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872-3526</font></font></div>
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8.01&#160;&#160;&#160;Other Events</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>Potomac Electric Power Company (the
&#8220;Company&#8221;) has entered into a Purchase Agreement, dated December 3, 2008 (the
&#8220;Purchase Agreement&#8221;), with J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley &amp;
Co. Incorporated, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC for the offer and sale of $250,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 7.90% Series due December
15, 2038 (the &#8220;Bonds&#8221;) in an underwritten offering registered on a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-145691-03), which was filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24, 2007. The
Purchase Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and the form of Bonds is
filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1. The Bonds are initially being offered to the
public at a price of 100% of the principal amount. At the closing of the
offering, which is scheduled to occur on December 10, 2008, the Company will
realize, after deduction of the underwriters&#8217; discount of 0.875% of the
principal amount and before deduction of offering expenses, net proceeds of
approximately $247,812,500.</font></div>
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Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated July 1, 1936, between the Company and The Bank
of New York Mellon, as trustee (as successor in such capacity to The Riggs
National Bank of Washington, D.C.), as amended and supplemented, including
pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 3, 2008 (the
&#8220;Supplemental Indenture&#8221;), relating to the issuance of the Bonds. The
Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font>The legality opinion of Kirk J. Emge,
General Counsel of the Company, relating to the issuance of the Bonds is filed
herewith as Exhibit 5.1.</font></div>
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affiliates have provided investment or commercial banking services to the
Company and its affiliates, including as an underwriter of their securities, in
the past and are likely to do so in the future. They receive customary fees and
commissions for these services.</font></div>
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dec8-pepco8k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December
3, 2008
POTOMAC
      ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
District
      of Columbia and Virginia
001-01072
53-0127880
(State
      or other jurisdiction
of
      incorporation)
(Commission
File
      Number)
(IRS
      Employer
Identification
      No.)
701
      Ninth Street, N.W., Washington, DC
20068
(Address
      of principal executive offices)
(Zip
      Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code
(202)
872-3526
Not
      Applicable
(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last
  report.)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
¨
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
¨
Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
      (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
      (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Potomac
Electric Power Company
Form
8-K
Item
8.01   Other Events
Potomac Electric Power Company (the
"Company") has entered into a Purchase Agreement, dated December 3, 2008 (the
"Purchase Agreement"), with J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC for the offer and sale of $250,000,000 in
aggregate principal amount of First Mortgage Bonds, 7.90% Series due December
15, 2038 (the "Bonds") in an underwritten offering registered on a Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-145691-03), which was filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission on August 24, 2007. The
Purchase Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and the form of Bonds is
filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1. The Bonds are initially being offered to the
public at a price of 100% of the principal amount. At the closing of the
offering, which is scheduled to occur on December 10, 2008, the Company will
realize, after deduction of the underwriters' discount of 0.875% of the
principal amount and before deduction of offering expenses, net proceeds of
approximately $247,812,500.
The Bonds will be issued under the
Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated July 1, 1936, between the Company and The Bank
of New York Mellon, as trustee (as successor in such capacity to The Riggs
National Bank of Washington, D.C.), as amended and supplemented, including
pursuant to the Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 3, 2008 (the
"Supplemental Indenture"), relating to the issuance of the Bonds. The
Supplemental Indenture is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2.
The legality opinion of Kirk J. Emge,
General Counsel of the Company, relating to the issuance of the Bonds is filed
herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
Some of the underwriters or their
affiliates have provided investment or commercial banking services to the
Company and its affiliates, including as an underwriter of their securities, in
the past and are likely to do so in the future. They receive customary fees and
commissions for these services.
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Potomac
Electric Power Company
Form
8-K
Item
9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits
The
      following exhibits are furnished herewith:
Exhibit
      No.
Description
      of Exhibit
1.1
Purchase
      Agreement, dated December 3, 2008, among the Company and J.P. Morgan
      Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Scotia Capital
      (USA) Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets,
      LLC
4.1
Form
      of First Mortgage Bond, 7.90% Series due December 15, 2038 (included in
      Exhibit 4.2)
4.2
Supplemental
      Indenture, dated as of December 3, 2008, with respect to the Mortgage and
      Deed of Trust, dated July 1, 1936
5.1
Opinion
      of Kirk J. Emge, Esq.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
POTOMAC
      ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
Date:
December
      8, 2008
/s/
      P. H. BARRY
Name:  Paul
      H. Barry
Title:    Senior
      Vice President and
Chief
      Financial Officer
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