WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Available Information
PPL Corporation files reports and other information with the SEC. You may obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public
Reference Room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Further information on the operation of the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. can be obtained by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330.
PPL Corporation maintains an Internet Web site at www.pplweb.com. On the Investor Center page of that Web
site, PPL Corporation provides access to its SEC filings free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after filing with the SEC. The information at PPL Corporations Web site is not incorporated into this prospectus supplement by
reference, and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus supplement. PPL Corporations filings are also available at the SECs Web site (www.sec.gov).
Incorporation by Reference
PPL Corporation will incorporate by
reference information into this prospectus supplement by disclosing important information to you by referring you to another document that it files separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this
prospectus supplement, and later information that we file with the SEC prior to completion of this offering will automatically update and supersede that information. This prospectus supplement incorporates by reference the documents set forth below
that have been previously filed with the SEC. These documents contain important information about PPL Corporation.
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SEC Filings
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Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Filed on February 24, 2014
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Current Report on Form 8-K
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Filed on February 28, 2014 and March 5, 2014
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PPL Corporations 2013 Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement
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Filed on April 4, 2013 (portions thereof incorporated by reference into PPL Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012)
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Additional documents that PPL Corporation files with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, between the date of this prospectus supplement and the termination of the offering of the Notes are also incorporated herein by reference. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, none of
the information that we disclose under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on
Form 8-K
that we have furnished or may from time to time furnish with the SEC is or will be incorporated by reference
into, or otherwise included in, this prospectus supplement.
PPL Corporation will provide without charge to each person to
whom a copy of this prospectus supplement has been delivered a copy of any and all of its filings with the SEC. You may request a copy of these filings by writing or telephoning PPL Corporation at:
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
Attention: Investor Services Department
Telephone: 1-800-345-3085
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We have not included or incorporated by reference any separate financial statements of PPL
Capital Funding herein. We do not consider those financial statements to be material to holders of the Notes because (1) PPL Capital Funding is a wholly-owned subsidiary that was formed for the primary purpose of providing financing for PPL
Corporation and its subsidiaries, (2) PPL Capital Funding does not currently engage in any independent operations, (3) PPL Capital Funding does not currently plan to engage, in the future, in more than minimal independent operations and
(4) PPL Capital Fundings parent, PPL Corporation, will fully and unconditionally guarantee PPL Capital Fundings obligations to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes. See PPL Capital Funding in the
accompanying prospectus.
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SUMMARY
The following summary contains information about the offering by PPL Capital Funding of its Notes. It does not contain all of the
information that may be important to you in making a decision to purchase the Notes. For a more complete understanding of PPL Capital Funding, PPL Corporation and the offering of the Notes and the Guarantees, we urge you to read carefully this
entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including the Risk Factors sections and our financial statements and the notes to those statements.
PPL Corporation
PPL Corporation, headquartered in Allentown, PA, is an energy and utility holding company that was incorporated in 1994. Through its subsidiaries, PPL Corporation delivers electricity to customers in the
U.K., Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee; delivers natural gas to customers in Kentucky; generates electricity from power plants in the northeastern, northwestern and southeastern U.S.; and markets wholesale or retail energy primarily in
the northeastern and northwestern portions of the U.S.
The Offering
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Issuer
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PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
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Guarantor
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PPL Corporation
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Securities Offered
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$ aggregate principal amount of PPL Capital Fundings
% Senior Notes due 2024 (the 2024 Notes).
$ aggregate principal amount of PPL Capital Fundings % Senior Notes due 2044 (the 2044
Notes).
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Stated Maturity Date
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2024 Notes: March 15, 2024.
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2044 Notes: March 15, 2044.
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Interest Payment Dates
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Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year, commencing on September 15, 2014, and at maturity, or upon earlier
redemption.
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Interest Rate
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2024 Notes: From and including
, 2014 until maturity at the rate of % per annum.
2044 Notes: From and including
, 2014 until maturity at the rate of % per annum.
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Redemption
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We may, at our option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time on or after March 15, 2016.
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If we redeem the 2024 Notes on or after March 15, 2016 and before December 15, 2023 (the date that is three months prior to the Stated Maturity Date of the 2024 Notes) or the
2044 Notes on or after March 15, 2016 and before September 15, 2043 (the date that is six
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months prior to the Stated Maturity Date of the 2044 Notes) such Notes will be redeemed by us at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
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(1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be so redeemed; and
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(2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments
of principal and interest on the Notes to be so redeemed (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in this prospectus supplement), plus basis points in the case of the 2024 Notes, and basis points in the case of the 2044
Notes,
plus, in either of the above cases, accrued and unpaid interest on
the principal amount being redeemed to, but not including, the date of redemption
If we redeem the 2024 Notes on or after December 15, 2023 or the 2044 Notes on or after September 15, 2043, such Notes will be redeemed by us at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of
the Notes to be so redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but not including, the date of redemption. See Description of the NotesRedemption.
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Ranking, Guarantees
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The Notes will be PPL Capital Fundings unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with PPL Capital Fundings existing unsecured
and unsubordinated indebtedness and senior in right of payment to PPL Capital Fundings subordinated indebtedness. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by PPL Corporation as to payment of principal, premium, if any, and
interest. The Guarantees will be PPL Corporations unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with PPL Corporations other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. However, because PPL Corporation is a holding
company, its obligations under the Guarantees will be effectively subordinated to existing and future liabilities of its subsidiaries. See Risk Factors.
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Form and Denomination
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The Notes will be initially issued in the form of one or more global securities, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof,
and deposited with the Trustee on behalf of The Depository Trust Company (DTC), as depositary, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee. See Description of the NotesGeneral and Description of the
NotesBook-Entry Only IssuanceThe Depository Trust Company.
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Use of Proceeds
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The Notes offered by this prospectus supplement are being sold for the accounts of the selling securityholders named in this
prospectus
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supplement. Any proceeds from the sale of these Notes will be received by the selling securityholders for their own accounts, and we will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of any of the Notes offered by this prospectus supplement.
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Reopening of the Series
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We may, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes and subject to certain limitations, increase the principal amount of a series of Notes and issue additional Notes of such
series having the same ranking, interest rate, maturity and other terms as the Notes of such series, other than the public offering price, the date of issuance and, in some circumstances, the initial interest accrual date and the initial interest
payment date, if applicable. Any such additional Notes may, together with the outstanding Notes of such series, constitute a single series of securities under the Indenture. See Description of the
NotesGeneral.
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Governing Law
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The Notes and the Indenture are governed by the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent the Trust Indenture Act shall be applicable.
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Conflicts of Interest
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Each of the Joint Book-Running Managers and Senior Co-Managers listed on the cover page of this prospectus supplement will receive 5% or more of the proceeds of this offering.
Accordingly, this offering is being conducted in compliance with the provisions FINRA Rule 5121. Such entities are not permitted to sell the Notes in this offering to an account over which they exercise discretionary authority without prior specific
written approval of the customer to which the account relates.
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RISK FACTORS
Before making a decision to invest in the Notes, you should carefully consider the following risk factors, as well as the other
information included in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Risks Relating to PPL Corporations Businesses
See the risk factors set forth beginning on page 20 of PPL Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 for a discussion of certain risks relating to PPL
Corporations businesses.
Risks Relating to the Notes
PPL Corporations cash flow and ability to meet its obligations with respect to its Guarantees of the Notes largely depend on the performance of its subsidiaries. As a result, PPL
Corporations obligations with respect to its Guarantees of the Notes will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of its subsidiaries.
PPL Corporation is a holding company and conducts its operations primarily through subsidiaries. Substantially all of its consolidated assets are held by such subsidiaries. Accordingly, its cash flow and
its ability to meet its obligations under its Guarantees of the Notes are largely dependent upon the earnings of these subsidiaries and the distribution or other payment of such earnings to it in the form of dividends, loans or advances or repayment
of loans and advances from it. The subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation to pay any amounts due on the Notes or to make any funds available for such payment.
Because PPL Corporation is a holding company, its obligations with respect to the Notes will be effectively subordinated to all existing
and future liabilities of its subsidiaries. Therefore, its rights and the rights of its creditors, including rights of a holder of any Note, to participate in the assets of any subsidiary in the event that such a subsidiary is liquidated or
reorganized will be subject to the prior claims of such subsidiarys creditors. To the extent that PPL Corporation may be a creditor with recognized claims against any such subsidiary, its claims would still be effectively subordinated to any
security interest in, or mortgages or other liens on, the assets of the subsidiary and would be subordinated to any indebtedness or other liabilities of the subsidiary senior to that held by it. Although certain agreements to which PPL
Corporations subsidiaries are parties limit their ability to incur additional indebtedness, PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries retain the ability to incur substantial additional indebtedness and other liabilities.
The debt agreements of some of PPL Corporations subsidiaries contain provisions that might restrict their ability to pay dividends,
make distributions or otherwise transfer funds to PPL Corporation upon failing to meet certain financial tests or other conditions prior to the payment of other obligations, including operating expenses, debt service and reserves. PPL Corporation
currently believes that all of its subsidiaries are in compliance with such tests and conditions. Further, if PPL Corporation elects to receive distributions of earnings from its foreign operations, PPL Corporation may incur United States taxes, net
of any available foreign tax credits, on such amounts. Distributions to PPL Corporation from its international projects are, in some countries, also subject to withholding taxes.
An active trading market for the Notes may not develop.
Each series of
Notes is a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We cannot assure that an active trading market for the Notes will develop. There can be no assurances as to the liquidity of any market that may develop for the Notes, the
ability of holders to sell their Notes or the price at which the holders will be able to sell their Notes. Future trading prices of the Notes will depend on many factors including, among other things, prevailing interest rates, our operating results
and the market for similar securities.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The Notes offered by this prospectus supplement are being sold for the accounts of the selling securityholders named in this prospectus
supplement. Any proceeds from the sale of the Notes offered by this prospectus supplement will be received by the selling securityholders for their own accounts, and we will not receive any proceeds from such sale.
The selling securityholders have agreed to purchase $ principal
amount of 2017 Junior Notes and $ principal amount of 2019 Junior Notes in connection with the remarketing of the Junior Notes pursuant to the Purchase Contract and Pledge
Agreement and will sell the Junior Notes to us on or about March , 2014 in exchange for the Notes and a cash payment. The sum of the amount received by the selling securityholders for the Notes offered hereby and the
amount of cash the selling securityholders receive from us in the foregoing exchange will equal the purchase price of the Junior Notes that the selling securityholders are purchasing in the remarketing.
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CONSOLIDATED CAPITALIZATION OF PPL CORPORATION AND
SUBSIDIARIES
The following table sets forth the historical unaudited consolidated cash and cash equivalents and
capitalization of PPL Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013:
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on an actual basis; and
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on an as adjusted basis to give effect to (i) the exchange of the Junior Notes purchased by the selling securityholders in the remarketing of the
Junior Notes for the Notes offered hereby and a cash payment and (ii) our purchase of $227.5 million aggregate principal amount of the Junior Notes in the remarketing of the Junior Notes.
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This table should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of PPL Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries,
the notes related thereto and the financial and operating data incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
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As of December 31, 2013
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(in millions)
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Long-term debt(2)
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20,592
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2024 Notes offered hereby
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2044 Notes offered hereby
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Total long-term debt
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20,592
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Total equity
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12,466
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Total capitalization
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The As Adjusted column reflects the cash payment that the selling securityholders will receive from us in connection with the remarketing
of the Junior Notes and the purchase price of the Junior Notes that we will purchase in such remarketing, which together represents approximately $246 million.
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Long-term debt excludes $315 million of long-term debt due within one year as of December 31, 2013.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
The following summary description sets forth certain terms and provisions of the Notes that are being offered by this prospectus
supplement. Because this description is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the Notes or the Indenture under which the Notes will be issued, as described below. The Indenture is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which
the accompanying prospectus is a part. The Indenture and its associated documents contain the full legal text of the matters described in this section. This summary is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to all of the provisions of
the Notes and the Indenture, including definitions of certain terms used in the Indenture. We also include references in parentheses to certain sections of the Indenture. Whenever we refer to particular sections or defined terms of the Indenture in
this prospectus supplement, such sections or defined terms are incorporated by reference herein. The Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act, and you should refer to the Trust Indenture Act for provisions that apply to the Notes.
General
The Notes will be issued as two separate series of debt securities under an Indenture, dated as of November 1, 1997 (as such
indenture has been and may be amended and supplemented from time to time, the Indenture), among PPL Capital Funding, PPL Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as The Chase
Manhattan Bank)), as trustee (the Trustee). We may issue an unlimited amount of Notes or other securities under the Indenture. The Notes and all other debt securities issued previously or hereafter under the Indenture are collectively
referred to herein as the Indenture Securities.
The Notes will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of PPL
Capital Funding and will rank equally in right of payment with PPL Capital Fundings existing unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and senior in right of payment to PPL Capital Fundings subordinated indebtedness. The Notes will be
fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the Guarantees) by PPL Corporation as to payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest. The Guarantees will be PPL Corporations unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of
payment with PPL Corporations other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.
The Notes will be issued in fully
registered form only, without coupons. Each series of Notes will be initially represented by one or more fully registered global securities (the Global Securities) deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC, as depositary, and
registered in the name of DTC or DTCs nominee. A beneficial interest in a Global Security will be shown on, and transfers or exchanges thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its participants, as described below
under Book-Entry Only IssuanceThe Depository Trust Company. The authorized denominations of the Notes will be $2,000 and any larger amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000. Except in limited circumstances described
below, the Notes will not be exchangeable for Notes in definitive certificated form.
The 2024 Notes are initially being
offered in one series in the principal amount of $ and the 2044 Notes are initially being offered in one series in the principal amount of
$ . We may, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, increase the principal amount of any series and issue additional notes of such series having the same ranking,
interest rate, maturity and other terms (other than the price to public, the date of issuance and, in some circumstances, the initial interest accrual date and the initial interest payment date, if applicable) as the outstanding Notes of such
series, provided that any such additional notes either shall be fungible with the original Notes of such series for federal income tax purposes or shall be issued under a different CUSIP. Any such additional notes may, together with the Notes of
such series, constitute a single series of securities under the Indenture. The 2024 Notes and any additional notes of the same series having the same terms as the 2024 Notes offered hereby subsequently issued under the Indenture will be treated as a
single series for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, voting waivers and amendments. The 2044 Notes and any additional notes of the same series having the same terms as the 2044 Notes offered hereby subsequently issued
under the Indenture will be treated as a single series for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, voting waivers and amendments.
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Principal and Interest
The 2024 Notes will mature on March 15, 2024 and will bear interest from , 2014
until maturity at the rate of % per annum. The 2044 Notes will mature on March 15, 2044 and will bear interest from
, 2014 until maturity at the rate of % per annum.
We refer to the maturity date of each series of Notes as its Stated Maturity Date. Interest on the Notes will be payable
semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year (each, an Interest Payment Date), commencing on September 15, 2014, and at maturity, whether at the Stated Maturity Date, upon redemption, or otherwise
(Maturity). Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture provides for the payment of interest on an Interest Payment Date only to persons in whose names the Notes are registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date, which
will be March 1 and September 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date; except that interest payable at Maturity will be paid to the person to whom principal is paid.
Interest will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, and with respect to any period less than a full calendar month, on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed during the period.
Payment
So long as the
Notes are registered in the name of DTC, as depositary for the Notes as described herein under Book-Entry Only IssuanceThe Depository Trust Company or DTCs nominee, payments on the Notes will be made as described
therein.
If we default in paying interest on a Note, we will pay such interest either
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on a special record date fixed by the Trustee between 10 and 15 days before the payment; or
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in any other lawful manner of payment that is consistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed for trading
if deemed practicable by the Trustee. (See Section 307.)
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We will pay principal, premium, if any,
and interest on the Notes at their respective Maturity upon presentation of the Notes at the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon in New York, New York, as our Paying Agent. In our discretion, we may change the place of payment on
the Notes, and we may remove any Paying Agent and may appoint one or more additional Paying Agents (including us or any of our affiliates). (See Section 602.)
If any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or the Maturity of a Note falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any, and/or interest will be made on the
next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date such payment was due, and no interest will accrue on such payment for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or the Maturity, as the case may be, to the date of such
payment on the next succeeding Business Day. Business Day means any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is not a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are generally authorized or required by law, regulation or
executive order to close in The City of New York or other city in which any Paying Agent for the Notes is located. (See Section 113.)
Redemption
We may, at
our option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time on or after March 15, 2016. If we redeem the 2024 Notes on or after March 15, 2016 and before December 15, 2023 (the date that is three months prior to the
Stated Maturity Date of the 2024 Notes) or if we redeem the 2044 Notes on or after March 15, 2016 and before September 15, 2043 (the date that is six months prior to the Stated Maturity Date of the 2044 Notes), the Notes to be redeemed
will be redeemed by us at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
(1) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be so
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(2) as determined by the Quotation Agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining
scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be so redeemed (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus basis points in the case of the 2024 Notes and
basis points in the case of the 2044 Notes;
plus, in either of the
above cases, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date.
If we redeem the 2024 Notes on or after December 15, 2023 or if we redeem the 2044 Notes on or after September 15, 2043, such Notes
will be redeemed by us at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be so redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date.
For purposes of calculating the redemption price, the following terms will have the meanings set forth below:
Adjusted Treasury Rate
means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual
equivalent yield to maturity of the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for such Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the applicable Comparable Treasury Price for that Redemption
Date.
Comparable Treasury Issue
means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent
as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed to their Stated Maturity Date that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing
new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed.
Comparable Treasury Price
means, with respect to any Redemption Date:
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the average of three Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for that Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer
Quotations; or
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if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all of those quotations received.
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Quotation Agent
means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by us.
Reference Treasury Dealer
means:
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each of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, respectively, and their respective
successors, unless any of them ceases to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in the United States (a Primary Treasury Dealer), in which case we will substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer; and
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any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by us.
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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations
means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and
asked prices for the applicable Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount), as provided to the Quotation Agent by that Reference Treasury Dealer at 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business
day preceding that Redemption Date.
The Notes will not be subject to a sinking fund or other mandatory redemption and will
not be repayable at the option of the Holder of a Note prior to the Stated Maturity Date.
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Notes will be redeemable upon notice by mail between 30 and 60 days prior to the Redemption
Date. If less than all of the Notes of either series are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select the Notes of such series for redemption in such manner as it deems fair and appropriate. (See Sections 403 and 404.)
Notes called for redemption will cease to bear interest on the Redemption Date. We will pay the redemption price and any accrued interest
once you surrender the Note for redemption. (See Section 405.) If only part of a Note is redeemed, the Trustee will deliver to you a new Note for the remaining portion without charge. (See Section 406.)
Upon giving notice of redemption, PPL Capital Funding may make any redemption at its option conditional upon the receipt by the Paying
Agent, on or prior to the date fixed for redemption, of money sufficient to pay the redemption price. If the Paying Agent has not received such money by the date fixed for redemption, such redemption notice shall be of no force and effect and we
will not be required to redeem such Notes. (See Section 404.)
Form; Transfers; Exchanges
So long as the Notes are registered in the name of DTC, as depositary for the Notes as described herein under Book-Entry Only
IssuanceThe Depository Trust Company or DTCs nominee, transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests in the Notes will be made as described therein. In the event that the book-entry only system is discontinued, and the Notes are
issued in certificated form, you may exchange or transfer Notes at the corporate trust office of the Trustee. Notes presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by us or the Trustee) be duly endorsed or
shall be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to us and the Trustee, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. The Trustee acts as our agent for registering Notes in the names
of Holders and transferring debt securities. We may appoint another agent or act as our own agent for this purpose. The entity performing the role of maintaining the list of registered Holders is called the Security Registrar. It will
also perform transfers. In our discretion, we may change the place for registration of transfer of the Notes and may remove and/or appoint one or more additional Security Registrars (including us or any of our affiliates). (See Sections 305 and
602.)
There will be no service charge for any transfer or exchange of the Notes, but you may be required to pay a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. We may block the transfer or exchange of (1) Notes during a period of 15 days prior to giving any notice of redemption or (2) any Note selected for
redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. (See Section 305.)
Guarantees
PPL Corporation will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal, premium, if any, and any interest on
the Notes, when due and payable, whether at the Stated Maturity Date, by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise, in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture. The Guarantees will remain in effect until the
entire principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes has been paid in full or otherwise discharged in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. (See Article Fourteen.)
Events of Default
An Event of Default with respect to the
Notes of a series will occur if:
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we do not pay any interest on any Note of such series within 30 days of the due date;
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we do not pay principal or premium, if any, on any Note of such series on its due date;
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we remain in breach of a covenant (excluding covenants solely applicable to a specific series other than the Notes of such series) or warranty of the
Indenture for 90 days after we receive a written notice of default stating we are in breach and requiring remedy of the breach; the notice must be sent by either the
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Trustee or Holders of 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities of the affected series; the Trustee or such Holders can agree to extend the 90-day period and
such an agreement to extend will be automatically deemed to occur if we are diligently pursuing action to correct the default;
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PPL Corporations Guarantees of the Notes of such series cease to be effective (except in accordance with their terms), are found in any judicial
proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid, or are denied or disaffirmed (except in accordance with their terms); or
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we file for bankruptcy or certain other similar events in bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or reorganization occur.
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(See Section 801.)
No Event of Default with respect to the Notes of either series necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to the Indenture Securities of any other series issued under the Indenture.
Remedies
Acceleration
Any One Series
. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to any one series of Indenture Securities, then either the Trustee or the Holders of 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding Indenture Securities of such series may declare the principal amount of all of the Indenture Securities of such series to be due and payable immediately.
More Than One Series
. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing with respect to more than one series of Indenture Securities, then either the Trustee or the Holders of 25% of the aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities of all such series, considered as one class, may make such declaration of acceleration. Thus, if there is more than one series affected, the action by the Holders of 25% of the aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities of any particular series will not, in itself, be sufficient to make a declaration of acceleration. (See Section 802.)
Rescission of Acceleration
After the declaration of acceleration has been made and before the Trustee has obtained a judgment or decree for payment of the money due, such declaration and its consequences will be rescinded and
annulled, if
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we pay or deposit with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay:
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the principal of and any premium on the Notes which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon;
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interest on overdue interest to the extent lawful; and
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all amounts due to the Trustee under the Indenture; and
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all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of the principal which has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or
waived as provided in the Indenture.
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No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or
impair any right consequent thereon. (See Section 802.) For more information as to waiver of defaults, see Waiver of Default and of Compliance below.
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Control by Holders; Limitations
Subject to the Indenture, if an Event of Default with respect to the Indenture Securities of any one series occurs and is continuing, the
Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities of that series will have the right to
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direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or
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exercise any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Indenture Securities of such series.
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If an Event of Default is continuing with respect to more than one series of Indenture Securities, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities of all such series, considered as one class, will have the right to make such direction, and not the Holders of the Indenture Securities of any one of such series.
These rights of Holders to make direction are subject to the following limitations:
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the Holders directions may not conflict with any law or the Indenture; and
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the Holders directions may not involve the Trustee in personal liability where the Trustee believes indemnity is not adequate.
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The Trustee may also take any other action it deems proper that is consistent with the Holders
direction. (See Sections 812 and 903.) With respect to Events of Default and other defaults in the performance of, or breach of, covenants in the Indenture that do not constitute Events of Default, if any such Event of Default or other default
occurs and is continuing after any applicable notice and/or cure period, then the Trustee may in its discretion (and subject to the rights of the Holders to control remedies as described above and certain other conditions specified in the Indenture)
bring such judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem appropriate or proper.
The Indenture provides that no Holder of any
Indenture Security will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Indenture for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy thereunder, unless
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that Holder has previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default;
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the Holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities of all affected series, considered as one class, have made
written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of that Event of Default and have offered the Trustee reasonable indemnity against costs and liabilities incurred in complying with such request; and
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for 60 days after receipt of such notice, the Trustee has failed to institute any such proceeding and no direction inconsistent with such request has
been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Indenture Securities of all affected series, considered as one class.
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Furthermore, no Holder will be entitled to institute any such action if and to the extent that such action would disturb or prejudice the
rights of other Holders. (See Sections 807 and 903.)
However, each Holder has an absolute and unconditional right to receive
payment when due and to bring a suit to enforce that right, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder. (See Sections 807 and 808.)
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Notice of Default
The Trustee is required to give the Holders of the Notes notice of any default under the Indenture to the extent required by the Trust Indenture Act, unless such default has been cured or waived; except
that in the case of an Event of Default of the character specified above in the third bullet point under Events of Default, no such notice shall be given to such Holders until at least 75 days after the occurrence thereof. (See
Section 902.) The Trust Indenture Act currently permits the Trustee to withhold notices of default (except for certain payment defaults) if the Trustee in good faith determines the withholding of such notice to be in the interests of the
Holders.
PPL Capital Funding and PPL Corporation will furnish the Trustee with an annual statement as to their compliance
with the conditions and covenants in the Indenture. (See Section 605.)
Waiver of Default and of Compliance
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes of either series may waive, on behalf of the Holders of all
outstanding Notes of such series, any past default under the Indenture with respect to such series, except a default in the payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest, or with respect to compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture
that cannot be amended without the consent of the Holder of each outstanding Indenture Security of the affected series. (See Section 813.)
Compliance with certain covenants in the Indenture or otherwise provided with respect to Indenture Securities may be waived by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the affected
Indenture Securities, considered as one class. (See Section 606.)
Consolidation, Merger and Conveyance of Assets as an Entirety
Subject to the provisions described in the next paragraph, each of PPL Capital Funding and PPL Corporation has agreed in
the Indenture to preserve its corporate existence. (See Section 604.)
PPL Capital Funding and PPL Corporation have each
also agreed not to consolidate with or merge into any other entity or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity unless
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the entity formed by such consolidation or into which PPL Capital Funding or PPL Corporation, as the case may be, is merged or the entity which
acquires or which leases its property and assets substantially as an entirety is a corporation or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia, and
expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal, premium, if any, and interest on all the outstanding Notes (or the Guarantees, as the case may be) and the performance
of all of its covenants under the Indenture; and
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immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an
Event of Default, will have occurred and be continuing. (See Section 1101.)
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The Indenture does not
prevent or restrict:
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any consolidation or merger after the consummation of which PPL Capital Funding or PPL Corporation would be the surviving or resulting entity; or
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any conveyance or other transfer, or lease, of any part of the properties of PPL Capital Funding or PPL Corporation which does not constitute the
entirety, or substantially the entirety, thereof. (See Section 1103.)
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Modification of Indenture
Without Holder Consent
. Without the consent of any Holders of Indenture Securities, PPL Capital Funding, PPL Corporation and the Trustee may enter into one or more supplemental indentures for any
of the following purposes:
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to evidence the succession of another entity to PPL Capital Funding or PPL Corporation;
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to add one or more covenants or other provisions for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series or tranche of Indenture Securities, or to
surrender any right or power conferred upon us;
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to add any additional Events of Default for all or any series of Indenture Securities;
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to change or eliminate any provision of the Indenture or to add any new provision to the Indenture that does not adversely affect the interests of the
Holders in any material respect;
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to provide security for the Indenture Securities of any series;
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to establish the form or terms of Indenture Securities of any series or tranche as permitted by the Indenture;
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to provide for the issuance of bearer securities;
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to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment of a separate or successor Trustee;
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to provide for the procedures required to permit the utilization of a noncertificated system of registration for any series or tranche of Indenture
Securities;
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to change any place or places where:
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we may pay principal, premium and interest,
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Indenture Securities may be surrendered for transfer or exchange, and
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notices and demands to or upon PPL Capital Funding or PPL Corporation may be served; or
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to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or to make any other changes that do not adversely affect the interests of the Holders in any material
respect.
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If the Trust Indenture Act is amended after the date of the Indenture so as to require changes to
the Indenture or so as to permit changes to, or the elimination of, provisions which, at the date of the Indenture or at any time thereafter, were required by the Trust Indenture Act to be contained in the Indenture, the Indenture will be deemed to
have been amended so as to conform to such amendment or to effect such changes or elimination, and PPL Capital Funding, PPL Corporation and the Trustee may, without the consent of any Holders, enter into one or more supplemental indentures to effect
or evidence such amendment. (See Section 1201.)
With Holder Consent
. Except as provided above, the consent of the
Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Indenture Securities of all outstanding series, considered as one class, is generally required for the purpose of adding to, changing or eliminating any of the provisions of the
Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture. However, if less than all of the series of outstanding Indenture Securities are directly affected by a proposed supplemental indenture, then such proposal only requires the consent of the Holders of a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities of all directly affected series, considered as one class. Moreover, if the Indenture Securities of any series have been issued in more than one tranche and if the
proposed supplemental indenture directly affects the rights of the Holders of Indenture Securities of one or more, but less than all, of such tranches, then such proposal only requires the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities of all directly affected tranches, considered as one class.
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However, no amendment or modification may, without the consent of the Holder of each
outstanding Indenture Security directly affected thereby,
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change the stated maturity of the principal or interest on any Indenture Security (other than pursuant to the terms thereof), or reduce the principal
amount, interest or premium payable or change the currency in which any Indenture Security is payable, or impair the right to bring suit to enforce any payment;
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reduce the percentages of Holders whose consent is required for any supplemental indenture or waiver or reduce the requirements for quorum and voting
under the Indenture; or
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modify certain of the provisions in the Indenture relating to supplemental indentures and waivers of certain covenants and past defaults.
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A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any provision of the Indenture expressly included
solely for the benefit of Holders of Indenture Securities of one or more particular series or tranches will be deemed not to affect the rights under the Indenture of the Holders of Indenture Securities of any other series or tranche. (See
Section 1202.)
We will be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of
outstanding Indenture Securities of any series entitled to give or take any demand, direction, consent or other action under the Indenture, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture. In certain circumstances, the Trustee
also will be entitled to set a record date for action by Holders. If such a record date is set for any action to be taken by Holders of particular Indenture Securities, such action may be taken only by persons who are Holders of such Indenture
Securities at the close of business on the record date. (See Section 104.)
The Indenture provides that certain Indenture
Securities, including those for which payment or redemption money has been deposited or set aside in trust as described under Satisfaction and Discharge below, will not be deemed to be outstanding in determining whether
the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the outstanding Indenture Securities have given or taken any demand, direction, consent or other action under the Indenture as of any date, or are present at a meeting of Holders for quorum purposes.
(See Section 101.)
Satisfaction and Discharge
Any Indenture Securities or any portion will be deemed to have been paid for purposes of the Indenture and, at PPL Capital Fundings election, the entire indebtedness of PPL Capital Funding and PPL
Corporation will be satisfied and discharged, if there shall have been irrevocably deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than PPL Capital Funding or PPL Corporation), in trust:
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in the case of a deposit made prior to the maturity of such Indenture Securities, non-redeemable Government Obligations (as defined in the Indenture)
sufficient, or
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a combination of items listed in the preceding two bullet points, which in total are sufficient,
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to pay when due the principal of, and any premium and interest due and to become due on such Indenture Securities or portions thereof on and prior to the
maturity thereof. (See Section 701.)
Subject to certain limitations, the Indenture will be deemed satisfied and
discharged when no Indenture Securities remain outstanding and when we have paid all other sums payable by us under the Indenture. (See Section 702.)
All moneys we pay to the Trustee or any Paying Agent on Indenture Securities that remain unclaimed at the end of two years after payments have become due will be paid to PPL Capital Funding upon its
request. Thereafter, the Holder of such Indenture Security may look only to us for payment. (See Section 603.)
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Resignation and Removal of the Trustee; Deemed Resignation
The Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice to us.
The Trustee may also be removed by act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Indenture Securities of
any series.
No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor trustee will become effective until
the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee in accordance with the requirements of the Indenture.
Under certain
circumstances, we may appoint a successor trustee and if the successor accepts, the Trustee will be deemed to have resigned. (See Section 910.)
Notices
Notices to Holders of Notes will be given by mail to the
addresses of the Holders as they may appear in the security register. (See Section 106.)
Title
PPL Capital Funding, PPL Corporation, the Trustee, and any agent of PPL Capital Funding, PPL Corporation or the Trustee, will treat the
person or entity in whose name Indenture Securities are registered as the absolute owner of those Indenture Securities (whether or not the Indenture Securities may be overdue) for the purpose of making payments and for all other purposes
irrespective of notice to the contrary. (See Section 308.)
Governing Law
The Indenture and the Indenture Securities provide that they will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of New York, except to the extent the Trust Indenture Act shall be applicable. (See Section 112.)
Regarding the Trustee
The Trustee under the Indenture is The Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM). In addition to acting as Trustee, BNYM
also maintains various banking and trust relationships with us and some of our affiliates.
Book-Entry Only IssuanceThe Depository
Trust Company
DTC will act as the initial securities depositary for the Notes. The Notes will be issued in fully
registered form and will be evidenced by one or more global Notes registered in the name of DTCs nominee, Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The global Notes will be deposited
with the Trustee as custodian for DTC.
DTC advises that it is a New York limited-purpose trust company organized under the
New York Banking Law, a banking organization within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a clearing corporation within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a
clearing agency registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. DTC holds securities that its participants (Direct Participants) deposit with it and also
facilitates the settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions, including transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in Direct Participants accounts,
thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. The
depositary is owned by a number of its Direct Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. Access to DTCs system is also available to others, including both U.S. and non-U.S. securities
brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing
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corporations that clear transactions through, or maintain a custodial relationship with, a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly (Indirect Participants). The rules
applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC.
Purchases of the Notes under the DTC system must be made by
or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the Notes on DTCs records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser (Beneficial Owner) is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants
records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchases, but Beneficial Owners should receive written confirmations providing details of the transactions, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from
the Direct or Indirect Participant through which they purchased Notes. Transfers of ownership interests on the Notes are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners.
Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Notes, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the Notes is discontinued.
To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Notes deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTCs nominee,
Cede & Co., or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of the Notes with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other nominee do not effect any change in
beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Notes; DTCs records reflect only the identity of the participants to whose accounts the Notes are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The
Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by
Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners, will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Notices will be sent to DTC.
Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor such other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the Notes unless authorized by a
Direct Participant in accordance with DTCs procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an omnibus proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The omnibus proxy assigns the voting or consenting rights of Cede & Co. to
those Direct Participants to whose accounts the Notes are credited on the record date. We believe that these arrangements will enable the Beneficial Owners to exercise rights equivalent in substance to the rights that can be directly exercised by a
registered holder of the Notes.
Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be made to
Cede & Co. (or such other nominee of DTC). DTCs practice is to credit Direct Participants accounts upon DTCs receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us or the Trustee, on the payable date in accordance
with their respective holdings shown on DTCs records. Payments by participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of each participant and not of DTC, the
Trustee or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest to Cede & Co. (or other such nominee of DTC) is our responsibility. Disbursement
of such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners is the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.
A Beneficial Owner will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of the Notes. Accordingly, each Beneficial Owner must rely on the
procedures of DTC to exercise any rights under the Notes.
DTC may discontinue providing its services as securities depositary
with respect to the Notes at any time by giving us or the Trustee reasonable notice. In the event no successor securities depositary is obtained, certificates for the Notes will be printed and delivered.
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTCs book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we believe to be
reliable, but neither we, the selling securityholders nor the underwriters take any responsibility for the accuracy of this information.
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SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS
The selling securityholders have agreed to purchase
$ principal amount 2017 Junior Notes and
$ principal amount 2019 Junior Notes in connection with the remarketing of the Junior Notes pursuant to the Purchase Contract and
Pledge Agreement and will sell the Junior Notes to us on or about March , 2014 in exchange for the principal amounts of 2024 Notes and 2044 Notes set forth opposite their names below and a cash payment. The sum of the
amount received by the selling securityholders for the Notes offered hereby and the amount of cash the selling securityholders receive from us in the foregoing exchange will equal the purchase price of the Junior Notes in the remarketing. We are
registering the Notes offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus on behalf of the selling securityholders.
The following table, based on information supplied to us by the selling securityholders, sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership (as such term is used within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of the Notes by the selling securityholders as of , 2014. Following the completion of this
offering, the selling securityholders will not own any Notes.
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Selling securityholders
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amount of 2024
Notes
beneficially
owned and
offered
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Principal
amount of 2044
Notes
beneficially
owned and
offered
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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$
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$
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
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Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
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UBS Securities LLC
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
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BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
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Lloyds Securities Inc.
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CIBC World Markets Corp.
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KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
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PNC Capital Markets LLC
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Santander Investment Securities Inc.
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SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
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US Bancorp Investments, Inc.
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The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME AND ESTATE TAX
CONSEQUENCES OF THE NOTES
The following summary describes certain U.S. federal income and estate tax consequences as of
the date of this prospectus supplement of the purchase, ownership and disposition of Notes. This summary deals only with Notes that are held as capital assets by holders who acquire Notes pursuant to this offering at their initial offering price.
This summary does not constitute a detailed description of the U.S. federal income and tax considerations applicable to you if you are subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including if you are:
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a dealer in securities or currencies,
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a trader in securities that elects to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for its securities holdings;
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a regulated investment company;
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a real estate investment trust;
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a tax-exempt organization,
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a financial institution;
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a person liable for the alternative minimum tax;
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a partnership or other pass-through entity for United States federal income tax purposes;
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a controlled foreign corporation;
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a passive foreign investment company;
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a person holding the Notes as part of a hedging, integrated conversion or constructive sale transaction or a straddle;
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a United States holder (as defined below) whose functional currency for tax purposes is not the U.S. dollar.
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The discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code
) and
regulations, rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of the date hereof. Those authorities may be changed, perhaps retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income and tax consequences different from those discussed below.
If a partnership holds Notes, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of
the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding Notes, you should consult your tax advisors.
This
summary does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income and estate taxes and does not deal with foreign, state, local or other tax considerations that may be relevant to holders in light of their personal circumstances.
If you are considering
the purchase, ownership or disposition of the Notes, you should consult your own tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income and tax consequences to you in light of your particular situation as well as any consequences arising under the laws of
any other taxing jurisdiction.
U.S. Holders
The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences that will apply to you if you are a U.S. holder of Notes.
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As used herein, the term U.S. holder means a beneficial owner of Notes that, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, is:
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an individual citizen or resident of the United States,
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a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United
States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or
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a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more United States persons have the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in effect under applicable United States Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.
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If a holder is not a U.S. holder, this subsection does not apply to such holder and such holder should refer to Non-U.S.
Holders below.
Payments of Interest.
Interest payable on the Notes will generally be taxed
to you as ordinary interest income at the time it is paid or accrued, in accordance with your method of accounting for tax purposes.
Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition of the Notes.
Upon a sale, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of Notes, you generally will have gain or loss equal to the
difference between (i) the amount realized, or the proceeds of such sale, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition (less an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid interest, which will be taxable as interest income to the extent not
previously included in income), and (ii) your adjusted tax basis in the Notes subject to the sale, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition. Your tax basis in a Note generally will be its cost. Such gain or loss generally will be
capital gain or loss. Capital gains of individuals derived in respect of assets held for more than one year are subject to tax at preferential rates. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.
In general, information reporting requirements may apply to
payments on the Notes and to the proceeds of the sale or other disposition of the Notes, unless you are an exempt recipient. Additionally, backup withholding may apply to such payments if you fail to provide a taxpayer identification number, a
certification of exempt status, or have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding (and such notification has not been withdrawn).
Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.
Non-U.S. Holders
The following discussion only applies to non-U.S. holders. As used herein, a non-U.S. holder means a beneficial owner of Notes that is neither a U.S. holder nor a partnership.
United States Federal Withholding Tax.
The 30% United States federal withholding tax will not apply to any
payment of interest on the Notes under the portfolio interest rule, provided that:
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interest paid on the Notes is not effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States;
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you do not actually (or constructively) own 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock or PPL Capital
Fundings voting stock within the meaning of the Code and applicable United States Treasury regulations;
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you are not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to us or to PPL Capital Funding through stock ownership;
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you are not a bank whose receipt of interest on the Notes is described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; and
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either (a) you provide your name and address on an IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form), and certify, under penalties of perjury, that you
are not a United States person as defined under the Code or (b) you hold your Notes through certain foreign intermediaries and satisfy the certification requirements of applicable United States Treasury regulations. Special certification rules
apply to non-U.S. holders that are pass-through entities rather than corporations or individuals.
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cannot satisfy the requirements described above, payments of interest made to you will be subject to the 30% United States federal withholding tax, unless you provide us with a properly executed:
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IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable form) claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding under the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty;
or
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IRS Form W-8ECI (or other applicable form) stating that interest paid on the Notes is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively
connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (as discussed below under United States Federal Income Tax).
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The 30% United States federal withholding tax generally will not apply to any payment of principal or gain that you realize on the sale, exchange, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note.
United States Federal Income Tax.
If you are engaged in a trade or business in the United States
and interest on the Notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a United States permanent establishment), then you will be subject to United
States federal income tax on that interest on a net income basis (although you will be exempt from the 30% United States federal withholding tax, provided the certification requirements discussed above in United States Federal Withholding
Tax are satisfied) in the same manner as if you were a United States person as defined under the Code. In addition, if you are a foreign corporation, you may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lower applicable income tax
treaty rate) of such interest, subject to adjustments.
Any gain realized on the disposition of a note generally will not be
subject to United States federal income tax unless:
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the gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty,
is attributable to a United States permanent establishment); or
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you are an individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of that disposition, and certain other conditions
are met.
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United States Federal Estate Tax.
Your estate will not be subject to
United States federal estate tax on Notes beneficially owned by you at the time of your death, provided that any payment to you on the Notes would be eligible for exemption from the 30% United States federal withholding tax under the portfolio
interest rule described above under United States Federal Withholding Tax without regard to the statement requirement described in the fifth bullet point of that section.
Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.
The amount of the interest paid to you and the tax withheld
with respect to such interest, regardless of whether withholding was required, must be reported annually to the IRS and to you. Copies of the information returns reporting the amount of such interest and the amount of withholding may also be made
available to the tax authority in the country in which you reside under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty.
In
general, no backup withholding will be required regarding payments on Notes that we make to you, provided that we do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a United States person as defined
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under the Code and you have delivered the statement described above in the fifth bullet point under United States Federal Withholding Tax.
In addition, no information reporting or backup withholding will be required regarding the proceeds of the sale of Notes made within the
United States or conducted through certain U.S. financial intermediaries if:
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the payor (1) receives the statement described above and (2) does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a United States
person as defined under the Code; or
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you otherwise establish an exemption.
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Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is furnished to the IRS.
THE PRECEDING DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT
BEING PROVIDED AS, OR INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE, TAX ADVICE. ACCORDINGLY, YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES TO YOU OF PURCHASING, HOLDING OR DISPOSING OF NOTES, INCLUDING THE APPLICABILITY AND EFFECT OF ANY
STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN OR OTHER TAX LAWS, AND OF ANY CHANGES OR PROPOSED CHANGES IN APPLICABLE LAW.
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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)
We will not receive any of the proceeds of the sale of the Notes offered by this prospectus supplement. PPL Capital Funding, PPL
Corporation, the selling securityholders and the underwriters for the offering named below have entered into an underwriting agreement dated the date hereof with respect to the Notes. Subject to certain terms and conditions in the underwriting
agreement, the selling securityholders have agreed to sell to the underwriters and each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the principal amount of Notes indicated in the following table:
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Underwriters
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2024 Notes
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Principal
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2044 Notes
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
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J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
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Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
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Barclays Capital Inc.
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BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
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Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
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UBS Securities LLC
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Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
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BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
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Lloyds Securities Inc.
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CIBC World Markets Corp.
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KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
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PNC Capital Markets LLC
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Santander Investment Securities Inc.
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SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc.
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US Bancorp Investments, Inc.
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The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
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The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the Notes being offered, if any are taken.
The underwriters initially propose to offer part of the Notes directly to the public at the public offering prices set forth
on the cover page hereof and part to certain dealers at the public offering price minus a selling concession not in excess of % per 2024 Note and % per 2044 Note. In addition, any underwriter may
allow, and those selected dealers may reallow, a selling concession to certain other dealers of up to % per 2024 Note and % per 2044 Note. After the initial offering of the Notes, the offering price
and other selling terms may from time to time be varied. The offering of the Notes by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters right to reject any order in whole or in part.
Pursuant to the underwriting agreement among us, the selling securityholders and the underwriters and to the securities purchase and
registration rights agreement between us and the selling securityholders, we have agreed to indemnify the underwriters and the selling securityholders against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act, and
contribute to payments that the selling securityholders and underwriters may be required to make in respect of these liabilities.
The underwriters are offering the Notes subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the Notes, and other conditions such as the receipt of an officers
certificate and legal opinions. The
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offering of the Notes is also conditioned upon the selling securityholders being in possession of the 2017 Junior Notes and 2019 Junior Notes. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw,
cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
Each series of Notes is a new issue of
securities with no established trading market. We do not intend to apply for listing of the Notes on any national securities exchange or for inclusion of the Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. We have been advised by the underwriters
that they presently intend to make a market in the Notes after completion of the offering. However, they are under no obligation to do so and may discontinue any market-making activities at any time without any notice. We cannot assure the liquidity
of the trading market for the Notes or that an active public market for the Notes will develop. If an active public trading market for the Notes does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the Notes may be adversely affected. If the Notes
are traded, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our operating performance and financial condition, general economic conditions and other factors.
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell Notes in the open market. These transactions may
include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of Notes than they are required to purchase in the offering. Stabilizing
transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes while the offering is in progress.
Neither we nor the underwriters nor the selling security holders make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the
price of the Notes. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters nor any of the selling security holders make any representation that the underwriters will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be
discontinued without notice.
We have agreed to pay substantially all of the expenses incidental to the registration, offering
and sale of the Notes to the public. We estimate these expenses to be approximately $1 million.
The underwriters, the selling
security holders or their affiliates engage in various general financing, corporate trust and banking transactions with us and our affiliates from time to time for which they have received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters or the selling securityholders and their affiliates
may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such
investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. If any of the underwriters, selling securityholders or their affiliates has a lending relationship with us, certain of the underwriters, the
selling securityholders or their affiliates, routinely hedge, and certain other of those underwriters, the selling securityholders or their affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies.
Typically, such underwriter or selling securityholders and their respective affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our
securities, including potentially the Notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Notes offered hereby. The underwriters or selling securityholders and their respective
affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in
such securities and instruments.
The Notes are offered for sale in the United States and elsewhere where such offer and sale
is permitted.
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Conflicts of Interest
Each of the Joint Book-Running Managers and Senior Co-Managers listed on the cover page of this prospectus supplement will receive 5% or more of the proceeds of this offer. Accordingly, this offering is
being conducted in compliance with the provisions of FINRA Rule 5121. Such entities are not permitted to sell the Notes in this offering to an account over which they exercise discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of
the customer to which the account relates.
Selling Restrictions
European Economic Area
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), each underwriter has advised us that with effect from and
including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the Relevant Implementation Date) it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes which are the subject of the offering contemplated by this
prospectus supplement to the public in that Relevant Member State other than:
(a) to any legal entity which is a
qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;
(b) to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State
has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the
prior consent of the relevant Dealer or Dealers nominated by the issuer for any such offer; or
(c) in any other
circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,
provided that no such offer of Notes shall require the issuer or any
underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression an offer of Notes to the public in relation to any Notes in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of
sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus
Directive in that Member State, the expression Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any
relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression 2010 PD Amending Directive means Directive 2010/73/EU.
United Kingdom
Each underwriter has advised us that:
(a) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation
or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which
Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the issuer or the guarantor; and
(b) it has complied and will
comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
Hong Kong
The Notes may not be offered or sold by means of any
document other than (i) to professional investors within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571) of Hong Kong and any rules made
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thereunder, or (ii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a prospectus within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32) of Hong Kong or which do
not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance; and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in
Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Notes which are or are
intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to professional investors within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made thereunder.
Singapore
This prospectus supplement has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and any other document or material in connection with
the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the Notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or
indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the SFA), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an
accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited
investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries rights and interest in that trust shall not be
transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to
Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.
Japan
The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not
offer or sell any Notes, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of
Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and
Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.
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VALIDITY OF THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEES
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York, and Frederick C. Paine, Esq., Senior Counsel of PPL Services Corporation,
will pass upon the validity of the Notes and the Guarantees for PPL Capital Funding and PPL Corporation. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the Notes and the Guarantees for the underwriters. Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP will rely on the opinion of Mr. Paine as to matters involving the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As to matters involving the law of the State of New York,
Mr. Paine will rely on the opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP.
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PROSPECTUS
PPL Corporation
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
(610)
774-5151
LG&E and KU Energy
LLC
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
220 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
(502)
627-2000
Kentucky Utilities Company
One Quality Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
(502)
627-2000
PPL Corporation
Common Stock, Preferred Stock,
Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units and Depositary Shares
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
Debt Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities
Guaranteed by PPL
Corporation as described in a supplement to this prospectus
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Debt Securities, Subordinated Debt Securities and Preferred Securities
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Preferred Stock, Preference Stock, Depositary Shares and Debt Securities
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Debt Securities
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Debt Securities
Kentucky Utilities Company
Debt Securities
We will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the
supplements carefully before you invest.
We may offer the securities directly or through underwriters or agents. The
applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any particular plan of distribution.
Investing in
the securities involves certain risks. See
Risk Factors
on page 4.
PPL
Corporations common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol PPL.
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission,
nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission determined that this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is March 28, 2012.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that PPL Corporation, PPL Capital Funding, Inc. (PPL Capital Funding),
PPL Energy Supply, LLC (PPL Energy Supply), PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL Electric), LG&E and KU Energy LLC (LKE), Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities
Company (KU) have each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using the shelf registration process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to time, sell combinations of the securities described in
this prospectus in one or more offerings. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain a description of the securities we will offer and specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus
supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under Where You Can Find More
Information.
We may use this prospectus to offer from time to time:
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shares of PPL Corporation Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (PPL Common Stock);
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shares of PPL Corporation Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (PPL Preferred Stock);
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contracts or other rights to purchase shares of PPL Common Stock or PPL Preferred Stock (PPL Stock Purchase Contracts);
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stock purchase units, each representing (1) a PPL Stock Purchase Contract and (2) debt securities or preferred trust securities of third
parties (such as debt securities or subordinated debt securities of PPL Capital Funding, preferred trust securities of a subsidiary trust or United States Treasury securities) that are pledged to secure the stock purchase unit holders
obligations to purchase PPL Common Stock or PPL Preferred Stock under the PPL Stock Purchase Contracts (PPL Stock Purchase Units);
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PPL Corporations Depositary Shares, issued under a deposit agreement and representing a fractional interest in PPL Preferred Stock;
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PPL Capital Fundings unsecured and unsubordinated debt securities (PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities);
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PPL Capital Fundings unsecured and subordinated debt securities (PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities);
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PPL Energy Supplys unsecured and unsubordinated debt securities;
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PPL Energy Supplys unsecured and subordinated debt securities;
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PPL Energy Supplys preferred limited liability company membership interests;
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PPL Electrics Series Preferred Stock (PPL Electric Preferred Stock);
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PPL Electrics Preference Stock (PPL Electric Preference Stock);
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PPL Electrics Depositary Shares, issued under a deposit agreement and representing a fractional interest in PPL Electric Preferred Stock or PPL
Electric Preference Stock;
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PPL Electrics First Mortgage Bonds issued under PPL Electrics 2001 indenture, as amended and supplemented (PPL Electric First
Mortgage Bonds), which will be secured by the lien of the 2001 indenture on PPL Electrics electric distribution and certain transmission properties (subject to certain exceptions to be described in a prospectus supplement);
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LKEs unsecured and unsubordinated debt securities;
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LG&Es First Mortgage Bonds issued under LG&Es 2010 indenture, as amended and supplemented (LG&E First Mortgage
Bonds), which will be secured by the lien of the 2010 indenture on LG&Es
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KUs First Mortgage Bonds issued under KUs 2010 indenture, as amended and supplemented (KU First Mortgage Bonds), which will be
secured by the lien of the 2010 indenture on KUs Kentucky electric generation, transmission and distribution properties (subject to certain exceptions to be described in a prospectus supplement).
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We sometimes refer to the securities listed above collectively as the Securities.
PPL Corporation will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal, premium and interest on the PPL Capital Funding Debt
Securities and PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities as will be described in supplements to this prospectus. We sometimes refer to PPL Corporations guarantees of PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities as PPL Guarantees and
PPL Corporations guarantees of PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities as the PPL Subordinated Guarantees.
Information contained herein relating to each registrant is filed separately by such registrant on its own behalf. No registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other registrant
or Securities or guarantees issued by any other registrant, except that information relating to PPL Capital Fundings Securities is also attributed to PPL Corporation.
As used in this prospectus, the terms we, our and us generally refer to:
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PPL Corporation with respect to Securities, PPL Guarantees or PPL Subordinated Guarantees issued by PPL Corporation or PPL Capital Funding;
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PPL Energy Supply with respect to Securities issued by PPL Energy Supply;
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PPL Electric, with respect to Securities issued by PPL Electric;
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LKE, with respect to Securities issued by LKE;
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LG&E, with respect to Securities issued by LG&E; and
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KU, with respect to Securities issued by KU.
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For more detailed information about the Securities, the PPL Guarantees and the PPL Subordinated Guarantees, you can read the exhibits to the registration statement. Those exhibits have been either filed
with the registration statement or incorporated by reference to earlier SEC filings listed in the registration statement.
RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Securities involves certain risks. You are urged to read and consider the risk factors
relating to an investment in the Securities described in the Annual Reports on Form
10-K
of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU, as applicable, for the year ended
December 31, 2011, and incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus. The
risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones affecting PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU. The prospectus supplement applicable to each type or series of Securities we offer may contain a
discussion of additional risks applicable to an investment in us and the particular type of Securities we are offering under that prospectus supplement.
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including statements concerning expectations, beliefs,
plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. Although we believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to
many risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements. In addition to the specific factors discussed in the Risk Factors section in this prospectus and our
reports that are incorporated by reference, the following are among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:
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fuel supply cost and availability;
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continuing ability to recover fuel costs and environmental expenditures in a timely manner at LG&E and KU, and natural gas supply costs at
LG&E;
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weather conditions affecting generation, customer energy use and operating costs;
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operation, availability and operating costs of existing generation facilities;
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the length of scheduled and unscheduled outages at our generating facilities;
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transmission and distribution system conditions and operating costs;
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potential expansion of alternative sources of electricity generation;
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potential laws or regulations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases or the physical effects of climate change;
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collective labor bargaining negotiations;
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the outcome of litigation against us;
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potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism, war or other hostilities, or natural disasters;
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our commitments and liabilities;
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market demand and prices for energy, capacity, transmission services, emission allowances, renewable energy credits and delivered fuel;
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competition in retail and wholesale power and natural gas markets;
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liquidity of wholesale power markets;
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defaults by counterparties under energy, fuel or other power product contracts;
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market prices of commodity inputs for ongoing capital expenditures;
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capital market conditions, including the availability of capital or credit, changes in interest rates and certain economic indices, and decisions
regarding capital structure;
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stock price performance of PPL Corporation;
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volatility in the fair value of debt and equity securities and its impact on the value of assets in PPL Susquehannas nuclear plant
decommissioning trust funds and in defined benefit plans, and the potential cash funding requirements if fair value declines;
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interest rates and their effect on pension, retiree medical, and nuclear decommissioning liabilities, and interest payable on certain debt securities;
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volatility in or the impact of other changes in financial or commodity markets and economic conditions;
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profitability and liquidity, including access to capital markets and credit facilities;
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new accounting requirements or new interpretations or applications of existing requirements;
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changes in securities and credit ratings;
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foreign currency exchange rates;
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current and future environmental conditions, regulations and other requirements and the related costs of compliance, including environmental capital
expenditures, emission allowance costs and other expenses;
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legal, regulatory, political, market or other reactions to the 2011 incident at the nuclear generating facility at Fukushima, Japan, including
additional Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements;
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political, regulatory or economic conditions in states, regions or countries where we conduct business;
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receipt of necessary governmental permits, approvals and rate relief;
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new state, federal or foreign legislation, including new tax, environmental, healthcare or pension-related legislation;
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state, federal and foreign regulatory developments;
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the outcome of any rate cases by our regulated utilities;
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the impact of any state, federal or foreign investigations applicable to us and the energy industry;
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the effect of any business or industry restructuring;
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development of new projects, markets and technologies;
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performance of new ventures; and
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business dispositions or acquisitions and our ability to successfully operate such acquired businesses and realize expected benefits from business
acquisitions.
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Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in light of such important factors
and in conjunction with other documents we file with the SEC.
New factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in forward-looking statements emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all such factors, or the extent to which any such factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ
from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to update the information
contained in such statement to reflect subsequent developments or information.
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PPL CORPORATION
PPL Corporation, incorporated in 1994 and headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is an energy and utility holding company. Through its
subsidiaries, PPL Corporation generates electricity from power plants in the northeastern, northwestern and southeastern United States; markets wholesale or retail energy primarily in the northeastern and northwestern portions of the United States;
and delivers electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and the United Kingdom, and natural gas to customers in Kentucky.
PPL Corporations principal subsidiaries are shown below:
PPL Corporation conducts its operations through the following segments:
Supply
PPL Corporation, through its indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries, PPL Generation, LLC (PPL Generation) and PPL EnergyPlus, LLC (PPL EnergyPlus) owns and operates electricity
generating power plants, markets and trades this electricity and other purchased power to competitive wholesale and retail markets and acquires and develops competitive domestic generation projects. Both of these subsidiaries are direct, wholly
owned subsidiaries of PPL Energy Supply. See PPL Energy Supply, LLC below for more information.
Pennsylvania Regulated
PPL Corporations Pennsylvania Regulated segment includes the regulated electric delivery operations of PPL Electric. As of December 31, 2011, PPL Electric delivered electricity to approximately
1.4 million customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania. See PPL Electric Utilities Corporation below for more information.
Kentucky Regulated
The Kentucky Regulated segment consists of the
operations of LKE, which owns and operates regulated public utilities engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and the distribution and sale of natural gas, representing primarily the activities of LG&E and
KU. As of December 31, 2011, LG&E provided electric service to approximately 394,000 customers and provided natural gas service to approximately 319,000 customers in Kentucky, and KU delivered electricity to approximately 541,000 customers
in Kentucky and Virginia. See Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, respectively, for more information.
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International Regulated
The International Regulated segment consists primarily of electric distribution operations in the United Kingdom. Through its
subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2011, PPL Global delivered electricity to approximately 7.8 million
end-users
in the United Kingdom. PPL Global is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of PPL
Corporation.
PPL Corporations subsidiaries, including PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU, are
separate legal entities and are not liable for the debts of PPL Corporation, and PPL Corporation is not liable for the debts of its subsidiaries (other than under the PPL Guarantees of PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities and PPL Subordinated
Guarantees of PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities). None of PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E or KU will guarantee or provide other credit or funding support for the Securities to be offered by PPL Corporation pursuant to
this prospectus.
PPL CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.
PPL Capital Funding is a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of PPL Corporation. PPL Capital Fundings primary
business is to provide PPL Corporation with financing for its operations. PPL Corporation will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal, premium and interest on the PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities pursuant to the PPL
Guarantees and the PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities pursuant to the PPL Subordinated Guarantees, as will be described in supplements to this prospectus.
PPL ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC
PPL Energy Supply,
formed in 2000 and headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is an energy company engaged through its subsidiaries in the generation and marketing of electricity, primarily in the northeastern and northwestern power markets of the United States. PPL
Energy Supplys major operating subsidiaries are PPL Generation and PPL EnergyPlus. PPL Energy Supply is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PPL Corporation. See PPL Corporation above for more information.
PPL Generation and PPL EnergyPlus
At December 31, 2011, PPL Energy Supply owned or controlled, through its subsidiaries, 10,508 MW of electric power generation capacity and was implementing capital projects at certain of its existing
generation facilities in Pennsylvania and Montana to provide 191 MW of additional generating capacity by the end of 2013. Generating capacity controlled by PPL Generation and other PPL Energy Supply subsidiaries includes power obtained through PPL
EnergyPlus tolling or power purchase agreements.
PPL Generation owns and operates a portfolio of competitive domestic
power generating assets. Its power plants are located in Pennsylvania and Montana and are fueled by coal, uranium, natural gas, oil and water. The electricity from these plants is sold to PPL EnergyPlus under FERC-jurisdictional power purchase
agreements.
PPL EnergyPlus sells electricity produced by PPL Generation subsidiaries, participates in wholesale market
load-following auctions, and markets various energy products and commodities such as: capacity, transmission, financial transmission rights, coal, natural gas, oil, uranium, emission allowances, renewable energy credits and other commodities in
competitive wholesale and competitive retail markets, primarily in the northeastern and northwestern United States.
PPL
EnergyPlus also provides energy-related products and services, such as engineering and mechanical contracting, construction and maintenance services, to commercial and industrial customers.
Neither PPL Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will guarantee or provide other credit or funding support for the
Securities to be offered by PPL Energy Supply pursuant to this prospectus.
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PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
PPL Electric, incorporated in 1920 and headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a direct subsidiary of PPL Corporation and a
regulated public utility. As of December 31, 2011, PPL Electric delivered electricity to approximately 1.4 million customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania. PPL Electric also provides electricity supply as a provider of last
resort, or PLR, to retail customers in that territory that do not choose an alternative electricity provider.
Neither PPL Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will guarantee or provide other credit or funding support for the
Securities to be offered by PPL Electric pursuant to this prospectus.
LG&E AND KU ENERGY
LLC
LKE, a holding company formed in 2003, is a wholly owned subsidiary of PPL Corporation. LKEs regulated utility
operations are conducted through its subsidiaries, LG&E and KU, which constitute substantially all of LKEs assets. LG&E and KU are regulated public utilities engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electric
energy. LG&E also engages in the distribution and sale of natural gas. LG&E and KU maintain their separate identities and serve customers in Kentucky under their respective names. KU also serves customers in Virginia under the Old Dominion
Power name and customers in Tennessee under the KU name.
See Louisville Gas and Electric Company and
Kentucky Utilities Company below for additional information about LG&E and KU.
Neither PPL Corporation nor
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will guarantee or provide other credit or funding support for the Securities to be offered by LKE pursuant to this prospectus.
LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
LG&E,
headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and incorporated in Kentucky in 1913, is a regulated utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and the distribution and sale of natural gas in Kentucky. At
December 31, 2011, LG&E owned or controlled 3,352 MW of electric power generation capacity. Subject to certain regulatory approvals, LG&E is planning capital projects at certain of its existing generation facilities to provide 483 MW of
additional generating capacity by 2016. LG&E also anticipates retiring 563 MW of generating capacity by the end of 2015 to meet certain environmental regulations. As of December 31, 2011, LG&E provided electric service to approximately
394,000 customers in Louisville and adjacent areas in Kentucky, covering approximately 700 square miles in nine counties. As of December 31, 2011, LG&E provided natural gas service to approximately 319,000 customers in its electric service
area and seven additional counties in Kentucky.
Neither PPL Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will
guarantee or provide other credit or funding support for the Securities to be offered by LG&E pursuant to this prospectus.
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY
KU, headquartered
in Lexington, Kentucky and incorporated in Kentucky in 1912 and Virginia in 1991, is a regulated utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. At December 31, 2011, KU
owned or controlled 4,833 MW of electric power generation capacity. Subject to certain regulatory approvals, KU is planning capital projects at certain of its existing generation facilities to provide 652 MW of additional generating capacity by
2016. KU also anticipates retiring
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234 MW of generating capacity by the end of 2015 to meet certain environmental regulations. As of December 31, 2011, KU provided electric service to approximately 512,000 customers in 77
counties in central, southeastern and western Kentucky and approximately 29,000 customers in five counties in southwestern Virginia. As of December 31, 2011, KUs service area covered approximately 4,800
non-contiguous
square miles. KU also sells wholesale electric energy to 12 municipalities in Kentucky. In Virginia, KU operates under the name Old Dominion Power Company.
Neither PPL Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will guarantee or provide other credit or funding support for the
Securities to be offered by KU pursuant to this prospectus.
The offices of
PPL Corporation, PPL Capital Funding, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric are located at Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179 (Telephone number
(610) 774-5151).
The offices of LKE and LG&E are located at 220 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 (Telephone number
(502) 627-2000).
The offices of Kentucky Utilities Company are located at One Quality
Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507 (Telephone number
(502) 627-2000).
The
information above concerning PPL Corporation, PPL Capital Funding, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU and, if applicable, their respective subsidiaries is only a summary and does not purport to be comprehensive. For additional
information about these companies, including certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties involved in the forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, you should refer to the information described in
Where You Can Find More Information.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as otherwise described in a prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of the PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities and
the PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities will be loaned to PPL Corporation and/or its subsidiaries, and PPL Corporation and/or its subsidiaries are expected to use the proceeds of such loans, and the proceeds of the other Securities
issued by PPL Corporation, for general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt. Except as otherwise described in a prospectus supplement, each of PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU is expected to use the proceeds of the
Securities it issues for general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt, and for capital expenditures related to construction costs.
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RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND EARNINGS TO
COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
PPL Corporation
The following table sets forth PPL Corporations ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
and preferred stock dividends for the periods indicated:
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Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
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2011
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2007
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends
(a)
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3.1
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2.7
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1.9
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3.1
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2.8
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See PPL Corporations reports on file with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as described under
Where You Can Find More Information for more information. PPL Corporation had no preferred securities outstanding during the periods indicated; therefore, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is
the same as the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
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PPL Energy Supply
The following table sets forth PPL Energy Supplys ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
and preferred securities dividends for the periods indicated:
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Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
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2011
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2010
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(a)
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5.5
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2.7
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0.6
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2.2
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2.3
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information. PPL Energy Supply had no preferred securities outstanding during the periods indicated; therefore, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred securities dividends is the same as the ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
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Upon reflecting the reclassification of PPL Globals operating results as Discontinued Operations, earnings were less than fixed charges for this period. See PPL
Energy Supplys reports on file with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act for additional information. The total amount of fixed charges for this period was approximately $364 million and the total amount of earnings was approximately $206
million. The amount of the deficiency, or the amount of fixed charges in excess of earnings, was approximately $158 million.
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PPL Electric
The
following table sets forth PPL Electrics ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the periods indicated:
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Twelve Months
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3.4
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2.9
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2.8
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3.4
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2.7
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2.9
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2.4
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2.3
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2.8
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2.3
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information.
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LKE
The following table sets forth LKEs ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges for the periods indicated. The following table includes the periods before and
after PPL Corporations acquisition of LKE on November 1, 2010, and is labeled as Predecessor or Successor.
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Successor
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31,
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31,
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Oct.
31,
2010
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3.7
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3.9
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2.7
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2.3
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2.5
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2.9
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LG&E
The following table sets forth LG&Es ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges for the periods indicated. The following table includes the periods before
and after PPL Corporations acquisition of LKE, LG&Es parent, on November 1, 2010, and is labeled as Predecessor or Successor.
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Dec.
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31,
2010
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Oct.
31,
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4.8
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3.7
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3.8
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KU
The following table sets forth KUs ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges for the periods indicated. The following table includes the periods before and
after PPL Corporations acquisition of LKE, KUs parent, on November 1, 2010, and is labeled as Predecessor or Successor.
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Dec.
31,
2011
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Dec.
31,
2010
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Oct.
31,
2010
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4.8
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6.0
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4.0
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3.7
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3.9
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5.1
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Available Information
PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU each file reports and other information with the SEC. You may
obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Further information on the operation of the SECs Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. can be obtained by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330.
PPL Corporations Internet Web site is www.pplweb.com. On the Investor Center page of that Web site PPL Corporation provides access
to all SEC filings of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after filing with the SEC. The information at PPL Corporations Internet Web site is not incorporated
in this prospectus by reference, and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus. Additionally, PPL Corporations, PPL Energy Supplys, PPL Electrics, LKEs, LG&Es and KUs filings are available at the
SECs Internet Web site (www.sec.gov).
In addition, reports, proxy statements and other information concerning PPL
Corporation, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric can be inspected at their offices at Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179; reports and other information concerning LKE and LG&E can be inspected at their offices at 220 West
Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, and reports and other information concerning KU can be inspected at its office at One Quality Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507.
Incorporation by Reference
Each of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL
Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU will incorporate by reference information into this prospectus by disclosing important information to you by referring you to another document that it files separately with the SEC. The information
incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that
have been previously filed with the SEC. These documents contain important information about the registrants.
PPL Corporation
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SEC Filings (File No.
1-11459)
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Annual Report on Form
10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2011
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PPL Corporations 2011 Notice of Annual
Meeting and Proxy Statement
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Filed on April 6, 2011
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Current Reports on Form
8-K
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Filed on January 18, 2012, January 31, 2012, February 1, 2012, February 27, 2012, February 29, 2012, March 27, 2012 and March 28,
2012
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PPL Corporations Registration Statement on
Form
8-B
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Filed on April 27, 1995
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PPL Energy Supply
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SEC Filings (File No.
1-32944)
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Annual Report on Form
10-K
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8-K
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PPL Electric
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SEC Filings (File No.
1-905)
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Annual Report on Form
10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2011
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Current Reports on Form
8-K
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Filed on February 29, 2012
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LKE
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SEC Filings (File No.
333-173665)
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Annual Report on Form
10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2011
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LG&E
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SEC Filings (File No.
1-2893)
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Period/Date
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Annual Report on Form
10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2011
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KU
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SEC Filings (File No.
1-3464)
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Annual Report on Form
10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2011
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Additional documents that PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU file
with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, between the date of this prospectus and the termination of the offering of the Securities are also incorporated herein by reference. In addition, any additional
documents that PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E or KU file with the SEC pursuant to these sections of the Exchange Act after the date of the filing of the registration statement containing this prospectus, and prior to
the effectiveness of the registration statement are also incorporated herein by reference. Unless specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information that PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E or KU files or
discloses under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
8-K
that have been furnished or may from time to time be furnished with the SEC is or will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise
included in, this prospectus.
Each of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU will provide
without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, a copy of any and all of its filings with the SEC. You may request a copy of these filings by writing or telephoning the appropriate
registrant at:
For PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric:
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone:
1-800-345-3085
For LKE and LG&E:
220 West Main Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone:
1-800-345-3085
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For KU:
One Quality Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40507
Attention: Treasurer
Telephone:
1-800-345-3085
No separate financial statements of PPL Capital Funding are included herein or incorporated herein by reference. PPL Corporation and PPL
Capital Funding do not consider those financial statements to be material to holders of the PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities or PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities because (1) PPL Capital Funding is a wholly owned subsidiary
that was formed for the primary purpose of providing financing for PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries, (2) PPL Capital Funding does not currently engage in any independent operations and (3) PPL Capital Funding does not currently plan to
engage, in the future, in more than minimal independent operations. See PPL Capital Funding. PPL Capital Funding has received a no action letter from the Staff of the SEC stating that the Staff would not raise any objection
if PPL Capital Funding does not file periodic reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, PPL Corporation and PPL Capital Funding do not expect PPL Capital Funding to file those reports.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, LLC and PPL Electric Utilities Corporation appearing in such companies Annual Reports (Form
10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2011 including schedules appearing therein, and the effectiveness of PPL Corporations internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, have
been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in its reports thereon included therein, and incorporated herein by reference which, as to the year 2010, are based in part on the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
The audited historical financial statements of Central Networks (collectively Central Networks East plc, Central
Networks Limited and certain other related assets and liabilities) included in PPL Corporations Current Report on Form
8-K
dated March 27, 2012 have been incorporated herein by reference in reliance
on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
The consolidated financial statements of LG&E and KU Energy LLC and the financial statements of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company appearing in such companies
Annual Reports (Form
10-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2011 including schedules appearing therein have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set
forth in its reports included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The
consolidated financial statements of LG&E and KU Energy LLC and the financial statements of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company as of December 31, 2010 and for the periods from January 1, 2010 to
October 31, 2010, and November 1, 2010 to December 1, 2010, and for the year ended December 31, 2009 incorporated herein by reference have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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VALIDITY OF THE SECURITIES AND THE PPL GUARANTEES
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, New York, New York or Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York and
Frederick C. Paine, Esq., Senior Counsel of PPL Services Corporation will pass upon the validity of the Securities, the PPL Guarantees and the PPL Subordinated Guarantees for PPL Corporation, PPL Capital Funding, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric.
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP and John P. Fendig, Esq. of LG&E and KU Energy LLC will pass upon the validity of any LKE, LG&E and KU Securities for those issuers. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York or Davis Polk &
Wardwell LLP, New York, New York will pass upon the validity of the Securities, the PPL Guarantees and the PPL Subordinated Guarantees for any underwriters or agents. Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP,
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP will rely on the opinion of Mr. Paine as to matters involving the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and on the opinion of Mr. Fendig as to matters involving the
laws of the Commonwealths of Kentucky and Virginia and the State of Tennessee.
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