More Than 40,000 District Residents Sign Petition in Support of the Pepco Holdings-Exelon Merger

WASHINGTON & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 40,000 District of Columbia residents have signed a petition in support of the merger of Pepco Holdings Inc. (NYSE: POM) and Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC). A list of those who signed the petition was filed yesterday with the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia and is available here. These residents join a diverse group of more than 80 business, community and faith organizations that already publicly voiced their support for the transaction.