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\par\pard\plain\fs16\pard\plain\cf1\f51\fs24\b\qc Under Section\~14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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\par\pard\plain\fs16\pard\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\qc (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)\par\pard\plain\sb264\cf1\f51\fs20\b\qc Michael R. Bramnick
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\par\pard\plain\fs16\pard\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\b\qc Thomas W. Christopher
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\page\par\pard\plain\f0\fs16\pard\plain\ul{\field{\*\fldinst HYPERLINK \\l "toc" }{\*\fldrslt\cf3\f51\fs16\b\ql Table of Contents}}\par\pard\plain\sb132\cf1\f51\fs20\ql \~\~\~\~\~This Amendment No.\~31 to Schedule\~14D-9 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  Schedule\~14D-9 (as amended from time to time, the\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\i\ql   \u8220?Statement\u8221?\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  ) originally filed by NRG Energy, Inc., a Delaware\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  corporation (\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\i\ql  \u8220?NRG\u8221?\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  ), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the \u8220?SEC\u8221?) on November\~24,\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  2008, relating to the unsolicited offer by Exelon Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (\u8220?Exelon\u8221?), through its\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  wholly-owned subsidiary, Exelon Xchange Corporation, a Delaware corporation, to exchange each outstanding share of common\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  stock of NRG, par value $0.01 per share (\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\i\ql  \u8220?NRG Common Stock\u8221?\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  ), for 0.485 of a share of Exelon common stock,\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  without par value, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in (1)\~the Preliminary Prospectus/Offer to Exchange,\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  originally filed with the SEC on November\~12, 2008 (the \u8220?Exchange Offer\u8221?) and (2)\~the related Letter of\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  Transmittal (which, together with the Exchange Offer and any amendments or supplements thereto from time to time, collectively\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  constitutes the \u8220?Offer\u8221?). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the\plain\cf1\f51\fs20\ql  Statement. Except as specifically noted herein, the information set forth in the Statement remains unchanged.\par\pard\plain\sb264\cf1\f51\fs20\b\ql Item\~9. Exhibits.\par\pard\plain\sb132\cf1\f51\fs20\ql \~\~\~\~\~Item\~9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits:
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