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)

May 7, 2004

                 PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.                   
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Delaware               
     (State or other jurisdiction
            of incorporation)

     001-31403     
(Commission File      Number)

      52-2297449     
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

701 Ninth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C
(Address of principal executive offices

  20068   
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(202) 872-3526

                                                                                                                           
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Pepco Holdings, Inc.
Form 8-K                        

Item 7.

Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. 

(c)  Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

Reference

        99

News Release of Pepco Holdings, Inc. dated May 7, 2004.

Included herewith.

Item 12.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition -- On May 7, 2004, Pepco Holdings issued a news release announcing its first quarter 2004 operating results. The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Form 8-K.

          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.

May 7, 2004
    DATE

PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC.
            (Registrant)



By:    /s/    Andrew W. Williams                      
                  Andrew W. Williams
               Senior Vice President and
                Chief Financial Officer

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