UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
  
                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
                                November 1, 2004
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



                                                                                        

Commission File     Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter; State of  IRS Employer
Number              Incorporation; Address of Principal Executive Offices; and      Identification Number
                    Telephone Number                                                
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                    EXELON CORPORATION                                               23-2990190
1-16169             (a Pennsylvania corporation)
                    10 South Dearborn Street--37th Floor
                    P.O. Box 805379
                    Chicago, Illinois 60680-5379
                    (312) 394-7398                                                   

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.


On November 1, 2004,  Oliver D.  Kingsley,  Jr.  retired  from his  positions of
President and Chief Operating Officer of Exelon  Corporation  (Exelon).  John W.
Rowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Exelon, became President of Exelon
on November 1, 2004.
 
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                                   SIGNATURES
 
 
 
Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
                                            EXELON CORPORATION
                                                                             
                                            /s/ Robert S. Shapard            
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                                            Robert S. Shapard
                                            Executive Vice President and 
                                            Chief Financial Officer

 
 
November 1, 2004