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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
[X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999
or
[_]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 1-1405
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware & Virginia 51-0084283
(States or other jurisdictions of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
800 King Street, P. O. Box 231
Wilmington, Delaware 19899
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number (302) 429-3114
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which registered
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First Mortgage Bonds (Series issued prior to New York Stock Exchange and
1968) Philadelphia Stock Exchange
8.125% Cumulative Trust Preferred Capital New York Stock Exchange
Securities of
Delmarva Power Financing I (Liquidation Value
of $25.00)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports re-
quired to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the reg-
istrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [_]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to
the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]
All 1,000 issued and outstanding shares of Delmarva Power & Light Company
common stock, $2.25 per share par value, are owned by Conectiv.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1.Business
Overview............................................................... I-1
Electricity and Gas Delivery........................................... I-1
Electricity and Gas Supply............................................. I-2
Installed Electric Capacity............................................ I-3
Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection Association........... I-3
Purchased Power........................................................ I-4
Nuclear Power Plants................................................... I-4
Fuel Supply for Electric Generation.................................... I-5
Energy Adjustment Clauses.............................................. I-6
Retail Electric and Gas Rates.......................................... I-6
Customer Billing....................................................... I-7
Electric System Outages................................................ I-7
Cost Accounting Manual/Code of Conduct................................. I-7
Virginia Affiliates Act................................................ I-8
Federal Decontamination & Decommissioning Fund......................... I-8
Regulated Gas Delivery and Supply...................................... I-8
Capital Spending and Financing Program................................. I-9
Environmental Matters.................................................. I-9
Executive Officers..................................................... I-11
Item 2.Properties....................................................... I-12
Item 3.Legal Proceedings................................................ I-13
Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.............. I-14
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters................................................................ II-1
Item 6.Selected Financial Data.......................................... II-2
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.................................................. II-3
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk...... II-14
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data...................... II-16
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure................................................... II-47
PART III
Item 10.Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.............. III-1
Item 11.Executive Compensation.......................................... III-2
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.. III-8
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.................. III-8
PART IV
Item 14.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-
K...................................................................... IV-1
Signatures.............................................................. IV-5
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) is a regulated public electric and gas
utility and a subsidiary of Conectiv, which is a Delaware corporation and a
registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 (PUHCA). DPL was incorporated in Delaware in 1909 and in Virginia in
1979. Effective March 1, 1998, DPL and Atlantic Energy, Inc. (Atlantic) con-
summated a series of merger transactions (the Merger) by which DPL and Atlan-
tic City Electric (ACE) became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Conectiv. Effec-
tive with the Merger, DPL's former nonutility subsidiaries were transferred to
Conectiv. For additional information about the Merger, refer to Note 4 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II.
At December 31, 1999, DPL had 1,244 employees, including 1,008 employees
represented by labor organizations.
The sources of DPL's 1999 consolidated revenues were as follows: regulated
(subject to price regulation) electricity sales-49.2%; non-regulated (not sub-
ject to price regulation) electricity sales-13.0%; regulated gas sales-5.2%;
non-regulated gas sales-31.1%; and other services-1.5%. In 1999, the regulated
retail electricity and supply businesses provided most of DPL's earnings. In
1999, DPL's consolidated regulated electric retail revenues were earned from
the following customer classes: residential-44.7%; commercial-36.2%; industri-
al-18.2%; and other-0.9%.
Certain aspects of DPL's electric utility business are subject to regulation
by the Delaware and Maryland Public Service Commissions (DPSC and MPSC, re-
spectively), the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC), and the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Retail gas sales are subject to regula-
tion by the DPSC. Excluding off-system sales not subject to price regulation,
the percentage of electric and gas utility operating revenues regulated by
each regulatory commission for the year ended December 31, 1999, was as fol-
lows: DPSC, 67.6%; MPSC, 24.6%; VSCC, 2.4%; and FERC, 5.4%.
PUHCA imposes certain restrictions on the operations of registered holding
companies and their subsidiaries. Pursuant to PUHCA regulations, Conectiv
formed a subsidiary service company, Conectiv Resource Partners, Inc. (CRP),
in 1998. CRP provides a variety of support services to Conectiv subsidiaries,
and its employees are primarily former DPL and ACE employees. The costs of CRP
are directly assigned and allocated to the Conectiv subsidiaries using CRP's
services, including DPL and ACE.
As a public utility, DPL supplies and delivers electricity and natural gas
to its customers. These businesses, which are discussed below, are weather
sensitive and seasonal because sales of electricity are usually higher during
the summer months due to air conditioning and natural gas sales are usually
higher in the winter when gas is used for space-heating. For other information
concerning DPL's business segments, see Note 22 to DPL's 1999 Consolidated Fi-
nancial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II.
Electricity and Gas Delivery
DPL delivers electricity to approximately 462,600 regulated customers
through its transmission and distribution systems and also supplies electric-
ity to most of its electricity delivery customers. Rates charged to DPL's cus-
tomers for delivery services are subject to regulation primarily by the DPSC,
MPSC, and VSCC. DPL's regulated electric service area has a population of ap-
proximately 1.2 million and covers an area of about 6,000 square miles on the
Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware and portions of Maryland and Virginia).
DPL delivers natural gas through its gas transmission and distribution sys-
tems to approximately 107,300 customers in a service territory that covers
about 275 square miles in Northern Delaware and has a population of approxi-
mately 0.5 million.
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As discussed below, DPL's electric utility business was restructured in 1999
pursuant to legislation enacted in Delaware and Maryland and orders issued to
DPL by the DPSC and MPSC. Some of DPL's customers could choose an alternative
electricity supplier effective October 1, 1999, and by October 1, 2000, about
96% of DPL's customers will be able to choose an alternative electricity sup-
plier. Some of DPL's natural gas customers can currently choose an alternative
supplier. The electricity and natural gas delivered by DPL may be supplied to
customers by alternative suppliers or DPL. Delivery services are structured
into various forms of price regulated offers, some including energy supply, so
that customers may choose the combination that provides the best value. As the
electric utility industry evolves and restructuring of electricity supply is
implemented, there will be opportunities to serve new customers such as inter-
mediate marketers, wholesalers, bundled services providers, and energy service
companies.
Electricity and Gas Supply
DPL supplies electricity to customers in its service area with power pur-
chased from other suppliers and electricity generated by its power plants. DPL
also supplies natural gas to its customers in northern Delaware under regu-
lated tariffs. The transition to market pricing and terms of service for sup-
plying electricity to customers in the regulated Delaware and Maryland service
areas of DPL began in the latter half of 1999, when the DPSC and MPSC issued
orders to DPL which restructured the electricity supply business. On October
1, 1999, Delaware customers with peak monthly loads of 1,000 kilowatts or more
could choose an alternative electricity supplier. By October 1, 2000, all of
DPL's Delaware and Maryland customers (approximately 96% of DPL's customers)
will be able to choose an alternative electricity supplier. Among other
things, the restructuring orders also provided for decreases in customer elec-
tric rates, partial recovery of stranded costs, and no change in DPL's cus-
tomer rates for the divestiture of its electric power plants. For information
about restructuring the electricity supply business of DPL, see Notes 1, 6, 8,
and 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of Part
II, and "Electric Utility Industry Restructuring" within Management's Discus-
sion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), in-
cluded in Item 7 of Part II.
DPL currently trades electricity and gas, and sells electricity and gas in
bulk in markets which are not subject to price regulation. DPL also sells
electricity and gas in competitive retail markets (including Delaware, Mary-
land, and New Jersey) where customers may choose an electric supplier other
than the local utility responsible for delivery.
As discussed under "Deregulated Generation and Power Plant Divestiture"
within the MD&A, included in Item 7 of Part II, Conectiv is realigning the mix
of electric generating plants owned by its subsidiaries. Conectiv expects
that, in the future, the electric generating plants owned by its subsidiaries
will be primarily "mid-merit" units. The kilowatt-hour (kWh) output of mid-
merit units can be increased or decreased quickly on an economic basis. Mid-
merit plants also typically have relatively low fixed operating and mainte-
nance costs, can use different fuel types, and are generally operated when de-
mand rises and electricity prices are higher.
In conjunction with Conectiv's mid-merit strategy, DPL has entered into
agreements to sell its nuclear and non-strategic baseload fossil electric gen-
erating plants (1,412 megawatts of capacity), as discussed under "Installed
Electric Capacity" in Part I, in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments included in Item 8 of Part II, and under "Deregulated Generation and
Power Plant Divestiture" in the MD&A included in Item 7 of Part II.
In December 1999, DPL filed an application with the FERC for approval of the
transfer to other Conectiv subsidiaries of the electric generating plants
which are not being sold. Through the planned sales and transfers (divesti-
ture) of DPL's electric generating plants, the principal businesses of DPL
will be the transmission and distribution of energy, as envisioned by legisla-
tion enacted during 1999 which restructured the electric utility industry in
Delaware and Maryland. The production of electricity will be conducted by the
Conectiv subsidiaries receiving the transferred electric generating units,
which are also expected to assume the non-regulated electricity and gas trad-
ing activities currently conducted by DPL. DPL's exit from the businesses of
electricity production
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and non-regulated electricity and gas trading is expected to cause a decrease
in DPL's earnings capacity. For information concerning non-regulated electric-
ity and gas trading activities, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements. For pro forma information concerning the divestiture of DPL's
electric generating plants, see Exhibit 99 to this Report on Form 10-K.
Installed Electric Capacity
Capacity is the capability to produce electric power, typically from owned
generation or third-party purchase contracts, and differs from the electric
energy markets, which trade the actual energy being generated. The megawatts
(MW) of net installed summer electric generating capacity available to DPL to
serve its peak load as of December 31, 1999, is presented below. The net gen-
erating capacity available for operations at any time may be less than the to-
tal net installed generating capacity due to generating units being out of
service for inspection, maintenance, repairs, or unforeseen circumstances. See
Item 2, Properties, for additional information concerning electric generating
units.
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Coal-fired generating units..................................... 1,153 35
Oil-fired generating units...................................... 598 18
Combustion turbines/combined cycle generating units............. 674 20
Nuclear generating units........................................ 328 10
Diesel units.................................................... 23 --
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DPL-owned generating capacity................................... 2,776 83
Customer-owned capacity......................................... 105 3
Long-term purchased capacity.................................... 243 7
Short-term purchased capacity................................... 218 7
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Total........................................................... 3,342 100
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As discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included
in Item 8 of Part II, DPL has entered into agreements for the sale of electric
generating units, listed below, which are included in the table of installed
capacity shown above. After the sale of these units, DPL will purchase more
electricity to supply customers in its service areas. See "Purchased Power"
for additional information.
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Coal fired generating units..................................... 894
Oil-fired generating units...................................... 153
Combustion turbines & diesel units.............................. 37
Nuclear generating units........................................ 328
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As a member of the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection Associa-
tion (PJM), DPL is obligated to maintain capacity levels based on its allo-
cated share of estimated aggregate PJM capacity requirements. (The PJM is dis-
cussed below.) DPL periodically updates its forecast of peak demand and re-
evaluate resources available to supply projected growth. DPL's regulated peak
load in 1999 was 3,255 MW on July 5, a 5.5% increase from DPL's previous his-
torical peak demand of 3,085 MW which occurred on July 23, 1998. DPL met its
20% reserve margin obligation to the PJM in 1999. After DPL's divestiture of
its power plants, DPL will satisfy its PJM reserve margin obligation with ca-
pacity purchased from sources that may include other Conectiv subsidiaries,
other utilities, and the PJM.
Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection Association
As members of the PJM, DPL's generation and transmission facilities are op-
erated on an integrated basis with other electricity suppliers in Pennsylva-
nia, New Jersey, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and are
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interconnected with other major utilities in the United States. This power
pool improves the reliability and operating economies of the systems in the
group and provides capital economies by permitting shared reserve require-
ments. The PJM's installed capacity as of December 31, 1999, was 57,588 MW.
The PJM's peak demand during 1999 was 51,600 MW on July 6, which resulted in a
summer reserve margin of 10.4% (based on installed capacity of 56,944 MW on
that date).
The PJM operates a centralized capacity credit market, enabling participants
to procure or sell surplus capacity to meet reliability obligations within the
PJM region.
The PJM operating agreement allows bids to sell electricity (energy) re-
ceived from generation located within the PJM control area. Transactions that
are bid into the PJM pool are capped at $1,000 per megawatt hour. All power
providers are paid the locational marginal price (LMP) set through power prov-
iders' bids. The LMP will be higher in congested areas reflecting the price
bids of those higher cost generating units that are dispatched to supply de-
mand and alleviate the transmission constraint. Furthermore, in the event that
all available generation within the PJM control area is insufficient to sat-
isfy demand, the PJM may institute emergency purchases from adjoining regions.
The cost of such emergency purchases is not subject to any PJM price cap.
Purchased Power
In Delaware and Maryland, DPL is the electricity supplier for customers who
do not choose an alternative electricity supplier, or the "default service"
provider. Upon completion of the divestiture of DPL's electric generating
plants, DPL will supply default service customers entirely with purchased pow-
er. As discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included
in Item 8 of Part II, the terms of DPL's power plant sale agreement with NRG
Energy, Inc. provide for DPL to purchase from NRG Energy, Inc. 500 megawatt-
hours of firm electricity per hour from completion of the sale through Decem-
ber 31, 2005. DPL currently purchases from PECO Energy Company (PECO) 243 MW
of capacity and energy, which increases to 279 MW by 2006 when the contract
expires. Recently, DPL entered into another agreement with PECO to purchase
350 MW of capacity and energy from March 2000 to February 2003. Subsequent to
the divestiture of DPL's electric generating plants, management expects that
these contracts with NRG Energy, Inc. and PECO will satisfy approximately 80%
of DPL's forecasted average energy requirements. DPL also contracts with other
electric suppliers on an as needed basis for capacity and energy.
Nuclear Power Plants
DPL has entered into agreements for the sale of its ownership interests in
nuclear power plants to PSEG Power LLC (a subsidiary of Public Service Enter-
prise Group) and PECO. Upon completion of the sales, DPL will transfer its re-
spective nuclear decommissioning trust funds to the purchasers, who will as-
sume full responsibility for the decommissioning of Peach Bottom Atomic Power
Station (Peach Bottom) and Salem Nuclear Generating Station (Salem). The sales
are subject to various federal and state regulatory approvals and are expected
to be completed by the third quarter of 2000. For additional information, see
Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part
II.
DPL's nuclear capacity is provided by Peach Bottom Units 2 and 3 and by Sa-
lem Units 1 and 2. Peach Bottom is located in York County, Pennsylvania, is
operated by PECO, and has a summer capacity of 2,186 MW. DPL has a 7.51%, or
164 MW, ownership interest in Peach Bottom. Public Service Electric and Gas
(PSE&G) operates Salem, which is located in Salem County, New Jersey, and has
a summer capacity of 2,212 MW. DPL's ownership interest in Salem is 7.41%, or
167 MW including 3 MW for an on-site combustion turbine.
DPL's ownership interests in nuclear power plants provided approximately 10%
of its total installed capacity as of December 31, 1999. See Note 10 to DPL's
1999 Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of Part II, for in-
formation about DPL's investment in jointly-owned generating stations.
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The operation of nuclear generating units is regulated by the Nuclear Regu-
latory Commission (NRC). Such regulation requires that all aspects of plant
operations be conducted in accordance with NRC safety and environmental re-
quirements and that continuous demonstrations be made to the NRC that plant
operations meet applicable requirements. The NRC has the ultimate authority to
determine whether any nuclear generating unit may operate.
As a by-product of nuclear operations, nuclear generating units produce low-
level radioactive waste (LLRW). LLRW is accumulated on-site until shipped to a
federally licensed permanent disposal facility. Salem and Peach Bottom have
on-site interim storage facilities with five-year storage capacities. For a
discussion about the disposal of nuclear fuel, see "Nuclear," under "Fuel Sup-
ply for Electric Generation."
For information concerning funding DPL's estimated future cost of
decommissioning the Salem and Peach Bottom nuclear reactors, see Note 12 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II.
For information about DPL's lawsuit seeking to recover damages for the costs
of replacing the steam generators at Salem, see Item 3, Legal Proceedings.
Fuel Supply for Electric Generation
DPL's electric generating capacity by fuel type is shown under "Installed
Electric Capacity." To facilitate the purchase of adequate amounts of fuel,
DPL contracts with various suppliers of coal, oil, and natural gas on both a
long- and short-term basis. DPL's long-term coal contracts generally contain
provisions for periodic and limited price adjustments, which are based on cur-
rent market prices. Oil and natural gas contracts generally are of shorter
term with prices determined by market-based indices.
DPL's obligations for coal, oil, and gas supply contracts related to the
fossil fuel-fired electric generating units to be sold are expected to be as-
sumed by NRG Energy, Inc., the party which has agreed to purchase the fossil
fuel-fired plants. Under the sales agreements for DPL's interests in nuclear
generating units, DPL will receive proceeds for the book value of the nuclear
fuel inventories, which are expected to be used to liquidate DPL's obligations
for the lease of the nuclear fuel inventories.
Coal
Edge Moor Units 3 and 4, and the Indian River, Keystone and Conemaugh Gener-
ating Stations are coal-fired. During 1999, 30% of DPL's coal supply was pur-
chased under contracts of less than three years in duration, 51% under long-
term contracts (up to ten years), and the balance on the spot market. Approxi-
mately 41% of DPL's projected coal requirements are expected to be provided
under supply contracts. DPL does not anticipate any difficulty in obtaining
adequate amounts of coal.
Oil
Currently, 100% of the residual oil used in Edge Moor Unit 5 is purchased on
a spot basis. Natural gas is used when economically feasible. A two-year re-
sidual oil supply contract that expires in 2001 provides 90% to 100% of the
fuel supply requirements for the Vienna Generating Station (Vienna). Any
amount over 90% of Vienna's requirements may be purchased in the spot market.
Gas
Natural gas is the primary fuel for the three combustion turbines at DPL's
Hay Road site and a secondary fuel for Edge Moor Units 3, 4, and 5. Natural
gas for these generating units is purchased on a firm or interruptible basis
from suppliers such as marketers, producers, and utilities. The gas is deliv-
ered to DPL through the interstate pipeline system under contracts that are a
mix of long-term firm, short-term firm, and interruptible contracts. The sec-
ondary fuel for the Hay Road combustion turbines is low-sulfur diesel fuel,
which is purchased in the spot market.
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Nuclear
PSE&G has informed DPL that it has several long-term contracts with uranium
ore operators, converters, enrichers and fabricators to meet the currently
projected fuel requirements for Salem. DPL has also been advised by PECO that
it has contracts similar to PSE&G's contracts to satisfy the fuel requirements
of Peach Bottom. Currently, there is an adequate supply of nuclear fuel for
Salem and Peach Bottom.
After spent fuel is removed from a nuclear reactor, it is placed in tempo-
rary storage for cooling in a spent fuel pool at the nuclear station site. Un-
der the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), the federal government en-
tered into contracts with utilities operating nuclear power plants for trans-
portation and ultimate disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level radioac-
tive waste. However, no permanent government-owned and operated repositories
are in service or under construction. The United States Department of Energy
(DOE) has stated that it would not be able to open a permanent, high level nu-
clear waste storage facility until 2010, at the earliest.
Pursuant to NRC rules, spent nuclear fuel generated in any reactor can be
stored in reactor facility storage pools or in independent spent nuclear fuel
storage installations located at or away from reactor sites for at least 30
years beyond the licensed life for operation (which may include the term of a
revised or renewed license). PSE&G has advised DPL that, as a result of
reracking the two spent fuel storage pools at Salem, the availability of spent
fuel storage capacity is estimated to be adequate through 2012 for Unit 1 and
2016 for Unit 2. PECO has advised DPL that spent fuel racks at Peach Bottom
have storage capacity until 2000 for Unit 2 and until 2001 for Unit 3. PECO
has also advised DPL that it is constructing an on-site dry storage facility,
which is expected to be operational in 2000, to provide additional storage ca-
pacity.
Energy Adjustment Clauses
As a result of electric utility industry restructuring, energy adjustments
in DPL's Delaware regulated retail electric tariffs were eliminated effective
October 1, 1999, and energy adjustments in DPL's Maryland regulated retail
electric tariffs are to be eliminated effective June 30, 2000. The energy ad-
justment clauses provided for collection from customers of fuel costs and pur-
chased energy costs. In Virginia, DPL proposed to the VSCC that the energy ad-
justment clause be discontinued in 2000. Earnings volatility may increase due
to elimination of DPL's energy adjustment clauses.
A gas cost rate clause provides for the recovery of gas costs through regu-
lated tariffs from DPL's regulated gas customers. Gas costs for regulated, on-
system customers are charged to operations based on costs billed to customers
under the gas cost rate clause. Any under-collection or over-collection of gas
costs in a current period is generally deferred. Customer rates are adjusted
periodically to reflect amounts actually paid by DPL for purchased gas.
Retail Electric and Gas Rates
Changes in DPL's customer rates other than those related to the energy ad-
justment clauses are discussed below. Changes in customer rates due to the
electric and gas energy adjustment clauses generally do not affect earnings.
Effective October 1, 1999, DPL's Delaware residential electric rates were
reduced 7.5%, in connection with restructuring the electric utility industry
within Delaware. Also, electric rates in effect on October 1, 1999 are to re-
main unchanged for four years for Delaware residential customers and three
years for Delaware non-residential customers. Management estimates that the
initial 7.5% Delaware residential rate reduction will reduce revenues by ap-
proximately $17.5 million (on an annualized basis, assuming fiscal year 1998
sales and revenues).
A 7.5% reduction in DPL's Maryland residential electric rates is scheduled
for July 1, 2000, in connection with restructuring the electric utility indus-
try within Maryland. Also, the electric rates which become effective on July
1, 2000 are to remain unchanged for four years for Maryland residential cus-
tomers and three years for Maryland non-residential customers. Management es-
timates that the initial 7.5% Maryland residential rate
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reduction will reduce revenues by approximately $12.5 million (on an
annualized basis, assuming fiscal year 1998 sales and revenues).
DPL has proposed a 2.6% (approximately $0.7 million on an annual basis) rev-
enue decrease for Virginia electric retail customers by the completion of the
divestiture of DPL's electric generating plants.
In accordance with the terms included in regulatory commissions orders'
which approved the Merger, DPL phased in a $13.0 million reduction in electric
and gas retail customer rates as follows: (1) $11.5 million effective March 1,
1998, (2) $1.1 million effective March 1, 1999, and (3) $0.4 million effective
October 1, 1999.
For additional information concerning the impact of electric utility indus-
try restructuring on customer rates, see Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements included in Item 8 of Part II.
Customer Billing
In December 1999, a new customer billing system was installed, among other
reasons, to accommodate the unbundled utility bills required by electric util-
ity industry restructuring. As is the case with any complex billing system
changeover, errors have occurred, which Conectiv is in the process of resolv-
ing. On March 14, 2000, the DPSC initiated a proceeding in which billing sys-
tem and related customer service issues are to be reviewed. Although billing
system implementation problems may potentially affect future revenues and cash
flows, management currently does not expect such problems to materially affect
DPL's results of operations or financial position.
Electric System Outages
After customers experienced electric service outages in early July 1999 dur-
ing an extended period of hot and humid weather and high demand for electrici-
ty, (i) the DPSC initiated an investigation of outages occurring in DPL's Del-
aware service territory (as well as an examination of post-Merger DPL customer
service levels); and (ii) the MPSC initiated an investigation of outages oc-
curring in the service territories of DPL and other Maryland electric utili-
ties. DPL has responded to, and expects to continue to respond to, information
requests during the pendency of these investigations.
On October 13, 1999, the DPSC initiated a formal proceeding to investigate
the adequacy of DPL's facilities and services, including the remedies and in-
centives (if any) to be imposed or offered, respectively, to ensure the con-
tinued adequacy of DPL's facilities and services. That proceeding also will
consider the effects (if any) of electric industry restructuring in Delaware
on the reliability of electric service. DPL is actively involved in defending
actions taken (including rotating load-shedding) during early-July 1999 and
explaining its view that electric industry restructuring is unlikely to affect
DPL's electric system reliability. This DPSC proceeding is scheduled to con-
clude by May 2000.
On November 4-5, 1999, the MPSC held hearings on outages occurring during
1999 in the service territories of DPL and other Maryland utilities.
Cost Accounting Manual/Code of Conduct
DPL has cost allocation and direct charging mechanisms in place to ensure
that there is no cross-subsidization of competitive activities by regulated
utility activities. DPL is also subject to various Codes of Conduct that af-
fect the relationship between DPL's regulated activities and Conectiv's unreg-
ulated activities. In general, these Codes of Conduct limit information ob-
tained through utility activities from being disseminated to employees engaged
in non-regulated activities, and restrict or prohibit sales leads, joint sales
calls, joint promotions, and the use of the same telephone numbers for regu-
lated and unregulated activities. There are ongoing
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regulatory proceedings affecting DPL that could result in modifications to the
existing Codes of Conduct, which modifications could adversely impact the way
Conectiv's subsidiaries are organized and the ability of DPL and Conectiv to
capture economies of common management and to deploy resources efficiently.
Virginia Affiliates Act
Certain types of transactions between DPL and its affiliates may require the
prior approval of the VSCC under the Virginia Affiliates Act. Past applica-
tions have generally been approved by the VSCC.
Federal Decontamination & Decommissioning Fund
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 provided for creation of a Decontamination &
Decommissioning (D&D) Fund to pay for the future clean-up of DOE gaseous dif-
fusion enrichment facilities. Domestic utilities and the federal government
are required to make payments to the D&D Fund until 2008 or $2.25 billion, ad-
justed annually for inflation, is collected. The liability accrued for DPL's
share of the D&D Fund was $4.6 million as of December 31, 1999. The terms of
DPL's agreements for the sales of its interests in the nuclear power plants
provide for the buyers of the plants to assume the amount of this liability
which exists at the time the sales are completed.
Regulated Gas Delivery and Supply
DPL's large and medium volume commercial and industrial customers may pur-
chase gas from DPL, or directly from other suppliers and make arrangements for
transporting gas purchased from these suppliers to the customers' facilities.
DPL's transportation customers pay a fee, which may be either fixed or negoti-
ated, for the use of DPL's gas transmission and distribution facilities.
On November 1, 1999, DPL instituted a pilot program to provide transporta-
tion service and a choice of gas suppliers to a group of retail customers. The
program was open to 15% of residential and 15% of small commercial customers.
Approximately 40% of residential and 80% of small commercial customers who
were eligible for the program actually enrolled. The pilot program will be in
effect until October 30, 2001.
DPL purchases gas supplies from marketers and producers under spot market,
short-term, and long-term agreements. As shown in the table below, DPL's maxi-
mum 24-hour system capability, including natural gas purchases, storage deliv-
eries, and the emergency sendout capability of its peak shaving plant, is
190,416 Mcf (thousand cubic feet).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Expiration Daily
Contracts Dates Mcf
--------- ---------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Supply......................................... 1 2001 9,180
Transportation................................. 5 2001-2016 86,152
Storage........................................ 6 1999-2013 50,084
Local Peak Shaving (emergency capability)...... 45,000
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Total........................................ 190,416
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</TABLE>
DPL experienced an all-time daily peak in combined firm sales and transpor-
tation sendout of 158,810 Mcf on January 17, 1997. DPL's peak shaving plant
liquefies, stores, and re-gasifies natural gas in order to provide supplemen-
tal gas in the event of pipeline supply shortfalls or system emergencies.
In 1998, DPL implemented a DPSC-approved gas price hedging/risk management
program with respect to gas supply for regulated customers. The program seeks
to limit exposure to commodity price uncertainty. Costs and benefits of the
program are included in the gas cost rate clause, resulting in no effect on
DPL's earnings.
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Capital Spending and Financing Program
For financial information concerning DPL's capital spending and financing
program, refer to "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in the MD&A, included in
Item 7 of Part II and Notes 15 and 16 to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments, included in Item 8 of Part II.
DPL's ratios of earnings to fixed charges and earnings to fixed charges and
preferred stock dividends under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Methods for 1995-1999 are shown below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (SEC Method)... 3.65 2.92 2.83 3.33 3.54
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred
Stock Dividends (SEC Method)..................... 3.37 2.72 2.63 2.83 2.92
</TABLE>
For purposes of computing the above ratios, earnings, including Allowance
For Funds During Construction, are income before extraordinary item plus in-
come taxes and fixed charges, less capitalized interest. Fixed charges include
gross interest expense, the estimated interest component of rentals, and divi-
dends on preferred securities of a subsidiary trust. For the ratio of earnings
to fixed charges and preferred dividends, preferred stock dividends represent
preferred stock dividend requirements multiplied by the ratio that pre-tax in-
come bears to net income.
Environmental Matters
DPL is subject to various federal, regional, state, and local environmental
regulations, including air and water quality control, oil pollution control,
solid and hazardous waste disposal, and limitation on land use. Permits are
required for DPL's construction projects and the operation of existing facili-
ties. DPL has incurred, and expects to continue to incur, capital expenditures
and operating costs because of environmental considerations and requirements.
DPL has a continuing program to assure compliance with the environmental stan-
dards adopted by various regulatory authorities.
Included in DPL's forecasted capital requirements are construction expendi-
tures for compliance with environmental regulations, which are estimated to be
$11 million in 2000.
Air Quality Regulations
The federal Clean Air Act requires utilities and other industries to signif-
icantly reduce emissions of air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide (SO\\2\\)
and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Title IV of the Clean Air Act, the acid rain
provisions, established a two-phase program which mandated reductions of
SO\\2\\ and NOx emissions from certain utility units by 1995 (Phase I) and re-
quired other utility units to begin reducing SO\\2\\ and NOx emissions in the
year 2000 (Phase II). Phase I emission reductions requirements applicable to
the jointly-owned Conemaugh Power Plant have been achieved. The remainder of
DPL's wholly- and jointly-owned fossil fuel-fired units are expected to meet
Phase II emission limits through a combination of fuel switching and SO\\2\\
allowance trading.
DPL's facilities also must comply with Title I of the Clean Air Act, the
ozone nonattainment provisions, which require states to promulgate Reasonably
Available Control Technology (RACT) regulations for existing sources located
within ozone nonattainment areas or within the Northeast Ozone Transport Re-
gion (NOTR). DPL's facilities in Delaware and Maryland are in the NOTR. To
comply with RACT regulations, DPL has installed low NOx burner technology on
six of its generating units. DPL filed its RACT compliance program in accor-
dance with regulatory requirements, but the program has not yet received final
regulatory approvals from Delaware and Maryland.
Additional "post-RACT" NOx emission regulations are being pursued by states
in the NOTR. Delaware implemented post-RACT NOx control regulations requiring
attainment of summer seasonal emission reductions
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of up to 65% below 1990 levels by May 1999 through reduced emissions or the
procurement of NOx emission allowances. In 1999, DPL complied with these post-
RACT requirements. DPL's post-RACT compliance plan for its Delaware generating
units includes capital expenditures of approximately $12 million.
In addition to the above requirements, the United States Environmental Pro-
tection Agency (USEPA) has proposed summer seasonal NOx controls commensurate
with reductions of up to 85% below baseline years by the year 2003 for a 22
state region, including Delaware. Because Delaware has not yet promulgated
regulations to implement the reductions that the USEPA has mandated by 2003,
DPL currently cannot determine the additional operating and capital costs that
will be incurred to comply with these initiatives.
In July 1997, the USEPA adopted new federal air quality standards for par-
ticulate matter and ozone. The new particulate matter standard addressed fine
particulate matter. Attainment of the fine particulate matter standard may re-
quire reductions in NOx and SO\\2\\. However, under the time schedule an-
nounced by the USEPA, particulate matter non-attainment areas will not be des-
ignated until 2002 and control measures to meet this standard will not be
identified until 2005.
Water Quality Regulations
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (the Clean Water Act)
provides for the imposition of effluent limitations to regulate the discharge
of pollutants, including heat, into the waters of the United States. National
Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by state envi-
ronmental regulatory agencies specify effluent limitations, monitoring re-
quirements, and special conditions with which facilities discharging
wastewaters must comply. To ensure that water quality is maintained, permits
are issued for a term of five years and are modified as necessary to reflect
requirements of new or revised regulations or changes in facility operations.
The Clean Water Act also requires that cooling water intake structures be
designed to minimize adverse environmental impact. The USEPA is required by a
consent order to adopt regulations in determining whether cooling water intake
structures represent the best technology available for minimizing adverse en-
vironmental impacts. As part of its efforts to develop regulations, the EPA
has requested information from DPL regarding current intake structure design.
Final action on the proposed regulations is required in 2001.
In reviewing DPL's applications to renew NPDES permits, DNREC has required
DPL to update earlier studies to determine if Indian River and Edge Moor power
plants are still in compliance with Clean Water Act requirements. Studies as-
sessing thermal water quality standards compliance were completed in 1999 and
studies assessing impacts of the cooling water intake structures will be com-
pleted in 2000. A report of the results of the thermal impact studies will be
completed in May 2000. If the studies indicate an adverse environmental im-
pact, then upgrades to the intake structures and/or environmental enhancement
projects to offset adverse impacts may be required. Impact studies would cost
up to $2 million per plant. Costs for intake structure upgrades and enhance-
ment projects would range from approximately $1 million if little adverse im-
pact is found, to $45 million if cooling towers are required, which DPL con-
siders to be an unlikely potential outcome.
Hazardous Substances
The nature of the electric and gas utility businesses results in the produc-
tion or handling of various by-products and substances which may contain sub-
stances defined as hazardous under federal or state statutes. The disposal of
hazardous substances can result in costs to clean up facilities found to be
contaminated due to past disposal practices. Federal and state statutes autho-
rize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to clean up certain
abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. DPL's exposure is minimized
by adherence to environmental standards for DPL-owned facilities and through a
waste disposal contractor screening and audit process.
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In December 1999, DPL discovered an oil leak at the Indian River power
plant. DPL took action to determine the source of the leak and cap it, contain
the oil to minimize impact to a nearby waterway and began recovering oil from
the soil. DPL is in the process of determining the extent of the leak, design-
ing an oil recovery/remediation system, and estimating the costs to remediate
the site. DPL is working together with regulatory agencies and may be subject
to monetary penalties. Management cannot predict the outcome of this matter.
As of December 31, 1999, DPL's other accrued liabilities included $2 million
for clean-up and other potential costs related to federal and state superfund
sites. DPL does not expect such future costs to have a material effect on
DPL's financial position or results of operations. For additional information,
see Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of
Part II.
Executive Officers
The names, ages, and positions of all of the executive officers of DPL as of
December 31, 1999, are listed below, along with their business experiences
during the past five years. Officers are elected annually by Conectiv's Board
of Directors. There are no family relationships among these officers, nor any
arrangement or understanding between any officer and any other person pursuant
to which the officer was selected.
Executive Officers of DPL
(As of December 31, 1999)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Age and Position Business Experience During Past 5 Years
---------------------- ---------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Howard E. Cosgrove, 56............. Elected 1998 as Chairman of the Board and
Chairman of the Board, President Chief Executive Officer of Conectiv,
and Delmarva Power & Light Company, and
Chief Executive Officer Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1992 as Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer and Director of
Delmarva Power & Light Company.
Barry R. Elson, 58................. Elected 1998 as Executive Vice President of
Executive Vice President Conectiv, and Executive Vice President and
Director of Delmarva Power & Light Company
and Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1997 as Executive Vice President, Delmarva
Power & Light Company. Executive Vice
President, Cox Communications, Inc.,
Atlanta, Georgia, from 1995 to 1996. Senior
Vice President, Cox Enterprises/Cox
Communications, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia,
from 1984 to 1995.
Thomas S. Shaw, 52................. Elected 1998 as Executive Vice President of
Executive Vice President Conectiv, and Executive Vice President and
Director of Delmarva Power & Light Company
and Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1992 as Senior Vice President of Delmarva
Power & Light Company.
John C. van Roden, 50.............. Elected 1998 as Senior Vice President and
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Conectiv,
Chief Financial Officer Delmarva Power & Light Company, and
Atlantic City Electric Company and Director
of Delmarva Power & Light Company and
Atlantic City Electric Company. Principal,
Cook and Belier, Inc. in 1998. Senior Vice
President / Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President/Treasurer, Lukens, Inc. from
1987 to 1998.
</TABLE>
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Executive Officers of DPL (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Age and Position Business Experience During Past 5 Years
---------------------- ---------------------------------------
<S> <C>
Barbara S. Graham, 51.............. Elected 1999 as Senior Vice President of
Senior Vice President Conectiv, Delmarva Power & Light Company,
and Atlantic City Electric Company and
Director of Delmarva Power & Light Company
and Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1998 as Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Conectiv, and Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
and Director of Delmarva Power & Light
Company and Atlantic City Electric Company.
Elected 1994 as Senior Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of
Delmarva Power & Light Company.
James P. Lavin, 52................. Elected 1998 as Controller of Conectiv,
Controller and Chief Accounting Delmarva Power & Light Company, and
Officer Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1993 as Comptroller, Delmarva Power & Light
Company.
</TABLE>
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Substantially all utility plants and properties of DPL are subject to the
lien of the Mortgage under which DPL's First Mortgage Bonds are issued.
The electric properties of DPL are located in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The following table sets forth the net installed
summer electric generating capacity available to DPL to serve its peak load as
of December 31, 1999.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Net Installed
Capacity
Station Location (kilowatts)
------- -------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Coal-Fired
Edge Moor............. Wilmington, DE...................... 260,000
Indian River.......... Millsboro, DE....................... 767,000
Conemaugh............. New Florence, PA.................... 63,000(A)
Keystone.............. Shelocta, PA........................ 63,000(A)
---------
1,153,000
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Oil-Fired
Edge Moor............. Wilmington, DE...................... 445,000
Vienna................ Vienna, MD.......................... 153,000
---------
598,000
---------
Combustion
Turbines/Combined Cycle
Hay Road.............. Wilmington, DE...................... 511,000
Christiana............ Wilmington, DE...................... 45,000
Edge Moor............. Wilmington, DE...................... 13,000
Madison Street........ Wilmington, DE...................... 11,000
West.................. Marshallton, DE..................... 15,000
Delaware City......... Delaware City, DE................... 16,000
Indian River.......... Millsboro, DE....................... 17,000
Vienna................ Vienna, MD.......................... 17,000
Tasley................ Tasley, VA.......................... 26,000
Salem................. Lower Alloways Creek Twp., NJ....... 3,000(A)
---------
674,000
---------
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Net Installed
Capacity
Station Location (kilowatts)
------- -------- -------------
<S> <C> <C>
Nuclear
Peach Bottom.......... Peach Bottom Twp., PA............... 164,000(A)
Salem................. Lower Alloways Creek Twp., NJ....... 164,000(A)
---------
328,000
---------
Diesel Units
Crisfield............. Crisfield, MD....................... 10,000
Bayview............... Bayview, VA......................... 12,000
Keystone.............. Shelocta, PA........................ 400(A)
Conemaugh............. New Florence, PA.................... 400(A)
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22,800
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Subtotal-DPL-Owned Generating Capacity....................... 2,775,800
Customer-Owned
Capacity............... Delaware City, DE................... 105,000(B)
Long-Term Capacity Purchase.................................. 243,000
Short-Term Capacity Purchase................................. 217,900
---------
Total.................................................... 3,341,700
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</TABLE>
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(A) DPL portion of jointly-owned plants.
(B) Represents capacity owned by a refinery customer which is available to DPL
to serve its peak load.
The electric transmission and distribution systems of DPL includes 1,391
transmission poleline miles of overhead lines, 5 transmission cable miles of
underground cables, 6,931 distribution poleline miles of overhead lines, and
5,540 distribution cable miles of underground cables.
DPL has a liquefied natural gas plant located in Wilmington, Delaware, with
a storage capacity of 3.045 million gallons and an emergency sendout capabil-
ity of 45,000 Mcf per day. DPL also owns five natural gas city gate stations
at various locations in its gas service territory. These stations have a total
sendout capacity of 200,000 Mcf per day.
The following table sets forth DPL's gas pipeline miles:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Transmission Mains.................................................... 114*
Distribution Mains.................................................... 1,573
Service Lines......................................................... 1,155
</TABLE>
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* Includes 11 miles of joint-use gas pipeline that is used 10% for gas opera-
tions and 90% for electric operations.
DPL owns and occupies office buildings in Wilmington and Christiana, Dela-
ware and Salisbury, Maryland, and also owns other properties located within
its service area that are used for office, service, and other purposes.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
As previously reported, on February 27, 1996, the co-owners of Salem, in-
cluding DPL, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for New
Jersey against Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse), the designer
and manufacturer of the Salem steam generators. The complaint, which sought to
recover from Westinghouse the costs associated with and resulting from the
cracks discovered in Salem's steam generators and
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with replacing such steam generators, alleged violations of federal and New
Jersey Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Acts, fraud, negligent
misrepresentation and breach of contract. On November 4, 1998, the Court
granted Westinghouse's motion for summary judgment with regard to the federal
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claim, and dismissed the
remaining state law claims against Westinghouse in the Superior Court of New
Jersey. The co-owners also filed an appeal of the District Court's dismissal
with the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Following oral
argument before the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Westinghouse and
Public Service Electric and Gas, on behalf of the co-owners, negotiated a set-
tlement of the litigation. The federal and state cases have been dismissed
with prejudice.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matter was submitted during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered
by this report to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of
proxies or otherwise.
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
All shares of DPL's common stock are owned by Conectiv, its parent company.
DPL's certificate of incorporation requires payment of all preferred divi-
dends in arrears (if any) prior to payment of common dividends to Conectiv, and
has certain other limitations on the payment of common dividends.
As a subsidiary of a registered holding company under PUHCA, DPL can pay div-
idends only to the extent of its retained earnings unless SEC approval is ob-
tained.
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
ITEM. 6 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 (1) 1997 1996 1995
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- -----------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating Results and
Data
Operating Revenues...... $2,235,523 $1,905,743 $1,415,367 $ 1,168,664 $ 1,055,725
Operating Income........ $ 314,261 (2) $ 265,427(4) $ 226,294 $ 250,389 $ 254,425
Income Before
Extraordinary Item..... $ 142,179 (2) $ 112,410(4) $ 105,709(5) $ 116,187 $ 117,488
Extraordinary Item, Net
of Income Taxes........ $ (253,622)(3) -- -- -- --
Net Income (Loss)....... $ (111,443)(2) $ 112,410(4) $ 105,709(5) $ 116,187 $ 117,488
Earnings (Loss)
Applicable to Common
Stock.................. $ (115,883)(2) $ 108,058(4) $ 101,218(5) $ 107,251 $ 107,546
On System Electric Sales
(kWh 000) (6).......... 13,578,653 13,429,102 13,231,766 12,925,716 12,310,921
On System Gas Sold and
Transported (mcf 000).. 23,461 21,587 22,855 22,424 21,371
Capitalization
Common Stockholder's
Equity ................ $ 676,183 $ 851,494 $ 954,496 $ 934,913 $ 923,440
Preferred Stock Not
Subject to Mandatory
Redemption............. 89,703 89,703 89,703 89,703 168,085
Preferred Securities of
Subsidiary Trust
Subject to Mandatory
Redemption............. 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000 --
Variable Rate Demand
Bonds (VRDB) (7)....... 104,830 71,500 71,500 85,000 86,500
Long-Term Debt.......... 917,207 951,911 983,672 904,033 853,904
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Total Capitalization
with VRDB.............. $1,857,923 $2,034,608 $2,169,371 $ 2,083,649 $ 2,031,929
========== ========== ========== =========== ===========
Other Information
Total Assets............ $2,704,785 $2,904,851 $3,015,481 $ 2,931,855 $ 2,866,685
Long-Term Capital Lease
Obligations............ $ 14,175 $ 17,003 $ 19,877 $ 20,552 $ 20,768
Capital Expenditures.... $ 87,903 $ 114,663 $ 156,808 $ 165,595 $ 142,833
Common Dividends
Declared (8)........... $ 59,428 $ 94,860 $ 94,065 $ 93,294 $ 92,686
</TABLE>
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(1) As discussed in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Delmarva
Power & Light (DPL) and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) became whol-
ly-owned subsidiaries of Conectiv (the Merger) on March 1, 1998. In con-
junction with the Merger, DPL transferred its nonutility subsidiaries to
Conectiv. The 1998 Consolidated Statement of Income includes two months of
operating results of DPL's former nonutility subsidiaries.
(2) In 1999, special charges primarily for employee separations and certain
other non-recurring items decreased operating income by $10.5 million and
income before extraordinary item, net income, and earnings applicable to
common stock by $6.4 million.
(3) As discussed in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the ex-
traordinary item in 1999 resulted from the restructuring of the electric
utility industry.
(4) In 1998, special charges for employee separation costs and other Merger-
related costs decreased operating income by $27.4 million and income be-
fore extraordinary item, net income, and earnings applicable to common
stock by $16.6 million.
(5) In 1997, the after-tax gain on the sale of a landfill and waste-hauling
company increased income before extraordinary item, net income, and earn-
ings applicable to common stock by $13.7 million.
(6) Excludes interchange deliveries.
(7) Although Variable Rate Demand Bonds are classified as current liabilities,
DPL intends to use the bonds as a source of long-term financing as dis-
cussed in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(8) Amounts shown in total, rather than on a per-share basis, since DPL is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Conectiv. Excludes non-cash dividend of $123.4
million for the transfer of nonutility subsidiaries to Conectiv on March
1, 1998, due to the Merger.
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Litigation Reform Act)
provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements to encourage such dis-
closures without the threat of litigation, provided those statements are iden-
tified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful, cautionary state-
ments identifying important factors that could cause the actual results to
differ materially from those projected in the statement. Forward-looking
statements have been made in this report. Such statements are based on manage-
ment's beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently avail-
able to management. When used herein, the words "will," "anticipate," "esti-
mate," "expect," "believe," and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. In addition to any assumptions and other factors
referred to specifically in connection with such forward-looking statements,
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those con-
templated in any forward-looking statements include, among others, the follow-
ing: the effects of deregulation of energy supply and the unbundling of deliv-
ery services; an increasingly competitive marketplace; results of any asset
dispositions; sales retention and growth; federal and state regulatory ac-
tions; future litigation results; costs of construction; operating restric-
tions; increased costs and construction delays attributable to environmental
regulations; nuclear decommissioning and the availability of reprocessing and
storage facilities for spent nuclear fuel; and credit market concerns. DPL un-
dertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking state-
ments, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The
foregoing list of factors pursuant to the Litigation Reform Act should not be
construed as exhaustive or as any admission regarding the adequacy of disclo-
sures made by DPL prior to the effective date of the Litigation Reform Act.
OVERVIEW
DPL is a public utility located on the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware and por-
tions of Maryland and Virginia) which supplies and delivers electricity and
natural gas to its customers. DPL supplies electricity to customers with power
purchased from other suppliers and electricity generated by its power plants.
The transition to market pricing and terms of service for supplying electric-
ity in DPL's regulated service area began in 1999. DPL also supplies electric-
ity in markets which are not subject to price regulation.
DPL provides regulated gas service (supply and/or delivery) to its Delaware
customers and also sells gas off-system and in markets which are not subject
to price regulation.
On March 1, 1998, Conectiv was formed (the Merger) through an exchange of
common stock with Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) and Atlantic Energy,
Inc. (Atlantic). Conectiv is a registered holding company under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA). In conjunction with the Merger,
DPL became a Conectiv subsidiary and transferred its ownership in nonutility
subsidiaries to Conectiv. As a result of the transfer of the nonutility sub-
sidiaries, DPL's 1998 Consolidated Statement of Income includes the January
and February 1998 operating results of DPL's former nonutility subsidiaries
and the 1997 Consolidated Statement of Income includes a full year of operat-
ing results for DPL's former nonutility subsidiaries. The Consolidated State-
ments of Income include revenues of $19.5 million and $113.0 million for 1998
and 1997, respectively, and a net loss of $3.5 million and net income of $9.8
million for 1998 and 1997, respectively, from the operations of these nonutil-
ity subsidiaries.
EARNINGS RESULTS SUMMARY
In 1999, DPL reported a net loss applicable to common stock of $115.9 mil-
lion. The net loss resulted from (i) a $253.6 million extraordinary charge,
after income taxes of $147.8 million, applicable to common stock for discon-
tinuing the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 71, "Accounting for
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the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation," (SFAS No. 71) to DPL's electric-
ity supply businesses because of deregulation, and (ii) $6.4 million of spe-
cial charges, net of taxes, primarily for accrued employee separation costs
and certain other nonrecurring items. For additional information concerning
deregulation and the extraordinary charge to earnings, see Notes 1, 6, 8, and
13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the "Electric Utility Industry
Restructuring" section within Management's Discussion and Analysis of Finan-
cial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A).
In 1998, DPL's earnings applicable to common stock were $108.1 million, af-
ter (i) special charges of $16.6 million, net of taxes, for the cost of em-
ployee separations associated with Merger-related workforce reductions and
other Merger-related costs, and (ii) a $3.5 million net loss for the two
months of nonutility subsidiary operations.
Excluding extraordinary and special charges to earnings and the net loss of
the nonutility subsidiaries in 1998, earnings applicable to common stock were
$144.1 million in 1999 compared to $128.2 million in 1998. This $15.9 million
earnings increase was mainly due to higher retail electric and gas sales,
which benefited from the effects of weather, partly offset by electric rate
decreases and higher operating expenses.
Excluding operating results of nonutility subsidiaries in 1998 and 1997 and
the special charges in 1998, earnings increased $36.8 million in 1998. This
increase was primarily due to a 2.5% retail electric kilowatt-hour (kWh) sales
increase and lower operation and maintenance expenses. The earnings increase
was constrained by milder winter weather's unfavorable effect on electric and
gas sales. Nonutility subsidiaries earned $9.8 million in 1997, mainly due to
a $13.7 million after-tax gain on the sale of a landfill and waste-hauling
company, partly offset by net operating losses.
ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING
During the latter half of 1999, as discussed in Notes 1, 6 ,8 and 13 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, the Delaware Public Service Commission
(DPSC) and Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued orders to DPL,
concerning restructuring the electricity supply businesses of DPL. Based on
these orders, DPL determined that the requirements of SFAS No. 71 no longer
applied to its electricity supply businesses as of September 30, 1999. As a
result, DPL discontinued applying SFAS No. 71 and applied the requirements of
SFAS No. 101, "Regulated Enterprises--Accounting for the Discontinuation of
Application of FASB Statement No. 71" (SFAS No. 101) and Emerging Issues Task
Force (EITF) Issue No. 97-4, "Deregulation of the Pricing of Electricity--Is-
sues Related to the Application of FASB Statements No. 71 and No. 101" (EITF
97-4), which among other things, resulted in an extraordinary charge to earn-
ings of $253.6 million, net of income taxes of $147.8 million. The provisions
of the restructuring orders issued by the DPSC and MPSC are summarized below.
Implementation Dates
The table below shows when DPL's Delaware and Maryland retail electric cus-
tomers may choose an alternative supplier. The Virginia Electric Utility Re-
structuring Act, signed into law on March 29, 1999, phases in retail electric
competition beginning January 1, 2002.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
State Customer Group Effective Date for Choice
- ----- -------------- -------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Delaware................ Customers with peak loads of 1,000 kilowatts or more October 1, 1999
Delaware................ Customers with peak loads of 300 kilowatts or more January 15, 2000
Delaware................ All other Delaware retail electric customers October 1, 2000
Maryland................ All customers July 1, 2000
</TABLE>
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Revenue Reductions
Pursuant to the electric utility restructuring orders issued by the DPSC and
MPSC, electric rate decreases became effective, or are scheduled to become ef-
fective, as shown in the table below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Estimated Annualized
State Revenue Decrease (1) Effective Date
- ----- -------------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C>
Delaware................................... $17.5 million (2) October 1, 1999
Maryland................................... $12.5 million (2) July 1, 2000
</TABLE>
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(1) Estimated based on 1998 fiscal year sales and revenues.
(2) Represents a 7.5% reduction for residential rates, which are held constant
for four years. Non-residential rates are held constant for three years.
Regulatory Implications on Sales of Electric Generating Plants
As discussed under "Deregulated Generation and Power Plant Divestiture," DPL
has reached agreements for the sale of certain of its electric generating
units. Under the DPSC's and MPSC's electric restructuring orders, customer
rates will not be changed for any gain or loss on the sale of DPL's electric
generating plants. Based on the existing agreements for the sale of electric
generating plants of DPL with 1,411.8 megawatts (MW) of capacity, management
expects to recognize a net gain for such sales. There can be no assurances,
however, that the sales of DPL's electric generating plants will be completed
pursuant to the agreements, or that any gain will be realized from such sales
of electric generating plants.
Stranded Cost Recovery
Based on the $24 million of after-tax stranded cost recovery that the DPSC
and MPSC restructuring orders provided for, DPL recorded recoverable stranded
costs on a pre-tax basis of $44.3 million in the third quarter of 1999 ($41.8
million as of December 31,1999). Although only partial stranded cost recovery
was provided for by the DPSC's and MPSC's restructuring orders, customer rates
will not be reduced for any gain realized on the sale of the electric generat-
ing plants.
Default Service
DPL is obligated to supply electricity to customers who do not choose an al-
ternative electricity supplier after October 1, 1999 in Delaware and July 1,
2000 in Maryland. After October 1, 1999 in Delaware and July 1, 2000 in Mary-
land, DPL's earnings will be affected to the extent that DPL's actual energy
costs vary from the amounts included in its customer rates.
Shopping Credits
Customers who choose an alternative electricity supplier receive a credit to
their bill, or a shopping credit, which generally represents the cost of elec-
tricity supply and transmission service. System-average shopping credits for
the first three to four years (depending on the state and/or customer group)
after customer choice begins, have been initially estimated. The estimates
range from 4.736 to 4.740 cents per kWh for DPL's Delaware customers, and from
5.302 to 5.307 cents per kWh for DPL's Maryland customers.
Deregulated Generation and Power Plant Divestiture
Conectiv's management is changing the mix of the types of electric generat-
ing plants owned by its subsidiaries, including DPL, in conjunction with im-
plementing its asset-backed, "merchant" strategy focusing on "mid-merit" elec-
tric generating plants. Mid-merit electric generating plants can quickly in-
crease or decrease their kWh output level on an economic basis. Mid-merit
plants typically have relatively low fixed operating and maintenance costs and
also can use different types of fuel. These plants are generally operated dur-
ing times when
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demand for electricity rises and prices are higher. As discussed below, DPL
has entered into agreements to sell its nuclear and non-strategic baseload
fossil electric generating plants. Baseload electric generating plants run al-
most continuously to supply the base level of demand for electricity, or the
minimum demand level, which generally always exists on an electrical system.
In a deregulated electricity supply market, management expects that mid-merit
electric generating plants will be more profitable and provide higher returns
on invested capital than baseload electric generating plants.
Effective October 1, 1999, the Delaware portion (approximately 59%) of DPL's
electric generating plants was deregulated and the plants' kWh output may, at
DPL's option, be sold in deregulated markets or used to supply default service
customers in Delaware. Similarly, effective July 1, 2000, the Maryland portion
(approximately 30%) of DPL's electric generating plants is deregulated and the
plants' kWh output may, at DPL's option, be sold in deregulated markets or
used to supply default service customers in Maryland.
The electric generating plants of DPL which are not sold (approximately
1,380 MW of capacity) are expected to be transferred to a nonutility electric
generation subsidiary of Conectiv. As result of the sales and transfers (di-
vestiture) of DPL's electric generating plants, the principal businesses of
DPL would be the transmission and distribution of energy, as envisioned by
legislation enacted in Delaware and Maryland during 1999 which restructured
the electric utility industry in those states. The production of electricity
will be conducted by other Conectiv subsidiaries, which are also expected to
assume the non-regulated electricity and gas trading activities currently con-
ducted by DPL. DPL's exit from the businesses of electricity production and
non-regulated electricity and gas trading is expected to cause a decrease in
DPL's earnings capacity. For information concerning non-regulated electricity
and gas trading activities see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments. For pro forma information concerning the divestiture of DPL's electric
generating plants, see Exhibit 99 to this Report on Form 10-K.
Due to the expected divestiture of the electric generating plants, more
electric capacity and energy is expected to be purchased in the future. Howev-
er, upon the sale of the electric generating plants, DPL's depreciation, fuel,
operating, and maintenance expenses for these plants will end. Also, to the
extent the sales proceeds are used to pay off securities that had financed the
plants, financing costs will also decrease.
On September 30, 1999, Conectiv announced that DPL reached agreements to
sell its ownership interests in nuclear plants, representing 331 MW of capaci-
ty, to PSEG Power LLC and PECO Energy Company (PECO). The aggregate sales
price of $9 million, less selling costs, was used as the fair value of the nu-
clear plants in determining the amount of impairment that resulted from dereg-
ulation and the amount of the write-down of DPL's investments in nuclear
plants that was recorded in 1999. Upon completion of the sales, DPL will
transfer its respective nuclear decommissioning trust funds to the purchasers,
and PSEG Power LLC and PECO will assume full responsibility for the
decommissioning of Peach Bottom and Salem. The sales are subject to various
federal and state regulatory approvals and are expected to close by the third
quarter of 2000.
On January 19, 2000, Conectiv announced that DPL reached agreements to sell
wholly- and jointly owned fossil fuel-fired units. The units have a total ca-
pacity of 1,080.8 MW and a net book value of $309.1 million as of December 31,
1999. The units will be sold to NRG Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Northern
States Power Company for approximately $622 million. The sales are subject to
various federal and state regulatory approvals and are expected to be com-
pleted during the third quarter of 2000.
Conectiv's management expects that the proceeds from the sale of the elec-
tric generating plants will be used for debt repayment, repurchases of
Conectiv common stock, and new investments that fit with Conectiv's strate-
gies, including expansion of Conectiv's mid-merit generation business. Some or
all of DPL's proceeds from the sale of the electric generating plants could be
paid as a dividend to Conectiv, or loaned to Conectiv's pool of funds that
Conectiv subsidiaries borrow from or invest in depending on their cash posi-
tion.
Upon completion of the divestiture of DPL's electric generating plants, DPL
will supply default service customers entirely with purchased power. The terms
of DPL's power plant sale agreement with NRG Energy,
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Inc. provide for DPL to purchase from NRG Energy, Inc. 500 megawatt-hours of
firm electricity per hour from completion of the sale through December 31,
2005. DPL currently purchases from PECO 243 MW of capacity and energy, which
increases to 279 MW by 2006 when the contract expires. Recently, DPL entered
into another agreement with PECO to purchase 350 MW of capacity and energy
from March 2000 to February 2003. Subsequent to the divestiture of DPL's elec-
tric generating plants, management expects that these contracts with NRG Ener-
gy, Inc. and PECO will satisfy approximately 80% of DPL's forecasted average
energy requirements. DPL also contracts with other electric suppliers on an as
needed basis for capacity and energy.
DPL's mortgage requires that the electric generating plants being divested
be released from the lien of the mortgage. These assets may be released with a
combination of cash, bondable property additions and credits representing pre-
viously issued and retired first mortgage bonds. DPL expects to have suffi-
cient bondable property additions and retired first mortgage bonds to release
such assets at fair values.
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric Revenues
The table below shows the amounts of electric revenues earned which are sub-
ject to price regulation (Regulated) and which are not subject to price regu-
lation (Non-regulated). "Regulated electric revenues" include revenues for de-
livery (transmission and distribution) service and electricity supply service
within DPL's service area. DPL's default service is subject to price regula-
tion during the transition to retail competition.
"Non-regulated electric revenues" result primarily from electricity trading
activities, bulk sales of electricity including sales of output from deregu-
lated electric generating plants, and competitive retail sales. DPL actively
participates in the wholesale energy markets to support wholesale utility and
competitive retail marketing activities. Energy market participation results
in exposure to commodity market risk when, at times, net open energy commodity
positions are created or allowed to continue. To the extent that DPL has net
open positions, controls are in place that are intended to keep risk exposures
within certain management approved risk tolerance levels.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- --------
(Dollars in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Regulated electric revenues...................... $1,101.5 $1,054.6 $ 989.5
Non-regulated electric revenues.................. 289.9 274.8 102.6
-------- -------- --------
Total electric revenues.......................... $1,391.4 $1,329.4 $1,092.1
======== ======== ========
</TABLE>
For 1999 compared to 1998, "Regulated electric revenues" increased $46.9
million, from $1,054.6 million for 1998 to $1,101.5 million for 1999. The
$46.9 million increase was due to the following: (a) a $34.9 million revenue
increase from a 2.9% increase in retail kWh sold, due to the effects of
weather and a 1.6% increase in the number of customers; (b) a $6.4 million de-
crease due to retail rate decreases for electric utility industry restructur-
ing and the Merger; and (c) an $18.4 million increase in interchange/resale
revenues primarily from revenues for transmission network usage and system
congestion. The effect on consolidated electric revenues of customers choosing
an alternative electricity supplier due to implementation of electric utility
industry restructuring did not have a material effect on total electric reve-
nues in 1999.
"Non-regulated electric revenues" increased by $15.1 million in 1999, from
$274.8 million for 1998 to $289.9 million for 1999. The $15.1 million increase
was mainly due to higher bulk sales of electricity, including sales to compet-
itive retail aggregators, partially offset by lower electricity trading vol-
umes. Higher competitive retail electricity sales in Pennsylvania also con-
tributed to the increase.
For 1998 compared to 1997, "Regulated electric revenues" increased by $65.1
million, from $989.5 million for 1997 to $1,054.6 million for 1998. The $65.1
million increase was primarily due to higher interchange delivery revenues,
which did not significantly impact operating income due to low gross margins.
Additional "Regulated electric revenues" due to a 2.5% kWh sales increase were
offset by the impact of the Merger-related
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customer rate decrease ($10.7 million) and lower average rates for the energy-
portion of revenues ($15.3 million). Prior to electric utility industry re-
structuring, the energy portion of revenues generally did not affect operating
income, as discussed under "Energy Supply Costs" in Note 1 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements. The 2.5% kWh sales increase was primarily due to favora-
ble economic conditions and 1.6% customer growth.
"Non-regulated electric revenues" increased from $102.6 million for 1997 to
$274.8 million for 1998 mainly due to higher electricity trading volumes. The
gross margin earned from non-regulated trading electricity revenues is gener-
ally much lower than the gross margin earned from "Regulated electric reve-
nues," which include amounts for recovery of the costs of utility plant and
services provided.
In December 1999, a new customer billing system was installed to accommodate
the unbundled utility bills required by electric utility industry restructur-
ing. As is the case with any complex billing system changeover, errors have
occurred, which Conectiv's service subsidiary is in the process of resolving.
On March 14, 2000, the DPSC initiated a proceeding in which billing system and
related customer service issues are to be reviewed. Although billing system
implementation problems may potentially affect future revenues and cash flows,
management currently does not expect such problems to materially affect DPL's
results of operations or financial position.
Gas Revenues
DPL earns gas revenues from on-system sales which generally are subject to
price regulation, off-system trading and sales of natural gas which are not
subject to price regulation, and from the transportation of gas for customers.
The table below shows the amounts of gas revenues earned which are subject to
price regulation (Regulated) and which are not subject to price regulation
(Non-regulated).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
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(Dollars in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Regulated gas revenues.............................. $ 117.2 $ 106.7 $ 117.2
Non-regulated gas revenues.......................... 693.3 426.4 86.9
------- ------- -------
Total gas revenues.................................. $ 810.5 $ 533.1 $ 204.1
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
The primary factor affecting fluctuations in "Regulated gas revenues" is
winter weather's impact on residential customers gas usage levels in heating
their homes. Mild winter weather in early 1998 resulted in less cubic feet of
gas sold to residential customers and lower revenues than in 1999 or in 1997.
As a percent of gross revenues, the gross margin earned from "Non-regulated
gas revenues" in excess of related purchased gas costs is much lower than the
margin earned from "Regulated gas revenues," since rates charged to regulated
gas customers include amounts for recovery of the cost of gas delivery systems
and services. "Non-regulated gas revenues increased by $266.9 million in 1999
and by $339.5 million in 1998 primarily due to higher volumes of natural gas
traded.
Other Services Revenues
Other services revenues decreased by $9.7 million in 1999 mainly due to the
two months of revenues from the nonutility subsidiaries included in operating
results for 1998, partly offset by higher revenue for administrative facili-
ties of DPL used by Conectiv's service company pursuant to regulations of the
1935 Public Utility Holding Company Act. Other services revenues decreased
$75.9 million in 1998, primarily due to the transfer of DPL's nonutility sub-
sidiaries to Conectiv on March 1, 1998.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Electric Fuel and Purchased Power
Electric fuel and purchased power increased $24.6 million in 1999 primarily
due to higher average energy costs per kWh, reflecting additional costs for
the prolonged periods of high peak demands during the summer of
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1999. Lower energy expenses recorded pursuant to regulated energy adjustment
clauses (discussed under "Energy Supply Costs" in Note 1 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements) mitigated the increase.
In 1998, electric fuel and purchased power increased $204.4 million from
1997 primarily due to more energy supplied for greater volumes of electricity
sold off-system and within DPL's service territory.
Gas Purchased
Primarily due to larger volumes of gas purchased for resale off-system, gas
purchased increased $268.6 million in 1999 and $333.4 million in 1998.
Other Services' Cost of Sales
Other services' cost of sales decreased by $6.6 million in 1999 and $53.8
million in 1998 mainly due to the effect of the transfer of DPL's nonutility
subsidiaries to Conectiv on March 1, 1998, partly offset by the costs of ad-
ministrative facilities of DPL which are used by Conectiv's service subsidi-
ary.
Purchased Electric Capacity
Purchased electric capacity increased $4.0 million in 1999 and $10.3 million
in 1998 primarily due to higher capacity requirements associated with energy
supplied within and outside of DPL's regulated service areas.
Special Charges
As discussed in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, special
charges of $10.5 million before taxes ($6.4 million after taxes) were recorded
in the third quarter of 1999 primarily for costs of employee separations and
certain other non-recurring items. Including the cost of employees allocated
to DPL from Conectiv's service subsidiary, 95 employee separations were ac-
crued for, 48 of which had occurred by December 31, 1999.
In 1998, DPL recorded special charges of $27.4 million before taxes ($16.6
million after taxes) for the cost of DPL employee separations associated with
the Merger-related workforce reduction and other Merger-related costs. The
$27.4 million pre-tax charge includes a net $45.5 million gain from curtail-
ments and settlements of pension and other postretirement benefits.
Operation and Maintenance Expenses
In 1999, operation and maintenance expenses increased by $6.6 million to
$271.7 million. The increase was primarily due to higher expenses for customer
care and electric generating plant operations, partly offset by a decrease due
to the transfer of the nonutility subsidiaries to Conectiv on March 1, 1998.
In 1998, operation and maintenance expenses decreased by $66.7 million to
$265.1 million. The decrease was primarily due to fewer employees, the trans-
fer of the nonutility subsidiaries to Conectiv on March 1, 1998, and the ab-
sence of the 1997 start-up activities at the Salem nuclear power plant.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $3.0 million in 1999 mainly
due to the reduction in book values of regulatory assets and electric power
plants which resulted from discontinuing the application of SFAS No. 71 to the
electricity supply business. In 1998, depreciation and amortization expense
decreased $4.4 million primarily due to the transfer of nonutility subsidiar-
ies to Conectiv on March 1, 1998.
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Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
The $3.6 million increase in taxes other than income taxes for 1999 was
principally due to higher revenues.
OTHER INCOME
In 1997, the nonutility subsidiaries which were transferred to Conectiv ef-
fective with the Merger provided $33.3 million of other income, which was
principally attributed to a $22.9 million pre-tax gain ($13.7 million after-
taxes) on the sale of a landfill and related waste-hauling operation.
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest charges before capitalized amounts decreased $3.8 million in 1999
primarily due to lower average debt balances.
INCOME TAXES
Income taxes increased in 1999 primarily due to higher income before income
taxes and extraordinary item.
YEAR 2000
DPL experienced no material operational problems, loss of revenues or impact
on customers in any of its businesses and is not aware of any material claims
made or to be made by or against DPL as a result of the Year 2000 issue around
either the rollover from 1999 to 2000 or the Year 2000 Leap Year issue on Feb-
ruary 29, 2000.
The Year 2000 issue was the result of computer programs and embedded systems
using a two-digit format, as opposed to four digits, to indicate the year.
Computer and embedded systems with this characteristic may have been unable to
interpret dates during and beyond the year 1999, which could have caused a
system failure or other computer errors, leading to disruption of operations.
A project team, originally started in 1996 by ACE, managed Conectiv's response
to this situation. A Conectiv corporate officer, reporting directly to the
Chief Executive Officer, coordinated all Year 2000 activities. Conectiv met
substantial challenges in identifying and correcting the computer and embedded
systems critical to generating and delivering power, delivering natural gas
and providing other services to customers.
The project team used a phased approach to managing its activities. The
first phase was inventory and assessment of all systems, equipment, and
processes. Each identified item was given a criticality rating of high, medium
or low. Those items rated as high or medium were then subject to the second
phase of the project. The second phase--determining and implementing correc-
tive action for the identified systems, equipment and processes--concluded
with a test of the unit being remediated. The third phase involved system
testing and compliance certification.
Overall, Conectiv's Year 2000 Project covered approximately 140 different
systems (some with numerous components) that had been originally identified as
high or medium in criticality. However, only 21 of those 140 systems were es-
sential for continued operations and customer response across Conectiv's sev-
eral businesses; these were regarded as "mission critical." The Year 2000
Project team focused on these 21 systems, with work on the other systems con-
tinuing based on their relative importance to Conectiv's businesses.
At the time of the change from 1999 to 2000, 100% of all inventory and as-
sessment, corrective action/unit testing and system testing/compliance work
was complete on the mission critical systems. For the balance of the high and
medium criticality systems, 99% of this work was complete.
Additionally, DPL developed and tested contingency plans in the event that
Year 2000 outages occurred, which they did not. Contingency plans were in
place for all mission critical systems and were coordinated into a detailed
overall Year 2000 restoration plan under the direction of a senior-level engi-
neering and operations
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manager. Contingency plans were also developed for non-mission critical sys-
tems. The Year 2000 plans built on DPL's existing expertise in service resto-
rations. DPL also coordinated these efforts with state and local emergency
management agencies. DPL followed this approach for both the change from 1999
to 2000 and for the Leap Year issue.
Further, DPL participated in two industry-wide drills sponsored by the North
American Electric Reliability Council ("NERC") and conducted its own internal
drills. All of these drills were exercises only and did not result in service
interruptions.
Distribution of electricity is dependent on the overall reliability of the
electric grid. DPL cooperated with NERC and the PJM in Year 2000 remediation,
contingency planning and restoration planning efforts. As requested by NERC,
DPL filed its Year 2000 Readiness Statement with NERC stating that as of June
30, 1999, 96% of work on mission critical systems had been completed. The re-
maining 4% of work constituted three exceptions to full readiness status and
were reported to NERC in the regular monthly filing made on June 30, 1999. On
the basis of Conectiv's filings, NERC designated Conectiv as "Ready with Lim-
ited Exceptions." NERC regarded exceptions as "limited" only if they did "not
pose a measurable risk to reliable electric operations into the Year 2000."
All three exceptions were completed prior to the change from 1999 to 2000.
Conectiv also contacted vendors and service providers to review their Year
2000 efforts. Many aspects of Conectiv's businesses are dependent on third
parties. For example, fuel suppliers must be able to provide coal or gas for
DPL to generate electricity.
Conectiv incurred approximately $16 million in costs for the Year 2000 Proj-
ect through year-end 1999. Management anticipates approximately $1 million to
$2 million in 2000 expenses, including those already incurred for the period
around the change from 1999 to 2000. Project costs do not include significant
expenditures covering new systems, such as Conectiv's SAP business, financial
and human resources management systems, an energy control system, and a cus-
tomer information system. While these new systems effectively remediated Year
2000 problems in the systems they replaced, Conectiv is not reporting the ex-
penditures on these systems in its costs for the Year 2000 Project, because
the new systems were installed principally for other reasons. The total cost
of these other projects over several years exceeds $87 million.
During July 1999, President Clinton signed the Year 2000 litigation reform
bill, known as the "Y2K Act." The Y2K Act provides some new partial liability
and damages protections to defendants in Year 2000 failure-related cases. It
also establishes new litigation procedures that plaintiffs and defendants must
follow. In general, the Y2K Act provides a pre-litigation notice period, pro-
portionate liability among defendants in Year 2000 cases, a requirement that
plaintiffs mitigate damages from Year 2000-related failures, and federal court
jurisdiction for Year 2000 claims. The law covers many types of civil actions
that allege harm or injury related to an actual or potential Year 2000-related
failure, or a claim or defense arising or related to such a failure. The Y2K
Act does not, however, cover civil actions for personal injury or wrongful
death or most actions brought by a government entity acting in a regulatory,
supervisory or enforcement capacity. The law governs actions brought after
January 1, 1999 for a Year 2000-related failure occurring before January 1,
2003. Although the Y2K Act will not afford DPL complete protection from Year
2000-related claims, it should help limit any liability related to any Year
2000-related failures. DPL cannot predict the extent to which such liability
will be limited by the Y2K Act.
Even though the critical dates occurred with no material operational prob-
lems, loss of revenues or impact on customers in any of its businesses, DPL
will not with certainty be able to determine whether there may be Year 2000-
related claims against DPL for some time. DPL does not believe at this time
that there are any material Year 2000-related claims that it will make against
vendors or suppliers but this evaluation is on-going.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
General
DPL's primary ongoing sources of capital are internally generated funds (net
cash provided by operating activities less common and preferred dividends) and
external financings. Additionally, restructuring the electric utility industry
has created new opportunities for raising capital. As discussed under "Deregu-
lated Generation and Power Plant Divestiture," DPL plans to sell in 2000 elec-
tric generating units with 1,411.8 MW of capacity for approximately $631 mil-
lion, before certain adjustments and selling expenses. Capital requirements
generally include construction expenditures for the electric and gas delivery
businesses and the electric generating units, and repayment of debt, preferred
securities and capital lease obligations.
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net cash inflows from operating activities were $246.8 million in 1999 com-
pared to $246.2 million in 1998, and $221.3 million in 1997. In 1998, cash
flows from operations increased $24.9 million primarily to lower operations
and maintenance expenses and higher electric revenues, net of amounts paid for
electric fuel and purchased energy.
There were increases in accounts receivable and accounts payable as of De-
cember 31, 1999 in comparison to December 31, 1998 mainly due to higher levels
of sales and purchases of non-regulated electricity and gas.
Taxes accrued as of December 31, 1999 increased from December 31, 1998,
mainly due to higher taxable income; the items included in the 1999 extraordi-
nary charge to earnings generally are not currently deductible for income tax
purposes, but instead result in a deferred tax benefit.
The liabilities accrued for "Above-market purchased energy contracts and
other electric restructuring liabilities" resulted from the extraordinary
charge to earnings discussed in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments and did not affect cash flows in 1999.
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Capital expenditures decreased by $26.8 million in 1999 to $87.9 million.
This decrease was primarily due to a shift in the funding of expenditures for
certain assets such as software, computer systems, and administrative facili-
ties to Conectiv's service subsidiary. After mid-1998, new assets which are to
be shared by more than one Conectiv subsidiary have been purchased or con-
structed by Conectiv's service subsidiary. In 1998, capital expenditures de-
creased $42.1 million mainly due to the transfer of the nonutility subsidiar-
ies to Conectiv on March 1, 1998, and lower utility construction expenditures.
The $13.5 million use of cash in 1999 for "Intercompany loan receivable"
represents DPL's loan to Conectiv's pool of funds that Conectiv subsidiaries
borrow from or invest in, depending on their cash position.
Cash expenditures for business acquisitions of $9.0 million in 1998 and
$32.0 million in 1997 were primarily attributed to direct Merger costs and
DPL's former nonutility subsidiaries' expenditures for HVAC businesses.
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Common dividends paid were $76.4 million in 1999, $94.7 million in 1998, and
$93.8 million in 1997. Common dividends in 1997 and the first quarter of 1998
were paid to the former holders of DPL common stock. Subsequent to the Merger,
DPL began paying a common dividend each quarter to Conectiv. In 1999, common
dividends paid decreased $18.3 million due to lower common dividends paid to
Conectiv.
Dividends payable as of December 31, 1999 were lower in comparison to Decem-
ber 31, 1998 primarily due to a lower common dividend payable to Conectiv.
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As a subsidiary of a registered holding company under PUHCA, DPL can pay
dividends only to the extent of its retained earnings unless SEC approval is
obtained.
During 1999, 1998, and 1997, DPL's external financing activities primarily
involved debt. Cash flows from debt financing activity during 1999, 1998, and
1997 are summarized below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Total 1999 1998 1997
------ ------ ------ ------
(Dollars in millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Long-term debt and Variable
Rate Demand Bonds
Issuances................................ $232.5 $ 33.3 $ 33.0 $166.2
Purchases & redemptions.................. (127.0) (64.6) (32.1) (30.3)
------ ------ ------ ------
Net.................................... 105.5 (31.3) 0.9 135.9
Net change in short-term debt.............. (151.4) (21.7) (27.0) (102.7)
------ ------ ------ ------
Net financing activity for long-and short-
term debt................................. $(45.9) $(53.0) $(26.1) $ 33.2
====== ====== ====== ======
</TABLE>
Long-term debt issued during 1997 to 1999 included $33.0 million of 6.81%
Medium Term Notes (MTN) in 1998 and $166.2 million of 6.6% to 7.72% MTN in
1997. In 1999, $33.3 million of Variable Rate Demand Bonds (VRDB) were issued.
Purchases and redemptions of long-term debt and VRDB during 1997 to 1999 in-
cluded $34.5 million of 6.85% to 7.5% First Mortgage Bonds (FMB) in 1999,
$30.0 million of 7.8% MTN in 1999, $25.0 million of $5.69% MTN in 1998, $25.0
million of 6 3/8% FMB in 1997, and $12.5 million of other purchases and re-
demptions.
As shown above, there was a net $151.4 million decrease in short-term debt
during 1997 to 1999, which was primarily due to refinancing short-term debt in
1997 with MTN.
DPL's capital structure as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, expressed as a
percentage of total capitalization is shown below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31, December 31,
1999 1998
------------ ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Common stockholder's equity...................... 36.4% 40.8%
Preferred stock and preferred trust securities... 8.6% 7.7%
Long-term debt and variable rate demand bonds.... 55.0% 49.0%
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-
term debt....................................... -- 2.5%
</TABLE>
The decrease in common stockholder's equity and increase in long-term debt
as a percent of total capitalization were primarily due to the special and ex-
traordinary charges recorded in the third quarter of 1999, partly offset by a
reduction in long-term debt outstanding.
The balances for long-term debt due within one year and for long-term debt
as of December 31, 1999 decreased by $29.7 million and $34.7 million, respec-
tively, from the balances as of December 31, 1998 primarily due to repayments
of debt, as discussed in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Forecasted Capital Requirements
DPL's expected capital expenditures are estimated to be approximately $110
million to $120 million in 2000, primarily for DPL's electric and gas delivery
businesses. After the planned divestiture of the electric generating units by
the third quarter of 2000, DPL will no longer have any capital requirements
for electric generating units. After 2000, capital expenditures for DPL's
electric and gas delivery businesses are expected to range from $80 million to
$100 million per year.
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Scheduled maturities of long-term debt over the next five years are as fol-
lows: 2000--$1.5 million; 2001--$2.3 million; 2002--$48.1 million; 2003--$92.3
million, 2004--$37.7 million.
Future capital requirements are expected to be funded through internally
generated funds and external financings.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKS
The following discussion contains "forward looking statements." These pro-
jected results have been prepared based upon certain assumptions considered
reasonable given the information currently available to DPL. Nevertheless, be-
cause of the inherent unpredictability of interest rates, equity market pric-
es, and energy commodity prices as well as other factors, actual results could
differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking information.
For a description of DPL's significant accounting policies associated with
these activities see Notes 1 and 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Interest Rate Risk
DPL is subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in the normal
course of business. DPL manages interest rates through the use of fixed and,
to a lesser extent, variable rate debt. As of December 31, 1999, a hypotheti-
cal 10% change in interest rates would result in a $0.4 million change in in-
terest costs and earnings before taxes related to variable rate debt.
Equity Price Risk
DPL maintains trust funds, as required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
to fund certain costs of nuclear decommissioning (See Note 12 to the Consoli-
dated Financial Statements). The trust funds are invested primarily in domes-
tic and international equity securities, fixed-rate, fixed income securities,
and cash and cash equivalents. By maintaining a portfolio that includes long-
term equity investments, DPL is maximizing the returns to be utilized to fund
nuclear decommissioning costs. However, the equity securities included in
DPL's portfolio are exposed to price fluctuations in equity markets, and the
fixed-rate, fixed income securities are exposed to changes in interest rates.
DPL actively monitors its portfolio by benchmarking the performance of its in-
vestments against certain indexes and by maintaining, and periodically review-
ing, established target asset allocation percentages of the assets in its
trust funds. Because the accounting for nuclear decommissioning recognizes
that costs are recovered through electric rates, fluctuations in equity prices
and interest rates do not affect the earnings of DPL.
Commodity Price Risk
DPL is exposed to the impact of market fluctuations in the price and trans-
portation costs of natural gas, electricity, and petroleum products. DPL en-
gages in commodity hedging activities to minimize the risk of market fluctua-
tions associated with the purchase and sale of energy commodities (natural
gas, petroleum and electricity). Some hedging activities are conducted using
energy derivatives (futures, options, and swaps). The remainder of DPL's hedg-
ing activity is conducted by backing physical transactions with offsetting
physical positions. The hedging objectives include the assurance of stable and
known minimum cash flows and the fixing of favorable prices and margins when
they become available. DPL also engages in energy commodity trading and arbi-
trage activities, which expose DPL to commodity market risk when, at times,
DPL creates net open energy commodity positions or allows net open positions
to continue. To the extent that DPL has net open positions, controls are in
place that are intended to keep risk exposures within management-approved risk
tolerance levels.
DPL uses a value-at-risk model to assess the market risk of its electricity,
gas, and petroleum commodity activities. The model includes fixed price sales
commitments, physical forward contracts, and commodity derivative instruments.
Value at risk represents the potential gain or loss on instruments or portfo-
lios due to changes
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in market factors, for a specified time period and confidence level. DPL esti-
mates value-at-risk for its power and gas, commodity businesses using a delta-
normal variance/covariance model with a 95 percent confidence level and assum-
ing a five-day holding period. At December 31, 1999, DPL's calculated value at
risk with respect to its commodity price exposure was approximately $5.3 mil-
lion including generation activities and $0.7 million exclusive of generation.
At December 31, 1998, DPL's calculated value at risk with respect to its com-
modity price exposure was approximately $0.6 million exclusive of generation.
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF MANAGEMENT
Management is responsible for the information and representations contained
in the consolidated financial statements of Delmarva Power & Light Company
(DPL). Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States based upon
currently available facts and circumstances and management's best estimates
and judgments of the expected effects of events and transactions.
DPL maintains a system of internal controls designed to provide reasonable,
but not absolute, assurance of the reliability of the financial records and
the protection of assets. The internal control system is supported by written
administrative policies, a program of internal audits, and procedures to as-
sure the selection and training of qualified personnel.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, are engaged to audit
the financial statements and express their opinion thereon. Their audits are
conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States which include a review of selected internal controls to deter-
mine the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests to be applied.
The Audit Committee of Conectiv's Board of Directors, composed of outside
directors only, meets with management, internal auditors, and independent ac-
countants to review accounting, auditing, and financial reporting matters. The
independent accountants are appointed by the Board on recommendation of the
Audit Committee, subject to approval by Conectiv's common stockholders.
/s/ Howard E. Cosgrove /s/ John C. van Roden
Howard E. Cosgrove John C. van Roden
Chairman of the Board, President Senior Vice President
and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
February 7, 2000
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Wilmington, Delaware
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements listed in
the accompanying index appearing under Item 14(a)(1) on page IV-1 present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Delmarva Power &
Light Company and subsidiary companies ("DPL") at December 31, 1999 and 1998,
and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1999, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. In addition, in our opin-
ion, the financial statement schedule listed in the accompanying index appear-
ing under Item 14(a)(2) on page IV-1 presents fairly, in all material re-
spects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the
related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and fi-
nancial statement schedule are the responsibility of DPL's management; our re-
sponsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and finan-
cial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these
statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain rea-
sonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence support-
ing the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the ac-
counting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 7, 2000
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
----------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
---------- ---------- ----------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operating Revenues
Electric................................. $1,391,429 $1,329,393 $1,092,144
Gas...................................... 810,573 533,108 204,057
Other services........................... 33,521 43,242 119,166
---------- ---------- ----------
2,235,523 1,905,743 1,415,367
---------- ---------- ----------
Operating Expenses
Electric fuel and purchased power........ 645,594 621,002 416,640
Gas purchased............................ 754,990 486,411 153,027
Other services' cost of sales............ 24,805 31,390 85,192
Purchased electric capacity.............. 42,815 38,782 28,470
Special charges.......................... 10,504 27,418 --
Operation and maintenance................ 271,693 265,104 331,770
Depreciation and amortization............ 128,927 131,919 136,340
Taxes other than income taxes............ 41,934 38,290 37,634
---------- ---------- ----------
1,921,262 1,640,316 1,189,073
---------- ---------- ----------
Operating Income........................... 314,261 265,427 226,294
---------- ---------- ----------
Other Income
Allowance for equity funds used during
construction............................ 1,677 2,134 1,337
Other income............................. 4,441 3,321 36,322
---------- ---------- ----------
6,118 5,455 37,659
---------- ---------- ----------
Interest Expense
Interest charges......................... 78,754 82,527 83,398
Allowance for borrowed funds used during
construction and capitalized interest... (1,562) (2,019) (2,996)
---------- ---------- ----------
77,192 80,508 80,402
---------- ---------- ----------
Preferred Dividend Requirement on Preferred
Securities of a Subsidiary Trust.......... 5,687 5,688 5,687
---------- ---------- ----------
Income Before Income Taxes and
Extraordinary Item........................ 237,500 184,686 177,864
Income Taxes, Excluding Income Taxes
Applicable to Extraordinary Item.......... 95,321 72,276 72,155
---------- ---------- ----------
Income Before Extraordinary Item........... 142,179 112,410 105,709
Extraordinary Item (Net of income taxes of
$147,780)................................. (253,622) -- --
---------- ---------- ----------
Net Income (Loss).......................... (111,443) 112,410 105,709
Dividends on Preferred Stock............... 4,440 4,352 4,491
---------- ---------- ----------
Earnings (Loss) Applicable to Common
Stock..................................... $ (115,883) $ 108,058 $ 101,218
========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
-------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
--------- --------- ---------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net income (loss)........................... $(111,443) $ 112,410 $ 105,709
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Extraordinary item, net of income taxes... 253,622 -- --
Special charges........................... 10,504 27,418 --
Depreciation and amortization............. 139,337 141,669 142,734
Allowance for equity funds used during
construction............................. (1,677) (2,134) (1,337)
Investment tax credit adjustments, net.... (2,559) (2,560) (2,560)
Deferred income taxes, net................ 32,079 5,796 7,169
Net change in:
Accounts receivable....................... (50,266) (74,321) (53,911)
Inventories............................... (2,480) (6,803) 4,763
Accounts payable.......................... 27,686 76,910 16,394
Other current assets & liabilities (1).... (4,262) 22,401 43,450
Gain on sale of landfill and waste hauling
company.................................... -- -- (22,896)
Other, net.................................. (43,711) (54,581) (18,250)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities... 246,830 246,205 221,265
--------- --------- ---------
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
Intercompany loan receivable................ (13,473) -- --
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash
acquired................................... -- (8,970) (31,994)
Capital expenditures........................ (87,903) (114,663) (156,808)
Net cash of nonutility subsidiaries
transferred to Conectiv.................... -- (18,138) --
Sale of landfill and waste hauling company.. -- -- 33,405
Deposits to nuclear decommissioning trust
funds...................................... (2,667) (4,238) (4,240)
Other, net.................................. 283 3,445 2,864
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used by investing activities....... (103,760) (142,564) (156,773)
--------- --------- ---------
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Common dividends paid....................... (76,369) (94,700) (93,811)
Preferred dividends paid.................... (4,087) (4,512) (4,233)
Issuances: Long-term debt.................. -- 33,000 166,200
Common stock.................................. -- 63 17,807
Variable rate demand bonds.................... 33,330 -- --
Redemptions: Long-term debt................. (64,617) (32,129) (28,540)
Variable rate demand bonds.................... -- -- (1,800)
Common stock.................................. -- (1,983) (7,323)
Principal portion of capital lease
payments................................... (10,410) (9,724) (6,813)
Net change in short-term debt............... (21,700) (26,975) (102,671)
Cost of issuances and refinancings.......... (330) (259) (4,502)
--------- --------- ---------
Net cash used by financing activities....... (144,183) (137,219) (65,686)
--------- --------- ---------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents..... (1,113) (33,578) (1,194)
Beginning of year cash and cash
equivalents................................ 1,761 35,339 36,533
--------- --------- ---------
End of year cash and cash equivalents....... $ 648 $ 1,761 $ 35,339
========= ========= =========
</TABLE>
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(1) Other than debt and deferred income taxes classified as current.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of December 31,
---------------------
1999 1998
---------- ----------
(Dollars in
Thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents.............................. $ 648 $ 1,761
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,479 and
$648, respectively.................................... 308,690 275,856
Intercompany loan receivable........................... 13,473 --
Inventories, at average costs
Fuel (coal, oil and gas)............................. 45,686 44,212
Materials and supplies............................... 31,855 39,323
Prepayments............................................ 14,152 10,735
Deferred energy supply costs........................... 8,612 --
Deferred income taxes, net............................. 18,935 13,061
---------- ----------
442,051 384,948
---------- ----------
Investments
Funds held by trustee.................................. 67,896 60,208
Other investments...................................... 1,615 1,103
---------- ----------
69,511 61,311
---------- ----------
Property, Plant and Equipment
Electric generation.................................... 1,314,657 1,660,002
Electric transmission and distribution................. 1,398,574 1,335,227
Gas transmission and distribution...................... 265,708 249,383
Other electric and gas facilities...................... 202,953 211,979
Other property, plant and equipment.................... 5,469 5,612
---------- ----------
3,187,361 3,462,203
Less: Accumulated depreciation......................... 1,434,597 1,493,955
---------- ----------
Net plant in service................................... 1,752,764 1,968,248
Construction work-in-progress.......................... 64,747 139,217
Leased nuclear fuel, at amortized cost................. 25,592 28,325
Goodwill, net.......................................... 69,850 71,914
---------- ----------
1,912,953 2,207,704
---------- ----------
Deferred Charges and Other Assets
Recoverable stranded costs............................. 41,775 --
Deferred recoverable income taxes...................... 71,986 82,211
Prepaid employee benefits costs........................ 129,962 94,354
Unamortized debt expense............................... 11,106 12,140
Deferred debt refinancing costs........................ 7,538 16,180
Other.................................................. 17,903 46,003
---------- ----------
280,270 250,888
---------- ----------
Total Assets............................................. $2,704,785 $2,904,851
========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of December 31,
---------------------
1999 1998
---------- ----------
(Dollars in
Thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Short-term debt........................................ $ -- $ 21,700
Long-term debt due within one year..................... 1,545 31,287
Variable rate demand bonds............................. 104,830 71,500
Accounts payable....................................... 207,073 177,859
Taxes accrued.......................................... 31,621 16,257
Interest accrued....................................... 20,160 20,604
Dividends payable...................................... 7,027 23,615
Current capital lease obligation....................... 12,495 12,481
Above-market purchased energy contracts and other
electric restructuring liabilities.................... 33,109 --
Other.................................................. 26,226 30,508
---------- ----------
444,086 405,811
---------- ----------
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
Deferred income taxes, net............................. 341,748 461,800
Deferred investment tax credits........................ 34,823 37,382
Long term capital lease obligation..................... 14,175 17,003
Above-market purchased energy contracts and other
electric restructuring liabilities.................... 102,781 --
Other.................................................. 14,079 19,747
---------- ----------
507,606 535,932
---------- ----------
Capitalization
Common stock, $2.25 par value; 1,000,000 shares
authorized; 1,000 shares outstanding.................. 2 2
Additional paid-in-capital............................. 528,893 528,893
Retained earnings...................................... 147,288 322,599
---------- ----------
Total common stockholder's equity...................... 676,183 851,494
Preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption.... 89,703 89,703
Preferred securities of subsidiary trust subject to
mandatory redemption.................................. 70,000 70,000
Long-term debt......................................... 917,207 951,911
---------- ----------
1,753,093 1,963,108
---------- ----------
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 18, 19 and 21)
Total Capitalization and Liabilities..................... $2,704,785 $2,904,851
========== ==========
</TABLE>
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Common Additional Unearned
Shares Par Paid-in Retained Treasury Compen-
Outstanding Value Capital Earnings Stock sation Total
----------- --------- ---------- --------- -------- -------- ---------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance as of December
31, 1996............... 60,682,719 $ 136,765 $ 508,300 $ 293,604 $ (2,138) $(1,618) $ 934,913
Net income.............. 105,709 105,709
Cash dividends declared
Common stock.......... (94,065) (94,065)
Preferred stock....... (4,491) (4,491)
Issuance of common stock
DRIP (1).............. 965,655 2,173 15,485 17,658
LTIP (2).............. 71,103 160 1,200 (1,360) --
Stock options......... 5,450 12 88 100
Other issuance........ 2,741 6 47 53
Reacquired common
stock.................. (517,406) 230 (9,549) 2,162 (7,157)
Amortization of unearned
compensation........... 1,462 314 1,776
----------- --------- --------- --------- -------- ------- ---------
Balance as of December
31, 1997............... 61,210,262 139,116 526,812 300,757 (11,687) (502) 954,496
Net income.............. 112,410 112,410
Cash dividends declared
Common stock.......... (94,860) (94,860)
Preferred stock....... (4,352) (4,352)
Issuance of common stock
Business
acquisitions......... 488,473 9,090 9,090
Stock options......... 3,200 7 56 63
Reacquired common
shares................. (90,764) 50 (1,983) (1,933)
LTIP (2)................ (41) (41)
Change in shares
outstanding due to the
Merger (3)............. (61,831,699) (139,121) 139,121 --
Transfers to Conectiv
due to Merger (4)
Nonutility
subsidiaries......... (132,023) 8,644 (123,379)
Treasury shares....... 221,528 (4,580) 4,580 --
Unearned
compensation......... (543) 543 --
----------- --------- --------- --------- -------- ------- ---------
Balance as of December
31, 1998............... 1,000 2 528,893 322,599 -- -- 851,494
Net (loss).............. (111,443) (111,443)
Cash dividends declared
Common stock.......... (59,428) (59,428)
Preferred stock....... (4,440) (4,440)
----------- --------- --------- --------- -------- ------- ---------
Balance as of December
31, 1999............... 1,000 $ 2 $ 528,893 $ 147,288 -- -- $ 676,183
=========== ========= ========= ========= ======== ======= =========
</TABLE>
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(1) Dividend Reinvestment and Common Share Purchase Plan (DRIP)--As part of
the Merger, DPL's (DRIP) was transferred to Conectiv.
(2) Long-term incentive plan (LTIP).
(3) As part of the Merger, all of DPL's outstanding shares of stock were ex-
changed for Conectiv shares of stock on a one for one basis. Effective
March 1, 1998, DPL had 1,000 shares of stock outstanding, $2.25 par value,
held by Conectiv.
(4) In conjunction with the Merger, DPL's nonutility subsidiaries, treasury
shares and unearned compensation were transferred to Conectiv on March 1,
1998.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Business
As discussed in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, effective
March 1, 1998, Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL) and Atlantic Energy, Inc.
(Atlantic) consummated a series of merger transactions (the Merger) by which
DPL and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) became wholly-owned subsidiaries
of Conectiv. Conectiv is a registered holding company under the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA). Effective with the Merger, DPL's former
nonutility subsidiaries were transferred to Conectiv.
DPL is a public utility, which supplies and delivers electricity and natural
gas to its customers. DPL supplies electricity to customers with power pur-
chased from other suppliers and electricity generated by its power plants. The
transition to market pricing and terms of service for supplying electricity in
DPL's regulated service area began on October 1, 1999. DPL also supplies elec-
tricity in markets which are not subject to price regulation. DPL delivers
electricity to approximately 462,600 regulated customers through its transmis-
sion and distribution systems and also supplies electricity to most of its
electricity delivery customers. DPL's regulated electric service territory is
located on the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware and portions of Maryland and Vir-
ginia). DPL's electric service area encompasses about 6,000 square miles and
has a population of approximately 1.2 million.
DPL provides regulated gas service (supply and/or delivery) to approximately
107,300 customers located in a service territory that covers about 275 square
miles with a population of approximately 0.5 million in northern Delaware. DPL
also sells gas off-system and in markets which are not subject to price regu-
lation.
As discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, DPL plans
to sell certain of its electric generating units. In December 1999, DPL filed
an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for ap-
proval of the transfer to other Conectiv subsidiaries of the electric generat-
ing plants which are not sold. Through this planned divestiture, the principal
businesses of DPL would be the transmission and distribution of energy, as en-
visioned by legislation enacted in Delaware and Maryland during 1999 which re-
structured the electric utility industry in those states. The production of
electricity will be conducted by the Conectiv subsidiaries receiving the
transferred electric generating units. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Finan-
cial Statements for information concerning restructuring of the electric util-
ity industry.
Through March 1, 1998, revenues from "Other services" which are not subject
to price regulation, were primarily from the former nonutility subsidiaries of
DPL which were transferred to Conectiv effective with the Merger. Other serv-
ices revenues also includes amounts for certain non-regulated services pro-
vided by DPL to its customers and amounts for administrative facilities owned
by DPL which are used by Conectiv's service company. Revenues from marketing
non-regulated electricity and gas are included in "Electric" revenues and
"Gas" revenues, respectively.
Regulation of Utility Operations
Certain aspects of DPL's utility businesses are subject to regulation by the
Delaware and Maryland Public Service Commissions (DPSC and MPSC, respective-
ly), the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC), and the FERC. Retail
gas sales are subject to regulation by the DPSC. Excluding off-system sales
not subject to price regulation, the percentage of electric and gas utility
operating revenues regulated by each regulatory commission for the year ended
December 31, 1999, was as follows: DPSC, 67.6%; MPSC, 24.6%; VSCC, 2.4%; and
FERC, 5.4%.
DPL's electric delivery business and retail gas business are subject to the
requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 71,
"Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation"
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(SFAS No. 71). As discussed below, DPL's electricity supply business was sub-
ject to the requirements of SFAS No. 71 prior to the third quarter of 1999.
Regulatory commissions occasionally provide for future recovery from customers
of current period expenses. When this happens, the expenses are deferred as
regulatory assets and subsequently recognized in the Consolidated Statements
of Income during the periods the expenses are recovered from customers. Simi-
larly, regulatory liabilities may also be created due to the economic impact
of regulatory commissions' actions.
In 1999, as discussed in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
the DPSC and MPSC issued orders to DPL, concerning restructuring the electric-
ity supply businesses of DPL. These orders were issued pursuant to the Dela-
ware and Maryland electric restructuring legislation enacted earlier in 1999.
Based on these orders, DPL determined that the requirements of SFAS No. 71 no
longer applied to its electricity supply businesses as of September 30, 1999.
As a result, DPL discontinued applying SFAS No. 71 to its electricity supply
business and applied the requirements of SFAS No. 101, "Regulated Enter-
prises--Accounting for the Discontinuation of Application of FASB Statement
No. 71" (SFAS No. 101) and Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 97-4,
"Deregulation of the Pricing of Electricity--Issues Related to the Application
of FASB Statements No. 71 and No. 101" (EITF 97-4). For information concerning
the extraordinary charge to earnings that resulted from applying the require-
ments of SFAS No. 101 and EITF 97-4, refer to Note 6 to the Consolidated Fi-
nancial Statements.
Refer to Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information
about regulatory assets and liabilities arising from the financial effects of
rate regulation.
Financial Statement Presentation
Due to the Merger-related restructuring discussed above, Delmarva Power Fi-
nancing I (a financing subsidiary) became the sole remaining wholly-owned sub-
sidiary of DPL as of March 1, 1998. Thus, the 1998 Consolidated Statement of
Income includes the January and February 1998 operating results of DPL's for-
mer nonutility subsidiaries and the 1997 Consolidated Statement of Income in-
cludes a full year of operating results for DPL's former nonutility subsidiar-
ies.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of DPL's wholly-
owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are
eliminated in consolidation.
Ownership interests of 20% or more in other entities not controlled by DPL
are accounted for on the equity method of accounting. Investments in entities
accounted for under the equity method are included in "Other investments" on
the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Earnings from equity method investees are in-
cluded in "Other income" in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Ownership
interests of less than 20% in other entities are accounted for on the cost
method of accounting.
Certain reclassifications of prior period data have been made to conform
with the current presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting prin-
ciples generally accepted in the United States requires management to make
certain estimates and assumptions. These assumptions affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and lia-
bilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates and assumptions.
Revenue Recognition
DPL accrues revenues for electric and gas service rendered from the last me-
ter reading to the month-end which has not yet been billed to customers. Simi-
larly, revenues from "Other services" are recognized when services are per-
formed or products are delivered.
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Energy Supply Costs
Under "energy adjustment clauses" prior to deregulation of electricity sup-
ply, regulated electric customer rates were subject to adjustment for differ-
ences between energy costs incurred in supplying regulated customers and
amounts billed to customers for recovery of such costs. As a result, the
amount recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for energy costs
incurred in supplying electricity to regulated customers was adjusted to match
the amounts billed to DPL's regulated customers. An asset was recorded for un-
der-collections from customers and a liability was recorded for over-collec-
tions from customers.
The DPSC and MPSC electric restructuring orders discussed in Note 8 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements did not provide a rate adjustment mechanism
for any under-recovery or over-recovery of energy costs after the start of
customer choice (October 1, 1999 in Delaware and July 1, 2000 in Maryland).
Thus, effective October 1, 1999 for DPL's Delaware electricity supply business
(July 1, 2000 for DPL's Maryland electricity supply business), the practice of
deferring the difference between the amount collected in revenues for energy
costs and the amount of actual energy costs incurred was ended. As a result,
differences between DPL's energy revenues and expenses will affect earnings
and earnings volatility may increase.
The amount recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the cost
of gas purchased to supply DPL's regulated gas customers is adjusted to cus-
tomer billings for such costs since customer rates are periodically adjusted
to reflect amounts actually paid by DPL for purchased gas.
Nuclear Fuel
The ownership interests of DPL in nuclear fuel at the Peach Bottom Atomic
Power Station (Peach Bottom) and the Salem Nuclear Generating Station (Salem)
is financed through contracts accounted for as capital leases. Nuclear fuel
costs, including a provision for the future disposal of spent nuclear fuel,
are charged to fuel expense on a unit-of-production basis.
Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities
In June 1999, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No. 137, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities--Defer-
ral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133," which delays the re-
quired implementation date for SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative In-
struments and Hedging Activities," until all fiscal quarters of all years be-
ginning after June 15, 2000. Reporting entities may elect to adopt SFAS No.
133 prior to the required implementation date. SFAS No. 133 establishes ac-
counting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activ-
ities. DPL has not yet adopted SFAS No. 133 and currently cannot determine the
effect that SFAS No. 133 will have on its financial statements.
On January 1, 1999, DPL adopted the EITF consensus EITF 98-10, "Accounting
for Contracts Involved in Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities" under
which contracts (including derivative financial instruments) entered into in
connection with energy trading activities are marked to market, with gains and
losses (unrealized and realized) included in earnings. Implementation of EITF
98-10 did not have a material impact on net income. In 1997 and 1998 (prior to
implementation of EITF 98-10), certain energy trading transactions were ac-
counted for with "hedge accounting," as discussed below.
DPL uses futures, options and swap agreements to hedge firm commitments or
anticipated transactions of energy commodities and also creates net open en-
ergy commodity positions. Under hedge accounting, a derivative, at its incep-
tion and on an ongoing basis, is expected to substantially offset adverse
price movements in the firm commitment or anticipated transaction that it is
hedging. Gains and losses related to qualifying hedges are deferred and are
recognized in operating results when the underlying transaction occurs. If,
subsequent to being hedged, underlying transactions are no longer likely to
occur or the hedge is no longer effective, the gains or losses on the related
derivatives are recognized currently in operating results. Gains and losses
from hedges of the cost of energy sold are reflected within the Consolidated
Statements of Income as "Electric fuel and
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purchased power" or "Gas purchased," as appropriate for the hedged transac-
tion. Gains and losses on hedges of the selling price of generated electricity
are recognized in revenues.
Premiums paid for options are included as current assets in the Consolidated
Balance Sheet until they are exercised or expire. Margin requirements for
futures contracts are also recorded as current assets. Under hedge accounting,
unrealized gains and losses on all futures contracts are deferred on the Con-
solidated Balance Sheet as either current assets or deferred credits.
The cash flows from derivatives are included in the cash flows from opera-
tions section of the cash flow statement.
Depreciation Expense
The annual provision for depreciation on utility property is computed on the
straight-line basis using composite rates by classes of depreciable property.
Accumulated depreciation includes the cost of depreciable property retired,
including removal costs less salvage and other recoveries. The relationship of
the annual provision for depreciation for financial accounting purposes to av-
erage depreciable property was 3.5% for 1999, 3.6% for 1998, and 3.7% for
1997. Depreciation expense includes a provision for DPL's share of the esti-
mated cost of decommissioning nuclear power plant reactors based on amounts
billed to customers for such costs. Refer to Note 12 to the Consolidated Fi-
nancial Statements for additional information on nuclear decommissioning.
Nonutility property is generally depreciated on a straight-line basis over
the useful lives of the assets.
Income Taxes
The consolidated financial statements include two categories of income tax-
es--current and deferred. Current income taxes represent the amounts of tax
expected to be reported on DPL's federal and state income tax returns. De-
ferred income taxes are discussed below.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities represent the tax effects of tem-
porary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of existing
assets and liabilities and are measured using presently enacted tax rates. The
portion of DPL's deferred tax liability applicable to its utility operations
that has not been recovered from utility customers represents income taxes re-
coverable in the future and is shown on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as
"Deferred recoverable income taxes." Deferred recoverable income taxes de-
creased to $72.0 million as of December 31, 1999, from $82.2 million as of De-
cember 31, 1998, primarily due to deregulation of the electricity supply busi-
nesses of DPL in 1999.
Deferred income tax expense generally represents the net change during the
reporting period in the net deferred tax liability and deferred recoverable
income taxes.
Investment tax credits from utility plant purchased in prior years are re-
ported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as "Deferred investment tax cred-
its." These investment tax credits are being amortized to income over the use-
ful lives of the related utility plant.
Deferred Debt Refinancing Costs
Prior to the third quarter of 1999, the costs of refinancing debt of the
utility businesses of DPL were deferred and amortized over the period during
which the costs are recovered in rates, which is generally the life of the new
debt. In the third quarter of 1999, the deferred costs associated with previ-
ously refinanced debt attributed to DPL's electric generation businesses were
written-off and charged to earnings, net of anticipated rate recovery. Any
costs incurred in the future for refinancing debt attributed to the electric
generation business for which rate recovery is not provided will be accounted
for in accordance with SFAS No. 4, "Reporting Gains and Losses from Extin-
guishment of Debt," which requires such costs to be expensed.
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Interest Expense
The amortization of debt discount, premium, and expense, including deferred
refinancing expenses associated with the regulated electric and gas transmis-
sion and distribution businesses, is included in interest expense.
Utility Plant
As discussed in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, utility
plant which became impaired as a result of deregulation of the electric util-
ity industry is stated at fair value. The estimated fair values were based on
amounts included in agreements for the sale of certain electric generating
plants of DPL. Utility plant which is not impaired is stated at original cost.
Utility plant is generally subject to a first mortgage lien.
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction (AFUDC) is included in the cost
of regulated transmission and distribution utility plant and represents the
cost of borrowed and equity funds used to finance construction. In the Consol-
idated Statements of Income, the borrowed funds component of AFUDC is reported
as a reduction of interest expense and the equity funds component of AFUDC is
reported as other income. AFUDC was capitalized on utility plant construction
at the rates of 8.8% in 1999, 8.9% in 1998, and 7.5% in 1997.
Effective in the third quarter of 1999, the cost of financing the construc-
tion of electric generation plant is capitalized in accordance with SFAS No.
34, "Capitalization of Interest Cost."
Cash Equivalents
In the consolidated financial statements, DPL considers highly liquid mar-
ketable securities and debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three
months or less to be cash equivalents.
Goodwill
DPL amortizes goodwill arising from business acquisitions over the shorter
of the estimated useful life or 40 years.
Funds Held By Trustee
Funds held by trustee are stated at fair market value and primarily include
deposits in DPL's external nuclear decommissioning trusts. Changes in the fair
market value of the trust funds are also reflected in the accrued liability
for nuclear decommissioning which is included in accumulated depreciation.
NOTE 2. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash Paid During the Year
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------- ------- -------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest, net of capitalized amounts................... $74,367 $76,314 $73,211
Income taxes, net of refunds........................... $55,463 $62,351 $53,550
</TABLE>
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NOTE 3. INCOME TAXES
DPL, as a subsidiary of Conectiv, is included in the consolidated federal
income tax return of Conectiv. Income taxes are allocated to DPL based upon
the taxable income or loss, determined on a separate return basis.
Components of Consolidated Income Tax Expense
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
-------------------------
1999 1998 1997
--------- ------- -------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Operations
Federal: Current..................................... $ 54,710 $57,533 $58,737
Deferred.................................... 26,289 4,485 6,589
State: Current..................................... 11,092 11,504 8,810
Deferred.................................... 5,789 1,314 579
Investment tax credit adjustments, net (2,559) (2,560) (2,560)
--------- ------- -------
95,321 72,276 72,155
--------- ------- -------
Extraordinary Item
Federal: Deferred.................................... (124,117) -- --
State: Deferred.................................... (23,663) -- --
--------- ------- -------
(147,780) -- --
--------- ------- -------
--------- ------- -------
Total Income Tax Expense $(52,459) $72,276 $72,155
========= ======= =======
</TABLE>
Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate
The amount computed by multiplying "Income before income taxes and extraor-
dinary item" by the federal statutory rate is reconciled below to income tax
expense on operations (which excludes amounts applicable to the extraordinary
item).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
-----------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997
------------ ------------- ------------
Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate
------- ---- ------- ---- ------- ----
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Statutory federal income tax expense.. $83,125 35% $64,640 35% $62,252 35%
Increase due to state income taxes,
net of federal tax benefit........... 10,973 5 8,330 4 6,102 4
Other, net............................ 1,223 -- (694) -- 3,801 2
------- --- ------- --- ------- ---
Total income tax expense on
operations......................... $95,321 40% $72,276 39% $72,155 41%
======= === ======= === ======= ===
</TABLE>
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Components of Deferred Income Taxes
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to DPL's net de-
ferred tax liability are shown below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
As of December
31,
-----------------
1999 1998
-------- --------
(Dollars in
Thousands)
<S> <C> <C>
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Plant basis differences................................ $286,543 $396,543
Deferred recoverable income taxes...................... 38,526 36,504
Prepaid pension costs.................................. 48,776 35,212
Other.................................................. 28,030 31,085
-------- --------
Total deferred tax liabilities......................... 401,875 499,344
-------- --------
Deferred Tax Assets:
Deferred investment tax credits........................ 11,546 13,745
Above-market purchased energy contracts and other
electric restructuring liabilities.................... 50,812 --
Other.................................................. 16,704 36,860
-------- --------
Total deferred tax assets.............................. 79,062 50,605
-------- --------
Total deferred taxes, net................................ $322,813 $448,739
======== ========
</TABLE>
Valuation allowances for deferred tax assets were not material as of Decem-
ber 31, 1999 and 1998.
NOTE 4. MERGER
On March 1, 1998, DPL and ACE became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Conectiv.
Before the Merger, Atlantic owned ACE, an electric utility serving the south-
ern one-third of New Jersey, and nonutility subsidiaries. As a result of the
Merger, Atlantic ceased to exist, and Conectiv owns (directly or indirectly)
DPL, ACE, and the nonutility subsidiaries that were formerly held separately
by DPL and Atlantic. Conectiv is a registered holding company under the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA).
In connection with the Merger, each outstanding share of DPL's common stock,
par value $2.25 per share, was exchanged for one share of Conectiv's common
stock, par value $0.01 per share. Also, DPL's Board of Directors declared that
DPL's nonutility subsidiaries be transferred to Conectiv. These nonutility
subsidiaries had common stockholder's equity of $123.4 million as of February
28, 1998 and net losses of $3.5 million for January 1 to February 28, 1998.
NOTE 5. SPECIAL CHARGES
DPL's operating results for 1999 include "Special charges" of $10.5 million
before taxes ($6.4 million after taxes) primarily for costs of employee sepa-
rations and certain other non-recurring items. Including the cost of employees
allocated to DPL from Conectiv's service subsidiary, 95 employee separations
were accrued for, 48 of which had occurred by December 31, 1999.
DPL's operating results for 1998 include "Special charges" of $27.4 million
before taxes ($16.6 million after taxes) for the cost of DPL employee separa-
tions associated with the Merger-related workforce reduction and other Merger-
related costs. The $27.4 million pre-tax charge includes a net $45.5 million
gain from curtailments and settlements of pension and other postretirement
benefits.
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NOTE 6. EXTRAORDINARY ITEM
As discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, as of a re-
sult of electric utility industry restructuring orders received in 1999, DPL
discontinued applying SFAS No. 71 to its electricity supply businesses and ap-
plied the requirements of SFAS No. 101 and EITF 97-4. Pursuant to the require-
ments of SFAS No. 101 and EITF 97-4, DPL recorded an extraordinary charge
which reduced earnings by $253.6 million, net of income taxes. The portion of
the extraordinary charge related to impaired assets was determined in accor-
dance with SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
and for Long-Lived Assets To Be Disposed Of" (SFAS No. 121). The extraordinary
charge primarily resulted from impaired nuclear electric generating plants and
certain other assets, uneconomic energy contracts, and other effects of dereg-
ulation requiring loss recognition. The impairment amount for nuclear electric
generating plants was determined based on expected proceeds under agreements
for the sale of the nuclear electric generating plants, which is discussed in
Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The extraordinary charge was
decreased by the regulatory asset established for the amount of stranded costs
expected to be recovered through regulated electricity delivery rates.
The details of the extraordinary charge are shown in the following table.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Millions
of
Items Included in Extraordinary Charge Dollars
- -------------------------------------- --------
<S> <C>
(a) The net book value of nuclear electric generating plants and
related assets including inventories were written-down due to
impairment........................................................ $(253.3)
(b) The net present value of water-supply capacity leased from the
Merrill Creek Reservoir in excess of the electric generating
plants' requirements was expensed................................. (41.9)
(c) The net present value of expected losses under uneconomic energy
contracts, primarily for the purchase of electricity and gas at
above-market prices, was expensed................................. (99.0)
(d) Generation-related regulatory assets and certain other utility
assets impaired from deregulation were written-off. Also, various
liabilities resulting from deregulation were recorded............. (51.5)
(e) Regulatory assets were established for the amount of stranded
costs expected to be recovered through regulated electricity
delivery rates.................................................... 44.3
-------
Total pre-tax extraordinary charge.................................... (401.4)
Income tax benefit.................................................... 147.8
-------
Total extraordinary charge, net of income taxes....................... $(253.6)
=======
</TABLE>
NOTE 7. SALE OF PINE GROVE LANDFILL AND WASTE HAULING COMPANY
In the fourth quarter 1997, a subsidiary of DPL sold the Pine Grove Landfill
and a related waste-hauling company. Pre-tax proceeds received from the sale
were $34.2 million ($33.4 million net of cash sold), resulting in a pre-tax
gain of $22.9 million ($13.7 million after income taxes).
NOTE 8. RATE MATTERS
Delaware Electric Utility Industry Restructuring
On March 31, 1999, Delaware enacted the Electric Utility Restructuring Act
of 1999 (the Delaware Act), which provided for a phase-in of retail customer
choice of electricity suppliers from October 1999 to October 2000, customer
rate decreases, and other matters concerning restructuring the electric util-
ity industry in Delaware. On April 15, 1999, DPL submitted to the DPSC a com-
pliance plan for implementing the provisions of the Delaware Act in DPL's Del-
aware service area. On August 31, 1999, the DPSC issued an order on DPL's com-
pliance plan. The DPSC's order is discussed below.
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Implementation Dates
The DPSC approved implementation dates for retail customer choice of elec-
tric suppliers of October 1, 1999 for customers with a peak monthly load of
1,000 kilowatts (kW) or more; January 15, 2000 for customers with a peak
monthly load of 300 kW or more; and October 1, 2000 for all other customers.
Rate Decrease
The DPSC approved DPL's proposed rate structure, which provides for a 7.5%
decrease in DPL's Delaware residential electric rates, effective October 1,
1999, with those rates held constant from October 1, 1999 to September 30,
2003. Also, non-residential rates are to be held constant from October 1, 1999
to September 30, 2002. Management estimates that the initial 7.5% residential
rate reduction effective October 1, 1999, will reduce revenues by approxi-
mately $17.5 million (on an annualized basis, assuming fiscal year 1998 sales
and revenues).
Sale of Electric Generating Plants
The Delaware Act permits DPL to sell, transfer, or otherwise divest its
electric generating plants without DPSC approval after October 1, 1999. The
DPSC's order effectively provides that electric rates will remain unchanged as
a result of such divestiture. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments for related information concerning the expected sales of electric gener-
ating plants.
Stranded Cost Recovery
The rate structure approved by the DPSC also provides for DPL's recovery of
stranded costs, $16 million net of taxes, or $31 million before taxes, through
a Competitive Transition Charge billed to non-residential customers from Octo-
ber 1, 1999 to September 30, 2002.
Shopping Credits
The system-average customer shopping credits, which include the costs of
electricity supply, transmission, and ancillary services, are 4.736 cents per
kWh for the year beginning October 1, 1999, 4.738 cents per kWh for the year
beginning October 1, 2000, and 4.740 cents per kWh for the year beginning Oc-
tober 1, 2001.
Default Service for Electricity Supply
The Delaware Act makes DPL the provider of default service to customers who
do not choose an alternative electricity supplier for periods of 3 and 4 years
(transition periods) for non-residential and residential customers, respec-
tively. Thereafter, the DPSC may conduct a bidding process to select the de-
fault supplier for such customers. During the transition period, the energy
component of customers' rates for default service will be set at DPL's average
energy cost per kWh for the twelve months ended September 30, 1999.
The DPSC order permits customers with demand below 300 kW to choose an al-
ternative electric supplier and to switch back to DPL's default service with-
out any time restrictions or price differential. Customers with demand above
300 kW who choose an alternative supplier and switch back to DPL's default
service must either, at the customer's option, return to DPL's default service
for a minimum of 12 months or pay market prices.
Code of Conduct
The DPSC ruled that the existing Code of Conduct will remain in place, con-
ditioned upon the requirement that a revised code be proposed and, if neces-
sary, litigated. As requested by the DPSC, DPL filed a new Cost Accounting
Manual and Code of Conduct in November 1999.
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Maryland Electric Utility Industry Restructuring
On April 8, 1999, Maryland enacted the Electric Customer Choice and Competi-
tion Act of 1999 (the Maryland Act), which provided for customer choice of
electricity suppliers, customer rate decreases, and other matters concerning
restructuring the electric utility industry in Maryland. On May 5, 1999, DPL
submitted to the MPSC a proposed settlement agreement (subsequently supple-
mented) for implementing the provisions of the Maryland Act in DPL's Maryland
service area. On October 8, 1999, the MPSC issued an order to DPL which ap-
proved the settlement agreement. The key elements of the approved settlement
agreement are discussed below.
Implementation Date
Effective July 1, 2000, all of DPL's Maryland-retail customers will be eli-
gible to select an alternative electricity supplier.
Rate Decrease
The MPSC approved a 7.5% decrease in DPL's Maryland residential electric
rates, effective July 1, 2000, with those rates held constant from July 1,
2000 to June 30, 2004. Also, non-residential rates are to be held constant
from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2003. Management estimates that the initial 7.5%
residential rate reduction effective July 1, 2000, will reduce revenues by ap-
proximately $12.5 million (on an annualized basis, assuming fiscal year 1998
sales and revenues).
Sale of Electric Generating Plants
The Maryland Act in conjunction with the approved settlement effectively
provide that electric rates will not be changed in the event DPL sells or
transfers generating assets. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial State-
ments for related information concerning the expected sales of electric gener-
ating plants.
Stranded Cost Recovery
The MPSC approved DPL's recovery of stranded costs, $8 million net of taxes,
or $14 million before taxes, through a Competitive Transition Charge billed to
non-residential customers from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2003.
Shopping Credits
The system-average customer shopping credits include the costs of electric-
ity supply, transmission, and ancillary services. They are estimated to be ap-
proximately 5.302 cents per kWh for the year beginning July 1, 2000, 5.305
cents per kWh for the year beginning July 1, 2001, and 5.307 cents per kWh for
the year beginning July 1, 2002. These estimated shopping credits will be re-
set so that the energy component is DPL's average energy cost per kWh for the
twelve months ended April 30, 2000.
Default Service for Electricity Supply
DPL is to provide default service to customers who do not choose an alterna-
tive electricity supplier during July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004 for residential
customers and during July 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 for non-residential custom-
ers. Subsequent to these default service periods, the MPSC is to determine the
default service supplier. During the initial periods when DPL provides default
service, the energy component of customers rates will be set at DPL's average
energy cost per kWh for the twelve months ended April 30, 2000.
Code of Conduct
On July 26, 1999, the MPSC initiated a new review of the generic affiliate
transaction provisions of the Maryland Act. Subsequently, the MPSC conducted
hearings and is expected to issue an order within several months.
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Virginia Electric Utility Industry Restructuring
On March 29, 1999, the Governor of Virginia signed the Virginia Electric
Utility Restructuring Act (the Virginia Act). In 1999, revenues from DPL's
Virginia customers comprised about 2.6% of consolidated DPL electric revenues
earned from regulated electricity sales and deliveries. Significant provisions
of the Virginia Act are as follows:
(a) A phase-in of retail electric competition is to start on January 1, 2002.
(b) The rates in effect on January 1, 2001 are to become "capped rates," which
continue in effect through July 1, 2007, except for adjustments for
changes in fuel costs and state tax rates.
(c) A customer who chooses an alternative electricity supplier would pay the
incumbent utility the capped transmission and distribution rates and a
"wires" charge, representing the difference between the capped generation
rate and projected market prices for electricity.
(d) Just and reasonable net stranded costs are to be recovered through capped
rates and wires charges during the period January 1, 2001 through July 1,
2007.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Virginia Act, DPL filed in January 2000
an application for approval of a plan for functional separation of electric
generation from transmission and distribution by divestiture. The plan in-
volves complete divestiture by the third quarter of 2000 of DPL's generation
facilities, some of which would be sold to unaffiliated parties and the re-
mainder of which are proposed to be transferred to a Conectiv subsidiary. By
the completion of the divestiture, DPL proposes an overall revenue decrease of
2.6% (approximately $0.7 million on an annual basis). DPL also indicated in
its application that it expects to propose starting retail choice on or after
January 1, 2002 for all of its Virginia retail customers, instead of a phase-
in of retail choice.
Merger Rate Decrease
In accordance with the terms included in regulatory commissions orders which
approved the Merger, DPL phased-in a $13.0 million reduction in electric and
gas retail customer base rates as follows: (1) $11.5 million effective March
1, 1998, (2) $1.1 million effective March 1, 1999, and (3) $0.4 million effec-
tive October 1, 1999.
NOTE 9. ENERGY HEDGING AND TRADING ACTIVITIES
DPL actively participates in the wholesale energy markets to support its
wholesale utility and competitive retail marketing activities. DPL engages in
commodity hedging activities to minimize the risk of market fluctuations asso-
ciated with the purchase and sale of electricity and natural gas. Some hedging
activities are conducted using energy derivatives. The remainder of DPL's
hedging activity is conducted by backing physical transactions with offsetting
physical positions. The hedging objectives include the assurance of stable and
known minimum cash flows and the fixing of favorable prices and margins when
they become available. DPL also engages in energy commodity trading and arbi-
trage activities, which expose DPL to commodity market risk when, at times,
DPL creates net open energy commodity positions or allows net open positions
to continue. To the extent that DPL has net open positions, controls are in
place that are intended to keep risk exposures within management-approved risk
tolerance levels.
DPL utilizes futures, options and swap agreements to manage risk. Futures
help manage commodity price risk by fixing purchase or sales prices. Options
provide a floor or ceiling on future purchases or sales prices while allowing
DPL to benefit from favorable price movements. Swaps are structured to provide
the same risk protection as futures and options. Basis swaps are used to man-
age risk by fixing the basis differential that exists between a delivery loca-
tion index and the commodity futures price.
Exposed commodity positions may be "long" or "short." A long position indi-
cates that DPL has an excess of the commodity available for sale. A short po-
sition means DPL will have to obtain additional commodity to fulfill its sales
requirements. A "delta" position is the conversion of an option into futures
contract equivalents. The option delta is dependent upon the strike price,
volatility, current market price and time-value of the option.
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Counterparties to its various hedging and trading contracts expose DPL to
credit losses in the event of nonperformance. Management has evaluated such
risk and implemented credit checks and has established reserves for credit
losses. A large portion of the hedging and trading activities are conducted on
national exchanges backed by exchange clearinghouses. Management believes that
the overall business risk is minimized as a result of these procedures.
Natural Gas Activities
At December 31, 1999, DPL's open futures contracts represented a net long
position with a notional quantity of 8.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf), through
March 2002. DPL also had a net long commodity swap position at December 31,
1999 equivalent to 1.2 Bcf and a net short basis swaps position equivalent to
0.2 Bcf. At December 31, 1998, DPL's open futures contracts represented a net
long position with a notional quantity of 13.1 Bcf, through February 2001. DPL
also had a net long commodity swap position at December 31, 1998 equivalent to
4.6 Bcf and a net long basis swaps position equivalent to 5.3 Bcf.
During 1999, a gain of $5.0 million, including a $3.0 million unrealized
gain, was recognized for gas trading positions (physical and financial com-
bined). In 1999, the annual average unrealized gain on trading activities was
$2.1 million. During 1998, recognized and unrealized gains from gas trading
positions were not material to DPL's results of operations or financial posi-
tion.
Unrealized hedging losses of $7.6 million and $8.6 million as of December
31, 1999 and 1998, respectively, from natural gas futures, swaps and options
contracts used to hedge gas marketing activities are deferred in the Consoli-
dated Balance Sheets. These losses are offset by gains on the physical commod-
ity transactions being hedged.
Electricity Marketing and Trading Activities
At December 31, 1999, DPL had a net long exposure of 219,900 megawatt-hours
(MWH) through December 2000 primarily from forward contracts. At December 31,
1998, DPL had a net short exposure of 102,400 MWH through December 1999 pri-
marily from forward contracts.
During 1999, a gain of $6.0 million, including a $1.3 million unrealized
gain, was recognized for electricity trading activities (physical and finan-
cial combined). During 1998, a gain of $11.4 million, including a $1.2 million
unrealized gain, was recognized for electricity trading activities (physical
and financial combined). The annual average unrealized gain on electricity
trading activities was $0.1 million in 1999 and $1.3 million in 1998.
The deferred gains and losses from hedges of electricity marketing activi-
ties were not material to DPL's financial position as of December 31, 1999 and
December 31, 1998.
Electricity Generation Activities
Effective October 1, 1999, the Delaware portion (approximately 59%) of DPL's
electric generating plants was deregulated and the plants' output may, at
DPL's option, be sold in deregulated markets or used to supply default service
customers in Delaware. Similarly, effective July 1, 2000, the Maryland portion
(approximately 30%) of DPL's electric generating plants is deregulated and the
plants' output may, at DPL's option, be sold in deregulated markets or used to
supply default service customers in Maryland.
DPL hedges the newly deregulated portion of its electric generating units
using derivative financial instruments and forward contracts. DPL hedges por-
tions of the fuel purchased and the electricity output of the generating
plants to stabilize fuel costs and to lock-in prices for electricity generat-
ed. As of December 31, 1999, DPL hedged 3,353,500 MWH of forward generation
output, through the sale of forward contracts, which resulted in a $10.3 mil-
lion unrealized and unrecognized gain as of December 31, 1999. A net
unrealized loss of $4.1
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million which resulted from hedging the cost of gas burned by electric gener-
ating units was deferred in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31,
1999. This hedge consisted of a long position of natural gas futures, forwards
and swaps with a combined notional amount of 12.9 Bcf.
NOTE 10. JOINTLY OWNED PLANT
DPL's Consolidated Balance Sheets include its proportionate share of assets
and liabilities related to jointly owned plant. DPL has ownership interests in
electric power plants, transmission facilities, and other facilities in which
various parties have ownership interests. DPL's proportionate shares of oper-
ating and maintenance expenses of the jointly owned plant is included in the
corresponding expenses in DPL's Consolidated Statements of Income. DPL is re-
sponsible for providing its share of financing for the jointly owned facili-
ties.
DPL owns 7.41% of Salem. Salem Units 1 and 2 were removed from operation by
Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G), the Salem operator, in the sec-
ond quarter of 1995 due to operational problems and safety concerns. PSE&G re-
turned Unit 2 to service in August 1997, and Unit 1 to service in April 1998.
The net increase in expenses due to unrecovered replacement power and other
costs, net of the benefit of lawsuit settlement proceeds received in 1997, was
$2.4 million in 1998 and $7.1 million in 1997.
Information is shown below with respect to DPL's share of jointly owned
plants as of December 31, 1999, including megawatts (MW) of generating capaci-
ty. The amounts for the nuclear plants reflect the write-downs which resulted
from discontinuing application of SFAS No. 71 as discussed in Note 6 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
As discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, agreements
have been reached to sell to third parties the jointly-owned nuclear and coal-
fired plants listed below
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Megawatts Construction
Ownership Capacity Plant in Accumulated Work in
Share Owned Service Depreciation Progress
--------- --------- -------- ------------ ------------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nuclear
Peach Bottom.......... 7.51% 164 $ 4,774 $ 112(a) $ --
Salem................. 7.41% 167(b) 3,850 112(a) --
Coal-Fired
Keystone.............. 3.70% 63 20,990 10,302 117
Conemaugh............. 3.72% 63 33,869 13,415 580
Transmission
Facilities............. Various -- 4,186 2,104 --
Other Facilities........ Various -- 2,158 655 7,085
--- ------- ------- ------
Total................... 457 $69,827 $26,700 $7,782
=== ======= ======= ======
</TABLE>
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(a) Excludes nuclear decommissioning reserve.
(b) Includes 3 megawatts for on-site combustion turbine.
NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENT--EXPECTED DIVESTITURE OF ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS
In 1999, DPL distributed offering memoranda for the proposed sale of certain
of its nuclear and non-strategic baseload fossil electric generating plants.
The plants are being sold pursuant to Conectiv's "mid-merit" strategy which is
discussed in the "Deregulated Generation and Power Plant Divestiture" section
of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. The electric generating plants of DPL which are not sold are ex-
pected to be transferred to other Conectiv subsidiaries, which will produce
and sell electricity and assume the non-regulated electricity and gas trading
activities currently conducted by DPL. DPL's exit from the businesses of elec-
tricity production and non-regulated electricity and gas trading is expected
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to cause a decrease in DPL's earnings capacity. For information concerning
non-regulated electricity and gas trading activities see Note 9 to the Consol-
idated Financial Statements. For pro forma information concerning the divesti-
ture of DPL's electric generating plants, see Exhibit 99 to this Report on
Form 10-K.
A summary of the electric generating plants that have been offered for sale
by DPL is shown in the following table.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
MW of Net Book
Capacity Value (a)
-------- ---------
<S> <C> <C>
Fossil Units:
Wholly-owned............................................ 954.0 $277.3
Jointly-owned........................................... 126.8 31.8
Jointly-owned nuclear units............................... 331.0 8.4
------- ------
1,411.8 $317.5
======= ======
</TABLE>
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(a) The net book values shown above are as of December 31, 1999, are stated in
millions of dollars, and reflect the write-downs discussed in Note 6 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements.
In the third quarter of 1999, DPL reached agreements to sell its ownership
interests in various nuclear plants to PSEG Power LLC (a subsidiary of Public
Service Enterprise Group Incorporated) and PECO Energy Company (PECO) for ap-
proximately $9 million, plus the net book value of DPL's interest in nuclear
fuel on-hand as of the closing date. DPL's interest in the nuclear units which
are being sold include a 7.51% (164 MW) interest in the Peach Bottom Atomic
Power Station (Peach Bottom), and a 7.41% interest (167 MW) in the Salem Nu-
clear Generating Station (Salem). Upon completion of the sale, DPL will trans-
fer its nuclear decommissioning trust funds to the purchasers and PSEG Power
LLC and PECO will assume full responsibility for the decommissioning of Peach
Bottom and Salem. The sales are subject to various federal and state regula-
tory approvals and are expected to close by the third quarter of 2000.
On January 19, 2000, Conectiv announced that DPL reached an agreement to
sell the wholly- and jointly-owned fossil fuel-fired units listed in the above
table. The units have a total capacity of 1,080.8 MW and a net book value of
$309.1 million as of December 31, 1999. NRG Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of
Northern States Power Company, agreed to purchase the units for approximately
$622 million. The sale is subject to various federal and state regulatory ap-
provals and is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2000.
Conectiv's management expects that the proceeds from the sale of the elec-
tric generating plants will be used for debt repayment, repurchases of
Conectiv common stock, and new investments that fit with Conectiv's strate-
gies, including expansion of the mid-merit generation business. Some or all of
DPL's proceeds from the sale of the electric generating plants could be paid
as a dividend to Conectiv, or loaned to Conectiv's pool of funds that Conectiv
subsidiaries borrow from or invest in, depending on their cash position.
The terms of DPL's agreement with NRG Energy, Inc. provide for DPL to pur-
chase from NRG Energy, Inc. 500 megawatt-hours of firm electricity per hour
from completion of the sale through December 31, 2005. DPL expects to use
electricity purchased under this agreement and other purchased power agree-
ments to fulfill its obligations in Delaware and Maryland as a default service
provider.
Under the restructuring orders issued by the DPSC and MPSC, as discussed in
Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, DPL's Delaware and Maryland
retail electric rates will not be changed in the event DPL sells or transfers
generating assets. Management expects to recognize a net gain when DPL sells
its electric generating plants which were not impaired from deregulation.
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NOTE 12. NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING
DPL records a liability for its share of the estimated cost of
decommissioning the Peach Bottom and Salem reactors over the remaining lives
of the plants based on amounts collected in rates charged to electric custom-
ers. DPL estimates its share of future nuclear decommissioning costs ($98 mil-
lion) based on Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations concerning the
minimum financial assurance amount for nuclear decommissioning. The ultimate
cost of nuclear decommissioning for Peach Bottom and Salem may exceed the cur-
rent estimates, which are updated periodically.
DPL's accrued nuclear decommissioning liability, which is reflected in the
accumulated reserve for depreciation, was $78.5 million as of December 31,
1999 and $69.5 million as of December 31, 1998. The provision reflected in de-
preciation expense for nuclear decommissioning was $3.0 million in 1999, $4.2
million in 1998, and $4.2 million in 1997. External trust funds established by
DPL for the purpose of funding nuclear decommissioning costs had an aggregate
book balance (stated at fair market value) of $66.4 million as of December 31,
1999 and $57.7 million as of December 31, 1998. Earnings on the trust funds
are recorded as an increase to the accrued nuclear decommissioning liability,
which, in effect, reduces the expense recorded for nuclear decommissioning. As
discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, upon completion
of the expected sale of the nuclear plants, DPL will transfer its respective
nuclear decommissioning trust funds to the purchasers who will then assume
full responsibility for the decommissioning of the nuclear plants.
The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has questioned certain
of the current accounting practices of the electric utility industry, includ-
ing DPL, regarding the recognition, measurement and classification of
decommissioning costs for nuclear generating stations in the financial state-
ments of electric utilities. Recently, the FASB issued an exposure draft of a
new accounting pronouncement which addresses the accounting for obligations
associated with the retirement of long-lived assets, such as decommissioning
costs of nuclear generating stations. Under this proposed pronouncement, the
present value of the decommissioning obligation would be capitalized as part
of the cost of the nuclear generating station and recorded as a liability. The
cost capitalized would be depreciated over the life of the nuclear generating
station. Changes in the liability due to the passage of time would be recorded
as interest expense. Changes in the liability resulting from revisions in the
timing or amount of cash flows would increase or decrease the liability and
the carrying amount of the nuclear generating station. Trust fund income from
the external decommissioning trusts would be reported as investment income un-
der the proposed pronouncement rather than as a reduction of decommissioning
expense.
NOTE 13. REGULATORY ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
In conformity with SFAS No. 71, DPL's accounting policies reflect the finan-
cial effects of rate regulation and decisions by regulatory commissions having
jurisdiction over the regulated utility businesses of DPL. Regulatory commis-
sions occasionally provide for future recovery from customers of current pe-
riod expenses. When this happens, the expenses are deferred as regulatory as-
sets and subsequently recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income dur-
ing the period the expenses are recovered from customers. Similarly, regula-
tory liabilities may also be created due to the economic impact of an action
taken by a regulatory commission.
As discussed in Notes 1, 6, and 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements,
in the third quarter of 1999, the electricity supply businesses of DPL no
longer met the requirements of SFAS No. 71. Accordingly, regulatory assets and
liabilities related to the electricity supply business were written off, ex-
cept to the extent that future cost recovery was provided for through the reg-
ulated electricity delivery business. A new regulatory asset, "Recoverable
stranded costs," was established to recognize amounts to be collected from
regulated delivery customers for stranded costs which resulted from deregula-
tion of the electricity supply business.
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The table below displays the regulatory assets and liabilities as of Decem-
ber 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
December 31, December 31,
Regulatory Assets (Liabilities) 1999 1998
- ------------------------------- ------------ ------------
(Millions of Dollars)
<S> <C> <C>
Recoverable stranded costs.......................... $ 41.8 --
Deferred recoverable income taxes................... 72.0 $ 82.2
Deferred debt refinancing costs..................... 7.5 16.2
Deferred energy supply costs........................ 8.6 (0.4)
Deferred costs for nuclear
decommissioning/decontamination.................... -- 5.7
Deferred demand-side management costs............... 4.1 5.6
Other............................................... 2.7 9.8
------ ------
Total............................................... $136.7 $119.1
====== ======
</TABLE>
Recoverable Stranded Costs: Represents amounts to be collected from regu-
lated delivery customers (net of amounts which have been amortized to expense)
for stranded costs which resulted from deregulation of the electricity supply
business.
Deferred Recoverable Income Taxes: Represents the portion of deferred income
tax liabilities applicable to DPL's utility operations that has not been re-
flected in current customer rates for which future recovery is probable. As
temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets
reverse, deferred recoverable income taxes are amortized. Due to discontinuing
the application of SFAS No. 71 to the electricity supply business, the portion
of deferred recoverable income taxes attributable to the electricity supply
business of DPL was written off in 1999.
Deferred Debt Refinancing Costs: See "Deferred Debt Refinancing Costs" in
Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Deferred Energy Supply Costs: See "Energy Supply Costs" in Note 1 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Deferred Costs for Nuclear Decommissioning/Decontamination: This regulatory
asset was written off in 1999 due to discontinuing the application of SFAS No.
71 to DPL's electricity supply business.
Deferred Demand-Side Management Costs: Represents deferred costs of programs
that allow DPL to reduce the peak demand for power. These costs are being re-
covered over 4 years.
NOTE 14. COMMON STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
The public holders of DPL's common stock prior to the Merger exchanged each
share of DPL's common stock for one share of Conectiv common stock. Effective
with the Merger, Conectiv owns all 1,000 outstanding shares of DPL's common
stock ($2.25 par value per share). See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements for additional information concerning the Merger. Also see the
Statement of Changes in Common Stockholder's Equity for information about
changes in common stock during 1999, 1998, and 1997.
DPL's certificate of incorporation requires payment of all preferred divi-
dends in arrears (if any) prior to payment of common dividends to Conectiv,
and has certain other limitations on the payment of common dividends.
As a subsidiary of a registered holding company under PUHCA, DPL can pay
dividends only to the extent of its retained earnings unless SEC approval is
obtained.
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NOTE 15. PREFERRED STOCK AND PREFERRED SECURITIES OF A SUBSIDIARY TRUST
DPL has $1, $25, and $100 par value per share preferred stock for which
10,000,000, 3,000,000, and 1,800,000 shares are authorized, respectively. Div-
idends on DPL preferred stock are cumulative. No shares of the $1 par value
per share preferred stock are outstanding. Shares outstanding for each series
of the $25 and $100 par value per share preferred stock are listed below under
"Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption."
Preferred Stock Not Subject to Mandatory Redemption
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shares Outstanding Amount
------------------- -----------------------
Current
Series Redemption Price 1999 1998 1999 1998
------ ---------------- --------- --------- ----------- -----------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$25 per share par
value 7 3/4% (1) 316,500 316,500 $ 7,913 $ 7,913
$100 per share
par value 3.70%-
5% $103.00-$105.00 181,698 181,698 18,170 18,170
6 3/4% (2) 35,000 35,000 3,500 3,500
Adjustable
rate(3) $100 151,200 151,200 15,120 15,120
Auction rate(4) $100 450,000 450,000 45,000 45,000
----------- -----------
$ 89,703 $ 89,703
=========== ===========
</TABLE>
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(1) Redeemable beginning September 30, 2002, at $25 per share.
(2) Redeemable beginning November 1, 2003, at $100 per share.
(3) Average dividend rates were 5.5 % during 1999 and 1998.
(4) Average dividend rates were 4.3 % during 1999 and 4.2% during 1998.
Preferred Securities of Subsidiary Trust Subject to Mandatory Redemption
DPL has established a wholly-owned subsidiary trust for the purposes of is-
suing common and preferred trust securities and holding Junior Subordinated
Debentures (the Debentures) issued by DPL. The trust's only assets are the De-
bentures it holds. The trust uses interest payments received on the Debentures
it holds to make cash distributions on the trust securities. As of December
31, 1999 and 1998, the trust had $70 million of 8.125% Cumulative Trust Pre-
ferred Capital Securities outstanding, representing 2,800,000 trust preferred
securities with a stated liquidation value of $25 per security.
DPL's obligations pursuant to the Debentures and guarantees of distributions
with respect to the trust's preferred securities, to the extent the trust has
funds available therefor, constitute full and unconditional guarantees of the
obligations of the trust under the trust preferred securities the trust has
issued. DPL owns all of the common securities of the trust, which constitute
approximately 3% of the liquidation amount of the securities issued by the
trust.
For consolidated financial reporting purposes, the Debentures are eliminated
in consolidation against the trust's investment in the Debentures. The trust
preferred securities are subject to mandatory redemption upon payment of the
Debentures at maturity or upon redemption. The Debentures mature in 2036. The
Debentures are subject to redemption, in whole or in part, at the option of
DPL, at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued interest, after an initial
period during which they may not be redeemed and at any time upon the occur-
rence of certain events.
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NOTE 16. DEBT
Substantially all utility property of DPL is subject to the liens of the
Mortgages collateralizing DPL's First Mortgage Bonds.
Maturities of long-term debt and sinking fund requirements during the next
five years are as follows: 2000--$1.5 million; 2001--$2.3 million; 2002--$48.1
million; 2003--$92.3 million; 2004 $37.7 million.
In May 1999, DPL repaid at maturity $30 million of 7.50% Medium Term Notes.
In July 1999, the Delaware Economic Development Authority issued, on behalf of
DPL, $33.33 million of Variable Rate Demand Bonds (VRDB) due on demand or at
maturity in July 2024. The proceeds from the VRDB were used to refinance
$22.33 million of 7.3% long-term debt in September 1999 and $11.0 million of
7.5% long-term debt in October 1999.
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Long-term debt outstanding as of December 31, 1999 and 1998 is presented be-
low.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Interest
Rates Due 1999 1998
----------- --------- ---------- ----------
(Dollars in
Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
First Mortgage Bonds........... 6.95% 2002 $ 30,000 $ 30,000
6.40% 2003 90,000 90,000
7.15%-8.15% 2011-2015 93,170 115,500
5.90%-7.60% 2017-2021 152,200 163,200
6.85%-8.50% 2022-2025 165,000 165,000
6.05% 2032 15,000 15,000
Amortizing First Mortgage
Bonds......................... 6.95% 2000-2008 22,962 24,149
---------- ----------
Total First Mortgage Bonds..... 568,332 602,849
---------- ----------
Pollution Control Notes Series
1976.......................... 7.125%-7.25% 2000-2006 2,700 2,800
---------- ----------
Medium Term Notes.............. 7.5% 1999 -- 30,000
6.59%-9.29% 2002 16,000 16,000
8.30% 2004 35,000 35,000
6.94% 2005 10,000 10,000
6.84% 2006 20,000 20,000
7.06%-8.125% 2007 91,500 91,500
7.54%-7.62% 2017 40,700 40,700
6.81% 2018 33,000 33,000
7.61%-9.950% 2019-2021 73,000 73,000
7.720% 2027 30,000 30,000
---------- ----------
349,200 379,200
---------- ----------
Unamortized premium and
discount, net................. (1,480) (1,651)
Current maturities of long-term
debt.......................... (1,545) (31,287)
---------- ----------
Total long-term debt........... 917,207 951,911
Variable Rate Demand Bonds(1).. 104,830 71,500
---------- ----------
Total long-term debt and
Variable Rate Demand Bonds.... $1,022,037 $1,023,411
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</TABLE>
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(1) The debt obligations of DPL included Variable Rate Demand Bonds (VRDB) in
the amounts of $104.8 million and $71.5 million as of December 31, 1999
and 1998, respectively. The VRDB are classified as current liabilities be-
cause the VRDB are due on demand by the bondholder. However, bonds submit-
ted to DPL for purchase are remarketed by a remarketing agent on a best
efforts basis. Management expects that bonds submitted for purchase will
continue to be remarketed successfully due to the credit worthiness of DPL
and the bonds' interest rates being set at market. DPL also may utilize
one of the fixed rate/fixed term conversion options of the bonds. Thus,
management considers the VRDB to be a source of long-term financing. The
$104.8 million balance of VRDB outstanding as of December 31, 1999, ma-
tures in 2017 ($26.0 million), 2024 ($33.33 million); 2028 ($15.5 million)
and 2029 ($30.0 million). Average annual interest rates on the VRDB were
3.5% in 1999 and 3.5% in 1998.
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NOTE 17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The year-end fair values of certain financial instruments are listed below.
The fair values were based on quoted market prices of DPL's securities or se-
curities with similar characteristics.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998
----------------- -------------------
Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Amount Value Amount Value
-------- -------- -------- ----------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Funds held by trustee................... $ 67,896 $ 67,896 $ 60,208 $ 60,208
Preferred stock of subsidiaries subject
to mandatory redemption................ $ 70,000 $ 60,200 $ 70,000 $ 71,764
Long-term debt.......................... $917,207 $906,602 $951,911 $1,041,895
</TABLE>
NOTE 18. LONG-TERM PURCHASED POWER CONTRACTS
As of December 31, 1999, DPL's commitments under long-term purchased power
contracts included 243 MW of capacity; and 100 MWH of firm electricity per
hour. Historical information for power purchased under long-term contracts is
presented below.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
----- ----- -----
(Dollars in
Millions)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Percent of system capacity.............................. 7.3% 6.7% 6.4%
Percent of energy output................................ 18.4% 18.5% 12.1%
Capacity charges........................................ $30.6 $38.8 $28.5
Energy charges.......................................... $52.6 $57.7 $38.1
</TABLE>
Based on existing contracts as of December 31, 1999, DPL's future commit-
ments for capacity and energy under long-term purchased power contracts are
estimated to be $81.5 million in 2000; $84.4 million in 2001; $87.2 million in
2002; $90.1 million in 2003; and $93.2 million in 2004.
The terms of DPL's power plant sale agreement discussed in Note 11 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements provides for DPL to purchase from NRG Ener-
gy, Inc. 500 megawatt-hours of firm electricity per hour from completion of
the sale through December 31, 2005. DPL expects to use electricity purchased
under this agreement and other purchased power agreements to fulfill its obli-
gations in Delaware and Maryland as a default service provider. Recently, DPL
entered into an agreement to purchase 350 MW of capacity and energy from PECO
from March 2000 to February 2003. These planned power purchases are excluded
from the commitments discussed above.
NOTE 19. LEASES
Nuclear Fuel
The ownership interests of DPL in nuclear fuel at Peach Bottom and Salem are
financed through nuclear fuel energy contracts, which are accounted for as
capital leases. Payments under the contracts are based on the quantity of nu-
clear fuel burned by the plants. The obligation of DPL under the contracts is
generally the net book value of the nuclear fuel financed, which was $25.6
million, in total, as of December 31, 1999. As discussed in Note 11 to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, under sales agreements for the nuclear
power plants which are pending completion, the nuclear fuel is to be sold at
its net book value, in conjunction with the sale of the plants.
Lease Commitments
DPL leases an 11.9% interest in the Merrill Creek Reservoir. The lease is an
operating lease and payments over the remaining lease term, which ends in
2032, are $167.6 million in aggregate. As discussed in Note 6 to
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the Consolidated Financial Statements, the net present value of water-supply
capacity from the Merrill Creek Reservoir in excess of the requirements of
DPL's electric generating plants was included in the extraordinary item in the
third quarter of 1999. DPL also has long-term leases for certain other facili-
ties and equipment. Minimum commitments as of December 31, 1999, under the
Merrill Creek Reservoir lease and other lease agreements (excluding payments
under the nuclear fuel energy contracts, which cannot be reasonably estimated)
are as follows: 2000--$11.5 million; 2001--$11.5 million; 2002--$11.5 million;
2003--$13.6 million; 2004--$11.0 million; beyond 2004--$154.6 million; total--
$213.7 million. Approximately 78% of the minimum lease commitments shown above
are payments due under the Merrill Creek Reservoir lease.
Rentals Charged To Operating Expenses
The following amounts were charged to operating expenses for rental payments
under both capital and operating leases.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
------- ------- -------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Interest on capital leases.......................... $ 1,161 $ 1,467 $ 1,548
Amortization of capital leases...................... 10,730 9,838 6,499
Operating leases.................................... 10,063 13,190 11,590
------- ------- -------
$21,954 $24,495 $19,637
======= ======= =======
</TABLE>
NOTE 20. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
The employees of DPL and other Conectiv subsidiaries are provided pension
benefits and other postretirement benefits under Conectiv benefit plans. The
amounts shown below are for the benefit plans of Conectiv and include amounts
for all covered employees of the Conectiv subsidiaries which elect to partici-
pate in the benefit plans.
Assumptions
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999 1998 1997
---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Discount rates used to determine projected benefit
obligation as of December 31........................... 7.75% 6.75% 7.00%
Expected long-term rates of return on assets............ 9.00% 9.00% 9.00%
Rates of increase in compensation levels................ 4.50% 4.50% 5.00%
Health care cost trend rate on covered charges.......... 6.50% 7.00% 7.50%
</TABLE>
The health-care cost trend rate, or the expected rate of increase in health-
care costs, is assumed to gradually decrease to 5.0% by 2002. Increasing the
health-care cost trend rates of future years by one percentage point would in-
crease Conectiv's total accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by $15.9
million and would increase Conectiv's total annual aggregate service and in-
terest costs by $1.8 million. Decreasing the health-care cost trend rates of
future years by one percentage point would decrease Conectiv's total accumu-
lated postretirement benefit obligation by $14.0 million and would decrease
Conectiv's total annual aggregate service and interest costs by $1.6 million.
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The following schedules reconcile the beginning and ending balances of the
pension and other postretirement benefit obligations and related plan assets
for Conectiv. Other postretirement benefits include medical benefits for re-
tirees and their spouses and retiree life insurance.
Change in Conectiv's Benefit Obligation
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Other
Postretirement
Pension Benefits Benefits
-------------------- -------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
---------- -------- -------- ---------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Benefit obligation at beginning of
year.............................. $ 748,689 $515,590 $232,374 $ 80,500
Merger with Atlantic............... -- 316,700 -- 125,300
Service cost....................... 20,288 20,193 5,282 5,828
Interest cost...................... 51,442 51,721 13,839 15,105
Plan participants' contributions... -- -- 500 497
Plan amendments.................... -- (21,392) -- --
Actuarial (gain) loss.............. (75,244) 59,046 (43,861) (2,863)
Special termination benefits....... -- 59,610 -- 2,682
Curtailment (gain) loss............ -- (10,256) -- 6,614
Settlement (gain) loss............. -- (45,291) -- 6,457
Benefits paid...................... (64,671) (197,232) (9,436) (7,746)
Other.............................. (7,409) -- (4,667) --
---------- -------- -------- ---------
Benefit obligation at end of year.. $ 673,095 $748,689 $194,031 $ 232,374
========== ======== ======== =========
Change in Conectiv's Plan Assets
<CAPTION>
Other
Postretirement
Pension Benefits Benefits
-------------------- -------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
---------- -------- -------- ---------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Fair value of assets at beginning
of year........................... $ 951,474 $771,257 $ 95,164 $ 48,591
Merger with Atlantic............... -- 260,200 -- 19,700
Actual return on plan assets....... 138,450 117,249 13,494 6,263
Employer contributions............. -- -- 25,017 27,859
Plan participant contributions..... -- -- 500 497
Benefits paid...................... (64,671) (197,232) (9,436) (7,746)
Other.............................. (7,409) -- (4,667) --
---------- -------- -------- ---------
Fair value of assets at end of
year.............................. $1,017,844 $951,474 $120,072 $ 95,164
========== ======== ======== =========
Reconciliation of Funded Status of Conectiv's Plans
<CAPTION>
Other
Postretirement
Pension Benefits Benefits
-------------------- -------------------
1999 1998 1999 1998
---------- -------- -------- ---------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Funded status at end of year....... $ 344,749 $202,785 $(73,959) $(137,210)
Unrecognized net actuarial (gain).. (300,864) (173,243) (63,286) (9,094)
Unrecognized prior service cost.... 4,129 2,361 198 248
Unrecognized net transition (asset)
obligation........................ (13,009) (15,773) 40,659 43,787
---------- -------- -------- ---------
Net amount recognized at end of
year *............................ $ 35,005 $ 16,130 $(96,388) $(102,269)
========== ======== ======== =========
* Portion applicable to DPL........ $ 120,052 $ 88,389 $ 9,910 $ 5,963
========== ======== ======== =========
</TABLE>
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Based on fair values as of December 31, 1999, Conectiv's pension plan assets
were comprised of publicly traded equity securities ($723.5 million or 71.1%)
and fixed income obligations ($294.3 million or 28.9%). Based on fair values
as of December 31, 1999, Conectiv's other postretirement benefit plan assets
included equity securities ($74.8 million or 62.3%) and fixed income obliga-
tions ($45.3 million or 37.3%).
Components of Conectiv's Net Periodic Benefit Cost
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Other Postretirement
Pension Benefits Benefits
---------------------------- ------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1999 1998 1997
-------- -------- -------- ------- ------- ------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Service cost............ $ 20,288 $ 18,933 $ 12,779 $ 5,282 $ 5,221 $2,393
Interest cost........... 51,442 48,291 34,173 13,839 13,636 5,547
Expected return on
assets................. (83,999) (81,259) (60,020) (6,769) (4,845) (2,580)
Amortization of:
Transition obligation
(asset).............. (2,764) (2,764) (3,314) 3,128 3,244 3,617
Prior service cost.... 406 1,911 2,035 49 50 53
Actuarial (gain)...... (4,248) (9,165) (7,814) (1,059) (567) (712)
-------- -------- -------- ------- ------- ------
Benefit cost before
items below............ (18,875) (24,053) (22,161) 14,470 16,739 8,318
Special termination
benefits............... -- 59,610 -- -- 2,682 --
Curtailment (gain)
loss................... -- (10,256) -- -- 6,614 --
Settlement (gain) loss.. -- (45,291) -- -- 6,457 --
-------- -------- -------- ------- ------- ------
Total net periodic
benefit cost *......... $(18,875) $(19,990) $(22,161) $14,470 $32,492 $8,318
======== ======== ======== ======= ======= ======
* Portion applicable to
DPL.................... $(31,663) $(34,708) $(22,161) $ 5,893 $15,088 $8,318
======== ======== ======== ======= ======= ======
DPL portion of net
periodic benefit cost
included in results of
operations............. $(23,747) $(26,996) $(16,621) $ 4,420 $14,368 $6,239
======== ======== ======== ======= ======= ======
</TABLE>
The special termination benefits and curtailment and settlement gains and
losses shown above for 1998 resulted from Merger-related employee separation
programs primarily for DPL and ACE employees. The costs of pension benefits
and other postretirement benefits included in DPL's 1998 results of operations
include a $4.2 million credit and a $7.9 million charge, respectively, for the
net effects of the special termination benefits and curtailment and settlement
gains and losses attributed to DPL's employees.
Conectiv also maintains 401(k) savings plans for covered employees. Conectiv
contributes to the plan, in the form of Conectiv stock, at varying levels up
to $0.50 for each dollar contributed by employees, up to 6% of employee base
pay. The amount expensed for DPL's share of the 401(k) savings plan was $1.4
million in 1999, $2.7 million in 1998, and $3.0 million in 1997.
NOTE 21. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
DPL's expected capital expenditures are estimated to be approximately $110
million to $120 million in 2000.
See Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for commitments related
to long-term purchased power contracts and Note 19 to the Consolidated Finan-
cial Statements for commitments related to leases.
Environmental Matters
DPL is subject to regulation with respect to the environmental effect of its
operations, including air and water quality control, solid and hazardous waste
disposal, and limitation on land use by various federal, regional,
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state, and local authorities. Costs may be incurred to clean up facilities
found to be contaminated due to past disposal practices. Federal and state
statutes authorize governmental agencies to compel responsible parties to
clean up certain abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. DPL is cur-
rently a potentially responsible party at three federal superfund sites. At
one of these sites, DPL has resolved its liability for clean up costs through
a de minimis settlement with the government. At this site, DPL may be liable
for a claim by the state or federal government for natural resource damages.
DPL also is alleged to be a third-party contributor at three other federal
superfund sites. DPL also has two former coal gasification sites in Delaware
and one former coal gasification site in Maryland, each of which is a state
superfund site. Also, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Envi-
ronmental Control notified DPL in 1998 that it is a potentially responsible
party liable for clean-up of the Wilmington Public Works Yard as a former
owner of the property.
In December 1999, DPL discovered an oil leak at the Indian River power
plant. DPL took action to determine the source of the leak and cap it, contain
the oil to minimize impact to a nearby waterway and began recovering oil from
the soil. DPL is in the process of determining the extent of the leak, design-
ing an oil recovery/remediation system, and estimating the costs to remediate
the site. DPL is working together with regulatory agencies and may be subject
to monetary penalties. Management cannot predict the outcome of this matter.
There is $2 million included in DPL's current liabilities as of December 31,
1999, and December 31, 1998, for clean-up and other potential costs related to
these sites. DPL does not expect such future costs to have a material effect
on DPL's financial position or results of operations.
Nuclear Insurance
In conjunction with DPL's ownership interests in Peach Bottom and Salem, DPL
could be assessed for a portion of any third-party claims associated with an
incident at any commercial nuclear power plant in the United States. Under the
provisions of the Price Anderson Act, if third-party claims relating to such
an incident exceed $200 million (the amount of primary insurance), they could
be assessed up to $26.3 million on an aggregate basis for such third-party
claims. In addition, Congress could impose a revenue-raising measure on the
nuclear industry to pay such claims.
The co-owners of Peach Bottom and Salem maintain property insurance coverage
of approximately $2.8 billion for each unit for loss or damage to the units,
including coverage for decontamination expense and premature decommissioning.
In addition, DPL is a member of an industry mutual insurance company, which
provides replacement power cost coverage in the event of a major accidental
outage at a nuclear power plant. Under these coverages, DPL is subject to po-
tential retrospective loss experience assessments of up to $3.4 million on an
aggregate basis.
NOTE 22. BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Conectiv's organizational structure and management reporting information is
aligned with Conectiv's business segments, irrespective of which subsidiary,
or subsidiaries, a business is conducted through. Businesses are managed based
on lines of business, not based on legal entity. Business segment information
is not produced, or reported, on a subsidiary by subsidiary basis. Thus, as a
Conectiv subsidiary, no business segment information (as defined by SFAS No.
131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information") is
available for DPL on a stand-alone basis.
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NOTE 23. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
The quarterly data presented below reflect all adjustments necessary in the
opinion of management for a fair presentation of the interim results. Quar-
terly data normally vary seasonally because of temperature variations, differ-
ences between summer and winter rates, the timing of rate orders, and the
scheduled downtime and maintenance of electric generating units.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1999
-------------------------------------------------
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total
-------- -------- --------- -------- ----------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating Revenues......... $619,707 $450,802 $ 609,270 $555,744 $2,235,523
Operating Income........... 77,210 61,546 117,353 58,152 314,261
Income Before Extraordinary
Item...................... 35,614 24,593 58,888 23,084 142,179
Extraordinary Item (1)..... -- -- (253,622) -- (253,622)
Net Income/(Loss).......... 35,614 24,593 (194,734) 23,084 (111,443)
Earnings (Loss) Applicable
to Common Stock........... 34,541 23,674 (195,993) 21,895 (115,883)
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(1) For information concerning the extraordinary item recorded in the third
quarter of 1999, see Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
As discussed in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, special
charges were recorded in the third quarter of 1999 primarily for costs of em-
ployee separations and certain other non-recurring items. These special
charges decreased operating income by $10.5 million and net income by $6.4
million.
<CAPTION>
1998
-------------------------------------------------
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total
-------- -------- --------- -------- ----------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Operating Revenues......... $416,110 $362,378 $ 598,888 $528,367 $1,905,743
Operating Income........... 13,089 78,337 129,076 44,925 265,427
Net Income/(Loss).......... (4,856) 33,075 66,737 17,454 112,410
Earnings (Loss) Applicable
to Common Stock........... (5,942) 31,989 65,650 16,361 108,058
</TABLE>
As discussed in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, special
charges for the cost of DPL employee separations associated with the Merger-
related workforce reduction and other Merger-related costs were recorded in
1998. These special charges caused (1) operating income and net income to de-
crease by $40.3 million and $24.4 million, respectively, in the first quarter
of 1998, and (2) operating income and net income to increase by $14.3 million
and $8.6 million, respectively, in the second quarter of 1998.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Directors Business Experience during Past 5 Years
--------- ---------------------------------------
<S> <C>
As of December 31, 1999
Howard E. Cosgrove, 56.............. Elected 1998 as Chairman of the Board and
Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer of Conectiv,
Delmarva Power & Light Company, and
Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1992 as Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer and Director of
Delmarva Power & Light Company.
Thomas S. Shaw, 52.................. Elected 1998 as Executive Vice President of
Director Conectiv, and Executive Vice President and
Director of Delmarva Power & Light Company
and Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1992 as Senior Vice President of Delmarva
Power & Light Company.
Barry R. Elson, 58.................. Elected 1998 as Executive Vice President of
Director Conectiv, and Executive Vice President and
Director of Delmarva Power & Light Company
and Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1997 as Executive Vice President, Delmarva
Power & Light Company. Executive Vice
President, Cox Communications, Inc.,
Atlanta, Georgia, from 1995 to 1996. Senior
Vice President, Cox Enterprises/Cox
Communications, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia,
from 1984 to 1995.
John C. van Roden, 50............... Elected 1998 as Senior Vice President and
Director Chief Financial Officer of Conectiv,
Delmarva Power & Light Company, and
Atlantic City Electric Company and Director
of Delmarva Power & Light Company and
Atlantic City Electric Company. Principal,
Cook and Belier, Inc. in 1998. Senior Vice
President/Chief Financial Officer and Vice
President/Treasurer, Lukens, Inc. from 1987
to 1998.
Barbara S. Graham, 51............... Elected 1999 as Senior Vice President of
Director Conectiv, Delmarva Power & Light Company,
and Atlantic City Electric Company and
Director of Delmarva Power & Light Company
and Atlantic City Electric Company. Elected
1998 as Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Conectiv, and Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
and Director of Delmarva Power & Light
Company and Atlantic City Electric Company.
Elected 1994 as Senior Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of
Delmarva Power & Light Company.
</TABLE>
Executives
Information about DPL's executive officers is included under Item 1.
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ITEM. 11 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
As previously noted, DPL is a wholly owned electric utility subsidiary of
Conectiv. The Chief Executive Officer and the four most highly compensated ex-
ecutive officers of Conectiv maintain the same position at both DPL and ACE.
In 1999, the salaries and other compensation awarded to the Chief Executive
Officer and the four most highly compensated executive officers of DPL were
paid by Conectiv for their service as executive officers of Conectiv, DPL and
ACE. The following tables show information concerning the total compensation
paid or awarded to DPL's Chief Executive Officer and each of the four most
highly compensated executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1999.
Personnel & Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The Personnel & Compensation Committee is comprised solely of non-employee
Directors. Logical Business Solutions, which is owned by Mr. Emery's son-in-
law, Paul Kleiman, had contracts with Conectiv Resource Partners, Inc., a
subsidiary of Conectiv, with a gross value of $239,000 during 1999, for
information technology consulting services. There are no other Personnel &
Compensation Committee interlocks.
Executive Compensation
Table 1--Summary Compensation Table
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-term Compensation
---------------------------------
Annual Compensation Awards Payout
------------------------------------------- --------------------- -----------
Variable Restricted Securities
Name and Compensation Other Annual Stock Underlying LTIP All Other
Principal Position Year (1) Salary (Bonus) (2) Compensation Awards (3) Options Payouts (4) Compensation (5)
- ------------------ -------- -------- ------------ ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------- ----------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
H. E. Cosgrove,......... 1999 $600,000 -- -- $187,500 57,000 -- $18,204
Chairman of the Board, 1998 $600,000 $150,000 -- -- 360,000 $572,134 $12,329
President and Chief
Executive Officer
T. S. Shaw,............. 1999 $325,000 -- -- $291,500 26,000 -- $ 8,258
Executive Vice 1998 $325,000 $ 78,000 -- -- 170,000 $155,267 $ 9,478
President
B. R. Elson,............ 1999 $325,000 -- -- $259,000 26,000 -- $ 6,116
Executive Vice 1998 $325,000 $ 78,000 -- -- 170,000 $ 21,560 $ 4,074
President
J. C. van Roden, Jr.,... 1999 $250,000 -- -- -- 170,000 -- $ 8,342
Senior Vice 1998 $ 17,686 -- -- -- -- -- --
President/Chief
Financial Officer (6)
B.S. Graham,............ 1999 $250,000 -- -- $ 62,750 14,000 -- $ 7,504
Senior Vice President 1998 $250,000 $ 50,200 -- -- 170,000 $155,267 $ 5,308
</TABLE>
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(1) The 1998 merger involving Atlantic Energy, Inc. and Delmarva Power & Light
Company was effective as of March 1, 1998. Accordingly, except for Mr. van
Roden, 1998 salary is shown as an annualized amount. Mr. van Roden joined
Conectiv on November 30, 1998 and the 1998 salary shown is his actual sal-
ary. Other 1998 items of compensation reflect full calendar 1998 compensa-
tion received from Conectiv or Delmarva Power & Light Company.
(2) The 1999 bonus, which is an annual variable award, has not yet been deter-
mined. The 1999 target award is 50% of salary for Mr. Cosgrove, 45% for
Messrs. Elson and Shaw, 40% for Mr. van Roden and Mrs. Graham. For 1998,
the dollar value of the bonus reported above has been reduced by the por-
tion of the bonus deferred and reported above as a 1999 Restricted Stock
Award as follows: H. E. Cosgrove ($300,000 bonus with $150,000 purchasing
Restricted Stock Units ("RSU's"); T.S. Shaw ($156,000 bonus with $78,000
purchasing RSU's); B. R. Elson ($130,000 bonus with $52,000 purchasing
RSU's); B. S. Graham ($100,400 bonus with $50,200 purchasing RSU's).
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(3) A mandatory 20% of the bonus (reported in this Table as "Variable Compen-
sation") and any additional portion of the bonus that an executive elects
to defer (up to an additional 30%) is deferred for at least three years
under the Management Stock Purchase Program ("MSPP") and used to purchase
RSU's at a 20% discount. The dollar value of RSU's deferred under MSPP in
1999 (inclusive of the discounted portion), based on the fair market value
at the award date, was: H. E. Cosgrove ($187,500, of which $37,500 is the
discount); T.S. Shaw ($97,500, of which $19,500 is the discount); B. R.
Elson ($65,000, of which $13,000 is the discount); B. S. Graham ($62,750,
of which $12,550 is the discount). In addition, Messrs. Shaw and Elson
each received in 1999 an 8,000 share award of Restricted Stock valued at
$194,000, based on a fair market value of $24.25 per share of Common Stock
on the award date. One-half of the awards to Messrs. Shaw and Elson vest
after three years, the balance after four years. Dividends accrue and are
paid as the awards vest. The RSU awards do not vest in under three years
but do accrue dividends. At the end of 1999, the number and value of the
aggregate restricted stock holdings (including RSUs, PARs and special
grants) of the individuals identified in the Summary Compensation Table
was as follows: for Mr. Cosgrove, 28,298 restricted stock holdings valued
at $475,757; for Mr. Shaw, 21,149 restricted stock holdings valued at
$445,067; for Mr. Elson, 19,397 restricted stock holdings valued at
$385,605; for Mr. van Roden, 3,000 restricted stock holdings valued at
$50,438; and, for Mrs. Graham 9,779 restricted stock holdings valued at
$164,410.
(4) During 1998 all restrictions lapsed on the performance-based restricted
stock granted in 1995 and 1996 under the Delmarva LTIP due to the merger
involving Delmarva and Atlantic Energy. Under the "change in control"
provisions, the awards fully vested resulting in a payout to Mr. Cosgrove
of 21,160 shares (11,570 for 1995 and 9,590 for 1996) valued at $454,940;
to Mr. Shaw of 5,450 shares (2,870 for 1995 and 2,580 for 1996) valued at
$117,175; and to Mrs. Graham of 5,540 shares (2,870 for 1995 and 2,580 for
1996) valued at $117,175. Shares were valued at $21.50 at the time of
payout. Dividends on shares of restricted stock and dividend equivalents
are accrued at the same rate as that paid to all holders of Common Stock.
As of December 31, 1998, Mr. Cosgrove held 45,520 shares of restricted
stock (35,520 for 1997 and 10,000 for 1998) and 30,000 Dividend Equivalent
Units ("DEU's); Mr. Elson held 4,000 shares of restricted stock for 1998
and 10,000 DEU's; Mr. Shaw held 12,010 shares of restricted stock (8,010
for 1997 and 4,000 for 1998) and 10,000 DEU's; Mrs. Graham held 12,010
shares of restricted stock (8,010 for 1997 and 4,000 for 1998) and 10,000
DEU's. Holders of restricted stock are entitled to receive dividends as
declared.
(5) "All Other Compensation" includes the following for fiscal year 1999: For
Mr. Cosgrove, $3,000 in Company matching contributions to the Savings and
Investment Plan, $15,000 in Company matching contributions to the Deferred
Compensation Plan and $204 in term life insurance premiums paid by
Conectiv. For Mr. Shaw, $3,104 in Company matching contributions to the
Savings and Investment Plan, $4,950 in Company matching contribution to
the Deferred Compensation Plan and $204 in term life insurance premiums
paid by Conectiv. For Mrs. Graham, $4,800 in Company matching
contributions to the Savings and Investment Plan, $2,500 in Company
matching contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan and $204 in term
life insurance premiums paid by Conectiv. For Mr. Elson, $4,800 in Company
matching contributions to the Savings and Investment Plan and $1,316 in
term life insurance premiums paid by Conectiv. For Mr. van Roden, $4,800
in Company matching contributions to the Savings and Investment Plan,
$2,814 in Company matching contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan
and $728 in term life insurance premiums paid by Conectiv.
(6) Mr. van Roden was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Offi-
cer as of January 4, 1999.
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Table 2--Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year (1)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of % of Total
Securities Options
Underlying Granted to Exercise Grant Date
Options Employees in Price Expiration Present
Name Granted(#) Fiscal Year ($/Sh) Date Value (4)
- ---- ---------- ------------ -------- ---------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
H. E. Cosgrove.......... 57,000(2) 11% $24.25 1/4/09 $114,969
B. R. Elson............. 26,000(2) 5% $24.25 1/4/09 $ 52,442
T. S. Shaw.............. 26,000(2) 5% $24.25 1/4/09 $ 52,442
J. C. van Roden......... 20,000(2) 4% $24.25 1/4/09 $ 40,340
150,000(3) 29% $24.25 1/4/09 $178,050
B. S. Graham............ 14,000(2) 3% $24.25 1/4/09 $ 28,238
</TABLE>
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(1) Currently, Conectiv does not grant stock appreciation rights.
(2) Denotes Nonqualified Stock Options ("NQSO's"). One-half vest and are exer-
cisable at end of second year from date of grant. Second one-half vest and
are exercisable at end of third year from date of grant.
(3) Denotes Performance Accelerated Stock Options ("PASO's") granted on a one-
time basis. PASO's have a ten-year term and vest and are first exercisable
nine and 1/2 years from date of grant without regard to stock price per-
formance. Exercise date will accelerate for favorable stock price perfor-
mance (i.e. first 1/3, second 1/3 and third 1/3 of PASO's vest after stock
trades at $26, $28 or $30 per share, respectively, for ten consecutive
trading days). PASO's must be held for three years from date of grant be-
fore they can be exercised.
(4) Determined using the Black-Scholes model, incorporating the following ma-
terial assumptions and adjustments: (a) exercise price of $24.25, equal to
the Fair Market Value ("FMV") as of date of grant; (b) an option term of
ten years; (c) risk-free rate of return of 5.6%; (d) volatility of 16.0%
and (e) dividend yield of 6.4%. For valuation purposes, PASO's are valued
as a premium-priced stock option as of the date of grant with an exercise
price of $30 on a FMV of $24.25.
Table 3--Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and FY-End Option
Values
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shares Number of Securities Value of Unexercised
Acquired Value Underlying Unexercised In-the-Money Options at
On Realized Options at FY-End (2) FY End (1)
Name Exercise(#) ($) (1) Exercisable/Unexercisable(#) Exercisable/Unexercisable($)
- ---- ----------- -------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
H. E. Cosgrove.......... -- -- 14,400/417,000 --/--
B. R. Elson............. -- -- --/196,000 --/--
T. S. Shaw.............. -- -- --/196,000 --/--
J. C. van Roden......... -- -- --/170,000 --/--
B. S. Graham............ -- -- --/184,000 --/--
</TABLE>
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(1) The closing price for Conectiv Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange
on December 31, 1999 was $16.8125. Option value would be based on the dif-
ference between grant price (i.e., closing price shown above) and exercise
price, multiplied by the number of options exercised.
(2) 14,400 stock options of Mr. Cosgrove are currently exercisable. None of
the remaining options may be exercised earlier than two years from date of
grant for NQSO and nine and 1/2 years from date of grant for PASO's (sub-
ject to accelerated vesting for certain levels of stock price perfor-
mance).
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<PAGE>
Table 4--Long-Term Incentive Plans--Awards in Last Fiscal Year
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Restricted Performance Period
Shares/Dividend Until Maturation
Name Equivalent Units(#) (1) Or Payout (2)
- ---- ------------------------- ------------------
<S> <C> <C>
H.E. Cosgrove...................... 8,500 shares/28,500 units 1/4/06
B. R. Elson........................ 4,000 shares/13,000 units 1/4/06
T. S. Shaw......................... 4,000 shares/13,000 units 1/4/06
J. C. van Roden.................... 3,000 shares/10,000 units 1/4/06
B. S. Graham....................... 2,500 shares/7,000 units 1/4/06
</TABLE>
- --------
(1) In addition, Mr. Cosgrove held 35,520 performance shares (valued at
$597,180) and Mr. Shaw and Mrs. Graham each held 8,010 performance shares
(valued at $134,668) from a 1997 award with a four-year performance cycle
under the former Delmarva Power Long Term Incentive Plan. These are pre-
existing awards reported in the 1999 Proxy Statement and valued in this
Proxy Statement at the share price of Common Stock on December 31, 1999.
(2) Awards of Restricted Shares (Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock or
"PARS") and Dividend Equivalent Units ("DEU's") were made to the five
named executive officers on January 4, 1999. The payout of PARS may poten-
tially be "performance accelerated". Restrictions may lapse and vesting
may accelerate any time after 3 years (i.e., after January 4, 2002) upon
achievement of pre-determined levels of total return to shareholders. Oth-
erwise, restrictions lapse after 7 years (i.e., January 4, 2006), provided
that at least a defined level of average, total return to shareholders is
achieved. As of December 31, 1999, Mr. Cosgrove's 8,500 PARS were valued
at $142,906, Messrs. Elson and Shaw's 4,000 PARS were valued at $67,250,
Mr. van Roden's 3,000 PARS were valued at $50,438 and Mrs. Graham's 2,500
PARS were valued at $42,032. These values for PARS are based on the Decem-
ber 31, 1999 closing price of $16.8125 per share of Common Stock. One DEU
equals the regular quarterly dividend paid on one share of Conectiv Common
Stock. The DEU's shown are payable in cash for eight quarters over a two
year period ending with the DEU payable January 31, 2001. At that point,
the 1999 DEU award lapses.
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<PAGE>
PENSION PLAN
The Conectiv Retirement Plan includes the Cash Balance Pension Plan and
grandfathered provisions relating to the Delmarva Retirement Plan and the At-
lantic Retirement Plan that apply to employees who had either 20 years of
service or were age 50 on the effective date of the Cash Balance Pension Plan
(January 1, 1999). Certain executives whose benefits from the Conectiv Retire-
ment Plan are limited by the application of federal tax laws also receive ben-
efits from the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan.
Cash Balance Pension Plan
The named executive officers participate in the Conectiv Retirement Plan and
earn benefits that generally become vested after five years of service. Annu-
ally, a recordkeeping account in a participant's name is credited with an
amount equal to a percentage of the participant's total pay, including base
pay, over-time and bonuses, depending on the participant's age at the end of
the plan year, as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of
Age at end of Plan Year Pay
----------------------- ----
<S> <C>
Under 30............................................................... 5
30 to 34............................................................... 6
35 to 39............................................................... 7
40 to 44............................................................... 8
45 to 49............................................................... 9
50 and over............................................................ 10
</TABLE>
These accounts also receive interest credits based on average U.S. Treasury
Bill rates for the year. In addition, certain annuity benefits earned by par-
ticipants under the former Delmarva and Atlantic Retirement Plans are fully
protected as of December 31, 1998, and were converted to an equivalent cash
amount and included in each participant's initial cash balance account. When a
participant terminates employment, the amount credited to his or her account
is converted into an annuity or paid in a lump sum.
Supplemental Retirement Benefits
Supplemental retirement benefits are provided to certain employees, includ-
ing each executive officer, whose benefits under the Conectiv Retirement Plan
are limited by type of compensation or amount under federal tax laws and regu-
lations.
Estimated Retirement Benefits Payable to Named Executive Officers
The following table shows the estimated retirement benefits, including sup-
plemental retirement benefits under the plans applicable to the named execu-
tive officers, which would be payable if he or she were to retire at normal
retirement age (65), expressed in the form of a lump sum payment. Years of
service credited to each named executive officer as of his or her normal re-
tirement date are as follows: Mr. Cosgrove, 42; Ms. Graham, 30; Mr. Shaw, 40;
Mr. Elson, 16 (8 of which are additional years of service for purposes of the
supplemental retirement benefits), and Mr. van Roden, 15.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year of
65th Lump Sum
Name Birthday Value
---- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
H. E. Cosgrove........................................ 2008 $4,066,000
B. S. Graham.......................................... 2013 1,763,000(l)
T. S. Shaw............................................ 2012 2,289,000
B. R. Elson........................................... 2006 957,000
J. C. van Roden....................................... 2014 597,000(1)
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>
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(1) Amounts include (i) interest credits for cash balances projected to be
6.26% per annum on annual salary credits and prior service balances, if
any, and (ii) accrued benefits as of December 31, 1999 under retirement
plans then applicable to the named executive officer. Benefits are not
subject to any offset for Social Security payments or other offset amounts
and assume no future increases in base pay or total pay.
Under the Conectiv Retirement Plan's grandfather provisions, employees who
participated in the Delmarva or Atlantic Retirement Plans and who met certain
age and service requirements as of December 31, 1998, will have retirement
benefits for all years of service up to retirement calculated according to
their original benefit formula. This benefit will be compared to the cash bal-
ance account and the employee will receive whichever is greater. Estimated
benefits are based on the Delmarva Retirement Plan for Messrs. Cosgrove, Shaw
and Elson and the Cash Balance Pension Plan for Mrs. Graham (whose benefits
under the Cash Balance Pension Plan exceed the benefits under the Delmarva Re-
tirement Plan) and Mr. van Roden (who was not grandfathered into the Delmarva
Retirement Plan). The amount of benefit under such grandfathering is illus-
trated in the following table:
Delmarva Retirement Plan
PENSION PLAN TABLE
Annual Retirement Benefits in Specified Remuneration and Years of Service
Classifications
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Average Annual Earnings
for the 5 Consecutive
Years
of Earnings that result
in the
the Highest Average 15 Yrs. 20 Yrs. 25 Yrs. 30 Yrs. 35 Yrs.
- ----------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$300,000(1)............. $ 70,500 $ 94,000 $117,500 $141,000(2) $164,500(2)
400,000(1)............. 94,500 126,000 157,500(2) 189,000(2) 220,500(2)
500,000(1)............. 118,500 158,000(2) 197,500(2) 237,000(2) 276,500(2)
600,000(1)............. 142,500(2) 190,000(2) 237,500(2) 285,000(2) 332,500(2)
700,000(1)............. 166,500(2) 222,000(2) 277,500(2) 333,000(2) 388,500(2)
800,000(1)............. 190,500(2) 254,000(2) 317,500(2) 381,000(2) 444,500(2)
</TABLE>
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(1) Effective January 1, 1999, annual compensation recognized may not exceed
$160,000.
(2) For 1999, the annual limit on annual benefits is $130,000.
Benefits are payable in the form of a 50% joint and surviving spouse annuity
or lump sum. Earnings include base salary, overtime and bonus.
Change in Control Severance Agreements And Other Provisions Relating to
Possible Change in Control
Conectiv has entered into change in control severance agreements with
Messrs. Cosgrove, Elson, Shaw, and van Roden and Mrs. Graham and one other se-
nior executive. The agreements are intended to encourage the continued dedica-
tion of Conectiv's senior management team. The agreements provide potential
benefits for these executives upon actual or constructive termination of em-
ployment (other than for cause) following a change in control of Conectiv, as
defined in the agreements. Each affected executive would receive a severance
payment equal to three times base salary and bonus, medical, dental, vision,
group life and disability benefits paid by Conectiv for three years after ter-
mination of employment, and a cash payment equal to the actuarial equivalent
of accrued pension credits equal to 36 months of additional service.
In the event of a change in control, the Variable Compensation Plan provides
that outstanding options become exercisable in full immediately, all condi-
tions to the vesting of PARS are deemed satisfied and shares will be fully
vested and nonforfeitable, DEU's will become fully vested and be immediately
payable, variable compensation deferred under the Management Stock Purchase
Program will be immediately distributed, and payment of variable compensation,
if any, for the current year will be decided by the Personnel & Compensation
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<PAGE>
Committee. For the Deferred Compensation Plan, this Committee may decide, in
the event of a change in control, to distribute all deferrals in cash immedi-
ately or continue the deferral elections of participants, in which case
Conectiv will fully fund a "springing rabbi trust" to satisfy the obligations.
An independent institutional trustee will maintain any trust established by
reason of this provision.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
All shares of DPL's common stock are owned by Conectiv, DPL's parent
company.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
None.
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<PAGE>
PART IV
ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) Documents are filed as part of this report:
1. Financial Statements
The following financial statements are contained in Item 8 of Part II.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Page No.
--------
<S> <C>
Report of Independent Accountants..................................... II-17
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997.................................................. II-18
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31,
1999, 1998, and 1997................................................. II-19
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999 and 1998.......... II-20-21
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Stockholder's Equity for
the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998, and 1997.................... II-22
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................ II-23
</TABLE>
2. Financial Statement Schedules
Schedule II, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, is presented below for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1999. No other financial
statement schedules have been filed since the required information is not
present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule or because
the information required is included in the respective financial statements or
the notes thereto.
Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998, 1997
(Dollars in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Column B Column C Column D Column E
--------- ----------------- ---------- --------
Additions
-----------------
Balance Charged Charged Balance
at to to at
beginning cost and other end of
Description of period expenses accounts Deductions period
- ----------- --------- -------- -------- ---------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999
Allowance for doubtful
accounts.................... $648 $10,020 $1,000 $5,189(a) $6,479
1998
Allowance for doubtful
accounts.................... 196 5,292 -- 4,840(a) 648
1997
Allowance for doubtful
accounts.................... -- 3,344 -- 3,148(a) 196
</TABLE>
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(a) Accounts receivable written off.
3. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
- ------
2 Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of Decem-
ber 26, 1996, between DPL, Atlantic Energy, Inc., Conectiv, Inc. and
DS Sub, Inc. (Filed with Registration Statement No. 333-18843.)
3-A Copy of the Restated Certificate and Articles of Incorporation effec-
tive as of April 12, 1990. (Filed with Registration Statement No. 33-
50453.)
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<PAGE>
3-B Copy of DPL's Certificate of Designation and Articles of Amendment es-
tablishing the 7 3/4% Preferred Stock--$25 Par. (Filed with Registra-
tion Statement No. 33-50453.)
3-C Copy of DPL's Certificate of Designation and Articles of Amendment es-
tablishing the 6 3/4% Preferred Stock. (Filed with Registration State-
ment No. 33-53855.)
3-D A copy of DPL's Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate and
Articles of Incorporation, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State,
effective as of June 7, 1996. (Filed with Registration No. 333-07281.)
3-E A copy of DPL's Articles of Amendment of Restated Certificate and Ar-
ticles of Incorporation, filed with the Virginia State Corporation
Commission, effective as of June 7, 1996. (Filed with Registration No.
333-07281.)
3-F A copy of DPL's Certificate and Articles of Amendment of Restated Cer-
tificate and Articles of Incorporation, filed with the Delaware Secre-
tary of State, effective as of March 2, 1998 (filed with DPL's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 4, 1998; File No. 1-1405).
3-G A copy of DPL's Articles of Amendment of Restated Certificate and Ar-
ticles of Incorporation, filed with the Virginia State Corporation
Commission, effective as of March 2, 1998 (filed with DPL's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 4, 1998; File No. 1-1405).
3-H Certificate of Merger of DS Sub, Inc., a Delaware Corporation with and
into DPL, filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, effective as of
March 1, 1998 (filed with DPL's Current Report on Form 8-K dated March
4, 1998; File No. 1-1405).
3-I Certificate of Merger of DS Sub, Inc., a Delaware Corporation with and
into DPL, filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, effec-
tive as of March 1, 1998 (filed with DPL's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 4, 1998; File No. 1-1405).
3-J Copy of DPL's By-Laws as amended March 2, 1998 ( filed with DPL's Cur-
rent Report on Form 8-K dated March 4, 1998; File No. 1-1405).
4-A Copy of the Mortgage and Deed of Trust of Delaware Power & Light Com-
pany to the New York Trust Company, Trustee, (the Chase Manhattan
Bank, successor Trustee) dated as of October 1, 1943 and copies of the
First through Sixty-Eighth Supplemental Indentures thereto. (Filed
with Registration Statement No. 33-1763.)
4-B Copy of the Sixty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture. (Filed with Registra-
tion Statement No. 33-39756.)
4-C Copies of the Seventieth through Seventy-Fourth Supplemental Inden-
tures. (Filed with Registration Statement No. 33-24955.)
4-D Copies of the Seventy-Fifth through the Seventy-Seventh Supplemental
Indentures. (Filed with Registration Statement No. 33-39756.)
4-E Copies of the Seventy-Eighth and Seventy-Ninth Supplemental Inden-
tures. (Filed with Registration Statement No. 33-46892.)
4-F Copy of the Eightieth Supplemental Indenture. (Filed with Registration
Statement No. 33-49750.)
4-G Copy of the Eighty-First Supplemental Indenture. (Filed with Registra-
tion Statement No. 33-57652.)
4-H Copy of the Eighty-Second Supplemental Indenture. (Filed with Regis-
tration Statement No. 33-63582.)
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<PAGE>
4-I Copy of the Eighty-Third Supplemental Indenture. (Filed with Registra-
tion Statement No. 33-50453.)
4-J Copies of the Eighty-Fourth through Eighty-Eighth Supplemental Inden-
tures. (Filed with Registration Statement No. 33-53855.)
4-K Copies of the Eighty-Ninth and Ninetieth Supplemental Indentures.
(Filed with Registration Statement No. 333-00505.)
4-L A copy of the Indenture between DPL and The Chase Manhattan Bank (ul-
timate successor to Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company), as Trustee,
dated as of November 1, 1988. (Filed with Registration Statement No.
33-46892.)
4-M A copy of the Indenture (for Unsecured Subordinated Debt Securities
relating to Trust Securities) between DPL and Wilmington Trust Compa-
ny, as Trustee, dated as of October 1, 1996. (Filed with Registration
Statement No. 333-20715.)
4-N A copy of the Officer's Certificate dated October 3, 1996, establish-
ing the 8.125% Junior Subordinated Debentures, Series I, Due 2036.
(Filed with Registration Statement No. 333-20715.)
4-O A copy of the Guarantee Agreement between DPL, as Guarantor, and Wil-
mington Trust Company, as Trustee, dated as of October 1, 1996. (Filed
with Registration Statement No. 333-20715.)
4-P A copy of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement between DPL, as De-
positor, and Wilmington Trust Company, Barbara S. Graham, Edric R. Ma-
son and Donald P. Connelly, as Trustees, dated as of October 1, 1996.
(Filed with Registration Statement No. 333-20715.)
4-Q A copy of the Agreement as to Expenses and Liabilities dated as of Oc-
tober 1, 1996, between DPL and Delmarva Power Financing I. (Filed with
Registration Statement No. 333-20715.)
10-A Copy of the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, revised as of Oc-
tober 29, 1991. (Filed with Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1992, File No. 1-1405.)
10-B Copies of amendments to the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan,
effective June 15, 1994, and November 1, 1994. (Filed with Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-1405.)
10-C Copy of the Long Term Incentive Plan amended and restated as of Janu-
ary 1, 1996. (Filed with Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1996, File No. 1-1405.)
10-D Copies of amendments to the Long Term Incentive Plan, effective Janu-
ary 1, 1997, and January 30, 1997. (Filed with Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1996, File No. 1-1405.)
10-E Copy of the severance agreement with members of management. (Filed
with Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-1405.)
10-F Copy of the current listing of members of management who have signed
the severance agreement. (Filed with Form 10-K for the year ended De-
cember 31, 1996, File No. 1-1405.)
10-G Copy of the Management Life Insurance Plan amended and restated as of
January 1, 1992. (Filed with Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1996, File No. 1-1405.)
10-H Copy of the Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of January 1,
1996. (Filed with the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995,
File No. 1-1405.)
12-A Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (filed herewith)
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<PAGE>
12-B Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends (filed
herewith)
23 Consent of Independent Accountants (filed herewith)
27 Financial Data Schedule (filed herewith)
99 Pro Forma Financial Statements--Generation Asset Sale and Transfer
(b) Reports on Form 8-K
The following Reports on Form 8-K were filed in the fourth quarter of 1999.
On October 7, 1999, DPL filed a Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 1999
reporting on Item 5, Other Events, and Item 7 (c), Exhibits.
On October 26, 1999, DPL filed a Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 1999
reporting on Item 5, Other Events.
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<PAGE>
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on March 29, 2000.
Delmarva Power & Light Company
(Registrant)
/s/ John C. van Roden
By: _________________________________
(John C. van Roden, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial
Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Regis-
trant and in the capacities indicated, on March 29, 2000 .
Signature Title
/s/ Howard E. Cosgrove Chairman of the Board,
_____________________________________ President and Chief Executive
(Howard E. Cosgrove) Officer
/s/ John C. van Roden Senior Vice President and
_____________________________________ Chief Financial Officer
(John C. van Roden)
/s/ James P. Lavin Controller and Chief
_____________________________________ Accounting Officer
(James P. Lavin)
/s/ Thomas S. Shaw Director
_____________________________________
(Thomas S. Shaw)
/s/ Barry R. Elson Director
_____________________________________
(Barry R. Elson)
/s/ Barbara S. Graham Director
_____________________________________
(Barbara S. Graham)
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<PAGE>
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number Description
- ---------------- ---------------
12-A Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
12-B Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
23 Consent of Independent Accountants
27 Financial Data Schedule
99 Pro Forma Financial Statements - Generation Asset
Sale and Transfer
<PAGE>
Exhibit 12-A
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
----------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
---------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Income before extraordinary item $142,179 $112,410 $105,709 $116,187 $117,488
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Income taxes 95,321 72,276 72,155 78,340 75,540
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Fixed charges:
Interest on long-term debt
including amortization of
discount, premium and
expense 77,790 81,132 78,350 69,329 65,572
Other interest 6,117 9,328 12,835 12,516 10,353
Preferred dividend require-
ments of a subsidiary
trust 5,687 5,688 5,687 1,390 -
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Total fixed charges 89,594 96,148 96,872 83,235 75,925
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Nonutility capitalized interest - - (208) (311) (304)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----------
Earnings before extraordinary
item, income taxes, and
fixed charges $327,094 $280,834 $274,528 $277,451 $268,649
========== ========== ========== ========== ===========
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.65 2.92 2.83 3.33 3.54
</TABLE>
For purposes of computing the ratio, earnings are income before extraordinary
item plus income taxes and fixed charges, less nonutility capitalized interest.
Fixed charges consist of interest on long- and short-term debt, amortization of
debt discount, premium, and expense, dividends on preferred securities of a
subsidiary trust, plus the estimated interest component of rentals.
<PAGE>
Exhibit 12-B
Delmarva Power & Light Company
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends
----------------------------------------------------------
(Dollars in Thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended December 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income before extraordinary item $142,179 $112,410 $105,709 $116,187 $117,488
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Income taxes 95,321 72,276 72,155 78,340 75,540
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Fixed charges:
Interest on long-term debt
including amortization of
discount, premium and
expense 77,790 81,132 78,350 69,329 65,572
Other interest 6,117 9,328 12,835 12,516 10,353
Preferred dividend require-
ments of a subsidiary
trust 5,687 5,688 5,687 1,390 -
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total fixed charges 89,594 96,148 96,872 83,235 75,925
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Nonutility capitalized interest - - (208) (311) (304)
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Earnings before extraordinary
item, income taxes, and
fixed charges $327,094 $280,834 $274,528 $277,451 $268,649
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Fixed charges $89,594 $96,148 $96,872 $83,235 $75,925
Preferred dividend requirements 7,417 7,150 7,556 14,961 16,185
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
$97,011 $103,298 $104,428 $98,196 $92,110
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
and preferred dividends 3.37 2.72 2.63 2.83 2.92
</TABLE>
For purposes of computing the ratio, earnings are income before extraordinary
item plus income taxes and fixed charges, less nonutility capitalized interest.
Fixed charges consist of interest on long- and short-term debt, amortization of
debt discount, premium, and expense, dividends on preferred securities of a
subsidiary trust, plus the estimated interest component of rentals. Preferred
dividend requirements represent annualized preferred dividend requirements
multiplied by the ratio that pre-tax income bears to net income.
<PAGE>
Exhibit 23
Consent of Independent Accountants
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
Delmarva Power & Light Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-24059) of our report
dated February 7, 2000, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements
and financial statement schedule of Delmarva Power & Light Company as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998 and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1999, which report is included in this Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- ---------------------------------------------
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 27, 2000
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<PAGE>
<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF INCOME FROM DPL'S 1999 ANNUAL REPORT
ON FORM 10-K, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> DEC-01-1999
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,749,161
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 73,114
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 442,051
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 280,270
<OTHER-ASSETS> 160,189
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,704,785
<COMMON> 2
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 528,893
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 147,288
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 676,183
70,000
89,703
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 917,207
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1,545
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 14,175
<LEASES-CURRENT> 12,495
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 923,477
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,704,785
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,235,523
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 95,321
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,921,262
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,016,583
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 218,940
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 6,118
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 225,058
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 82,879
<NET-INCOME> (111,443)<F1>
4,440
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> (115,883)<F1>
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<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 78,754
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 246,830
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EXHIBIT 99
1999 DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT PRO FORMA FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS - GENERATION ASSET SALE AND TRANSFER
BACKGROUND
In 1999, the electric utility business of Delmarva Power & Light Company (DPL)
was restructured pursuant to legislation enacted in Delaware and Maryland and
orders issued by the Delaware Public Service Commission (DPSC), and Maryland
Public Service Commission (MPSC). The restructuring of DPL's electric utility
business is discussed in Notes 1, 6, 8, and 13 to the Consolidated Financial
Statements, included in Item 8 of Part II, and "Electric Utility Industry
Restructuring," within Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), included in Item 7 of Part II.
In connection with electric utility industry restructuring and Conectiv's "mid-
merit" strategy, as discussed under "Deregulated Generation and Power Plant
Divestiture" in the MD&A, Conectiv is realigning the mix of electric generating
plants owned by its subsidiaries. DPL has entered into agreements to sell its
nuclear and non-strategic baseload fossil electric generating plants (1,412
megawatts of capacity) for approximately $631 million, before certain
adjustments and selling expenses, as discussed in Note 11 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Part II. The generating units to be
sold had a net book value of approximately $317.5 million as of December 31,
1999. Upon completion of the sale of the nuclear units, DPL will transfer its
nuclear decommissioning funds to the purchasers who will assume full
responsibility for decommissioning such units.
As part of Conectiv's merchant strategy, DPL will transfer, at a net book value
of approximately $325 million, its strategic generation plants to an affiliated
generation subsidiary of Conectiv.
The sales of nuclear and non-strategic generation plants and the transfers of
strategic generation plants are expected to occur by the third quarter of 2000
and are subject to various state and federal regulatory approvals. There can be
no assurance as to whether and when these approvals are received.
DESCRIPTION OF PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following consolidated financial statements for Delmarva Power & Light are
filed with this Exhibit:
. Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet at December 31, 1999, and
. Unaudited Pro Forma Income Statement for the Year Ended December 31, 1999.
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The following major assumptions were made in preparing these pro forma financial
statements:
. The sales of nuclear and non-strategic baseload fossil electric generation
plants by DPL, and the transfer of the remaining strategic mid-merit electric
generation facilities from DPL into an affiliated generation subsidiary of
Conectiv were all assumed to occur as of December 31, 1999 for the purposes
of the pro forma balance sheet.
. The sales and transfer described above were assumed to occur as of January 1,
1999 for the purposes of the pro forma income statement. As a result, all
expenses related to generation assets were eliminated.
. DPL's rate related revenues were adjusted to assume no generation rate base
as of January 1, 1999 which was offset by an assumption that DPL would
purchase 100% of its energy and capacity requirements from the Pennsylvania-
New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection Association ("PJM"). The energy costs
were based on an hourly PJM Locational Marginal Price (LMP) and the capacity
costs were based on semi-annual weighted average PJM capacity rates.
. The only use of proceeds from the sale of nuclear and non-strategic baseload
fossil electric generation plants was assumed to be a required minimum
reduction of long-term debt as of January 1, 1999. No other assumptions as to
the reinvestment of proceeds or additional debt reductions were made.
. The transfer of the decommissioning trusts as a result of the sale of the
nuclear generation units was assumed to occur on a non-taxable basis.
. The net pro forma gain from the sale of DPL's generation units was credited
to retained earnings.
. The transfer of strategic generation assets from DPL to an affiliated
generation subsidiary was assumed to occur at book value, on a non-taxable
basis.
. An effective tax rate of 40% was utilized to calculate the income tax
effects of adjustments to the pro forma income statement.
These pro forma financial statements have been prepared for comparative purposes
only and do not purport to be indicative of operations or financial condition
which would have actually resulted if the sale and transfer of generation assets
or other related transactions occurred on the dates of the periods presented, or
which may result in the future. Further, these pro forma financial statements
have been prepared using information available at the date of this filing. As a
result, certain amounts indicated herein are preliminary in nature and,
therefore, will be subject to adjustment in the future.
DESCRIPTION OF PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS
The Unaudited Pro Forma Income Statement and Balance Sheet filed with this
Exhibit reflect the following adjustments:
Income Statement Adjustments:
1. A decrease to "Electric revenues" due to the sale and transfer of all
generation assets from DPL and the removal of those assets from rate base.
2. Increases in "Electric fuel and purchased power" and "Purchased electric
capacity" as a result of DPL's purchasing all energy and capacity
requirements to meet its retail load from PJM.
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3. Decreases in other operating expenses as a result of the sale of nuclear and
non-strategic baseload fossil electric generation plants and the transfer of
remaining mid-merit generation plants to an affiliated subsidiary by DPL.
4. A decrease in "Interest charges" as a result of a required minimum reduction
of long-term debt after the sale of nuclear and non-strategic baseload
fossil electric generating plants by DPL.
Balance Sheet Adjustments:
1. A net increase to "Cash and cash equivalents" as a result of net proceeds
from the sale of nuclear and non-strategic baseload fossil electric
generation units, less retirement of certain debt issues, less other
miscellaneous cash equivalents such as cash advances no longer held as a
result of selling such plants.
2. A decrease to "Fuel" and "Materials and supplies" inventories as a result of
the sale and transfer of generation assets.
3. A decrease to "Other prepayments" as a result of the sale of generation
assets.
4. A decrease to "Funds held by trustee" as a result of the transfer of nuclear
decommissioning trust funds to the buyers of the nuclear generating assets.
5. Decreases to "Property, plant and equipment", "Accumulated Depreciation" and
"Construction work-in-progress" as a result of the sale and transfer of
generation assets.
6. Decreases to "Leased nuclear fuel, at amortized cost", "Current capital
lease obligation", and "Long-term capital lease obligation" as a result of
the sale of the nuclear fuel to the buyers of the nuclear generating assets
and the corresponding liquidation of the related capital lease obligation.
7. Decreases to "Other deferred charges" and "Other deferred credits and Other
Liabilities" as a result of the sale of generation assets.
8. Changes to "Taxes Accrued", "Deferred income taxes, net" and "Deferred
Investment tax credits" as a result of the sale and transfer of generation
assets.
9. Decrease to "Additional paid-in-capital" as a result of the transfer of
strategic generation assets to an affiliated company.
10. Net increase to "Retained Earnings" as a result of an expected net gain
from the sale of certain generation assets.
11. Decrease to "Long-term debt" due to mandatory retirement of certain debt
issues as a result of the sale of generation assets.
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF INCOME
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
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<CAPTION>
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Reported Adjustments Pro Forma
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(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
OPERATING REVENUES
Electric $ 1,391,429 $ (4,045) (1) $ 1,387,384
Gas 810,573 810,573
Other services 33,521 33,521
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2,235,523 (4,045) 2,231,478
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OPERATING EXPENSES
Electric fuel and purchased power 645,594 206,053 (2) 851,647
Gas purchased 754,990 754,990
Other services' cost of sales 24,805 (100) (3) 24,705
Purchased electric capacity 42,815 82,738 (2) 125,553
Special charges 10,504 10,504
Operation and maintenance 271,693 (106,557) (3) 165,136
Depreciation and amortization 128,927 (60,420) (3) 68,507
Taxes other than income taxes 41,934 (11,576) (3) 30,358
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1,921,262 110,138 2,031,400
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OPERATING INCOME 314,261 (114,183) 200,078
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OTHER INCOME
Allowance for equity funds used during construction 1,677 1,677
Other income 4,441 4,441
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6,118 -- 6,118
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INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest charges 78,754 (24,520) (4) 54,234
Allowance for borrowed funds used during
construction and capitalized interest (1,562) (1,562)
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77,192 (24,520) 52,672
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PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
OF A SUBSIDIARY 5,687 5,687
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
EXTRAORDINARY ITEM 237,500 (89,663) 147,837
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INCOME TAXES, EXCLUDING INCOME TAXES
APPLICABLE TO EXTRAORDINARY ITEM 95,321 (35,865) 59,456
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INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM $ 142,179 $ (53,798) $ 88,381
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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Reported Adjustments Pro Forma
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(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 648 $ 278,096 (1) $ 278,744
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of
$6,479 and $648, respectively 308,690 308,690
Intercompany loan receivable 13,473 13,473
Inventories, at average costs
Fuel (coal, oil and gas ) 45,686 (36,881) (2) 8,805
Materials and supplies 31,855 (12,028) (2) 19,827
Prepayments 14,152 (316) (3) 13,836
Deferred energy supply costs 8,612 8,612
Deferred income taxes, net 18,935 18,935
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442,051 228,871 670,922
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Investments
Funds held by trustee 67,896 (50,559) (4) 17,337
Other investments 1,615 1,615
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69,511 (50,559) 18,952
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Property, Plant and Equipment
Electric generation 1,314,657 (1,314,657) (5) --
Electric transmission and distribution 1,398,574 (11,392) (5) 1,387,182
Gas transmission and distribution 265,708 265,708
Other electric and gas facilities 202,953 (232) (5) 202,721
Other property, plant and equipment 5,469 5,469
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3,187,361 (1,326,281) 1,861,080
Less: Accumulated depreciation 1,434,597 (736,995) (5) 697,602
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Net plant in service 1,752,764 (589,286) 1,163,478
Construction work-in-progress 64,747 (9,484) (5) 55,263
Leased nuclear fuel, at amortized cost 25,592 (25,592) (6) --
Goodwill, net 69,850 0 69,850
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1,912,953 (624,362) 1,288,591
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Deferred Charges and Other Assets
Recoverable stranded costs 41,775 -- 41,775
Deferred recoverable income taxes 71,986 -- 71,986
Prepaid employee benefits costs 129,962 -- 129,962
Unamortized debt expense 11,106 -- 11,106
Deferred debt refinancing costs 7,538 -- 7,538
Other 17,903 (2,734) (7) 15,169
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280,270 (2,734) 277,536
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Total Assets $ 2,704,785 $ (448,784) $ 2,256,001
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DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 1999
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<CAPTION>
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Reported Adjustments Pro Forma
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(Dollars in Thousands)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
CAPITALIZATION AND LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Long-term debt due within one year $ 1,545 $ 1,545
Variable rate demand bonds 104,830 104,830
Accounts payable 207,073 207,073
Taxes accrued 31,621 131,216 (8) 162,837
Interest accrued 20,160 20,160
Dividends payable 7,027 7,027
Current capital lease obligation 12,495 (12,400) (6) 95
Above-market purchased energy contracts 0
and other electric restructuring liabilities 33,109 33,109
Other 26,226 26,226
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444,086 118,816 562,902
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Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities
Deferred income taxes, net 341,748 (73,555) (8) 268,193
Deferred investment tax credits 34,823 (16,920) (8) 17,903
Long term capital lease obligation 14,175 (13,192) (7) 983
Above-market purchased energy contracts
and other electric restructuring liabilities 102,781 (7,183) (7) 95,598
Other 14,079 (526) (7) 13,553
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507,606 (111,376) 396,230
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Capitalization
Common stock, $2.25 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized;
1,000 shares outstanding 2 2
Additional paid-in-capital 528,893 (299,542) (9) 229,351
Retained earnings 147,288 170,336 (10) 317,624
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Total common stockholder's equity 676,183 (129,206) 546,977
Preferred stock not subject to mandatory redemption 89,703 89,703
Preferred securities of subsidiary trust subject to
mandatory redemption 70,000 70,000
Long-term debt 917,207 (327,018) (11) 590,189
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1,753,093 (456,224) 1,296,869
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Total Capitalization and Liabilities $ 2,704,785 $ (448,784) $ 2,256,001
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