association and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors’ and shareholders’ meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the Association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the Bylaws.

 

The board of directors shall have the power to:

 

(1)	Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the Association.

 

(2)	Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the Association.

 

(3)	Fix the compensation and enter employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law.

 

(4)	Dismiss officers and employees.

 

(5)	Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof.

 

(6)	Ratify written policies authorized by the Association’s management or committees of the board.

 

(7)

Regulate the manner any increase or decrease of the capital of the Association shall be made; provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the Association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage required for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital.

 

 

(8)	Manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association.

 

(9)	Adopt initial Bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the Association.

 

(10)	Amend or repeal Bylaws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association reserve this power in whole or in part to the shareholders.

 

(11)	Make contracts.

 

(12)	Generally perform all acts that are legal for a board of directors to perform.

 

SEVENTH. The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office to any authorized branch within the limits of the city of Portland, Oregon, without the approval of the shareholders, or with a vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of the Association for a location outside such limits and upon receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency, to any other location within or outside the limits of the city of Portland, Oregon, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits. The board of directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any office or offices of the Association to any other location permitted under applicable law, without approval of shareholders, subject to approval by the Comptroller of the Currency.

 

EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States.

 

NINTH. The board of directors of the Association, or any shareholder owning, in the aggregate, not less than 25 percent of the stock of the Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws or the laws of the United States, or waived by shareholders, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least 10, and no more than 60, days prior to the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record at his/her address as shown upon the books of the Association. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting.

 

TENTH. These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount; provided, that the scope of the Association’s activities and services may not be expanded without the prior written approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Association’s board of directors may propose one or more amendments to the Articles of Association for submission to the shareholders.

 

 

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 11^th of June, 1997.

 

/s/ Jeffrey T. Grubb
Jeffrey T. Grubb
/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs
Robert D. Sznewajs
/s/ Dwight V. Board
Dwight V. Board
/s/ P.K. Chatterjee
P.K. Chatterjee
/s/ Robert Lane
Robert Lane

 

 

Exhibit 2

 

( ) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

 

Washington, DC 20219

 

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE

 

I, Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

 

1.   The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession. custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

 

2.    “U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,” Portland, Oregon (Charter No. 23412), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, January 12, 2022. I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3

 

IC) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

 

Washington, DC 20219

 

CERTIFICATE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS

 

I, Michael J. Hsu. Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

 

1.   The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324. et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1. et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

 

2.    “U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association,” Portland, Oregon (Charter No. 23412), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668. 12 USC 92a. and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, January 19, 2022, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4

 

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

 

ARTICLE I

Meetings of Shareholders

 

Section 1.1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the shareholders, for the election of directors and the transaction of any other proper business, shall be held at a time and place as the Chairman or President may designate. Notice of such meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) days or more than sixty (60) days prior to the date thereof, to each shareholder of the Association, unless the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) determines that an emergency circumstance exists. In accordance with applicable law, the sole shareholder of the Association is permitted to waive notice of the meeting. If, for any reason, an election of directors is not made on the designated day, the election shall be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, with prior notice thereof. Failure to hold an annual meeting as required by these Bylaws shall not affect the validity of any corporate action or work a forfeiture or dissolution of the Association.

 

Section 1.2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise specially provided by law, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose, at any time by a majority of the board of directors (the “Board”), or by any shareholder or group of shareholders owning at least ten percent of the outstanding stock. Every such special meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be called upon not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice stating the purpose of the meeting.

 

Section 1.3. Nominations for Directors. Nominations for election to the Board may be made by the Board or by any shareholder.

 

Section 1.4. Proxies. Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders by proxies duly authorized in writing. Proxies shall be valid only for one meeting and any adjournments of such meeting and shall be filed with the records of the meeting.

 

Section 1.5. Record Date. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice and to vote at any meeting will be thirty days before the date of such meeting, unless otherwise determined by the Board.

 

Section 1.6. Quorum and Voting. A majority of the outstanding capital stock, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association.

 

 

Section 1.7. Inspectors. The Board may, and in the event of its failure so to do, the Chairman of the Board may appoint Inspectors of Election who shall determine the presence of quorum, the validity of proxies, and the results of all elections and all other matters voted upon by shareholders at all annual and special meetings of shareholders.

 

Section 1.8. Waiver and Consent. The shareholders may act without notice or a meeting by a unanimous written consent by all shareholders.

 

Section 1.9. Remote Meetings. The Board shall have the right to determine that a shareholder meeting not be held at a place, but instead be held solely by means of remote communication in the manner and to the extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

ARTICLE II
Directors

 

Section 2.1. Board of Directors. The Board shall have the power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the Association shall be vested in and may be exercised by the Board.

 

Section 2.2. Term of Office. The directors of this Association shall hold office for one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

 

Section 2.3. Powers. In addition to the foregoing, the Board shall have and may exercise all of the powers granted to or conferred upon it by the Articles of Association, the Bylaws and by law.

 

Section 2.4. Number. As provided in the Articles of Association, the Board of this Association shall consist of no less than five nor more than twenty-five members, unless the OCC has exempted the Association from the twenty-five- member limit. The Board shall consist of a number of members to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of the Board or the shareholders at any meeting thereof, in accordance with the Articles of Association. Between meetings of the shareholders held for the purpose of electing directors, the Board by a majority vote of the full Board may increase the size of the Board but not to more than a total of twenty-five directors, and fill any vacancy so created in the Board; provided that the Board may increase the number of directors only by up to two directors, when the number of directors last elected by shareholders was fifteen or fewer, and by up to four directors, when the number of directors last elected by shareholders was sixteen or more. Each director shall own a qualifying equity interest in the Association or a company that has control of the Association in each case as required by applicable law. Each director shall own such qualifying equity interest in his or her own right and meet any minimum threshold ownership required by applicable law.

 

 

Section 2.5. Organization Meeting. The newly elected Board shall meet for the purpose of organizing the new Board and electing and appointing such officers of the Association as may be appropriate. Such meeting shall be held on the day of the election or as soon thereafter as practicable, and, in any event, within thirty days thereafter, at such time and place as the Chairman or President may designate. If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall not be a quorum present, the directors present may adjourn the meeting until a quorum is obtained.

 

Section 2.6. Regular Meetings. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held, without notice, as the Chairman or President may designate and deem suitable.

 

Section 2.7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time, at any place and for any purpose by the Chairman of the Board or the President of the Association, or upon the request of a majority of the entire Board. Notice of every special meeting of the Board shall be given to the directors at their usual places of business, or at such other addresses as shall have been furnished by them for the purpose. Such notice shall be given at least twelve hours (three hours if meeting is to be conducted by conference telephone) before the meeting by telephone or by being personally delivered, mailed, or electronically delivered. Such notice need not include a statement of the business to be transacted at, or the purpose of, any such meeting.

 

Section 2.8. Quorum and Necessary Vote. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board, except when otherwise provided by law; but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. Unless otherwise provided by law or the Articles or Bylaws of this Association, once a quorum is established, any act by a majority of those directors present and voting shall be the act of the Board.

 

 

Section 2.9. Written Consent. Except as otherwise required by applicable laws and regulations, the Board may act without a meeting by a unanimous written consent by all directors, to be filed with the Secretary of the Association as part of the corporate records.

 

Section 2.10. Remote Meetings. Members of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone, video or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 2.11. Vacancies. When any vacancy occurs among the directors, the remaining members of the Board may appoint a director to fill such vacancy at any regular meeting of the Board, or at a special meeting called for that purpose.

 

ARTICLE III
Committees

 

Section 3.1. Advisory Board of Directors. The Board may appoint persons, who need not be directors, to serve as advisory directors on an advisory board of directors established with respect to the business affairs of either this Association alone or the business affairs of a group of affiliated organizations of which this Association is one. Advisory directors shall have such powers and duties as may be determined by the Board, provided, that the Board's responsibility for the business and affairs of this Association shall in no respect be delegated or diminished.

 

Section 3.2. Trust Audit Committee. At least once during each calendar year, the Association shall arrange for a suitable audit (by internal or external auditors) of all significant fiduciary activities under the direction of its trust audit committee, a function that will be fulfilled by the Audit Committee of the financial holding company that is the ultimate parent of this Association. The Association shall note the results of the audit (including significant actions taken as a result of the audit) in the minutes of the Board. In lieu of annual audits, the Association may adopt a continuous audit system in accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 9.9(b).

 

 

The Audit Committee of the financial holding company that is the ultimate parent of this Association, fulfilling the function of the trust audit committee:

 

(1) Must not include any officers of the Association or an affiliate who participate significantly in the administration of the Association’s fiduciary activities; and

 

(2) Must consist of a majority of members who are not also members of any committee to which the Board has delegated power to manage and control the fiduciary activities of the Association.

 

Section 3.3. Executive Committee. The Board may appoint an Executive Committee which shall consist of at least three directors and which shall have, and may exercise, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all the powers of the Board between meetings of the Board or otherwise when the Board is not meeting.

 

Section 3.4. Trust Management Committee. The Board of this Association shall appoint a Trust Management Committee to provide oversight of the fiduciary activities of the Association. The Trust Management Committee shall determine policies governing fiduciary activities. The Trust Management Committee or such subcommittees, officers or others as may be duly designated by the Trust Management Committee shall oversee the processes related to fiduciary activities to assure conformity with fiduciary policies it establishes, including ratifying the acceptance and the closing out or relinquishment of all trusts. The Trust Management Committee will provide regular reports of its activities to the Board.

 

Section 3.5. Other Committees. The Board may appoint, from time to time, committees of one or more persons who need not be directors, for such purposes and with such powers as the Board may determine; however, the Board will not delegate to any committee any powers or responsibilities that it is prohibited from delegating under any law or regulation. In addition, either the Chairman or the President may appoint, from time to time, committees of one or more officers, employees, agents or other persons, for such purposes and with such powers as either the Chairman or the President deems appropriate and proper. Whether appointed by the Board, the Chairman, or the President, any such committee shall at all times be subject to the direction and control of the Board.

 

Section 3.6. Meetings, Minutes and Rules. An advisory board of directors and/or committee shall meet as necessary in consideration of the purpose of the advisory board of directors or committee, and shall maintain minutes in sufficient detail to indicate actions taken or recommendations made; unless required by the members, discussions, votes or other specific details need not be reported. An advisory board of directors or a committee may, in consideration of its purpose, adopt its own rules for the exercise of any of its functions or authority.

 

 

ARTICLE IV
Officers

 

Section 4.1. Chairman of the Board. The Board may appoint one of its members to be Chairman of the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Chairman shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the Board; shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these Bylaws; and shall also have and may exercise such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned by the Board.

 

Section 4.2. President. The Board may appoint one of its members to be President of the Association. In the absence of the Chairman, the President shall preside at any meeting of the Board. The President shall have general executive powers, and shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the office of President, or imposed by these Bylaws. The President shall also have and may exercise such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred or assigned by the Board.

 

Section 4.3. Vice President. The Board may appoint one or more Vice Presidents who shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board and to perform the duties of the President on those occasions when the President is absent, including presiding at any meeting of the Board in the absence of both the Chairman and President.

 

Section 4.4. Secretary. The Board shall appoint a Secretary, or other designated officer who shall be Secretary of the Board and of the Association, and shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these Bylaws to be given; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the Association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the Association; shall, upon request, authenticate any records of the Association; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the Secretary, or imposed by these Bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board. The Board may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries with such powers and duties as the Board, the President or the Secretary shall from time to time determine.

 

Section 4.5. Other Officers. The Board may appoint, and may authorize the Chairman, the President or any other officer to appoint, any officer as from time to time may appear to the Board, the Chairman, the President or such other officer to be required or desirable to transact the business of the Association. Such officers shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as pertain to their several offices, or as may be conferred upon or assigned to them by these Bylaws, the Board, the Chairman, the President or such other authorized officer. Any person may hold two offices.

 

 

Section 4.6. Tenure of Office. The Chairman or the President and all other officers shall hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office, subject to the right of the Board or authorized officer to discharge any officer at any time.

 

ARTICLE V
Stock

 

Section 5.1. The Board may authorize the issuance of stock either in certificated or in uncertificated form. Certificates for shares of stock shall be in such form as the Board may from time to time prescribe. If the Board issues certificated stock, the certificate shall be signed by the President, Secretary or any other such officer as the Board so determines. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the Association, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded. Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall, in proportion to such person's shares, succeed to all rights of the prior holder of such shares. Each certificate of stock shall recite on its face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the Association properly endorsed. The Board may impose conditions upon the transfer of the stock reasonably calculated to simplify the work of the Association for stock transfers, voting at shareholder meetings, and related matters, and to protect it against fraudulent transfers.

 

ARTICLE VI
Corporate Seal

 

Section 6.1. The Association shall have no corporate seal; provided, however, that if the use of a seal is required by, or is otherwise convenient or advisable pursuant to, the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, the following seal may be used, and the Chairman, the President, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary shall have the authority to affix such seal:

 

 

ARTICLE VII

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

Section 7.1. Execution of Instruments. All agreements, checks, drafts, orders, indentures, notes, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, endorsements, assignments, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, guarantees, proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, countersigned, executed, acknowledged, endorsed, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the Association, whether in a fiduciary capacity or otherwise, by any officer of the Association, or such employee or agent as may be designated from time to time by the Board by resolution, or by the Chairman or the President by written instrument, which resolution or instrument shall be certified as in effect by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Association. The provisions of this section are supplementary to any other provision of the Articles of Association or Bylaws.

 

Section 7.2. Records. The Articles of Association, the Bylaws as revised or amended from time to time and the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board, and standing committees of the Board, shall be recorded in appropriate minute books provided for the purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Secretary, or other officer appointed to act as Secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 7.3. Trust Files. There shall be maintained in the Association files all fiduciary records necessary to assure that its fiduciary responsibilities have been properly undertaken and discharged.

 

Section 7.4. Trust Investments. Funds held in a fiduciary capacity shall be invested according to the instrument establishing the fiduciary relationship and according to law. Where such instrument does not specify the character and class of investments to be made and does not vest in the Association a discretion in the matter, funds held pursuant to such instrument shall be invested in investments in which corporate fiduciaries may invest under law.

 

Section 7.5. Notice. Whenever notice is required by the Articles of Association, the Bylaws or law, such notice shall be by mail, postage prepaid, e- mail, in person, or by any other means by which such notice can reasonably be expected to be received, using the address of the person to receive such notice, or such other personal data, as may appear on the records of the Association.

 

Except where specified otherwise in these Bylaws, prior notice shall be proper if given not more than 30 days nor less than 10 days prior to the event for which notice is given.

 

 

ARTICLE VIII
Indemnification

 

Section 8.1. The Association shall indemnify such persons for such liabilities in such manner under such circumstances and to such extent as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as now enacted or hereafter amended. The Board may authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance and/or the execution of individual agreements for the purpose of such indemnification, and the Association shall advance all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding to all persons entitled to indemnification under this Section 8.1. Such insurance shall be consistent with the requirements of 12 C.F.R. § 7.2014 and shall exclude coverage of liability for a formal order assessing civil money penalties against an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u).

 

Section 8.2. Notwithstanding Section 8.1, however, (a) any indemnification payments to an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), for an administrative proceeding or civil action initiated by a federal banking agency, shall be reasonable and consistent with the requirements of 12 U.S.C. § 1828(k) and the implementing regulations thereunder; and (b) any indemnification payments and advancement of costs and expenses to an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), in cases involving an administrative proceeding or civil action not initiated by a federal banking agency, shall be in accordance with Delaware General Corporation Law and consistent with safe and sound banking practices.

 

ARTICLE IX

Bylaws: Interpretation and Amendment

 

Section 9.1. These Bylaws shall be interpreted in accordance with and subject to appropriate provisions of law, and may be added to, altered, amended, or repealed, at any regular or special meeting of the Board.

 

Section 9.2. A copy of the Bylaws and all amendments shall at all times be kept in a convenient place at the principal office of the Association, and shall be open for inspection to all shareholders during Association hours.

 

 

ARTICLE X

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

Section 10.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on the first day of January in each year and shall end on the thirty-first day of December following.

 

Section 10.2. Governing Law. This Association designates the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, as the governing law for its corporate governance procedures, to the extent not inconsistent with Federal banking statutes and regulations or bank safety and soundness.

 

***

 

(February 8, 2021)

 

 

Exhibit 6

 

CONSENT

 

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

Dated: July __, 2022

 

	By:	/s/ Michael Judge
		Michael Judge
		Vice President

 

 

Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
as of 3/31/2022

 

($ 000’s)

 

			3/31/2022
Assets
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions		$	612,028
Securities			4,678
Federal Funds			0
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables			0
Fixed Assets			2,935
Intangible Assets			583,387
Other Assets			70,964
Total Assets		$	1,273,992
Liabilities
Deposits		$	0
Fed Funds			0
Treasury Demand Notes			0
Trading Liabilities			0
Other Borrowed Money			0
Acceptances			0
Subordinated Notes and Debentures			0
Other Liabilities			81,226
Total Liabilities		$	81,226
Equity
Common and Preferred Stock			200
Surplus			1,171,635
Undivided Profits			20,931
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries			0
Total Equity Capital		$	1,192,766
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital		$	1,273,992

 

 

 

Exhibit 25.3

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER

THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of

a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)                  ¨

 

 

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

 

91-1821036

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

 

800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota	55402
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Michae Judge

U.S. Bank National Association

50 South 16th Street, Suite 

2000 Philadelphia, PA 19102

(215) 761-9326

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

PECO Energy Company

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

Pennsylvania	23-0970240
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 8699 2301 Market Street Philadelphia, PA	190101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

 

Debt Securities

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

 

FORM T-1

 

Item 1. GENERAL INFORMATION. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.

 

a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency

Washington, D.C.

 

b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes

 

Item 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None

 

Items 3-15 Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee's knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

 

Item 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.

 

1.

A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1.

 

2.

A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

 

3.

A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

 

4.

A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee, attached as Exhibit 4.

 

5.

A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.

 

6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

 

7.

Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 2022, published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania on the ____st of July, 2022.

 

	By:	/s/ Michael Judge
		Michael Judge
		Vice President

 

 

Exhibit 1 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

U. S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

For the purpose of organizing an association (the "Association) to perform any lawful activities of national banks, the undersigned enter into the following Articles of Association:

 

FIRST. The title of this Association shall be U. S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.

 

SECOND. The main office of the Association shall be in the city of Portland, county of Multnomah, state of Oregon. The business of the Association will be limited to fiduciary powers and the support of activities incidental to the exercise of those powers. The Association may not expand or alter its business beyond that stated in this article without the prior approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.

 

THIRD. The board of directors of the Association shall consist of not less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors or by resolution of a majority of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting thereof. Each director shall own common or preferred stock of the Association or of a holding company owning the Association, with an aggregate par, fair market, or equity value of not less than $1,000, as of either (i) the date of purchase, (ii) the date the person became a director, or (iii) the date of that person's most recent election to the board of directors, whichever is more recent. Any combination of common or preferred stock of the Association or holding company may be used.

 

Any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by action of a majority of the remaining directors between meetings of shareholders. The board of directors may increase the number of directors up to the maximum permitted by law. Terms of directors, including directors selected to fill vacancies, shall expire at the next regular meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, unless the directors resign or are removed from office. Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director shall continue to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until there is a decrease in the number of directors and his or her position is eliminated.

 

Honorary or advisory members of the board of directors, without voting power or power of final decision in matters concerning the business of the Association, may be appointed by resolution of a majority of the full board of directors, or by resolution of shareholders at any annual or special meeting. Honorary or advisory directors shall not be counted to determined the number of directors of the Association or the presence of a quorum in connection with any board action, and shall not be required to own qualifying shares.

 

 

FOURTH. There shall be an annual meeting of the shareholders to elect directors and transact whatever other business may be brought before the meeting. It shall be held at the main office or any other convenient place the board of directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the Bylaws, or if that day falls on a legal holiday in the state in which the Association is located, on the next following banking day. If no election is held on the day fixed or in the event of a legal holiday on the following banking day, an election may be held on any subsequent day within 60 days of the day fixed, to be designated by the board of directors, or, if the directors fail to fix the day, by shareholders representing two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding. In all cases, at least 10 days’ advance notice of the meeting shall be given to the shareholders by first-class mail.

 

In all elections of directors, the number of votes each common shareholder may cast will be determined by multiplying the number of shares he or she owns by the number of directors to be elected. Those votes may be cumulated and cast for a single candidate or may be distributed among two or more candidates in the manner selected by the shareholder. On all other questions, each common shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him or her.

 

A director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the board of directors, its chairperson, or to the Association, which resignation shall be effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date.

 

A director may be removed by the shareholders at a meeting called to remove him or her, when notice of the meeting stating that the purpose or one of the purposes is to remove him or her is provided, if there is a failure to fulfill one of the affirmative requirements for qualification, or for cause; provided, however, that a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal.

 

FIFTH. The authorized amount of capital stock of the Association shall be 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the par value of ten dollars ($10) each; but said capital stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, according to the provisions of the laws of the United States. The Association shall have only one class of capital stock.

 

No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of the Association shall have any preemptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares of any class of stock of the Association, whether now or hereafter authorized, or to any obligations convertible into stock of the Association, issued, or sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as the board of directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and at such price as the board of directors may from time to time fix.

 

Transfers of the Association's stock are subject to the prior written approval of a federal depository institution regulatory agency. If no other agency approval is required, the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency must be obtained prior to any such transfers.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, (1) all matters requiring shareholder action, including amendments to the Articles of Association must be approved by shareholders owning a majority voting interest in the outstanding voting stock, and (2) each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote per share.

 

 

Unless otherwise specified in the Articles of Association or required by law, all shares of voting stock shall be voted together as a class, on any matters requiring shareholder approval.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting is the close of business on the day before the first notice is mailed or otherwise sent to the shareholders, provided that in no event may a record date be more than 70 days before the meeting.

 

The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and issue debt obligations, whether subordinated, without the approval of the shareholders. Obligations classified as debt, whether subordinated, which may be issued by the Association without the approval of shareholders, do not carry voting rights on any issue, including an increase or decrease in the aggregate number of the securities, or the exchange or reclassification of all or part of securities into securities of another class or series.

 

SIXTH. The board of directors shall appoint one of its members president of this Association and one of its members chairperson of the board and shall have the power to appoint one or more vice presidents, a secretary who shall keep minutes of the directors' and shareholders' meetings and be responsible for authenticating the records of the Association, and such other officers and employees as may be required to transact the business of this Association. A duly appointed officer may appoint one or more officers or assistant officers if authorized by the board of directors in accordance with the Bylaws.

 

The board of directors shall have the power to:

 

(1)

Define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents of the Association.

 

(2)

Delegate the performance of its duties, but not the responsibility for its duties, to the officers, employees, and agents of the Association.

 

(3)

Fix the compensation and enter employment contracts with its officers and employees upon reasonable terms and conditions consistent with applicable law.

 

(4)

Dismiss officers and employees.

 

(5)

Require bonds from officers and employees and to fix the penalty thereof.

 

(6)

Ratify written policies authorized by the Association's management or committees of the board.

 

(7)

Regulate the manner any increase or decrease of the capital of the Association shall be made; provided that nothing herein shall restrict the power of shareholders to increase or decrease the capital of the Association in accordance with law, and nothing shall raise or lower from two-thirds the percentage required for shareholder approval to increase or reduce the capital.

 

 

(8)

Manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association.

 

(9)

Adopt initial Bylaws, not inconsistent with law or the Articles of Association, for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the Association.

 

(10)

Amend or repeal Bylaws, except to the extent that the Articles of Association reserve this power in whole or in part to the shareholders.

 

(11)

Make contracts.

 

(12)

Generally perform all acts that are legal for a board of directors to perform.

 

SEVENTH. The board of directors shall have the power to change the location of the main office to any authorized branch within the limits of the city of Portland, Oregon, without the approval of the shareholders, or with a vote of shareholders owning two-thirds of the stock of the Association for a location outside such limits and upon receipt of a certificate of approval from the Comptroller of the Currency, to any other location within or outside the limits of the city of Portland, Oregon, but not more than thirty miles beyond such limits. The board of directors shall have the power to establish or change the location of any office or offices of the Association to any other location permitted under applicable law, without approval of shareholders, subject to approval by the Comptroller of the Currency.

 

EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until termination according to the laws of the United States.

 

NINTH. The board of directors of the Association, or any shareholder owning, in the aggregate, not less than 25 percent of the stock of the Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any time. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws or the laws of the United States, or waived by shareholders, a notice of the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at least 10, and no more than 60, days prior to the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record at his/her address as shown upon the books of the Association. Unless otherwise provided by the Bylaws, any action requiring approval of shareholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting.

 

TENTH. These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Association, unless the vote of the holders of a greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of the holders of such greater amount; provided, that the scope of the Association's activities and services may not be expanded without the prior written approval of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Association's board of directors may propose one or more amendments to the Articles of Association for submission to the shareholders.

 

 

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 11^th of June, 1997.

 

/s/ Jeffrey T. Grubb
Jeffrey T. Grubb
/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs
Robert D. Sznewajs
/s/ Dwight V. Board
Dwight V. Board
/s/ P. K. Chatterjee
P. K. Chatterjee
/s/ Robert Lane
Robert Lane

 

 

Exhibit 2

 

( ) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

 

Washington, DC 20219

 

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE

 

I, Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

 

1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession. custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

 

2. "U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association," Portland, Oregon (Charter No. 23412), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, January 12, 2022. I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3

 

IC) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

 

Washington, DC 20219

 

CERTIFICATE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS

 

I, Michael J. Hsu. Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

 

1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324. et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1. et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

 

2. "U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association," Portland, Oregon (Charter No. 23412), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668. 12 USC 92a. and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.

 

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, January 19, 2022, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

 

 

 

 

  

Exhibit 4

 

U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

 

ARTICLE I

Meetings of Shareholders

 

Section 1.1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the shareholders, for the election of directors and the transaction of any other proper business, shall be held at a time and place as the Chairman or President may designate. Notice of such meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) days or more than sixty (60) days prior to the date thereof, to each shareholder of the Association, unless the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) determines that an emergency circumstance exists. In accordance with applicable law, the sole shareholder of the Association is permitted to waive notice of the meeting. If, for any reason, an election of directors is not made on the designated day, the election shall be held on some subsequent day, as soon thereafter as practicable, with prior notice thereof. Failure to hold an annual meeting as required by these Bylaws shall not affect the validity of any corporate action or work a forfeiture or dissolution of the Association.

 

Section 1.2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise specially provided by law, special meetings of the shareholders may be called for any purpose, at any time by a majority of the board of directors (the “Board”), or by any shareholder or group of shareholders owning at least ten percent of the outstanding stock.

 

Every such special meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be called upon not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice stating the purpose of the meeting.

 

Section 1.3. Nominations for Directors. Nominations for election to the Board may be made by the Board or by any shareholder.

 

Section 1.4. Proxies. Shareholders may vote at any meeting of the shareholders by proxies duly authorized in writing. Proxies shall be valid only for one meeting and any adjournments of such meeting and shall be filed with the records of the meeting.

 

Section 1.5. Record Date. The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice and to vote at any meeting will be thirty days before the date of such meeting, unless otherwise determined by the Board.

 

Section 1.6. Quorum and Voting. A majority of the outstanding capital stock, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, unless otherwise provided by law, but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. A majority of the votes cast shall decide every question or matter submitted to the shareholders at any meeting, unless otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Association.

 

 

Section 1.7. Inspectors. The Board may, and in the event of its failure so to do, the Chairman of the Board may appoint Inspectors of Election who shall determine the presence of quorum, the validity of proxies, and the results of all elections and all other matters voted upon by shareholders at all annual and special meetings of shareholders.

 

Section 1.8. Waiver and Consent. The shareholders may act without notice or a meeting by a unanimous written consent by all shareholders.

 

Section 1.9. Remote Meetings. The Board shall have the right to determine that a shareholder meeting not be held at a place, but instead be held solely by means of remote communication in the manner and to the extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

ARTICLE II
Directors

 

Section 2.1. Board of Directors. The Board shall have the power to manage and administer the business and affairs of the Association. Except as expressly limited by law, all corporate powers of the Association shall be vested in and may be exercised by the Board.

 

Section 2.2. Term of Office. The directors of this Association shall hold office for one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

 

Section 2.3. Powers. In addition to the foregoing, the Board shall have and may exercise all of the powers granted to or conferred upon it by the Articles of Association, the Bylaws and by law.

 

Section 2.4. Number. As provided in the Articles of Association, the Board of this Association shall consist of no less than five nor more than twenty-five members, unless the OCC has exempted the Association from the twenty-five- member limit. The Board shall consist of a number of members to be fixed and determined from time to time by resolution of the Board or the shareholders at any meeting thereof, in accordance with the Articles of Association. Between meetings of the shareholders held for the purpose of electing directors, the Board by a majority vote of the full Board may increase the size of the Board but not to more than a total of twenty-five directors, and fill any vacancy so created in the Board; provided that the Board may increase the number of directors only by up to two directors, when the number of directors last elected by shareholders was fifteen or fewer, and by up to four directors, when the number of directors last elected by shareholders was sixteen or more. Each director shall own a qualifying equity interest in the Association or a company that has control of the Association in each case as required by applicable law. Each director shall own such qualifying equity interest in his or her own right and meet any minimum threshold ownership required by applicable law.

 

 

Section 2.5. Organization Meeting. The newly elected Board shall meet for the purpose of organizing the new Board and electing and appointing such officers of the Association as may be appropriate. Such meeting shall be held on the day of the election or as soon thereafter as practicable, and, in any event, within thirty days thereafter, at such time and place as the Chairman or President may designate. If, at the time fixed for such meeting, there shall not be a quorum present, the directors present may adjourn the meeting until a quorum is obtained.

 

Section 2.6. Regular Meetings. The regular meetings of the Board shall be held, without notice, as the Chairman or President may designate and deem suitable.

 

Section 2.7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time, at any place and for any purpose by the Chairman of the Board or the President of the Association, or upon the request of a majority of the entire Board. Notice of every special meeting of the Board shall be given to the directors at their usual places of business, or at such other addresses as shall have been furnished by them for the purpose. Such notice shall be given at least twelve hours (three hours if meeting is to be conducted by conference telephone) before the meeting by telephone or by being personally delivered, mailed, or electronically delivered. Such notice need not include a statement of the business to be transacted at, or the purpose of, any such meeting.

 

Section 2.8. Quorum and Necessary Vote. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board, except when otherwise provided by law; but less than a quorum may adjourn any meeting, from time to time, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice. Unless otherwise provided by law or the Articles or Bylaws of this Association, once a quorum is established, any act by a majority of those directors present and voting shall be the act of the Board.

 

 

Section 2.9. Written Consent. Except as otherwise required by applicable laws and regulations, the Board may act without a meeting by a unanimous written consent by all directors, to be filed with the Secretary of the Association as part of the corporate records.

 

Section 2.10. Remote Meetings. Members of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone, video or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 2.11. Vacancies. When any vacancy occurs among the directors, the remaining members of the Board may appoint a director to fill such vacancy at any regular meeting of the Board, or at a special meeting called for that purpose.

 

ARTICLE III
Committees

 

Section 3.1. Advisory Board of Directors. The Board may appoint persons, who need not be directors, to serve as advisory directors on an advisory board of directors established with respect to the business affairs of either this Association alone or the business affairs of a group of affiliated organizations of which this Association is one. Advisory directors shall have such powers and duties as may be determined by the Board, provided, that the Board's responsibility for the business and affairs of this Association shall in no respect be delegated or diminished.

 

Section 3.2. Trust Audit Committee. At least once during each calendar year, the Association shall arrange for a suitable audit (by internal or external auditors) of all significant fiduciary activities under the direction of its trust audit committee, a function that will be fulfilled by the Audit Committee of the financial holding company that is the ultimate parent of this Association. The Association shall note the results of the audit (including significant actions taken as a result of the audit) in the minutes of the Board. In lieu of annual audits, the Association may adopt a continuous audit system in accordance with 12 C.F.R. § 9.9(b).

 

The Audit Committee of the financial holding company that is the ultimate parent of this Association, fulfilling the function of the trust audit committee:

 

 

(1) Must not include any officers of the Association or an affiliate who participate significantly in the administration of the Association’s fiduciary activities; and

 

(2) Must consist of a majority of members who are not also members of any committee to which the Board has delegated power to manage and control the fiduciary activities of the Association.

 

Section 3.3. Executive Committee. The Board may appoint an Executive Committee which shall consist of at least three directors and which shall have, and may exercise, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all the powers of the Board between meetings of the Board or otherwise when the Board is not meeting.

 

Section 3.4. Trust Management Committee. The Board of this Association shall appoint a Trust Management Committee to provide oversight of the fiduciary activities of the Association. The Trust Management Committee shall determine policies governing fiduciary activities. The Trust Management Committee or such subcommittees, officers or others as may be duly designated by the Trust Management Committee shall oversee the processes related to fiduciary activities to assure conformity with fiduciary policies it establishes, including ratifying the acceptance and the closing out or relinquishment of all trusts. The Trust Management Committee will provide regular reports of its activities to the Board.

 

Section 3.5. Other Committees. The Board may appoint, from time to time, committees of one or more persons who need not be directors, for such purposes and with such powers as the Board may determine; however, the Board will not delegate to any committee any powers or responsibilities that it is prohibited from delegating under any law or regulation. In addition, either the Chairman or the President may appoint, from time to time, committees of one or more officers, employees, agents or other persons, for such purposes and with such powers as either the Chairman or the President deems appropriate and proper. Whether appointed by the Board, the Chairman, or the President, any such committee shall at all times be subject to the direction and control of the Board.

 

Section 3.6. Meetings, Minutes and Rules. An advisory board of directors and/or committee shall meet as necessary in consideration of the purpose of the advisory board of directors or committee, and shall maintain minutes in sufficient detail to indicate actions taken or recommendations made; unless required by the members, discussions, votes or other specific details need not be reported. An advisory board of directors or a committee may, in consideration of its purpose, adopt its own rules for the exercise of any of its functions or authority.

 

 

ARTICLE IV
Officers

 

Section 4.1. Chairman of the Board. The Board may appoint one of its members to be Chairman of the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Chairman shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the Board; shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these Bylaws; and shall also have and may exercise such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned by the Board.

 

Section 4.2. President. The Board may appoint one of its members to be President of the Association. In the absence of the Chairman, the President shall preside at any meeting of the Board. The President shall have general executive powers, and shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the office of President, or imposed by these Bylaws. The President shall also have and may exercise such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred or assigned by the Board.

 

Section 4.3. Vice President. The Board may appoint one or more Vice Presidents who shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned by the Board and to perform the duties of the President on those occasions when the President is absent, including presiding at any meeting of the Board in the absence of both the Chairman and President.

 

Section 4.4. Secretary. The Board shall appoint a Secretary, or other designated officer who shall be Secretary of the Board and of the Association, and shall keep accurate minutes of all meetings. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of all notices required by these Bylaws to be given; shall be custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the Association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions of the Association; shall, upon request, authenticate any records of the Association; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the Secretary, or imposed by these Bylaws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Board. The Board may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries with such powers and duties as the Board, the President or the Secretary shall from time to time determine.

 

Section 4.5. Other Officers. The Board may appoint, and may authorize the Chairman, the President or any other officer to appoint, any officer as from time to time may appear to the Board, the Chairman, the President or such other officer to be required or desirable to transact the business of the Association. Such officers shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as pertain to their several offices, or as may be conferred upon or assigned to them by these Bylaws, the Board, the Chairman, the President or such other authorized officer. Any person may hold two offices.

 

 

Section 4.6. Tenure of Office. The Chairman or the President and all other officers shall hold office until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office, subject to the right of the Board or authorized officer to discharge any officer at any time.

 

ARTICLE V
Stock

 

Section 5.1. The Board may authorize the issuance of stock either in certificated or in uncertificated form. Certificates for shares of stock shall be in such form as the Board may from time to time prescribe. If the Board issues certificated stock, the certificate shall be signed by the President, Secretary or any other such officer as the Board so determines. Shares of stock shall be transferable on the books of the Association, and a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded. Every person becoming a shareholder by such transfer shall, in proportion to such person's shares, succeed to all rights of the prior holder of such shares. Each certificate of stock shall recite on its face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of the Association properly endorsed. The Board may impose conditions upon the transfer of the stock reasonably calculated to simplify the work of the Association for stock transfers, voting at shareholder meetings, and related matters, and to protect it against fraudulent transfers.

 

ARTICLE VI
Corporate Seal

 

Section 6.1. The Association shall have no corporate seal; provided, however, that if the use of a seal is required by, or is otherwise convenient or advisable pursuant to, the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, the following seal may be used, and the Chairman, the President, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary shall have the authority to affix such seal:

 

 

ARTICLE VII

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

Section 7.1. Execution of Instruments. All agreements, checks, drafts, orders, indentures, notes, mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, endorsements, assignments, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges, releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, bonds, undertakings, guarantees, proxies and other instruments or documents may be signed, countersigned, executed, acknowledged, endorsed, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of the Association, whether in a fiduciary capacity or otherwise, by any officer of the Association, or such employee or agent as may be designated from time to time by the Board by resolution, or by the Chairman or the President by written instrument, which resolution or instrument shall be certified as in effect by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Association. The provisions of this section are supplementary to any other provision of the Articles of Association or Bylaws.

 

Section 7.2. Records. The Articles of Association, the Bylaws as revised or amended from time to time and the proceedings of all meetings of the shareholders, the Board, and standing committees of the Board, shall be recorded in appropriate minute books provided for the purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Secretary, or other officer appointed to act as Secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 7.3. Trust Files. There shall be maintained in the Association files all fiduciary records necessary to assure that its fiduciary responsibilities have been properly undertaken and discharged.

 

Section 7.4. Trust Investments. Funds held in a fiduciary capacity shall be invested according to the instrument establishing the fiduciary relationship and according to law. Where such instrument does not specify the character and class of investments to be made and does not vest in the Association a discretion in the matter, funds held pursuant to such instrument shall be invested in investments in which corporate fiduciaries may invest under law.

 

Section 7.5. Notice. Whenever notice is required by the Articles of Association, the Bylaws or law, such notice shall be by mail, postage prepaid, e- mail, in person, or by any other means by which such notice can reasonably be expected to be received, using the address of the person to receive such notice, or such other personal data, as may appear on the records of the Association.

 

Except where specified otherwise in these Bylaws, prior notice shall be proper if given not more than 30 days nor less than 10 days prior to the event for which notice is given.

 

 

ARTICLE VIII
Indemnification

 

Section 8.1. The Association shall indemnify such persons for such liabilities in such manner under such circumstances and to such extent as permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as now enacted or hereafter amended. The Board may authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance and/or the execution of individual agreements for the purpose of such indemnification, and the Association shall advance all reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding to all persons entitled to indemnification under this Section 8.1. Such insurance shall be consistent with the requirements of 12 C.F.R. § 7.2014 and shall exclude coverage of liability for a formal order assessing civil money penalties against an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u).

 

Section 8.2. Notwithstanding Section 8.1, however, (a) any indemnification payments to an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), for an administrative proceeding or civil action initiated by a federal banking agency, shall be reasonable and consistent with the requirements of 12 U.S.C. § 1828(k) and the implementing regulations thereunder; and (b) any indemnification payments and advancement of costs and expenses to an institution-affiliated party, as defined at 12 U.S.C. § 1813(u), in cases involving an administrative proceeding or civil action not initiated by a federal banking agency, shall be in accordance with Delaware General Corporation Law and consistent with safe and sound banking practices.

 

ARTICLE IX

Bylaws: Interpretation and Amendment

 

Section 9.1. These Bylaws shall be interpreted in accordance with and subject to appropriate provisions of law, and may be added to, altered, amended, or repealed, at any regular or special meeting of the Board.

 

Section 9.2. A copy of the Bylaws and all amendments shall at all times be kept in a convenient place at the principal office of the Association, and shall be open for inspection to all shareholders during Association hours.

 

 

ARTICLE X

Miscellaneous Provisions

 

Section 10.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Association shall begin on the first day of January in each year and shall end on the thirty-first day of December following.

 

Section 10.2. Governing Law. This Association designates the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, as the governing law for its corporate governance procedures, to the extent not inconsistent with Federal banking statutes and regulations or bank safety and soundness.

 

***

 

(February 8, 2021)

 

 

Exhibit 6
CONSENT

 

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

Dated: July __, 2022

  

	By:	/s/ Michael Judge
		Michael Judge
		Vice President

  

 

Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
as of 3/31/2022

 

      ($ 000’s)

 

			3/31/2022
Assets
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions		$	612,028
Securities			4,678
Federal Funds			0
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables			0
Fixed Assets			2,935
Intangible Assets			583,387
Other Assets			70,964
Total Assets		$	1,273,992
Liabilities
Deposits		$	0
Fed Funds			0
Treasury Demand Notes			0
Trading Liabilities			0
Other Borrowed Money			0
Acceptances			0
Subordinated Notes and Debentures			0
Other Liabilities			81,226
Total Liabilities		$	81,226
Equity
Common and Preferred Stock			200
Surplus			1,171,635
Undivided Profits			20,931
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries			0
Total Equity Capital		$	1,192,766
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital		$	1,273,992

 

 

 

Exhibit 25.4

 

 

FORM T-1

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO

SECTION 305(b)(2)       ¨

 

BNY MELLON TRUST COMPANY OF ILLINOIS
(formerly known as BNY Midwest Trust Company)
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

Illinois	36-3800435
(State of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

 

2 North LaSalle Street
Suite 700
Chicago, Illinois	60602
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

 

Commonwealth Edison Company

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Illinois	36-0938600
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
10 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, Illinois	60603-2300
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

 

First Mortgage Bonds

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 

1.	General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

 

(a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

 

Name		Address
Illinois Department of Financial and		320 West Washington Street
Professional Regulation		5th Floor
Division of Banking		Springfield,Illinois
62786 Compliance Reporting Section
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago		230 S. LaSalle Street
		Chicago, Illinois 60603

 

(b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Yes.

 

2.	Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None.

 

16.	List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

 

	1.	A copy of Articles of Incorporation of BNY Mellon Trust Company of Illinois (formerly known as BNY Midwest Trust Company, CTC Illinois Trust Company and Continental Trust Company) as now in effect. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with the Registration Statement No. 333-47688 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with the Registration Statement No. 333-158920).
	2,3.	A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with the Registration Statement No. 333-47688 and Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with the Registration Statement No. 333-158920).

 

 

4.

A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with the Registration Statement No. 333-196220).

 

6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with the Registration Statement No. 333-196220).

 

7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, BNY Mellon Trust Company of Illinois, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Illinois, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 22^nd day of July, 2022.

 

		BNY MELLON TRUST COMPANY OF ILLINOIS
	By:	/s/ Ann Dolezal
		Name: Ann Dolezal
		Title: Vice President

 

 

Exhibit 25.5

 

FORM T-2

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF AN

INDIVIDUAL DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO

SECTION 305(b)(2)      ¨

 

D.G. Donovan
(Name of trustee)

 

N/A (IRS Employer Identification Number)

2. North LaSalle Street Suite 700 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (Business address: street, city state and zip code)

 

Commonwealth Edison Company

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

	Illinois	36-0938600
	(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. employer
	incorporation or organization)	identification no.)
	10 South Dearborn Street
	Chicago, Illinois	60603-2300
	(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

 

First Mortgage Bonds
(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

1.            Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None. (see Note below.)

 

2.            Trusteeships under other indentures.

 

If the trustee is trustee under another indenture under which any other securities, or certificates of interest or participation in any other securities, of the obligor are outstanding, file a copy of each such indenture as an exhibit and furnish the following information:

 

(a)

Title of the securities outstanding under each such other indenture.

 

Not applicable.

 

(b)

A brief statement of the facts relied upon by the trustee as a basis for the claim that no conflicting interest within the meaning of Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”) arises as a result of the trusteeship under such other indenture, including a statement as to how the indenture securities will rank as compared with the securities issued under such other indenture.

 

Not applicable.

 

11.           List of Exhibits.

 

None.

 

NOTE

 

Inasmuch as this Form T-2 is filed prior to the ascertainment by the Trustee of all facts on which to base a responsive answer to Item 1, the answer to said Item is based on incomplete information.

 

Item 1 may, however, be considered as correct unless amended by an amendment to this Form T-2.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, I, D.G. Donovan have signed this statement of eligibility in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on the 14th day of July, 2022.

 

	/s/ D.G. Donovan
	Name: D.G. Donovan

 

 

 

Exhibit 25.6

 

 

UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY 

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A 

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO 

SECTION 305(b)(2)      ¨

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

New York (Jurisdiction of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank)	13-5160382 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. (Address of principal executive offices)	10286 (Zip code)

 

Delmarva Power & Light Company
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

District of Columbia and Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	53-0127880 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
701 Ninth Street, N.W. Washington, District of Columbia (Address of principal executive offices)	20068 (Zip code)

 

 

First Mortgage Bonds

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 

1.            General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

 

(a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name		Address
Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services of the State of New York		One State Street, New York, N.Y. 10004-1417, and Albany, N.Y. 12223
Federal Reserve Bank of New York		33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation		550 17th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20429
The Clearing House Association L.L.C.		100 Broad Street New York, N.Y. 10004

 

	(b)	Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
	Yes.

 

2.

Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None.

 

16.

List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act").

 

1.

A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York, itself formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735).

 

 

4.

A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-261533).

 

6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229519).

 

7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 22nd day of July, 2022.

 

	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
	By:	/s/ Francine Kincaid
		Name:	Francine Kincaid
		Title:	Vice President

 

 

EXHIBIT 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2022, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 

		Dollar amounts in thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin			5,268,000
Interest-bearing balances			144,306,000
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities			60,600,000
Available-for-sale debt securities			92,185,000
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading			2,000
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices			0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell			8,296,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale			0
Loans and leases held for investment			31,648,000
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses			153,000
Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance			31,495,000
Trading assets			10,454,000
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)			2,877,000
Other real estate owned			1,000
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies			1,475,000
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures			0
Intangible assets...			7,041,000
Other assets			16,465,000
Total assets			380,465,000
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices			218,035,000
Noninterest-bearing			97,334,000
Interest-bearing			120,701,000
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs			119,324,000
Noninterest-bearing			6,368,000
Interest-bearing			112,956,000
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices			0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			4,308,000
Trading liabilities			3,065,000
Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)			294,000
Not applicable
Not applicable
Subordinated notes and debentures			8,611,000
Other liabilities			0
Total liabilities			353,637,000
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus			0
Common stock			1,135,000
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)			11,840,000
Retained earnings			16,363,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income			-2,510,000
Other equity capital components			0
Total bank equity capital			26,828,000
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries			0
Total equity capital			26,828,000
Total liabilities and equity capital			380,465,000

 

 

I, Emily Portney, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

	Emily Portney
	Chief Financial Officer

 

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

 

Thomas P. Gibbons Frederick O. Terrell Joseph J. Echevarria	Directors

 

 

 

Exhibit 25.7

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO 

SECTION 305(b)(2)     ¨

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

New York (Jurisdiction of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank)	13-5160382 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. (Address of principal executive offices)	10286 (Zip code)

 

Delmarva Power & Light Company
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware and Virginia (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	51-0084283 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware (Address of principal executive offices)	19702 (Zip code)

 

First Mortgage Bonds

(Title of the indenture securities)

  

 

 

1.            General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

 

(a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name		Address
Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services of the State of New York		One State Street, New York, N.Y. 10004-1417, and Albany, N.Y. 12223
Federal Reserve Bank of New York		33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation		550 17th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20429
The Clearing House Association L.L.C.		100 Broad Street New York, N.Y. 10004

 

	(b)	Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
	Yes.

 

2.            Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None.

 

16.         List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act").

 

1.

A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York, itself formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735).

 

 

4.

A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-261533).

 

6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229519).

 

7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 22nd day of July, 2022.

 

		THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
	By:	/s/ Francine Kincaid
		Name: Francine Kincaid
		Title: Vice President

 

 

EXHIBIT 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, 

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2022, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 

		Dollar amounts in thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin			5,268,000
Interest-bearing balances			144,306,000
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities			60,600,000
Available-for-sale debt securities			92,185,000
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading			2,000
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices			0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell			8,296,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale			0
Loans and leases held for investment			31,648,000
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses			153,000
Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance			31,495,000
Trading assets			10,454,000
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)			2,877,000
Other real estate owned			1,000
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies			1,475,000
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures			0
Intangible assets			7,041,000
Other assets			16,465,000
Total assets			380,465,000
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices			218,035,000
Noninterest-bearing			97,334,000
Interest-bearing			120,701,000
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs			119,324,000
Noninterest-bearing			6,368,000
Interest-bearing			112,956,000
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices			0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			4,308,000
Trading liabilities			3,065,000
Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)			294,000
Not applicable
Not applicable
Subordinated notes and debentures			8,611,000
Other liabilities			0
Total liabilities			353,637,000
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus			0
Common stock			1,135,000
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)			11,840,000
Retained earnings			16,363,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income			-2,510,000
Other equity capital components			0
Total bank equity capital			26,828,000
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries			0
Total equity capital			26,828,000
Total liabilities and equity capital			380,465,000

 

 

I, Emily Portney, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

	Emily Portney
	Chief Financial Officer

 

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

 

Thomas P. Gibbons
Frederick O. Terrell		Directors
Joseph J. Echevarria

 

 

 

Exhibit 25.8

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM T-1

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY 

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A

CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO

SECTION 305(b)(2)      ¨

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

New York (Jurisdiction of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank)	13-5160382 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. (Address of principal executive offices)	10286 (Zip code)

 

Atlantic City Electric Company

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	21-0398280 (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
500 North Wakefield Drive Newark, Delaware (Address of principal executive offices)	19702 (Zip code)

 

First Mortgage Bonds

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 

1.	General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee:

 

(a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name		Address
Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services of the State of New York		One State Street, New York, N.Y. 10004-1417, and Albany, N.Y. 12223
Federal Reserve Bank of New York		33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y.
		10045
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation		550 17th Street, NW
		Washington, D.C. 20429
The Clearing House Association L.L.C.		100 Broad Street
		New York, N.Y. 10004

 

	(b)	Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
	Yes.

 

2.	Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None.

 

16.	List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act").

 

1.

A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York, itself formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735).

 

 

4.

A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-261533).

 

6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229519).

 

7.

A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 22nd day of July, 2022.

 

	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
	By:	/s/ Francine Kincaid
		Name:	Francine Kincaid
		Title:	Vice President

 

 

EXHIBIT 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, 

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2022, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 

		Dollar amounts in thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin			5,268,000
Interest-bearing balances			144,306,000
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities			60,600,000
Available-for-sale debt securities			92,185,000
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading			2,000
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices			0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell			8,296,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale			0
Loans and leases held for investment			31,648,000
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses			153,000
Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance			31,495,000
Trading assets			10,454,000
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)			2,877,000
Other real estate owned			1,000
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies			1,475,000
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures			0
Intangible assets			7,041,000
Other assets			16,465,000
Total assets			380,465,000
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices			218,035,000
Noninterest-bearing			97,334,000
Interest-bearing			120,701,000
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs			119,324,000
Noninterest-bearing			6,368,000
Interest-bearing			112,956,000
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices			0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase			4,308,000
Trading liabilities			3,065,000
Other borrowed money:
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)			294,000
Not applicable
Not applicable
Subordinated notes and debentures			8,611,000
Other liabilities			0
Total liabilities			353,637,000
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus			0
Common stock			1,135,000
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)			11,840,000
Retained earnings			16,363,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income			-2,510,000
Other equity capital components			0
Total bank equity capital			26,828,000
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries			0
Total equity capital			26,828,000
Total liabilities and equity capital			380,465,000

 

 

I, Emily Portney, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

Emily Portney

Chief Financial Officer

 

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We declare that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions and is true and correct.

 

Thomas P. Gibbons
Frederick O. Terrell		Directors
Joseph J. Echevarria

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 107

 

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

 

S-3
(Form Type)

 

EXELON CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Not applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

	Security Type	Security Class Title	Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule	Amount Registered	Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit	Maximum Aggregate Offering Price	Fee Rate	Amount of Registration Fee	Carry Forward Form Type	Carry Forward File Number	Carry Forward Initial effective date	Filing Fee Previously Paid In Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward
Newly Registered Securities
Fees to Be Paid	Debt	Debt Securities	456(b) and 457(r)(2)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Fees to Be Paid	Equity	Common Stock	456(b) and 457(r)(2)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Fees to Be Paid	Equity	Stock Purchase Contracts	456(b) and 457(r)(2)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Fees to Be Paid	Equity	Stock Purchase Units	456(b) and 457(r)(2)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Fees to Be Paid	Equity	Preferred Stock	456(b) and 457(r)(2)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Fees to Be Paid	Equity	Depositary Shares	456(b) and 457(r)(2)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Fees Previously Paid
Carry Forward Securities
Carry Forward Securities
	Total Offering Amounts					(1)		(2)
	Total Fees Previously Paid
	Total Fee Offsets
	Net Fee Due							(2)

 

 

(1)

There is being registered hereunder an indeterminate principal amount or number of debt securities as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices.

(2)

In accordance with Rule 456(b) and Rule 457(r) of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. The registrant will calculate the registration fee applicable to an offer of securities pursuant to this Registration Statement based on the fee payment rate in effect on the date of such fee payment.