Edgar Filing: PPL Corp - Form PRE 14A

PRE 14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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LOGO

PPL CORPORATION

Two North Ninth Street

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareowners


Time and Date		9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.

Place		PPL Center 701 Hamilton Street Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

Items of Business		• To elect 13 directors, as listed in this Proxy Statement, for a term of one year. • To amend the company’s articles of incorporation to permit shareowners to call special meetings. • To conduct an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. • To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. • To consider four shareowner proposals, if properly presented. • To consider such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Record Date		You can vote if you were a shareowner of record on February 27, 2015.

Proxy Voting		It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. You can vote your shares by completing and returning your proxy card or by voting on the Internet or by telephone. See details under the headings “General Information — If I am a shareowner of record, how do I vote?” and “— If I am a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, how do I vote?”

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Robert J. Grey

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

April __, 2015

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy

Materials for the Shareowner Meeting to Be Held on May 20, 2015:

This Proxy Statement and the Annual Report to Shareowners are available at

http://www.pplweb.com/PPLCorpProxy

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PROXY STATEMENT			1

GENERAL INFORMATION			1

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS			8
Nominees for Directors			8

GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY			15
Board of Directors			15
Attendance			15
Independence of Directors			15
Executive Sessions; Presiding and Lead Director			15
Board Leadership Structure			16
Guidelines for Corporate Governance			16
Communications with the Board			16
Code of Ethics			17
Board Committees			17
Board Committee Membership			17
Executive Committee			18
Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee			18
Compensation Processes and Procedures			18
Director Nomination Process			20
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation			21
Finance Committee			21
Nuclear Oversight Committee			22
Audit Committee			22
Report of the Audit Committee			22
The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight			24
Compensation of Directors			25
Annual Retainer			25
Presiding Director Retainer			25
Committee Chair Retainers			25
Other Fees			26
Directors Deferred Compensation Plan			26
2014 Director Compensation			26

STOCK OWNERSHIP			28
Directors and Executive Officers			28
Principal Shareowners			30

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE			30

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS			31

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION			32
Compensation Committee Report			32
Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”)			32
Overview			32
Summary of Compensation Policy and Plan Changes During 2014			34
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives of PPL’s Executive Compensation Program			34
Our Process for Setting Executive Compensation			35

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Market Compensation Analysis			35
2014 Total Direct Compensation			36
Base Salary			37
Annual Cash Incentive Awards			39
Long-Term Incentive Awards (Equity Awards)			44
Timing of Equity Awards			49
Ownership Guidelines; Hedging and Pledging Prohibitions			50
Recoupment Policy			50
Other Compensation Matters			51
Perquisites and Other Benefits			51
Indirect Compensation			51
Special Compensation			53
Tax and Accounting Considerations			55
Executive Compensation Tables			57
Summary Compensation Table			57
Grants of Plan-Based Awards During 2014			59
Employment Agreement			60
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2014			61
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2014			64
Pension Benefits in 2014			64
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2014			71
Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control of PPL Corporation			73
Change in Control Arrangements			73
Retention Agreement			77
Termination Benefits			77
Severance			78
SERP and PPL Executive Deferred Compensation Plan			78
Annual Cash Incentive Awards			79
Long-Term Incentive Awards			79

PROPOSAL 2: APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO PPL CORPORATION’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO PROVIDE RIGHT OF SHAREOWNERS TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREOWNERS			86

PROPOSAL 3: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION			87

PROPOSAL 4: RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM			88
Fees to Independent Auditor for 2014 and 2013			88

SHAREOWNER PROPOSALS			89

PROPOSAL 5: REQUEST FOR POLITICAL SPENDING REPORT			90
PPL’S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE			91
PROPOSAL 6: PROXY ACCESS			92
PPL’S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE			93
PROPOSAL 7: INDEPENDENT BOARD CHAIRMAN			96
PPL’S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE			96
PROPOSAL 8: CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION			98
PPL’S STATEMENT IN RESPONSE			99

ANNEX A			A-1

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PPL CORPORATION

Two North Ninth Street

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

Proxy Statement

Annual Meeting of Shareowners

May 20, 2015

9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

We are providing these proxy materials in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of PPL Corporation of proxies to be voted at the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareowners to be held on May 20, 2015, and at any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. Directors, officers and other company employees may also solicit proxies by telephone or otherwise. Brokers, banks and other holders of record will be requested to solicit proxies or authorizations from beneficial owners and will be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses. We first released this proxy statement and the accompanying proxy materials to shareowners on or about April , 2015.

GENERAL INFORMATION

On what matters am I voting?

There are eight proposals scheduled to be voted on at the meeting:

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the election of 13 directors, as listed in this proxy statement, for a term of one year;

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an amendment of the company’s articles of incorporation to permit shareowners to call special meetings;

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an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation;

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the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015; and

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the consideration of four shareowner proposals, if properly presented at the meeting.

Why am I receiving these proxy materials?

Our Board of Directors has made these materials available to you on the Internet or has delivered printed versions of these materials to you by mail in connection with the Board of Directors’ solicitation of proxies for use at our Annual Meeting of Shareowners. As a shareowner, you are invited to attend the Annual Meeting and are requested to vote on the items of business described in this Proxy Statement.

What is included in these materials?

These proxy materials include:

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this Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting; and

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our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

If you received printed versions of these materials by mail, these materials also include the proxy card or voting instruction form for the Annual Meeting.

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Why did I receive a notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials instead of a full set of printed proxy materials?

In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, rules, instead of mailing a printed copy of our proxy materials to all of our shareowners, we have elected to furnish such materials to selected shareowners by providing access to these documents over the Internet. Accordingly, on April , 2015, we sent a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) to most of our shareowners. These shareowners have the ability to access the proxy materials on a website referred to in the Notice and to download printable versions of the proxy materials or to request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy of the materials from us may be found in the Notice. We encourage you to take advantage of the availability of the proxy materials on the Internet in order to help reduce the environmental impact and cost of the Annual Meeting.

How can I get electronic access to the proxy materials?

The Notice provides you with instructions regarding how to:

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view our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting on the Internet;

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vote your shares after you have viewed our proxy materials; and

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request a printed copy of the proxy materials.

Copies of the proxy materials are available for viewing at www.pplweb.com/PPLCorpProxy.

If you received printed versions of these materials by mail, these materials also include the proxy card or voting instruction form for the Annual Meeting.

Who can vote?

Holders of PPL Corporation common stock as of the close of business on the record date, February 27, 2015, may vote at the Annual Meeting, either in person or by proxy. Each share of PPL Corporation common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the Annual Meeting.

What is the difference between holding shares as a shareowner of record and as a beneficial owner?

If your shares are registered directly in your name with PPL Corporation’s transfer agent, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., you are considered, with respect to those shares, the “shareowner of record.” The Notice or printed copies of the proxy materials have been sent directly to you by PPL Corporation.

If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other holder of record, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of shares held in “street name,” and the “shareholder of record” of your shares is your broker, bank or other holder of record. The Notice or printed copies of the proxy materials have been forwarded to you by your broker, bank or other holder of record. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other holder of record to vote your shares. The company urges you to instruct your broker, bank or other holder of record on how to vote your shares. Please understand that, if you are a beneficial owner, the company does not know that you are a shareowner or how many shares you own.

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If I am a shareowner of record, how do I vote?

If you are a shareowner of record, you can vote via the Internet, by telephone, by mail or in person at the Annual Meeting.

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Via the Internet

If you received a Notice, you may vote by proxy at www.proxypush.com/ppl by following the instructions found in the Notice. If you received or requested printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may vote via the Internet by following the instructions on your proxy card.

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By telephone

If you received or requested printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may vote by proxy by calling the toll-free telephone number found on your proxy card. Please have your proxy card and the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number available when you call.

The telephone and Internet voting facilities for shareowners of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Central Time, on May 19, 2015.

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By mail

If you received or requested printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, you may vote by proxy by completing, signing and dating the proxy card and returning it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided. If you return your signed proxy card but do not indicate your voting preferences, the persons named in the proxy card will vote the shares represented by that proxy as recommended by the Board of Directors.

If the postage-paid envelope is missing, please mail your completed proxy card to PPL Corporation, c/o Shareowner Services, P.O. Box 64873, St. Paul, MN 55164-0873. We must receive your mailed proxy card no later than 11:59 p.m., Central Time, on May 19, 2015 in order for your vote to be counted.

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In person at the Annual Meeting

You may come to the Annual Meeting and cast your vote there, either by proxy or by ballot. For those shareowners who received a Notice, please bring the Notice, which will serve as your admission ticket. For those shareowners who received printed copies of the proxy materials, please bring your admission ticket with you to the Annual Meeting.

If you vote via the Internet or by telephone, or mail to us your properly completed and signed proxy card, your shares of PPL Corporation common stock will be voted according to the choices that you specify. If you sign and mail your proxy card without marking any choices, your proxy will be voted:

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FOR the election of all nominees listed for director;

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FOR the amendment of the company’s articles of incorporation to permit shareowners to call special meetings;

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FOR the advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation;

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FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015; and

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AGAINST the four shareowner proposals.

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We do not expect any other matters to be brought before the Annual Meeting. By giving your proxy, however, you appoint the persons named as proxies as your representatives at the meeting. If an issue comes up for vote at the Annual Meeting that is not included in the proxy material, the proxy holders will vote your shares in accordance with their best judgment.

If I am a beneficial owner of shares held in street name, how do I vote?

As the beneficial owner of shares held in street name, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other holder of record how to vote your shares, and it is required to vote your shares in accordance with your instructions. If you do not give instructions to your brokerage firm or bank, it will nevertheless be entitled to vote your shares with respect to “routine” items, but it will not be permitted to vote your shares with respect to “non-routine” items. In the case of a non-routine item, your shares will be considered “broker non-votes” on that proposal.

We recommend that you follow the voting instructions in the materials you receive from your broker, bank or other holder of record to vote via the Internet, by telephone or by mail. You may vote shares held in street name at the Annual Meeting only if you obtain a signed proxy from the record holder (broker or other nominee) giving you the right to vote the shares. Please see the attendance requirements discussed under “Who can attend the Annual Meeting?”

As a participant in the PPL Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, how do I vote shares held in my plan account?

If you are a participant in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan, you have the right to provide voting directions to the plan trustee, Fidelity Investments, by submitting your ballot card for those shares of our common stock that are held by the plan and allocated to your account. Plan participant ballots are treated confidentially. Full and fractional shares credited to your account under the plan as of February 27, 2015 will be voted by the trustee in accordance with your instructions. Participants may not vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Similar to the process for shareowners of PPL Corporation common stock who receive printed proxy materials, you may vote by mail, telephone or on the Internet. To allow sufficient time for voting by the trustee of the plan, your ballot must be returned by 11:59 p.m., Central Time, on May 17, 2015, if you vote by mail, by telephone or on the Internet. Please follow the ballot instructions specific to the participants in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

If you do not return your ballot, or return it unsigned, or do not vote by phone or on the Internet, the plan provides that the trustee will vote your shares in the same percentage as shares held by participants for which the trustee has received timely voting instructions. The plan trustee will follow participants’ voting directions and the plan procedure for voting in the absence of voting directions, unless it determines that to do so would be contrary to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

May I change or revoke my vote?

Any shareowner giving a proxy has the right to revoke it at any time before it is voted by:

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giving notice in writing to our Corporate Secretary, which must be received no later than the close of business on May 19, 2015;

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by completing, signing, dating and returning a new proxy card or voting instruction form with a later date;

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providing a later-dated vote using the telephone or Internet voting procedures; or

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attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person.

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Will my shares be voted if I do not provide my proxy?

It depends on whether you hold your shares in your own name or as the beneficial owner in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record. If you hold your shares directly in your own name, they will not be voted unless you provide a proxy or vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Brokerage firms, banks or other holders of record generally have the authority to vote customers’ unvoted shares on certain routine matters. For example, if your shares are held in the name of a brokerage firm, bank or other holder of record, such firm can vote your shares for the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, as this matter is considered routine under the applicable rules. The company urges you to instruct your broker, bank or other holder of record on how to vote your shares.

Who can attend the Annual Meeting?

If you are a shareowner of record and you received a Notice, the Notice will serve as your admission ticket. If you are a shareowner of record who received or requested printed copies of the proxy materials by mail, your admission ticket is enclosed with your proxy materials. If you hold shares through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, your admission ticket is the letter enclosed with your ballot card. You will need to bring your Notice or admission ticket, along with picture identification, to the meeting. If you own shares as a beneficial owner (in street name), please bring to the meeting proof of your PPL common stock ownership, such as your most recent brokerage statement, or an ownership confirmation letter from your broker, or your Notice or PPL voting instruction form sent to you by your broker, along with picture identification. PPL will use your brokerage document to verify your ownership of PPL common stock and admit you to the meeting.

What constitutes a quorum?

In order to conduct the Annual Meeting, a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote must be present, in person or by proxy, in order to constitute a quorum. As of the record date, there were 667,287,443 shares of common stock outstanding, and each share of common stock is entitled to one vote. No shares of preferred stock of the company were outstanding. If you submit a properly executed proxy card or vote by telephone or on the Internet, you will be considered part of the quorum. Abstentions and “broker non-votes” will be counted as shares present and entitled to vote at the meeting for purposes of determining a quorum, so long as the broker, bank or other holder of record casts a vote on behalf of a shareowner on any issue other than a procedural motion. A “broker non-vote” occurs when a broker, bank or other holder of record who holds shares for another person has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner of the shares and, under New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, listing standards, does not have discretionary authority to vote on a proposal.

What vote is needed for these proposals to be adopted?

Each matter to be submitted to shareowners, including the election of directors, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, by the shareowners at the meeting. For purposes of determining the number of votes cast with respect to a particular matter, only those cast “for” or “against” are included. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted only for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the meeting.

Under our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Guidelines for Corporate Governance, directors must be elected by a majority of the votes cast in uncontested elections, such as the election of directors at the Annual Meeting. This means that the number of votes cast “for” a director nominee must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that nominee. Abstentions

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and broker non-votes are not counted as votes “for” or “against” a director nominee. Any nominee who is an incumbent director and does not receive a majority of votes cast “for” his or her election would be required to tender his or her resignation promptly following the failure to receive the required vote. Within 90 days following the final tabulation of the shareowner vote, the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee would then be required to make a recommendation to the Board as to whether the Board should accept the resignation, and the Board would be required to decide whether to accept the resignation. The Board must then promptly disclose its decision-making process. In a contested election, the required vote would be a plurality of votes cast. Full details of this policy are set forth in our Guidelines for Corporate Governance, which can be found in the Corporate Governance section of our website (www.pplweb.com/Guidelines).

Proposal 1 (election of directors), Proposal 2 (amendment of the company’s articles of incorporation to permit shareowners to call special meetings), Proposal 3 (advisory vote to approve executive compensation) and Proposals 5, 6, 7 and 8 (shareowner proposals) are “non-routine” matters under NYSE rules, and brokerage firms, banks or other holders of record are prohibited from voting on each of these proposals without receiving instructions from the beneficial owners of the shares. Abstentions and broker non-votes will not be considered as votes cast and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote.

Proposal 4 (ratification of auditors) is considered to be a “routine” matter under NYSE rules, and brokers, banks or other holders of record may vote in their discretion on behalf of clients who have not furnished voting instructions. Abstentions will not be treated as votes cast and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on this proposal.

Who conducts the proxy solicitation and how much will it cost?

PPL Corporation will pay the cost of soliciting proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors. In addition to the solicitation by mail, a number of regular employees may solicit proxies in person, over the Internet, by telephone or by facsimile. We have retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting, and we expect that the remuneration to Innisfree for its services will not exceed $15,000, plus reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses. Brokers, banks and other holders of record who hold shares for the benefit of others will be asked to send proxy material to the beneficial owners of the shares, and we will reimburse them for their expenses.

Who can assist me if I have questions about the annual meeting or need help voting my shares?

Your vote is important! If you need any help voting your shares or have questions about the annual meeting, please call the firm assisting us with the solicitation of proxies:

INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED

Shareowners may call toll-free at 877-825-8730

Banks and brokers may call collect at 212-750-5833

How does the company keep voter information confidential?

To preserve voter confidentiality, we voluntarily limit access to shareowner voting records to certain designated employees of PPL Services Corporation. These employees sign a confidentiality agreement that prohibits them from disclosing the manner in which a shareowner has voted to any employee of a PPL affiliate or to any other person (except to the Judges of Election or the person in whose name the shares are registered), unless otherwise required by law.

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What is householding, and how does it affect me?

We have adopted a procedure approved by the SEC called “householding.” Under this procedure, shareowners of record who have the same address and last name and receive hard copies of the Annual Meeting materials will receive only one copy of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and the 2014 Annual Report, unless we are notified that one or more of these shareowners wishes to continue receiving individual copies. If you and other PPL shareowners living in your household do not have the same last name, you may also request to receive only one copy of future proxy statements and financial reports.

Householding conserves natural resources and reduces our distribution costs. Shareowners who participate in householding will continue to receive separate proxy cards. Also, householding will not in any way affect dividend check mailings.

If you are eligible for householding, but you and other shareowners of record with whom you share an address currently receive multiple copies of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and any accompanying documents, or if you hold PPL stock in more than one account, and in either case you wish to receive only a single copy of each document for your household, please contact Wells Fargo Shareowner Services in writing: ATTN: Householding/PPL Corporation, P.O. Box 64854, St. Paul, MN 55164-0854.

Alternatively, if you participate in householding and wish to receive a separate copy of this Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement and any accompanying documents or prefer to discontinue your participation in householding, please contact Wells Fargo as indicated above and a separate copy will be sent to you promptly.

If you are a beneficial owner, you can request information about householding from your bank, broker or other holder of record.

When are the 2016 shareowner proposals due?

To be included in the proxy materials for the 2016 Annual Meeting, any proposal intended to be presented at that Annual Meeting by a shareowner must be received by the Secretary of the company in writing no later than December __, 2015:

Corporate Secretary’s Office

PPL Corporation

Two North Ninth Street

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

To be properly brought before the Annual Meeting, any other proposal must be received no later than 75 days in advance of the date of the 2016 Annual Meeting.

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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Thirteen members of our Board are standing for re-election, to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Shareowners. Each nominee elected as a Director will continue in office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or retirement.

In June of 2014, the company announced an agreement to spin off its PPL Energy Supply, LLC business and combine it with the generation assets of Riverstone Holdings LLC in order to form a new, independent publicly traded company to be called Talen Energy Corporation. As a result of the transaction, PPL shareowners will initially own 65 percent of the new company and will continue to own the same number of shares of PPL Corporation. The timing of the closing of the proposed transaction is anticipated to close during the second quarter of 2015, but remains subject to both regulatory approvals as well as other customary closing conditions. It is expected that, upon closing of the proposed transaction, four of our directors, Frederick M. Bernthal, Philip G. Cox, Louise K. Goeser and Stuart E. Graham, will resign from the PPL board in order to become directors of the Talen Energy Corporation board and that the size of the PPL board will be reduced to nine members. Accordingly, to the extent the proposed transaction closes prior to PPL’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareowners, it is expected that Messrs. Bernthal, Cox and Graham and Ms. Goeser will no longer be standing for re-election.

Other than as described above, the Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the other nominees will become unavailable for election. If any nominee other than the four nominees described above should become unavailable prior to the Annual Meeting, however, the accompanying proxy will be voted for the election of such other person as the Board of Directors may recommend in place of that nominee.

The proxies appointed by the Board of Directors intend to vote the proxy for the election of each of these nominees, unless you indicate otherwise on the proxy or ballot card.

The following pages contain biographical information about the nominees, as well as information concerning the particular experience, qualifications, attributes and/or skills that led the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee and the Board to determine that each nominee should serve as a director. In addition, a majority of our directors serve or have served on boards and board committees (including, in many cases, as committee chairs) of other public companies, which we believe provides them with additional board leadership and governance experience, exposure to best practices, and substantial knowledge and skills that further enhance the functioning of our Board.

Nominees for Directors:

RODNEY C. ADKINS

Age: 56

Director since: August 2014

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Audit

Other Public Directorships:

• United Parcel Service, Inc.

• W.W. Grainger, Inc.

Former Public Directorships within the Last Five Years:

• Pitney Bowes Inc. (2007-2013)

Mr. Adkins is President of 3RAM Group LLC, an investment, consulting and property management firm. He retired in December 2014 as a Senior Vice President of International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, a globally integrated technology and consulting company. Until April 2014, Mr. Adkins served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy at IBM. Prior to assuming that role in 2013, he was Senior Vice President of System and Technology Group at IBM, a position he held since 2009, and was previously Senior Vice President of development and manufacturing for the System and Technology Group at IBM, a position he held since 2007. In his over 33-year career with IBM, Mr. Adkins held a number of product management and executive roles, including running the Desktop PC and UNIX Systems businesses and he was general manager of the Pervasive Computing division.

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Experience and Qualifications. Having served as a senior executive of a public technology company, Mr. Adkins provides critical insight to our Board in emerging technologies and services, global business operations and supply chain management.

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FREDERICK M. BERNTHAL

Age: 72

Director since: 1997

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Audit

• Executive

• Nuclear Oversight (Chair)

Dr. Bernthal is the retired President of Universities Research Association (URA), a position he held from 1994 until March 2011. URA is a consortium of research universities engaged in the construction and operation of major research facilities on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Bernthal served from 1990 to 1994 as Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, from 1988 to 1990 as Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science, and from 1983 to 1988 as a member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Experience and Qualifications. Having served as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and considering his governmental and leadership experience, Dr. Bernthal brings to our Board of Directors a unique point of view and knowledge vital to a company having nuclear operations.

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JOHN W. CONWAY

Age: 69

Director since: 2000

Independent Director

Lead Director

Board Committees:

• Compensation, Governance
and Nominating

• Executive

• Finance

Other Public Directorships:

• Crown Holdings, Inc.

Mr. Conway is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Crown Holdings, Inc., positions he has held since 2001. He also served as President from 2001 until March 2013. Prior to 2001, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Crown is an international manufacturer of packaging products for consumer goods. Mr. Conway joined Crown in 1991 as a result of its acquisition of Continental Can International Corporation. Prior to 1991, he served as President of Continental Can and in various other management positions. Mr. Conway is the past Chairman of the Can Manufacturers Institute.

Experience and Qualifications. With years of demonstrated managerial ability as a CEO and COO of a large global manufacturing company, Mr. Conway brings to our Board a wealth of knowledge of organizational and operational management, as well as board leadership experience, essential to a large public company.

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PHILIP G. COX

Age: 63

Director since: May 2013

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Finance

• Nuclear Oversight

Other Public Directorships:

• Drax Group plc

• Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

Former Public Directorships
within the Last Five Years:

• Meggitt PLC (2012-January 2015)

• International Power plc (2003-April 2013)

• Tractebel Energia S.A. (2011-March 2013)

Mr. Cox retired in April 2013 as Chief Executive Officer of International Power plc, a global independent power producer based in the United Kingdom. He was promoted to that position in 2003 after serving in his previous role of Chief Financial Officer, a position he held since 2000. Before joining International Power, Mr. Cox served as Senior Vice President-Operational Planning at Invensys plc from 1999 to 2000 and in several financial roles at Siebe PLC, including Chief Financial Officer, from 1989 to 1999. Before joining Siebe, he served in several senior roles in both public and private industry, after beginning his career with Price Waterhouse in 1973, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976. He was awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) for services to the energy industry in 2013.

Experience and Qualifications. Having served as the CEO and CFO of a global energy company, as well as in other leadership and accounting roles throughout his career, Mr. Cox provides critical insight into organizational and operational management, global business and financial matters to our Board.

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STEVEN G. ELLIOTT

Age: 68

Director since: 2011

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Audit (Chair)

• Finance

Other Public Directorships:

• AllianceBernstein Corporation

• Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

Mr. Elliott is the retired Senior Vice Chairman of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, an investment management and investment servicing company. He served in that position from 1998 until his retirement in December 2010. He joined Mellon in 1987 as Executive Vice President and head of the finance department. He was named Chief Financial Officer in 1990, Vice Chairman in 1992 and Senior Vice Chairman in 1998. Before joining Mellon, he held senior officer positions at: First Commerce Corporation, New Orleans; Crocker National Bank, San Francisco; Continental Illinois National Bank, Chicago; and First Interstate Bank of California.

Experience and Qualifications. With his long and distinguished career in the financial services industry, as well as his accounting background, Mr. Elliott brings to our Board a wealth of knowledge of organizational and operational management, as well as risk management expertise, essential to a large public company.

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LOUISE K. GOESER

Age: 61

Director since: 2003

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Compensation, Governance and Nominating

Other Public Directorships:

• MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.

Ms. Goeser is President and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Siemens S.A. de C.V. and is responsible for Siemens Mesoamérica. Siemens Mesoamérica is the Mexican, Central American and Caribbean unit of multinational Siemens AG, a global engineering company operating in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. Before accepting this position in March 2009, Ms. Goeser served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford of Mexico from January 2005 until November 2008. Prior to this position, she served as Vice President, Global Quality for Ford Motor Company, a position she had held since 1999. In that position, she was responsible for ensuring superior quality in the design, manufacture, sale and service of all Ford cars, trucks and components worldwide. Prior to 1999, she served as Vice President for Quality at Whirlpool Corporation and served in various leadership positions with Westinghouse Electric Corporation. She also serves as a director of HSBC Mexico.

Experience and Qualifications. With years of demonstrated leadership and business experience in a variety of industry and international positions, Ms. Goeser brings to our Board of Directors valuable insight into global organizational and operational management crucial to a large public company.

STUART E. GRAHAM

Age: 69

Director since: 2008

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Compensation, Governance and Nominating

• Executive

• Nuclear Oversight

Other Public Directorships:

• Harsco Corporation

• Industrivärden AB

• Skanska AB (Chairman)

Mr. Graham is non-executive Chairman of Sweden-based Skanska AB, an international project development and construction company. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Skanska from 2002 to 2008 and served on its board of directors for the same period of time. He continued to serve as chairman of Skanska USA Inc., a U.S. subsidiary, until May of 2011. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Graham served as Executive Vice President of Skanska responsible for business units in the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Latin America. Mr. Graham’s career spans over four decades in the construction industry, including the construction and, in one case, the operation of, power plants in the United States and Latin America. He is past chairman of the Engineering and Construction Governors Council of the World Economic Forum and founded the Engineering and Construction Risk Institute.

Experience and Qualifications. Having served as the CEO of a global construction firm, Mr. Graham brings to our Board a strong mix of operational and organizational skills and global business expertise, as well as leadership experience from a variety of public company boards, all of which are critical to a public company.

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RAJA RAJAMANNAR

Age: 53

Director since: 2011

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Audit

• Finance

Mr. Rajamannar is the Chief Marketing Officer of MasterCard International Incorporated, a technology company in the global payments industry. Prior to joining MasterCard in September of 2013, he served as the Executive Vice President, Senior Business, and Chief Transformation Officer of WellPoint, Inc., one of the nation’s largest health benefits companies, from March 2012 until January 2013. Prior to joining WellPoint, he served as Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation and Marketing Officer for Humana Inc., a healthcare company that offers a wide range of insurance products and health and wellness services. He held that position from April 2009 until March 2012. Prior to joining Humana, Mr. Rajamannar had 24 years of global business management experience, including 15 years with Citigroup, the New York-based banking conglomerate. Prior to joining Citigroup in 1994, Mr. Rajamannar held marketing and sales positions at Unilever in India from 1988 to 1994, and was a senior product manager at Asian Paints Limited in India.

Experience and Qualifications. With years of demonstrated leadership and business experience in a variety of industry and international positions, Mr. Rajamannar brings to our Board of Directors valuable insight into global organizational and operational management, as well as marketing experience, crucial to a large public company.

CRAIG A. ROGERSON

Age: 58

Director since: 2005

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Compensation, Governance and Nominating (Chair)

• Executive

• Nuclear Oversight

Other Public Directorships:

• Chemtura Corporation

Mr. Rogerson is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chemtura Corporation, a position he has held since December 2008. Chemtura is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals, crop protection and pool, spa and home care products. Mr. Rogerson served as President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Hercules Incorporated from December 2003 until its acquisition by Ashland, Incorporated in November 2008. Located in Wilmington, Delaware, Hercules was a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals and related services for a broad range of business, consumer and industrial applications. Mr. Rogerson joined Hercules in 1979 and served in a number of management positions before leaving the company to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wacker Silicones Corporation in 1997. In May 2000, Mr. Rogerson rejoined Hercules and was named President of its BetzDearborn Division in August 2000. Prior to being named CEO of Hercules in December 2003, Mr. Rogerson held a variety of senior management positions with the company. Mr. Rogerson serves on the boards of the American Chemistry Council and the Society of Chemical Industry. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Chemical Engineering & Materials Science College of Michigan State University.

Experience and Qualifications. With years of demonstrated managerial ability as a CEO of large global chemical manufacturing companies, Mr. Rogerson brings to our Board a wealth of knowledge of organizational and operational management, as well as board leadership experience, essential to a large public company.

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WILLIAM H. SPENCE

Age: 58

Director since: 2011

Management Director

Board Committees:

• Executive (Chair)

Mr. Spence is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PPL Corporation. Prior to his current appointment as Chairman in April 2012, Mr. Spence was named Chief Executive Officer and appointed to the board of directors of PPL Corporation in November 2011, was named President and Chief Operating Officer in July 2011, and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since June of 2006. Prior to joining PPL in June 2006, Mr. Spence had 19 years of service with Pepco Holdings, Inc. and its heritage companies, Delmarva Power and Conectiv. He served as Senior Vice President of Pepco Holdings from August 2002 and as Senior Vice President of Conectiv Holdings since September 2000. He joined Delmarva Power in 1987 in that company’s regulated gas business, where he held various management positions before being named Vice President of Trading in 1996. Mr. Spence also serves on the boards of several wholly owned subsidiaries of PPL Corporation. He is chair of the Corporate Leadership Council, an internal committee comprised of executive officers of PPL Corporation.

Experience and Qualifications. Having broad-ranging operating experience in the energy industry, Mr. Spence brings a full range of strategic management expertise, a broad understanding of the issues facing a global business in the energy industry and an in-depth knowledge of the company’s business and culture to the Board and the Chairman position.

NATICA VON ALTHANN

Age: 64

Director since: 2009

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Audit

• Finance (Chair)

• Nuclear Oversight

Ms. von Althann was a founding partner of C&A Advisors, a consulting firm in the areas of financial services and risk management, from 2009 until 2013. She retired in June 2008 as the Senior Credit Risk Management Executive for Bank of America and Chief Credit Officer of U.S. Trust, an investment management company. Prior to being appointed to the Bank of America position in 2007 after U.S. Trust was acquired by Bank of America, Ms. von Althann served as Chief Credit Officer of U.S. Trust since 2003. Prior to joining U.S. Trust in 2003, she served as managing director at IQ Venture Partners, an investment banking boutique. Previously, Ms. von Althann spent 26 years at Citigroup, including in a number of senior management roles. During her time at Citigroup, among other positions, she served as managing director and co-head of Citicorp’s U.S. Telecommunications-Technology group, managing director and global industry head of the Retail and Apparel group and division executive and market region head for Latin America in the Citigroup private banking group. Ms. von Althann currently serves as a director of TD Bank US Holding Company and its two bank subsidiaries, TD Bank, N.A. and TD Bank USA, N.A.

Experience and Qualifications. With her extensive background in the banking industry, including operating responsibilities and senior management experience, Ms. von Althann brings to our Board a wealth of knowledge of organizational and operational management, as well as financial and risk management expertise, essential to a large public company.

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KEITH H. WILLIAMSON

Age: 62

Director since: 2005

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Audit

• Finance

Mr. Williamson is Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Centene Corporation. Prior to being promoted to this position in November 2012, he served as Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, a position he held since 2006. Centene Corporation is a provider of Medicaid-managed care and specialty healthcare services for under-insured and uninsured individuals. He previously served as President of the Capital Services Division of Pitney Bowes Inc., a position he held since 1999. Pitney Bowes is a global provider of integrated mail, messaging and document management solutions. Mr. Williamson joined Pitney Bowes in 1988 and held a series of positions in the company’s tax, finance and legal operations, including oversight of the treasury function and rating agency activity.

Experience and Qualifications. With years of demonstrated leadership and business experience in a variety of industry positions with publicly traded companies, Mr. Williamson brings to our Board a combination of general business and finance experience which is crucial to a large public company.

ARMANDO ZAGALO DE LIMA

Age: 56

Director since: July 2014

Independent Director

Board Committees:

• Finance

Mr. Zagalo de Lima serves as Executive Vice President of Xerox Corporation, a position held since January 2012. Xerox is a multinational enterprise for business process and document management. From January 2012 to July 2014, Mr. Zagalo de Lima also served as president of Xerox Technology and was responsible for engineering, product development, manufacturing, distribution, managed print services, sales channels and technical services to effectively manage and grow business on a global basis. From 2010 to 2012, he served as president of Global Customer Operations, responsible for worldwide sales, service and customer administration activities for Xerox’s document technology, services and solutions. Prior to this role, Mr. Zagalo de Lima led Xerox Europe from 2001 to 2010, serving as chief operating officer from 2001 to 2004, and then as president from 2004 to 2010, driving business activity in nearly 20 countries. He first joined Xerox in Portugal in 1983 and held sales, marketing and management positions across Europe.

Experience and Qualifications. Having served as a senior executive of a public technology company, Mr. Zagalo de Lima provides critical insight to our Board in emerging technologies and services and global business operations.

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In compliance with the Company’s Guidelines for Corporate Governance, Dr. Stuart Heydt was not renominated and will continue to serve on the Board until immediately prior to the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareowners, which follows his 75^th birthday. Dr. Heydt is a member of the Audit; Compensation, Governance and Nominating; Executive and Nuclear Oversight Committees.

Your Board of Directors recommends that you

vote FOR the election of each of these nominees for director

GOVERNANCE OF THE COMPANY

Board of Directors

Attendance. The Board of Directors met eight times during 2014. Each director attended at least 75% of the meetings held by the Board and the committees on which he or she served during the year. The average attendance of directors at Board and Committee meetings held during 2014 was 97%. Directors are expected to attend all meetings of shareowners, the Board and the Committees on which they serve. All of our directors attended the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareowners.

Independence of Directors. The Board has established guidelines to assist it in determining director independence, which conform to the independence requirements of the NYSE listing standards. In addition to applying these guidelines, which are available in the Corporate Governance section of our website (www.pplweb.com/Independence-Standards-July2009), the Board considers all relevant facts and circumstances in making an independence determination. The Board determined that the following 12 directors, constituting all of PPL’s non-employee directors, are independent from the company and management pursuant to its independence guidelines: Dr. Bernthal, Messrs. Adkins, Conway, Cox, Elliott, Graham, Rajamannar, Rogerson, Williamson and Zagalo de Lima, and Mmes. Goeser and von Althann.

In reaching this conclusion, the Board considered transactions and relationships between each director or any member of his or her immediate family and the company and its subsidiaries. From time to time, our subsidiaries have transacted business in the ordinary course with companies with which several of our directors are or were affiliated. In particular, the Board considered that with respect to each of the most recent three completed fiscal years for Mr. Rogerson and for Mr. Zagalo de Lima, each was an officer of a company with which PPL has engaged in business transactions in the ordinary course. The Board reviewed all transactions with each of these companies and determined that the annual amount of revenues received by Mr. Rogerson’s company or Mr. Zagalo de Lima’s companies in each fiscal year was significantly below 1% of the consolidated gross revenues of both PPL and such other companies. As part of its determination, the Board also considered that the transactions were competitively bid.

The Board determined that none of these relationships were material or affected the independence of such directors under either the company’s independence guidelines or the applicable NYSE rules. Under the categorical standard of independence that the Board adopted for the company, business transactions between the company (and its subsidiaries) and a director’s employer or the employer of the director’s “immediate family member,” as defined by the rules of the NYSE, not involving more than 2% of the employer’s consolidated gross revenues in any fiscal year, will not impair the director’s independence.

Executive Sessions; Presiding and Lead Director. The independent directors meet in regular executive sessions during each Board meeting without management present. Mr. Conway serves as the presiding director in chairing these executive sessions and also serves as the independent “lead” director of the Board.

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Board Leadership Structure. The positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, are held by Mr. Spence. Mr. Conway serves as the independent lead director. The Board believes that the responsibilities delegated to the lead director are substantially similar to many of the functions typically fulfilled by a board chairman. The Board believes that its lead director position balances the need for effective and independent oversight of management with the need for strong, unified leadership. Of our thirteen director nominees, only Mr. Spence is not independent from the company. All of our committees, with the exception of the Executive Committee on which Mr. Spence serves, are composed entirely of independent directors, and the agendas are driven by the independent chairs through discussions with designated management liaisons. Each independent director is encouraged to, and does, regularly contact management with either questions or suggestions for agenda items. The Board does not believe that the establishment of an independent chairman is necessary or recommended at the present time. The Board continues to have the right to separate those roles if it were to determine that such a separation would be in the best interest of the company, its shareowners and other stakeholders.

The lead director serves in the following roles:

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presides at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman and CEO is not present, including executive sessions of the independent directors that occur at each Board meeting;

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serves as an adviser to the Chairman and CEO, as well as a non-exclusive liaison between the independent directors and the Chairman and CEO;

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periodically reviews or suggests meeting agendas and schedules for the Board and at least annually solicits suggestions from the Board on meeting topics, such as strategy, management performance and governance matters;

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has the authority to call meetings of the independent directors;

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responds to shareowner and other stakeholder questions that are directed to the presiding or lead director, as well as to the independent directors as a group; and

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fulfills such other responsibilities as the Board may from time to time request.

The Corporate Secretary’s Office, together with any other key employees requested by the lead director, provides support to the lead director in fulfilling his role.

Guidelines for Corporate Governance. The full text of our Guidelines for Corporate Governance can be found in the Corporate Governance section of our website (www.pplweb.com/Guidelines).

Communications with the Board. Shareowners or other parties interested in communicating with the lead director, with the Board or any member of the Board, or with the independent directors as a group, may write to such person or persons at the following address:

c/o Corporate Secretary’s Office

PPL Corporation

Two North Ninth Street

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

The Corporate Secretary’s Office forwards all correspondence to the respective Board members, with the exception of commercial solicitations, advertisements or obvious “junk” mail. Concerns relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters are to be brought immediately to the attention of the company’s Corporate Audit and Business Ethics group and are handled in accordance with procedures established by the Audit Committee with respect to such matters.

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Code of Ethics. We maintain a code of business conduct and ethics, our Standards of Integrity, which are applicable to all Board members and employees of the company and its subsidiaries, including the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer of the company. You can find the full text of the Standards in the Corporate Governance section of our website (www.pplweb.com/Standards-of-Integrity).

Board Committees

The Board of Directors has five standing committees:

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the Executive Committee;

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the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee;

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the Finance Committee;

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the Nuclear Oversight Committee; and

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the Audit Committee.

Each non-employee director usually serves on one or more of these committees. All of our committees, with the exception of the Executive Committee, are composed entirely of independent directors. Each committee has a charter, all of which are available in the Corporate Governance section of the company’s website (www.pplweb.com/board-committees).

The following table shows the directors who are currently members or chairs of each of the standing Board Committees and the number of meetings each committee held in 2014.

Board Committee Membership

Director

Audit

Compensation,
Governance and
Nominating

Executive

Finance

Nuclear
Oversight

Rodney C. Adkins⁽¹⁾

Frederick M. Bernthal

Chair

John W. Conway

I/LD

Philip G. Cox

Steven G. Elliott⁽²⁾

Chair

Louise K. Goeser

Stuart E. Graham

Stuart Heydt

Raja Rajamannar

Craig A. Rogerson

Chair

William H. Spence

—

Chair

Natica von Althann⁽²⁾

Chair

Keith H. Williamson

Armando Zagalo de Lima⁽³⁾

Number of Meetings in 2014

I Independent Director LD Lead Director — Chairman of the Board

⁽¹⁾

Joined the Audit Committee on January 1, 2015.

⁽²⁾

Designated as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the rules and regulations of the SEC.

⁽³⁾

Joined the Finance Committee on July 3, 2014.

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Executive Committee. During periods between Board meetings, the Executive Committee may exercise all of the powers of the Board of Directors, except that the Executive Committee may not elect directors, change the membership of or fill vacancies in the Executive Committee, fix the compensation of the directors, change the Bylaws or take any action restricted by the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law or the Bylaws (including actions committed to another Board committee).

Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee. The principal functions of the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee, or CGNC, are:

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to review and evaluate at least annually the performance of the chief executive officer and other executive officers of the company, including setting goals and objectives, and to set their remuneration, including incentive awards;

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to review management’s succession planning;

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to identify and recommend to the Board of Directors candidates for election to the Board;

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to review the fees paid to outside directors for their services on the Board of Directors and its Committees;

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to establish and administer programs for evaluating the performance of Board members; and

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to develop and recommend to the Board corporate governance guidelines applicable to the company.

All of the members of the CGNC are independent within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE, including those rules applicable to board and committee service, and the company’s standards of independence described above under the heading “Independence of Directors.” In addition, each member of the CGNC is a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and is an “outside director” as defined for Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Compensation Processes and Procedures

Decisions regarding the compensation of our executive officers are made by the CGNC. Specifically, the CGNC has strategic and administrative responsibility for a broad range of issues, including ensuring that we compensate executive officers effectively and in a manner consistent with our stated compensation strategy. The CGNC also oversees the administration of our executive compensation plans, including the design of, and performance measures and award opportunities for, the executive incentive programs, and some employee benefits.

The CGNC periodically reviews executive officer compensation to ensure that compensation is consistent with our compensation philosophy, company and personal performance, changes in market practices and changes in an individual’s responsibilities. At the CGNC’s January in-person meeting each year, the CGNC reviews the performance of executive officers and makes awards for the just-completed calendar year.

To assist in its efforts to meet the objectives outlined above, each year the CGNC retains an independent compensation consulting firm to advise it on a regular basis on executive compensation programs. During the first half of 2014, Pay Governance, LLC served as the CGNC’s independent compensation consultant. Effective July 1, 2014, the CGNC retained Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc., or Cook, as its independent compensation consultant for the following 12-month period. The consultant provides additional information to the CGNC so that it can determine whether the company’s executive

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compensation programs are reasonable and consistent with competitive practices. Representatives of the consultant regularly participate in CGNC meetings, providing expertise and guidance as to executive compensation program design, market trends and best pay practices.

The CGNC regularly requests the independent compensation consultant to provide the following information and analyses:

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Utility Industry Executive Compensation Trends Presentation — provides a report on current trends in utility industry executive compensation.

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Director Pay Analysis — reviews the pay program for PPL’s non-employee directors relative to a group of utility companies and to a broad spectrum of general industry companies.

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Executive Compensation Analysis — provides a review of compensation for the executive officer positions at PPL, including each of the named executive officers. This review includes both utility and general industry medians, and it results in a report on the compensation of executive officers and competitive market data. A detailed discussion of the competitive market comparison process is provided below, in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Market Compensation Analysis” beginning on page 35.

Additionally, management may request analyses or information in order to assist it in the administration of the executive compensation programs, including competitive analyses on new executive positions.

The Chief Human Resources Officer is management’s liaison to the CGNC, and his staff provides support for the CGNC and regularly interacts with the independent compensation consultant.

Annually, the CGNC requests that the independent compensation consultant present emerging issues and trends in executive compensation among the largest U.S. utilities at its July meeting and provide a detailed analysis of competitive pay levels and practices at its year-end meeting. The CGNC uses this analysis to provide a general understanding of current market practices when it assesses performance and considers salary levels and incentive awards at its January meeting following the performance year.

Based on a business plan approved by the Board of Directors, the CGNC considers the related goals for the annual cash incentive program and the long-term incentive program for the upcoming year, based on industry and market conditions and other factors. All incentive goals for executive officers are reviewed and approved by the CGNC.

The CGNC has the authority to review and approve annually the compensation structure, including goals and objectives, of the CEO and other executive officers who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including all of the executive officers named in this proxy statement. The CEO reviews with the CGNC his evaluation of the performance and leadership of: (1) the executive officers who report directly to him, including the presidents of the major business lines; and (2) the treasurer and the controller, with input from the chief financial officer, or CFO. The CEO presents his compensation recommendations to the CGNC, and based in large part on such recommendations, the CGNC approves the annual compensation, including salary, incentive compensation and other remuneration, of such executive officers. In preparing his recommendations, the CEO may discuss his evaluations and potential recommendations with the Chief Human Resources Officer and representatives of the independent compensation consultant. The CEO does not discuss his own compensation with the independent compensation consultant or with the CGNC.

The CGNC manages a process for the Board of Directors to evaluate our CEO. Each director, other than the CEO, completes an evaluation of the CEO and submits the evaluation to the Chair of the CGNC. The evaluation is presented to the outside directors of the Board and discussed at the January meeting. A summary evaluation is compiled by the Chair of the CGNC, who then discusses the

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evaluation with the CEO. The CGNC determines the CEO’s salary and incentive awards at its January meeting, based on the Board’s evaluation and corporate performance.

The Board of Directors, with recommendations from the CGNC, determines the amount and form of director compensation. The independent compensation consultant also assists the CGNC with this determination.

The CGNC annually reviews and approves total expenditures paid to the independent compensation consultant. Pay Governance and its affiliates did not provide any services to the company or any of the company’s affiliates other than advising the CGNC on director and executive officer compensation during 2014. The CGNC evaluated whether any work provided by Pay Governance raised any conflict of interest, including the work it performs as an independent compensation consultant for Crown Holdings, Inc., where Mr. Conway serves as Chairman and CEO, and who became a member of the CGNC during 2013. After consideration of the facts and circumstances, the CGNC determined that there was no conflict of interest.

Cook and its affiliates did not provide any services to the company or any of the company’s affiliates other than advising the CGNC on director and executive officer compensation during 2014. The CGNC evaluated whether any work provided by Cook raised any conflict of interest and determined that there was no conflict of interest.

Director Nomination Process

The CGNC establishes guidelines for new directors and evaluates director candidates. In considering candidates, the CGNC seeks individuals who possess strong personal and professional ethics, high standards of integrity and values, independence of thought and judgment and who have senior corporate leadership experience. The company believes that prior business experience at a senior executive level is desired, and it seeks candidates who have diverse experience relevant to serving on the Board, such as financial, operating executive management and technology experience.

In addition, the CGNC seeks individuals who have a broad range of demonstrated abilities and accomplishments beyond corporate leadership. These abilities include the skill and expertise sufficient to provide sound and prudent guidance with respect to all of the company’s operations and interests. The CGNC believes that, while diversity and variety of experiences and viewpoints represented on the board should always be considered, a director nominee should not be chosen solely or largely because of race, color, gender, national origin or sexual orientation or identity. In selecting a director nominee, the CGNC focuses on skills, expertise or background that would complement the existing board, recognizing that the company’s businesses and operations are diverse and global in nature. Our directors come from diverse backgrounds including industrial, energy, financial, non-profit and healthcare. Finally, the CGNC seeks individuals who are capable of devoting the required amount of time to serve effectively, including preparation time and attendance at Board, committee and shareowner meetings.

Nominations for the election of directors may be made by the Board of Directors, the CGNC or any shareowner entitled to vote in the election of directors generally. The CGNC screens all candidates in the same manner regardless of the source of the recommendation. The CGNC’s review is typically based on any written materials provided with respect to a candidate. The CGNC determines whether a candidate meets the company’s general qualifications and specific qualities and skills for directors and whether requesting additional information or an interview is appropriate.

If the CGNC or management identifies a need to add a new Board member to fulfill a special requirement or to fill a vacancy, the CGNC usually retains a third-party search firm to identify a candidate or candidates. The CGNC seeks prospective nominees through personal referrals, independent inquiries by directors and search firms. Once the CGNC has identified a prospective nominee, it generally requests the third-party search firm to gather additional information about the

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prospective nominee’s background and experience. The CEO, the chair of the CGNC and other members of the CGNC, if available, then interview the prospective candidates in person. After completing the interview and evaluation process, which includes evaluating the prospective nominee against the standards and qualifications set out in the company’s Guidelines for Corporate Governance, the CGNC makes a recommendation to the full Board as to the persons who should be nominated by the Board. The Board then votes on whether to approve the nominee after considering the recommendation and report of the CGNC.

When considering whether the Board’s directors and nominees have the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, taken as a whole, to enable the Board to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of the company’s business and structure, the Board focused primarily on the information discussed in each of the Board members’ biographical information set forth on pages 8 to 14. In particular, in connection with the nominations of each director for election as directors at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareowners, the Board considered their contributions to the company’s success during their previous years of Board service.

Shareowners interested in recommending nominees for directors should submit their recommendations in writing to:

Corporate Secretary

PPL Corporation

Two North Ninth Street

Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101

In order to be considered, we must generally receive nominations by shareowners at least 75 days prior to the 2016 Annual Meeting. The nominations must also contain the information required by our Bylaws, such as the name and address of the shareowner making the nomination and of the proposed nominees and certain other information concerning the shareowner and the nominee. The exact procedures for making nominations are included in our Bylaws, which can be found at the Corporate Governance section of our website (www.pplweb.com/Bylaws).

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation. During 2014, none of the members of the CGNC was an officer or employee of the company, and no executive officer of PPL served on the compensation committee or board of any company while that company employed any member of the CGNC.

Finance Committee. The principal functions of the Finance Committee are:

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to review and approve annually the three-year business plan, which includes the annual financing plan, as well as the five-year capital expenditure plan for the company;

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to approve company financings in excess of $50 million, to the extent not contemplated by the annual financing plan approved by the Finance Committee;

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to approve reductions of the outstanding securities of the company in excess of $100 million;

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to authorize capital expenditures in excess of $100 million;

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to authorize acquisitions and dispositions in excess of $75 million; and

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to review, approve and monitor the policies and practices of the company and its subsidiaries in managing financial risk.

All of the members of this committee are independent within the meaning of the listing standards of the NYSE and the company’s standards of independence described above under the heading “Independence of Directors.”

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Nuclear Oversight Committee. The principal functions of the Nuclear Oversight Committee are:

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to assist the Board of Directors in the fulfillment of its responsibilities for oversight of the company’s nuclear operations;

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to advise company management on nuclear matters; and

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to provide advice and recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the future direction of the company and management performance related to nuclear operations.

Audit Committee. The primary function of the Audit Committee is to assist the company’s Board of Directors in the oversight of:

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the integrity of the financial statements of the company and its subsidiaries;

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the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting;

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the identification, assessment and management of risk;

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the company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

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the independent registered public accounting firm’s, or “independent auditor’s,” qualifications and independence; and

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the performance of the company’s independent auditor and internal audit function.

The members of the Audit Committee are not employees of the company, and the Board of Directors has determined that each of its Audit Committee members has met the independence and expertise requirements of the NYSE, the rules of the SEC and the company’s independence standards described above under the heading “Independence of Directors.”

Report of the Audit Committee

The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to, among other items, the integrity of the company’s financial statements. Company management is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the company’s financial statements, the financial reporting process and the associated system of internal controls over financial reporting and assessing the effectiveness of such controls. Ernst & Young LLP, the company’s principal independent registered public accounting firm, or “independent auditor,” is responsible for auditing the company’s annual financial statements, expressing an opinion as to whether the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the company’s financial position and results of operations in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and expressing an opinion as to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the Standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and review these processes. Among other duties, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements, significant accounting policies, and other disclosures with management and the independent auditor. The Audit Committee has also reviewed and discussed highlights of quarterly earnings calls and earnings press releases.

In its capacity as a Committee of the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the independent auditor. The independent auditor reports directly to the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee is responsible for preapproving all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditor. In determining whether to reappoint the independent auditor, the Audit Committee takes into consideration various factors, including: the historical and recent performance of the independent

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auditor on the audit; its professional qualifications; the quality of ongoing discussions with the independent auditor; external data, including recent PCAOB reports on the independent auditor and its peer firms; the results of an internal survey of the independent auditor’s service and quality; and the appropriateness of fees. The Audit Committee also has a policy to periodically solicit competitive proposals for audit services from independent public accounting firms.

The Audit Committee has discussed with the independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by applicable Auditing Standards, as periodically adopted or amended, and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) including the appropriateness and application of accounting principles. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from the company’s independent auditor required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent auditor’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has had discussions with Ernst & Young LLP about its independence. The Audit Committee also considered whether the provision of non-audit services by Ernst & Young LLP is compatible with maintaining the independence of such independent auditor.

In the performance of its responsibilities, the Audit Committee met periodically with the internal auditor and the independent auditor, with and without management present, to discuss the results of their examinations, their evaluations of the company’s internal controls, and the overall quality of the company’s financial reporting. The Audit Committee also met periodically with various members of management to discuss compliance activities. With respect to risk management, the Chief Risk Officer reports regularly to the Audit Committee with regard to inherent risks to the company, the identification, assessment, management and monitoring of those risks, and risk management practices and activities of the company. While the Audit Committee has responsibility for overseeing the company’s process for identifying, assessing and managing business risks, each of the other Board Committees also considers risks within its areas of responsibility. For example, the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee reviews various risks including risks related to compensation matters as well as legal and regulatory compliance risks as they relate to corporate governance.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed, together with management and the independent auditor, management’s assessment of internal controls relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of financial reporting. The Audit Committee has also reviewed the process utilized in connection with the certifications of the company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules for the company’s annual and quarterly filings with the SEC. In addition, the Audit Committee has established a process and procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting or auditing matters.

Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board approved, that the audited financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting be included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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The Audit Committee has a Charter that specifies its responsibilities. The committee Charter, which has been approved by the Board of Directors, is available on the company’s website (www.pplweb.com/audit-committee). Also, the Audit Committee’s procedures and practices comply with the requirements of the SEC and the NYSE applicable to corporate audit committees.

The Audit Committee

Steven G. Elliott, Chair

Rodney C. Adkins

Frederick M. Bernthal

Stuart Heydt

Raja Rajamannar

Natica von Althann

Keith H. Williamson

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight

The Board provides oversight of the company’s risk management practices. The Board reviews material risks associated with the company’s business plan periodically as part of its consideration of the ongoing operations and strategic direction of the company. At meetings of the Board and its committees, directors receive periodic updates from management regarding risk management activities. Outside of formal meetings, the Board, its committees and individual Board members have full access to senior executives and other key employees, including the CEO, CFO, the General Counsel and the Chief Risk Officer, or CRO.

Each of the committees of the Board, other than the Executive Committee, reports regularly to the full Board on risk-related matters. The committees also oversee the management of material risks that fall within such committee’s areas of responsibility. In performing this function, each committee has full access to management as well as the ability to engage advisers. The CRO communicates key risks to the Audit and Finance Committees. This communication includes the identification of key risks and emerging risks and how these risks are being measured and managed.

A primary function of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board in the oversight of the identification and management of risk. More specifically, the Audit Committee is responsible for the review of the company’s process for identifying, assessing and managing business risks and exposures and discussing related guidelines and policies. The Audit Committee regularly reviews risk management activities related to the financial statements, legal and compliance matters, tax, information technology and other key areas. The Audit Committee also periodically meets in executive session with representatives from the company’s independent registered public accounting firm, the CFO, the CRO, the General Counsel, Vice President and Controller, and the head of Corporate Audit and Business Ethics.

The Audit Committee also oversees the company’s enterprise risk management process. The CRO has responsibility for leading the company’s enterprise risk management process. The company’s Risk Management group and Corporate Audit Services department provide periodic reports to the Audit Committee and the full Board regarding key risk matters. The head of Corporate Audit and Business Ethics reports directly to the Audit Committee.

The Finance Committee is responsible for, among other items provided in its Charter, reviewing, approving and monitoring the policies and practices to be followed by the company and its subsidiaries in managing market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and currency risk. The company’s internal Risk Management Committee is chaired by the CRO. The Risk Management Committee and the CRO serve

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at the direction of the Finance Committee to provide oversight of risk management activities related to buying and selling electric energy and gas, fuel procurement, foreign currency exchange and translation and the issuance of corporate debt.

The CGNC considers various risks including those related to the attraction and retention of talent, the design of compensation programs, succession planning, governance matters and the identification of qualified individuals to become board members. The CGNC reviews management’s assessment of whether risks arising from the company’s compensation policies and practices for all employees, including non-executive officers, are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the company. The CGNC follows a risk assessment process that formally identifies and prioritizes compensation plan features that could induce excessive risk-taking, misstatement of financial results or fraudulent misconduct to enhance an employee’s compensation and trigger material harm to the company. Based on this detailed risk assessment process, the company has determined that any risks arising from its compensation policies and practices for its employees are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the company.

The Nuclear Oversight Committee considers risks in connection with its responsibilities for oversight of the company’s nuclear function, including various risks related to ensuring the company has appropriate systems in place to protect the health and safety of the public and maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Compensation of Directors

Annual Retainer. Directors who are company employees do not receive any separate compensation for service on the Board of Directors or committees of the Board of Directors. During 2014, directors who were not employees of PPL received an annual retainer of $195,000, of which a minimum of $130,000 was mandatorily allocated in monthly installments to each director’s deferred stock account under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, or DDCP. The remaining $65,000 portion of the annual retainer was paid in cash in monthly installments to each director, unless voluntarily deferred to his or her stock account or to his or her deferred cash account under the DDCP (as discussed below with respect to all retainers and other fees).

Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive a share of PPL common stock and is fully vested upon grant, but is not paid to the director until after retirement (as discussed below with respect to payments under the DDCP). Deferred stock units do not have voting rights, but accumulate quarterly dividend equivalents, which are reinvested in additional deferred stock units, which are also not paid to the director until retirement.

Effective January 1, 2015, the annual retainer increased to $235,000 for all directors, of which $130,000 continues to be mandatorily allocated to each director’s deferred stock account. The Board also eliminated the use of meeting fees for 2015.

Presiding Director Retainer. During 2014, the presiding director, who is also our independent lead director, received an additional annual cash retainer of $30,000, which was paid in monthly installments unless voluntarily deferred under the DDCP.

Committee Chair Retainers. During 2014, the Audit Committee Chair received an additional annual cash retainer of $15,000, which was paid in monthly installments unless voluntarily deferred under the DDCP. Each other committee chair received an additional annual cash retainer of $10,000, which was paid in monthly installments unless voluntarily deferred under the DDCP. Effective January 1, 2015, the Audit Committee Chair’s annual retainer increased to $20,000, while the annual retainer for other committee chairs increased to $15,000.

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Other Fees. During 2014, each non-employee director also received a fee of $2,000 for attending each Board of Directors meeting, $1,500 for attending each committee meeting and other meetings at the company’s request, and a fee of $1,000 for participating in meetings held by telephone conference call. These fees were eligible to be voluntarily deferred under the DDCP. Effective January 1, 2015, the Board eliminated all meeting fees. PPL also reimburses each director for usual and customary travel expenses.

Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Pursuant to the DDCP, non-employee directors may elect to defer all or any part of the fees and any retainer that is not part of the mandatory stock unit deferrals. Under this plan, directors can defer compensation other than the mandatory deferrals into a deferred cash account or the deferred stock account. The deferred cash account earns a return as if the funds had been invested in one or more of the core investment options offered to employees under the PPL Deferred Savings Plan at Fidelity Investments. These investment accounts include large, mid and small cap index and investment funds, international equity index funds, target date funds, bond funds and a stable value fund, with returns that ranged from -10.80% to 14.57% during 2014. The brokerage account option that is available to employees is not available to directors. For 2014, two directors elected to defer all or a portion of their cash retainer and fees into a deferred cash account, and three directors elected to defer all or a portion of their cash retainer and fees into a deferred stock account. Payment of the amounts allocated to a director’s deferred cash account and accrued earnings, together with deferred stock units and accrued dividend equivalents, is deferred until after the director’s retirement from the Board of Directors, at which time the deferred cash and stock is disbursed in one or more annual installments for a period of up to 10 years, as previously elected by the director.

The following table summarizes all compensation earned during 2014 by our non-employee directors.

2014 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION


	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash
Name of Director	Paid in Cash⁽³⁾		Deferred into Restricted Stock Units⁽⁴⁾		Total		Stock Awards⁽⁵⁾		All Other Compensation⁽⁶⁾		Total
Rodney C. Adkins⁽¹⁾	$	31,083		—	$	31,083		$ 54,167		$ 238	$	85,488
Frederick M. Bernthal		121,000		—		121,000		130,000		571		251,571
John W. Conway		—		$125,000		125,000		130,000		571		255,571
Philip G. Cox		93,500		—		93,500		130,000		571		224,071
Steven G. Elliott		111,500		—		111,500		130,000		4,571		246,071
Louise K. Goeser		88,000		—		88,000		130,000		571		218,571
Stuart E. Graham		98,500		—		98,500		130,000		4,571		233,071
Stuart Heydt		119,000		—		119,000		130,000		821		249,821
Raja Rajamannar		95,000		—		95,000		130,000		571		225,571
Craig A. Rogerson		51,525		62,975		114,500		130,000		571		245,071
Natica von Althann		118,000		—		118,000		130,000		571		248,571
Keith H. Williamson		97,500		—		97,500		130,000		571		228,071
Armando Zagalo de Lima⁽²⁾		—		42,500		42,500		65,000		285		107,786

⁽¹⁾	Mr. Adkins did not join the Board until August 1, 2014.

⁽²⁾	Mr. Zagalo de Lima did not join the Board until July 3, 2014.

⁽³⁾	This column reports the amount of retainers and other fees either actually paid in cash or voluntarily deferred into cash accounts under the DDCP for Board and committee service by each director for 2014, and the cash retainers for the committee chairs: Mr. Elliott (Audit — $15,000),

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Dr. Bernthal (Nuclear Oversight — $10,000), Mr. Rogerson (CGNC — $10,000) and Ms. von Althann (Finance — $10,000). The following directors voluntarily deferred all or a portion of their retainers and fees into the deferred cash account under the DDCP: Dr. Bernthal — $121,000; and Mr. Rogerson — $51,525.

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This column reports the dollar amount of retainers and fees voluntarily deferred into deferred stock accounts under the DDCP. The following directors voluntarily deferred all or a portion of their retainers and fees into the deferred stock account under the DDCP: Mr. Conway — $125,000; Mr. Rogerson — $62,975; and Mr. Zagalo de Lima — $42,500.

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This column represents the grant date fair value of the mandatorily deferred portion of the annual retainer during 2014 as calculated under ASC Topic 718 as described below under “Executive Compensation — CD&A — Tax and Accounting Considerations.” The grant date fair value for the deferred stock units was calculated using the closing price of PPL common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant.

All deferred stock units held in each director’s deferred stock account are vested. As of December 31, 2014, the aggregate number of deferred stock units (including dividend equivalents) held by each current non-employee director was as follows: Mr. Adkins — 1,559; Dr. Bernthal — 61,813; Mr. Conway — 104,046; Mr. Cox — 6,901; Mr. Elliott — 17,708; Ms. Goeser — 52,892; Mr. Graham — 28,228; Dr. Heydt — 109,078; Mr. Rajamannar — 15,369; Mr. Rogerson — 46,823; Ms. von Althann — 22,687; Mr. Williamson — 41,610; and Mr. Zagalo de Lima — 3,122.

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This column shows the dollar value of life insurance premiums paid by the company during 2014 for each director. In 2014, the company provided life insurance to each director equal to twice the amount of the annual retainer. Effective January 1, 2015, the Board eliminated the life insurance benefit for directors. In addition, this column reflects any contributions made under our charitable matching gift program. Non-employee directors are eligible to participate in our charitable matching gift program on the same basis as employees, pursuant to which we will contribute, on a 100% matching basis, from $50 up to $4,000 per year per person to specified charitable institutions.

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STOCK OWNERSHIP

Directors and Executive Officers

All directors and executive officers as a group hold less than 1% of PPL’s common stock. The table below shows the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned as of March 3, 2015, by each of our directors and each named executive officer for whom compensation is disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table, as well as the number of shares beneficially owned by all of our director nominees and executive officers as a group. The table also includes information about stock options, stock units, restricted stock, restricted stock units granted to executive officers under the company’s Incentive Compensation Plan, or ICP, as well as the company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, or 2012 SIP, and stock units credited to the accounts of our directors under the DDCP.


Name	Shares of Common Stock Owned⁽¹⁾
R. C. Adkins		2,466	⁽²⁾
F. M. Bernthal		63,337	⁽³⁾
J. W. Conway		109,567	⁽⁴⁾
P. G. Cox		7,862	⁽⁵⁾
S. G. Elliott		18,780	⁽⁶⁾
P. A. Farr		894,141	⁽⁷⁾
L. K. Goeser		54,324	⁽⁸⁾
S. E. Graham		34,408	⁽⁹⁾
R. J. Grey		440,277	⁽¹⁰⁾
S. Heydt		111,087	⁽¹¹⁾
R. Rajamannar		16,418	⁽¹²⁾
C. A. Rogerson		48,646	⁽¹³⁾
V. Sorgi		135,985	⁽¹⁴⁾
W. H. Spence		1,462,021	⁽¹⁵⁾
V. A. Staffieri		88,829	⁽¹⁶⁾
R. A. Symons		44,044	⁽¹⁷⁾
N. von Althann		23,810	⁽¹⁸⁾
K. H. Williamson		42,927	⁽¹⁹⁾
A. Zagalo de Lima		4,764	⁽²⁰⁾
All 23 executive officers and directors as a group		3,916,261	⁽²¹⁾

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The number of shares owned includes: (a) shares directly owned by certain relatives with whom directors or officers share voting or investment power; (b) shares held of record individually by a director or officer or jointly with others or held in the name of a bank, broker or nominee for such individual’s account; (c) shares in which certain directors or officers maintain exclusive or shared investment or voting power, whether or not the securities are held for their benefit; and (d) with respect to executive officers, shares held for their benefit by the Trustee under PPL’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP.

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Consists of 2,466 shares credited to Mr. Adkins’ deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Consists of 63,337 shares credited to Dr. Bernthal’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Includes 105,999 shares credited to Mr. Conway’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Consists of 7,862 shares credited to Mr. Cox’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Consists of 18,780 shares credited to Mr. Elliott’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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⁽⁷⁾

Includes 40,000 shares of restricted stock, 108,584 restricted stock units and 745,403 shares of common stock that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of stock options granted under the ICP or 2012 SIP.

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Consists of 54,324 shares credited to Ms. Goeser’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Includes 29,408 shares credited to Mr. Graham’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Includes 50,900 restricted stock units and 388,330 shares of common stock that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of stock options granted under the ICP or 2012 SIP.

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Consists of 106,327 shares credited to Dr. Heydt’s deferred stock account under the DDCP and 4,760 shares of additional deferred stock credited to his account in connection with the termination of the Directors Retirement Plan in 1996.

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Consists of 16,418 shares credited to Mr. Rajamannar’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Consists of 48,646 shares credited to Mr. Rogerson’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Includes 27,036 restricted stock units and 96,086 shares of common stock that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of stock options granted under the ICP or 2012 SIP.

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Includes 284,763 restricted stock units and 1,104,056 shares of common stock that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of stock options granted under the ICP and 2012 SIP. Also includes 12,824 shares held in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of Mr. Spence’s wife and of which he disclaims beneficial ownership.

⁽¹⁶⁾

Consists of 88,829 restricted stock units.

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Includes 34,358 restricted stock units.

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Consists of 23,810 shares credited to Ms. von Althann’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Consists of 42,927 shares credited to Mr. Williamson’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Consists of 4,764 shares credited to Mr. Zagalo de Lima’s deferred stock account under the DDCP.

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Includes 80,000 shares of restricted stock, 711,202 restricted stock units, 2,459,138 shares of common stock that may be acquired within 60 days upon the exercise of stock options granted under the ICP or the 2012 SIP, 4,760 additional shares credited to a director’s account in connection with the termination of a retirement plan, and 525,068 shares credited to the directors’ deferred stock accounts under the DDCP.

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Principal Shareowners

Based on filings made under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of the Exchange Act, as of February 17, 2015, the only persons known by the company to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of PPL’s common stock are:


Name and Address of Beneficial Owner	Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership		Percent of Class
BlackRock, Inc.⁽¹⁾ 55 East 52^nd Street New York, NY 10022		43,725,624		6.6	%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.⁽²⁾ 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355		36,650,540		5.51	%
State Street Corporation⁽³⁾ State Street Financial Center One Lincoln Street Boston, MA 02111		34,205,874		5.1	%

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Based solely on a review of the Schedule 13G/A filed by BlackRock, Inc. with the SEC on February 9, 2015. As reported on the Schedule 13G/A, as of December 31, 2014, BlackRock, Inc. beneficially owned, in the aggregate, 43,725,624 shares held by BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.; BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.; BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited; BlackRock Advisors, LLC; BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited; BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG; BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited; BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Fund Advisors; BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.; BlackRock International Limited; BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited; BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd; BlackRock Investment Management, LLC; BlackRock Japan Co Ltd; BlackRock Life Limited; and iShares (DE) I InvAG mit Teilgesellschaftsvermoegen and had sole voting power over 38,091,249 shares and sole dispositive power over 43,725,624 shares.

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^Based solely on a review of the Schedule 13G filed by The Vanguard Group with the SEC on February 10, 2015. As reported on the Schedule 13G, as of December 31, 2014, The Vanguard Group beneficially owned, in the aggregate, 36,650,540 shares held by the Vanguard Group and had sole voting power over 1,129,693 shares, shared dispositive power over 1,071,416 shares and sole dispositive power over 35,579,124 shares. The Vanguard Group reported that Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company and Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd., wholly owned subsidiaries of The Vanguard Group, Inc., are the beneficial owners of 899,016 shares or 0.13% and 403,077 shares or 0.06%, respectively, of the common stock outstanding of the company as a result of its serving as investment manager of collective trust accounts and as investment manager of Australian investment offerings, respectively.

⁽³⁾

Based solely on a review of the Schedule 13G filed by State Street Corporation with the SEC on February 12, 2015. As reported on the Schedule 13G, as of December 31, 2014, State Street Corporation beneficially owned, in the aggregate, 34,205,874 shares held by State Street Global Advisors France S.A.; State Street Bank and Trust Company; SSGA Funds Management, Inc; State Street Global Advisors Limited; State Street Global Advisors Ltd; State Street Global Advisors, Australia Limited; State Street Global Advisors Japan Co., Ltd.; and State Street Global Advisors, Asia Limited and had shared voting and dispositive power over 34,205,874 shares.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

To our knowledge, our directors and executive officers met all filing requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during 2014.

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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

The Board of Directors has adopted a written related-person transaction policy to recognize the process the Board will use to identify potential conflicts of interest arising out of financial transactions, arrangements or relations between PPL and any related persons. This policy applies to any transaction or series of transactions in which PPL Corporation or a subsidiary is a participant, the amount exceeds $120,000 and a “related person” has a direct or indirect material interest. A related person includes not only the company’s directors and executive officers, but others related to them by certain family relationships, as well as shareowners who own more than 5% of any class of PPL Corporation’s voting securities.

Under the policy, each related-person transaction must be reviewed and approved or ratified by the disinterested independent members of the Board, other than any employment relationship or transaction involving an executive officer and any related compensation, which must be approved by the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee, or CGNC.

In connection with the review and approval or ratification of a related-person transaction, the Board, or the CGNC, as applicable, will consider the relevant facts and circumstances, including:

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the approximate dollar value involved in the transaction, and all the material facts as to the related person’s direct or indirect interest in, or relationship to, the related-person transaction;

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whether the related-person transaction complies with the terms of PPL’s agreements governing its material outstanding indebtedness that limit or restrict PPL’s ability to enter into a related-person transaction;

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whether the related-person transaction will be required to be disclosed in PPL’s applicable filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act; and

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whether the related-person transaction constitutes a “personal loan” for purposes of Section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

In addition, in connection with any approval or ratification of a related-person transaction involving a non-employee director or nominee for director, the CGNC will consider whether such transaction would compromise such director’s status as: (1) an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards, including those rules applicable to board and committee service, and PPL’s categorical independence standards, (2) an “outside director” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code or a “nonemployee director” under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended, if such non-employee director serves on the CGNC, or (3) an independent director under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, as amended, if such non-employee director serves on the Audit Committee of the Board.

We collect information about potential related-person transactions in annual questionnaires completed by directors and executive officers. We also review any payments made by the company or its subsidiaries to each director and executive officer and their immediate family members, and to or from those companies that either employ a director or an immediate family member of any director or executive officer. In addition, we review any payments made by the company or its subsidiaries to, or any payments received by the company and its subsidiaries from, any shareowner who owns more than 5% of any class of PPL Corporation’s voting securities. The company’s Office of General Counsel determines whether a transaction requires review by the Board or the CGNC. Transactions that fall within the definition of the policy are reported to the Board or the CGNC. The disinterested independent members of the Board, or the CGNC, as applicable, review and consider the relevant facts and circumstances and determine whether to approve, deny or ratify the related-person transaction.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee has reviewed the following Compensation Discussion and Analysis and discussed it with management. Based on its review and discussions with management, the committee recommended that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be incorporated by reference into the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, and included in this Proxy Statement.

Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee

Craig A. Rogerson, Chair

John W. Conway

Louise K. Goeser

Stuart E. Graham

Stuart Heydt

Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”)

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis, or CD&A, provides an overview of PPL’s executive compensation program, our compensation philosophy and the objectives of our compensation program, as well as a discussion of how executive compensation decisions affecting our named executive officers were made for 2014. The named executive officers for 2014 are included below:


Named Executive Officer		Title
William H. Spence		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Vincent Sorgi		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Vincent Sorgi		Former Vice President and Controller

Paul A. Farr		President, PPL Energy Supply, LLC (an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of PPL)
Paul A. Farr		Former Executive Vice President and CFO

Robert J. Grey		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Victor A. Staffieri		Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of LG&E and KU Energy LLC, or LKE (a wholly owned subsidiary of PPL)

Robert A. Symons		Chief Executive of Western Power Distribution, or WPD (an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of PPL)

Overview

The purpose of the PPL Corporation executive compensation program is to attract, retain and motivate high-performing executives and to align compensation with short- and long-term shareowner interests. The Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee (the Committee for the purpose of this CD&A) believes that the company’s executive compensation program has been successful in attracting a very talented and experienced executive team that has produced excellent financial and operating results and has undertaken bold strategic initiatives to increase value for shareowners.

The performance of the executive team in 2014 underscores its ability to deliver both short- and long-term value for shareowners. Strong performances in all of the company’s business lines resulted in exceeding the midpoint of our ongoing earnings forecast issued in the first quarter of 2014 by approximately 14%, and equaling the level achieved in 2013 despite what were expected to be significantly more challenging market conditions.

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Even while delivering such extraordinary financial results, the executive team was clearly focused on strategic initiatives to unlock the value of the company’s competitive energy supply business and to enable the growth of that business.

Following the careful examination of a range of options for unlocking this value, the company announced in June of 2014 an agreement to spin off its PPL Energy Supply, LLC business and combine it with the generation assets of Riverstone Holdings LLC to form a new, independent publicly traded company, which will be called Talen Energy Corporation. As a result of the transaction, PPL shareowners will initially own 65 percent of the new company and will face no adverse tax consequences as a result of the spinoff, while they will continue to own the same number of shares of PPL Corporation.

Since the announcement of the Talen transaction, the executive team has led a coordinated effort to put the people, processes and systems in place for the effective operation of the new company and has undertaken a significant corporate restructuring to reduce service organization costs in the remaining PPL Corporation.

The executive team also has put in place a business plan with the intention of achieving compound annual earnings growth of 4 to 6 percent at PPL through at least 2017.

There also were other notable accomplishments in 2014:

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The company’s United Kingdom operation, WPD, was named Utility of the Year by the international edition of Utility Week.

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In Pennsylvania, the Susquehanna-Roseland transmission project is now 95 percent complete, and the Northeast Pocono transmission project is 60 percent complete. We invested $350 million in these two projects in 2014, with total combined project costs expected to be approximately $1.0 billion.

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In Kentucky, we completed installation of new environmental systems for two units at the Ghent station and one of the units at the LG&E Mill Creek plant. These projects are part of a $3 billion construction program.

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We completed the sale of our Montana hydroelectric facilities to NorthWestern Energy for about $900 million. We will use the after-tax proceeds to fund utility infrastructure investments and pay down debt.

The outstanding financial, operational and strategic results in 2014 illustrate the effectiveness of our management team in searching out opportunities to increase value for shareowners in both the short and long term.

Our compensation program reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to a pay-for-performance philosophy, under which executive compensation is aligned with shareowner interests and is linked to short- and long-term company performance. Our primary compensation metrics are three measures that are important to shareowners: earnings per share from ongoing operations, or EPS; earnings before interest and taxes, or EBIT; and relative total shareholder return, or TSR. At least 70% of each named executive officer’s compensation is made up of incentive components that focus on these measures. A detailed explanation of the program elements begins on page 36.

The Committee believes that a well-designed executive compensation program rewards annual financial and operational results while ensuring a focus on long-term shareowner value. In reviewing the results of the past several years, which have included both expansion of the regulated utility businesses of the company, the sale of certain merchant generation assets at attractive prices and now a spinoff of the competitive energy supply business, the Committee concluded that the company’s executive compensation program contains the appropriate elements.

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Summary of Compensation Policy and Plan Changes During 2014

The Committee reviewed, considered and discussed the results of the 2014 shareowner advisory vote on executive compensation. While we received a favorable shareowner vote of over 93% for approval of the compensation of our named executive officers in our say-on-pay proposal at the company’s 2014 annual meeting, we continue to listen to our shareowners and continue to align our compensation program and practices with best pay practices. Accordingly, the Committee instituted the following additional changes effective in 2014:

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Added EBIT to determine annual cash incentive awards as compared to annual cash incentive awards for 2013 and prior years that were based 100% on EPS. For the 2014 performance year, the annual cash incentive awards were based 70% on ongoing EPS and 30% on EBIT.

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Eliminated the use of stock options and changed the long-term incentive mix to 60% performance units based on TSR and 40% performance-contingent restricted stock units, resulting in a 100% performance-based long-term incentive mix for equity awards granted beginning in January 2014.

We believe these changes reflect the Board’s ongoing commitment to ensure executive compensation is aligned with shareowner interests and evolving corporate governance practices, while enabling the company to attract and retain high-performing executives and motivate our executives to achieve the company’s business objectives, which will benefit our shareowners and contribute to the long-term success and stability of our business.

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives of PPL’s Executive Compensation Program

PPL’s compensation philosophy includes compensation objectives that are intended to:

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support a high-performance workplace to ensure our continued industry leadership, while rewarding executives for demonstrated excellence and the creation of long-term shareowner value; and

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be affordable to the business and be competitive within our peer group of companies, enabling us to attract, retain and motivate those executives necessary for our long-term success.

Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee

Among other duties, the Committee, with input from management, annually establishes the compensation structure, including goals and objectives of the CEO and the company’s other executive officers, and evaluates — at least annually — the performance and leadership of the CEO in light of these established goals and objectives, as well as reviewing the performance of the other executive officers against their established goals and objectives. Based on these evaluations, the Committee determines and approves the annual compensation, including base salary, incentive compensation and other remuneration of these officers, which include the named executive officers.

Compensation Committee Consultant

Each year, the Committee retains an independent compensation consultant to provide expertise and guidance on executive compensation program design, market trends, regulatory requirements and best pay practices. The Committee’s compensation consultant participates in Committee meetings and is accountable solely to the Committee. The consultant reviews and provides objective perspectives on all proposals regarding executive compensation presented to the Committee and identifies any issues or concerns. During the first half of 2014, Pay Governance, LLC served as the Committee’s compensation consultant. After conducting a formal solicitation process, the Committee retained Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. as its independent compensation consultant, effective July 1, 2014.

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Company Management

Our executive officers also are involved in the process of recommending executive compensation. Based on industry and market conditions, other business factors and analytical tools, senior management develops the annual strategic business plan and recommends to the Committee proposed goals for the annual cash incentive program and the long-term incentive program for the upcoming year. The Committee, however, establishes and sets all incentive goals for executive officers.

Our CEO, Chief Human Resources Officer and General Counsel regularly attend Committee meetings. They review and comment on market compensation data, including the composition of market comparison groups and the description of comparable officer positions. They may also present proposals relating to executive compensation programs and policies for review and approval by the Committee, including base salary, performance goals and goal weightings for short-term and long-term incentive awards, and the mix of compensation components for each executive officer. Neither the CEO nor any of the other executive officers discusses their own compensation with the Committee or the Committee’s independent compensation consultant.

Please see discussion above at “Governance of the Company — Board Committees — Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee — Compensation Processes and Procedures” for a more detailed description of the roles of the Committee, our independent compensation consultant and company management.

Our Process for Setting Executive Compensation

The key steps the Committee follows in setting executive compensation are as follows:

Review of the components of executive compensation, including base salary, short-term incentive compensation, long-term incentive compensation, retirement benefits and other benefits;

Review of the total compensation structure and the allocation of compensation components, as well as the setting of all compensation performance targets;

Review of the company’s performance and the relationship to compensation performance targets;

Review of executive officer performance, responsibilities and experience to determine individual compensation levels; and

Analysis of executive compensation market data to assess the competitiveness of our compensation programs.

Market Compensation Analysis

In December of each year, the Committee’s independent compensation consultant prepares a market compensation analysis based on companies of similar size in terms of revenue, including those in the energy services industry and in general industry other than energy services or financial services. This analysis assists the Committee in establishing the next year’s executive officer compensation levels to allow us to remain competitive with other companies.

Databases

For 2014, Pay Governance, which was the Committee’s consultant at the time of compensation review, used these compensation surveys for our market compensation analysis: Towers Watson’s 2013

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General Industry Executive Compensation Database, which includes pay data for 1,042 general industry companies; Towers Watson’s 2013 Energy Services Industry Executive Compensation Database, which contains pay data for 104 companies in the energy/utility industry including nearly all U.S. investor-owned utilities; and Towers Watson’s 2013 Energy Marketing and Trading Database, which includes pay data for 63 companies with significant energy marketing and trading operations. Pay Governance also used the Towers 2013 UK Top Executive Compensation Survey for Mr. Symons, who serves as the Chief Executive of WPD in the United Kingdom. Where possible and appropriate, regression analyses are performed to size-adjust the survey data to correlate with the appropriate revenue for the relevant PPL business line.

The Committee does not generally review specific pay levels of individual survey companies, but rather reviews the statistical median of a large group of companies in order to better understand the market for executive-level positions, minimizing year-to-year volatility that might exist when surveying a smaller group of companies. The result of these analyses produces a market median (50th percentile) reference point referred to as the “PPL competitive data,” which the Committee believes appropriately reflects the competitive marketplace in which PPL competes for executive talent. The Committee used energy services industry data to determine the PPL competitive data reference point for compensation of our executives.

2014 Total Direct Compensation

Total direct compensation awarded to our executive officers is composed of base salary, annual short-term cash incentives and long-term stock-based incentives, and is intended to be generally at the median of the PPL competitive data. 85% of targeted total direct compensation of the CEO is “at risk,” 75% of targeted total direct compensation of the CFO is “at risk,” and more than 70% of targeted total direct compensation of the other named executive officers is “at risk” in the form of annual cash and long-term incentive compensation.

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Table 1 below provides our allocation of targeted direct compensation for our named executive officers for 2014.

TABLE 1

Elements of Compensation as a Percentage of Targeted Total Direct Compensation — 2014⁽¹⁾

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Based on target award levels as a percentage of targeted total direct compensation for performance during 2014. Values of performance-contingent restricted stock units and performance units awards shown in the Summary Compensation Table in this proxy statement reflect equity awards granted in 2014. Performance-contingent restricted stock unit awards granted in January 2014 were awarded based on performance for 2011-2013. Because the Committee views the performance-contingent restricted stock units granted in 2015 to be based on performance for 2012-2014, the CD&A includes such awards as part of the Committee’s analysis.

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Represents the average of targeted total direct compensation for our current and former CFOs.

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Includes the positions of the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, the President of PPL Energy Supply, the President of LKE and the Chief Executive of WPD.

Base Salary

The Committee targets base salary to be generally at the median of the PPL competitive data, as described above under “Market Compensation Analysis — Databases,” with variations based on job scope, experience and value to the organization, sustained individual performance and internal parity. The objective of base salary is to provide a fixed compensation level to our executives. It rewards them for their level of competencies (the combination of skills, knowledge and behaviors required for superior performance) and for how well those competencies are applied to the job over time. Salaries are considered paid competitively if they are within 15% of the PPL competitive data, which is considered the PPL competitive range for a particular position.

In January, the Committee uses its judgment in assessing experience, responsibility and performance to determine the level of salary for the new performance year and to determine whether an executive

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officer’s base salary aligns with the market compensation data provided by the Committee’s independent compensation consultant.

In January 2014, the Committee approved base salaries for the named executive officers as described below.

TABLE 2

2014 Salary Adjustments by Position

(effective January 1, 2014)


Name and Position	2013 Year-End Salary		PPL Competitive Range	2014 Salary		% Change
W. H. Spence
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer	$	1,100,000	$1,045,500-$1,414,500	$	1,127,500		2.5	%
V. Sorgi⁽¹⁾
Vice President and Controller Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		$325,000	$289,000 - $391,000		$340,000		4.6	%
			$539,750 - $730,250		$450,000		32.4	%
P. A. Farr⁽²⁾ Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer President, PPL Energy Supply, LLC		$702,000	$539,750 - $730,250		$737,100		5.0	%

R. J. Grey
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary		$500,100	$480,250 - $649,750		$565,000		13.0	%
V. A. Staffieri
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of LG&E and KU Energy LLC (LKE)		$811,220	$493,000 - $667,000		$811,220		0.0	%
R. A. Symons⁽³⁾
Chief Executive of Western Power Distribution (WPD)		£514,000	£403,750- £546,250		£535,000		4.1	%

⁽¹⁾	Mr. Sorgi served as Vice President and Controller until June 9, 2014. As of June 10, 2014, he was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

⁽²⁾	Mr. Farr served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until June 9, 2014. As of June 10, 2014, he was elected President of PPL Energy Supply, LLC.

⁽³⁾	Mr. Symons’ base salary increase became effective April 1, 2014.

Mr. Spence received a 2.5% increase in January 2014 to bring his salary closer to the PPL competitive data.

Mr. Sorgi received a 4.6% increase in January 2014 while serving as Vice President and Controller. Upon his promotion to Senior Vice President and CFO in June 2014, Mr. Sorgi received a 32.4% increase to bring his base salary closer to the median of the PPL competitive range for his new position.

The Committee recognized Mr. Farr’s expertise and sustained performance as CFO and awarded him a 5.0% increase, which positioned his salary slightly above PPL’s competitive range. No change in base salary was made upon his election as President of PPL Energy Supply, LLC.

The 13% base salary increase for Mr. Grey reflected the intention of the Committee to reward Mr. Grey’s experience, expertise and continued strong performance, bringing his base salary closer to the median of the PPL competitive data.

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The Committee determined not to increase Mr. Staffieri’s base salary, which is above the PPL competitive range.

Mr. Symons received a 4.1% increase consistent with the PPL competitive data, and the Committee’s desire to recognize his exceptional performance.

Annual Cash Incentive Awards

PPL targets annual cash incentive awards, which are represented as a percentage of base salary, to be generally at the level of the PPL competitive data (the market median) for cash incentive compensation. Individual targets are set based on job scope, experience, value to the company or the executive’s business line and internal parity. The purpose of the annual cash incentive program is to advance the interests of PPL and its shareowners by providing incentives in the form of annual cash awards, motivating such executives to attain identified short-term corporate performance goals.

The Committee approves both the target and actual annual cash incentive awards made to executive officers. Awards, based on objective corporate financial and operational measures, are generally made under the shareowner-approved Short-term Incentive Plan. Performance goals for 2014 were approved at the Committee’s January 2014 meeting, with actual cash incentive awards approved at its January 2015 meeting.

Changes to the Annual Cash Incentive Awards for 2014. As noted above, the Committee concluded that the corporate financial goals to be used for cash incentive awards under the Short-term Incentive Plan for 2014 performance would consist of 70% EPS and 30% EBIT. The Committee believes that EPS and EBIT goals provide an appropriate balance of financial metrics, align management actions with financial results, drive management to create shareowner value and are aligned with industry practice.

The following table summarizes the weightings allocated to financial results by named executive officer position for determining 2014 annual cash incentive awards.

TABLE 3

Annual Cash Incentive Weightings Applied to Financial and Operational Results


Category	CEO, CFO⁽¹⁾ and General Counsel			Vice President and Controller⁽²⁾			Presidents of Energy Supply and LKE			Chief Executive of WPD
Financial Goals
PPL Corporation—EPS		70	%		35	%		42	%		17.5	%
PPL Corporation—EBIT		30	%		15	%		18	%		7.5	%
Net Income of Business Segment		—			21	%		28	%		—
EBIT of Business Segment(s)		—			9	%		12	%		—
Individual Goals
		—			20	%		—			—
Financial and Operational Goals
WPD		—			—			—			75.0	%
Total		100	%		100	%		100	%		100.0	%

⁽¹⁾	These corporate financial goals applied to Messrs. Sorgi and Farr while serving as CFO for a portion of 2014.

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⁽²⁾	These goals applied to Mr. Sorgi while serving as Vice President and Controller for a portion of 2014; the business segment net income and EBIT goals for him were composed of the average of PPL Energy Supply, LLC, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, PPL Global, LLC and LKE.

The corporate financial goals for 2014, which are EPS and EBIT, and are shown in Table 4 below, represented 100% of the total award for the members of the Corporate Leadership Council, or CLC, which during 2014 included Messrs. Spence and Grey for the entire year, Mr. Sorgi from June 10 to December 31, 2014 and Mr. Farr from January 1 to June 9, 2014. The corporate financial goals represented 50% of the award for Mr. Sorgi from January 1 to June 9, 2014, and 60% for Mr. Farr from June 10, 2014 to December 31, 2014, and 60% for Mr. Staffieri for the entire year. For Mr. Symons, the corporate financial goals represented 25% of his cash incentive award.

TABLE 4

Corporate Financial Goals


Target Levels	Percent Attainment			Actual 2014 Results	Actual 2014 Achievement %	Value			Score Value
EPS
$2.78		200	%
$2.53		150	%
$2.15-$2.28		100	%	$2.45	134.0%		70%			93.8%
$2.00		50	%
Below $2.00		0	%
EBIT (in millions)
$3,702.7 $3,446.4 $3,057.5-$3,190.0 $2,905.5 Below $2,905.5		200 150 100 50 0	% % % % %	$3,385.0	138.2%		30%			41.4%
TOTAL							100	%		135.2	%

EPS from ongoing operations is EPS adjusted for the impact of special items, which include:

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Adjusted energy-related economic activity.

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Unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency-related economic hedges.

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Gains and losses on sales of assets not in the ordinary course of business.

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Impairment charges (including impairments of securities in the company’s nuclear decommissioning trust funds).

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Workforce reduction and other restructuring effects.

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Acquisition and disposition-related adjustments.

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Other charges or credits that are, in management’s view, not reflective of the company’s ongoing operations.

Target PPL Corporation EPS for the annual cash incentive program for 2014 was $2.15 to $2.28, with a 200% payout maximum at $2.78 and a 50% payout threshold at $2.00. EPS achieved by PPL Corporation in 2014 for purposes of the annual cash incentive program was $2.45, which resulted in a 134% goal achievement for the EPS portion of the corporate financial goals.

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EPS below $2.00 would have resulted in: (1) a zero payout of any annual cash incentive award for Messrs. Spence and Grey, and Messrs. Farr and Sorgi for the portion of the year they served as CFO; and (2) a zero payout of the corporate financial goals portion for Messrs. Staffieri and Symons, Mr. Sorgi for the portion of the year he served as Vice President and Controller, and Mr. Farr for the portion of the year he served as President of PPL Energy Supply.

Target PPL Corporation EBIT for the annual cash incentive program for 2014 was $3,057.5-$3,190.0 million, with a 200% payout maximum at $3,702.7 million and a 50% payout threshold at $2,905.5 million. EBIT achieved by PPL Corporation in 2014 for purposes of the annual cash incentive program was $3,385.0 million, which resulted in a 138.2% goal achievement for the EBIT portion of the corporate financial goals.

The Committee set these targets in March 2014, based on earnings guidance issued by the company on February 6, 2014.

No annual cash incentive awards would have been paid if the EPS results had been less than $1.90.

As summarized in Table 5 below, for the portion of 2014 that Mr. Sorgi was Vice President and Controller, his annual cash incentive award was based on a number of weighted goals in addition to corporate EPS and EBIT, including: a business segment net income goal (an average of all the business units’ results); a business segment EBIT goal (an average of all the business units’ results); and a 20% individual performance goal. Mr. Sorgi’s individual goals included actions consistent with company values, including: development of talent with a focus on diversity and inclusion; attending CFO off-site training; identifying and developing possible succession candidates; and supporting strategic activity of the company. The results for each component goal are shown below, resulting in an overall goal attainment of 134% for the portion of time Mr. Sorgi was Vice President and Controller.

Table 5

Annual Cash Incentive Goal and Results (Partial Year)

V. Sorgi—Vice President and Controller


Goals		Goal Result		Goal Score A			Weight B			Attainment Percentage C = A * B
PPL Corporation EPS	$2.15-$2.28		$2.45		134.0	%		35.0	%		46.9	%
PPL Corporation EBIT (in millions)	$3,057.5-$3,190.0	$	3,385.00		138.2	%		15.0	%		20.7	%
Net Income Business Units (in millions)	$1,467.3-$1,554.1	$	1,685.51		115.0	%		21.0	%		24.2	%
EBIT Business Units (in millions)	$3,074.8-$3,207.3	$	3,419.15		113.5	%		9.0	%		10.2	%
Individual Goals					160.0	%		20.0	%		32.0	%
Total Weight & Attainment Percentage								100.0	%		134.0	%

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As summarized in Table 6 below, for the portion of 2014 that Mr. Farr was President of PPL Energy Supply, LLC, his annual cash incentive award was based on a number of weighted goals in addition to corporate EPS and EBIT, including a business segment net income goal and a business EBIT goal for PPL Energy Supply. The results for each component goal are shown below, resulting in an overall goal attainment of 161.1% for the portion of time Mr. Farr was President of PPL Energy Supply.

Table 6

Annual Cash Incentive Goal and Results

P. A. Farr – President of PPL Energy Supply, LLC


Goals		Goal Result		Goal Score A		Weight B		Attainment Percentage⁽¹⁾ *C = A B**
Goals		Goal Result		Goal Score A		Weight B		Attainment Percentage⁽¹⁾ *C = A B**
PPL Corporation EPS	$2.15-$2.28		$2.45		134.0%		42.0%		56.3%
PPL Corporation EBIT (in millions)	$3,057.5-$3,190.0		$3,385.00		138.2%		18.0%		24.9%
Net Income - PPL Energy Supply (in millions)	$39.4-$66.1		$196.83		200.0%		28.0%		56.0%
EBIT - PPL Energy Supply (in millions)	$230.0-$275.1		$506.66		200.0%		12.0%		24.0%
Total Weight & Attainment Percentage							100.0%		161.1%

⁽¹⁾	Total may differ due to rounding.

As summarized in Table 7 below, Mr. Staffieri’s annual cash incentive award was based on a number of weighted goals in addition to corporate EPS and EBIT, including a business segment net income goal and a business segment EBIT goal for LKE. The results for each component goal are shown below, resulting in an overall goal attainment of 123.5% for Mr. Staffieri’s annual cash incentive award.

Table 7

Annual Cash Incentive Goals and Results

V. A. Staffieri – President of LKE


Goals		Goal Result		Goal Score A		Weight B		Attainment Percentage⁽¹⁾ *C = A B**
Goals		Goal Result		Goal Score A		Weight B		Attainment Percentage⁽¹⁾ *C = A B**
PPL Corporation EPS	$2.15-$2.28		$2.45		134.0%		42.0%		56.3%
PPL Corporation EBIT (in millions)	$3,057.5-$3,190.0		$3,385.00		138.2%		18.0%		24.9%
Net Income - LKE (in millions)	$294.7-$308.1		$311.70		106.7%		28.0%		29.9%
EBIT - LKE (in millions)	$694.8-$716.6		$719.95		103.8%		12.0%		12.5%
Total Weight & Attainment Percentage							100.0%		123.5%

⁽¹⁾	Total may differ due to rounding.

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As summarized in Table 8 below, Mr. Symons’ annual cash incentive award was based on a number of weighted goals in addition to corporate EPS and EBIT, including a number of financial and operational goals. The results for each component goal are shown below, resulting in an overall goal attainment of 139.5% for Mr. Symons’ annual cash incentive award.

Table 8

Annual Cash Incentive Goals and Results

R. A. Symons – Chief Executive of WPD


Goals		Goal Results			Goal Score A	Weight B			Attainment Percentage *C = A B**
Corporate Financial Goals
PPL Corporation EPS	$2.15-$2.28	$2.45			134.0%		17.5	%	23.5%
PPL Corporation EBIT (in millions)	$3,057.5- $3,190.0	$3,385.00			138.2%		7.5	%	10.4%
WPD Financial and Operational Goals			Weight X	Result Y	*Z=XY**
Achieve WPD Net Income (in millions)	³ £615.4- £636.4	£644.43	55%	131.6%	72.4%
Achieve WPD Operations EBIT (in millions)	³ £1,035.6- £1,062.4	£1,061.21	20%	100.0%	20.0%
Leverage Target (Net Debt / RAV)	£ 76.6%	75.7%	15%	190.0%	28.5%
Achieve WPD Customer Minutes Lost	£ 32.0 minutes	23.6	5%	200.0%	10.0%
Achieve WPD Customer Interruptions	£ 49.0	43.7	5%	200.0%	10.0%
WPD Financial and Operational Goal Attainment					140.9%		75.0	%	105.7%
Total Weight & Attainment Percentage							100.0	%	139.5%⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾	Total may differ due to rounding.

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At its January 2015 meeting, the Committee reviewed the 2014 performance results to determine whether the named executive officers had met the pre-established 2014 financial and operational performance objectives under the Short-term Incentive Plan. Total annual cash incentive awards were determined as summarized in Table 9 below.

TABLE 9

Annual Cash Incentive Awards for 2014 Performance


	A		B			C	D
							*D=ABC*
Named Executive Officer	2014 Salary		Target as a % of Salary	Target Award Opportunity		Total Goal Attainment	Cash Incentive Award
W. H. Spence		$1,127,500	140%		$1,578,500	135.2%		$2,134,132
V. Sorgi⁽¹⁾
As VP and Controller		$450,000	40%		$78,904	134.0%		$105,731
As SVP and CFO		$450,000	70%		$176,918	135.2%		$239,193
TOTAL								$344,924
P. A. Farr⁽¹⁾
As EVP and CFO		$737,100	80%		$258,490	135.2%		$349,478
As President, PPL Energy Supply		$737,100	80%		$331,190	161.1%		$533,547
TOTAL								$883,025
R. J. Grey		$565,000	75%		$423,750	135.2%		$572,910
V. A. Staffieri		$811,220	75%		$608,415	123.5%		$751,393
R. A. Symons		£535,000	55%		£294,250	139.5%		£410,479

⁽¹⁾	Messrs. Farr’s and Sorgi’s annual cash incentive awards were prorated based on targets and goals for the period of time worked in each position (about 44% from January 1 to June 9, 2014 and about 56% from June 10 to December 31, 2014).

Long-Term Incentive Awards (Equity Awards)

The purpose of the long-term incentive compensation program is to provide a method by which executive officers may be awarded remuneration in a manner that increases their ownership interest, aligns their interests with those of shareowners and encourages them to remain in the employ of PPL. All equity awards for named executive officers during 2014 were granted under the shareowner-approved PPL Corporation 2012 Stock Incentive Plan.

The long-term incentive compensation program, which is designed to encourage and reward long-term performance by focusing on both the company’s past and future performance, was composed of two awards during 2014:

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performance-contingent restricted stock units, which are awarded based on PPL’s EPS performance over the prior three-year period, the ultimate value of which is based on future stock price performance of the company on the vesting date; and

•

performance units, which are earned based on PPL’s relative total shareowner return, or TSR, for the future three-year period compared to our industry peers.

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Equity awards were granted in 2014 with the following mix: 40% of the long-term incentive target amount in performance-contingent restricted stock units and 60% of the long-term incentive target amount in performance units. The value of the long-term incentive awards as of the grant date is intended to deliver a level of total direct compensation that is within the range of PPL competitive data (the market median) if the target level of TSR performance is achieved. The ultimate value of long-term incentive awards to executives is tied to relative TSR and future stock price performance. To the extent total shareowner value increases, executives may realize values that exceed the values as determined on the grant date. Similarly, should shareowner value decline, executive compensation levels for a portion of these awards could fall below the grant date values, potentially to zero.

Under the terms of the company’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, unvested restricted stock units and performance units are forfeited if the executive voluntarily leaves PPL but generally become vested if the executive retires from the company, becomes disabled or dies prior to the scheduled vesting date. See “Termination Benefits — Long-Term Incentive Awards” beginning on page 79 for a description of conditions and expiration dates applicable to these awards.

Awards for each component of the long-term incentive program seek to focus executives on the company’s business objectives, to balance internal compensation levels of executive positions and to reflect the PPL competitive data.

At its January 2014 meeting, the Committee reviewed the targeted compensation of the executive officers and agreed to increase the long-term incentive target levels of Mr. Spence from 430% to 450%, Mr. Farr from 260% to 270% while serving as CFO and Mr. Grey from 160% to 165% in order to ensure that the level of their targeted total direct compensation remains competitive. Mr. Sorgi’s long-term incentive target was 105% from January through May 2014 and increased to 200% in June 2014 as a result of his promotion as CFO. The target award levels for the named executive officers for the 2014 performance year as set by the Committee are reflected in Table 10 below.

TABLE 10

Long-term Incentive Award Targets for 2014


Named Executive Officer	(Targets as a % of Salary)
Named Executive Officer	Performance- Contingent Restricted Stock Units	Performance Units	Total
W. H. Spence	180%	270%	450%
V. Sorgi (as VP and Controller)	42%	63%	105%
(as SVP and CFO)	80%	120%	200%
P. A. Farr	108%	162%	270%
R. J. Grey	66%	99%	165%
V. A. Staffieri	70%	105%	175%
R. A. Symons	28%	42%	70%

Performance-Contingent Restricted Stock Units

Performance-contingent restricted stock units granted by PPL are designed to reward sustained financial performance. Unlike ordinary restricted stock units, the number of units granted to each named executive officer is determined based on actual ongoing EPS performance against corporate

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EPS goals (cash incentive award performance) of the company for the previous three years. Once earned, these awards have a three-year restriction period. These grants are therefore “at risk” because the ultimate value realized by executives is directly related to the number of units granted, based on PPL’s EPS performance, and future stock price performance after the units are granted; they are also “at risk” compensation because the awards are subject to vesting and potential forfeiture upon specific types of termination of employment such as termination for cause.

To further align our executives’ interests with those of our shareowners, under the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, each performance-contingent restricted stock unit entitles the executive to receive additional restricted stock units equal in value to the amount of quarterly dividends paid on PPL common stock. These additional restricted stock units are deferred and payable in shares of PPL common stock at the end of the restriction period, subject to the same conditions as the underlying restricted stock units.

The performance-contingent restricted stock units awarded in January 2015 for the 2012-2014 performance period were based on the average attainment of EPS goals for the annual cash incentive awards in each of the years 2014, 2013 and 2012. In 2014, the EPS target was a range of $2.25-$2.30, while actual EPS from ongoing operations was $2.45, resulting in a goal attainment of 134%; in 2013, the EPS target was a range of $2.25 to $2.30, while actual EPS from ongoing operations was $2.45, resulting in a goal attainment of 163.6%. In 2012, the EPS target was $2.27, while actual EPS from ongoing operations was $2.42, resulting in a goal attainment of 149.1%. Accordingly, the average goal attainment for the three-year performance period of 2012-2014 was 148.9%.

The equity grant value is first expressed as a percentage of base salary (as shown in Table 11 below) times the goal attainment of the past three years. The grants of restricted stock units based on performance were calculated using the following formula.

salary
for the
period

target
value

total goal
attainment

award
value

The number of units is determined by dividing the equity grant dollar value by the closing price of PPL common stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, on the date of grant.

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Table 11 below shows the awards made to the named executive officers for the three-year performance period of 2012-2014 by the Committee at its January 2015 meeting, as part of the total compensation package for 2014. Mr. Sorgi’s awards reflect the change in target upon his promotion to CFO in June 2014. These awards will be reflected in the Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-based Awards table for 2015.

TABLE 11

Performance-Contingent Restricted Stock Unit Awards Granted for Performance Period

2012 – 2014


	A		B		C		D		E
									*E=ABD*
Named Executive Officer	2014 Salary		Target Value of Restricted Stock Units Based on Performance		Target Award		Total Goal Attainment		Award Value		Number of Units⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
W. H. Spence		$1,127,500		180%		$2,029,500		148.9%		$3,021,926		84,650
V. Sorgi (as VP and Controller)		$450,000		42%		$82,849				$123,362
(as SVP and CFO)		$450,000		80%		$202,192				$301,064
Total										$424,426		11,890
P. A. Farr		$737,100		108%		$796,068				$1,185,345		33,210
R. J. Grey		$565,000		66%		$372,900				$555,248		15,560
V. A. Staffieri		$811,220		70%		$567,854				$845,535		23,690
R. A. Symons		£535,000		28%		£149,800				£223,052		9,390

⁽¹⁾	Number of units granted is based on the closing price of January 22, 2015, the date the Committee approved the grants, which was $35.70, and equivalent to £23.77 using an exchange rate of £0.6658 as to Mr. Symons’ award.

⁽²⁾	The number of units is rounded up to nearest 10 units.

Performance Units

Performance units are awards in which executive officers receive a target number of performance units at the beginning of the performance period. The actual number of shares of common stock earned at the end of the performance period is determined based on PPL’s actual three-year total shareowner return, or TSR, compared to the TSR of companies in a particular industry index. TSR reflects the combined impact of changes in stock price plus dividends reinvested over the performance period.

Cash or stock dividend equivalent amounts payable on PPL common shares are reflected as additional performance units and are payable in shares of PPL common stock at the end of the performance period based on the same determination by the Committee with respect to the underlying performance units as to whether, and the extent to which, the performance goals have been achieved. These grants are “at risk” because the ultimate value realized by executives is directly related to PPL’s relative TSR performance over a future three-year period and future stock price performance. They are also “at risk” compensation because the awards are subject to potential forfeiture. Total shares distributed at the end of the performance period, including shares distributed in respect of the performance unit grant,

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may vary from zero to the program maximum of 200% of target plus all dividend equivalents. The equity grant value is first expressed as a percentage of base salary (as shown in Table 10 above). The number of performance units granted is determined by dividing the equity grant dollar value by the fair market value of PPL’s common stock on the date of grant.

The number of shares earned on the performance units is directly related to PPL’s TSR relative to industry peers. The Committee has no discretion to provide for payment of the performance units absent attainment of the stated performance levels.

For performance units granted in 2014, the performance measurement is PPL’s TSR for the three-year period, from 2014 to 2016, as compared to the TSR of companies in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Utility Index. In early 2017, the Committee will determine whether the performance goals have been satisfied. Upon certification of the level of achievement, the performance units and dividend equivalents vest and are paid based on the following table.

TABLE 12

2014 Performance Unit Award Payout Thresholds


Percentile Rank (PPL TSR performance, relative to companies in Index)		Payout (Expressed as a % of Target Award)
85^th Percentile or above		200% (the Maximum Award)
50^th Percentile		100% (the Target Award)
37.5^th Percentile		50%
25^th Percentile		25%
Below 25^th Percentile		0%

If TSR performance is below a threshold rank of the 25^th percentile, the award is forfeited. In selecting the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Utility Index, the Committee determined that this index is an appropriate measure for PPL because of the relevant business mix of the index companies, the number of peer companies in the index and its wide use by investors in their comparison of performance of utility companies.

The grants of performance units were calculated using the following formula:

salary

target
%

PPL common stock
closing price as

of award date

number

of units

granted

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In January 2014, the Committee approved the following target performance unit grants for the 2014-2016 performance cycle based on the above formula.

TABLE 13

Performance Unit Awards Granted in 2014


	A		B			C		D		E
										*E = A B / D**
Named Executive Officer	2013 Salary⁽¹⁾		Target as a % of Salary			Award Value		Fair Market Value		Number of Performance Units⁽²⁾
W. H. Spence	$	1,100,000		270	%		$2,970,000		$30.16		98,470
V. Sorgi⁽³⁾		$325,000		63	%		$204,750				6,790
P. A. Farr		$702,000		162	%		$1,137,240				37,710
R. J. Grey		$500,100		99	%		$495,099				16,420
V. A. Staffieri		$811,220		105	%		$851,781				28,240
R. A. Symons⁽⁴⁾		£514,000		42	%		£215,880				11,890

⁽¹⁾	The salary of each named executive officer as of December 31, 2013 was used to calculate the performance units granted in January 2014.

⁽²⁾	The number of performance units awarded is rounded to the nearest 10 units

⁽³⁾	Upon his promotion in June 2014, Mr. Sorgi also received a performance unit award of $149,625 (4,310 units), which represents the increased portion of his performance unit target prorated for the portion of time he was CFO in 2014 (June 10, 2014 to December 31, 2014).

⁽⁴⁾	Number of performance units granted is based on the closing price of $30.16 on January 23, 2014, the date the Committee approved the grants, and equivalent to £18.16 using an exchange rate of £0.6020 as to Mr. Symons’ award.

Linkage of Performance Unit Awards to Performance. At its January 2015 meeting, the Committee reviewed the results for the 2012-2014 performance period with respect to the performance units granted in 2012. PPL ranked in the 40^th percentile of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Utility Index, and the 2012 performance units achieved a payout of 60%.

Elimination of Stock Options in 2014. During 2013, the Committee determined that stock options should no longer be part of the long-term incentive mix for executive officers. At its October 2013 meeting, after taking into account the increasing number of stock options granted as a result of the Black-Scholes valuation model, the change in the business mix following the major utility acquisitions in 2010 and 2011 and the view of some shareowners that stock options are not performance-based, the Committee concluded that it would no longer grant stock options.

Timing of Equity Awards

The Committee determines the timing of incentive equity awards for executive officers. Incentive grants for executive officers are made as soon as practical following the performance period upon which the number of units to be granted is determined for performance-contingent restricted stock unit awards and early in the year for forward-looking performance unit and, prior to 2014, stock option awards. It has been the company’s long-time practice to make stock-based grants at the January Committee meeting, which occurs the day before the January Board of Directors meeting on the fourth Friday of each January.

We do not have, nor do we plan to have, any program, plan or practice to time equity grants with the release of material non-public information other than the practice of making such awards annually and regularly at the January Committee meeting.

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Off-cycle restricted stock, performance-contingent restricted stock unit and performance unit grants, if provided to newly hired executives as part of the hiring package, or for promotions, are made from time to time, normally as of the new executive’s hiring date or the promotion date.

Ownership Guidelines; Hedging and Pledging Prohibitions

Meaningful ownership of PPL common stock by executives has always been an important part of the company’s compensation philosophy. The company has specific ownership requirements under the Executive Equity Ownership Program, or the Equity Guidelines. The Equity Guidelines provide that executive officers should maintain levels of ownership of company common stock ranging in value from two times to five times base salary:


Executive Officer		Multiple of Base Salary
Chairman, President and CEO		5x
Executive Vice Presidents		3x
Senior Vice Presidents		2x
Presidents of major operating subsidiaries, including Messrs. Farr, Staffieri and Symons		2x

Executive officers at a particular guideline level must attain their minimum Equity Guidelines level by the end of their fifth anniversary at that level. If an executive does not attain the guideline level within the applicable period, he or she must not sell any shares of PPL common stock and will be required to retain shares acquired upon the exercise of stock options or upon the lapsing of restrictions on shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance units, in each case net of required tax withholding, until the guideline level is achieved. In addition, annual cash incentives awarded after that date may be made in restricted stock unit grants until actual ownership meets or exceeds the guideline level.

The Equity Guidelines encourage stock ownership on the part of the executive officers, which further aligns the interests of management and shareowners. All named executive officers were in compliance with the Equity Guidelines as of December 31, 2014.

The company also has a policy that prohibits its officers and directors from pledging shares of company stock as collateral for any loans, from engaging in any form of hedging transaction or otherwise trading in derivatives of PPL common stock.

Recoupment Policy

The Committee adopted a policy in January 2013 regarding recoupment of executive compensation. Subject to the discretion and approval of the Board, the company will seek recoupment of any incentive-based compensation awarded to any current executive officer of the company where the Board has determined that:

•

the company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance by the company with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws; and

•

a lower award would have been made to the executive officer based upon the restated financial results.

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The Board has full and final authority to make all determinations under this policy, including, without limitation, whether the policy applies and, if so, the amount of cash bonus or other incentive-based compensation, if any, to be repaid by any executive officer. In each such instance as determined by the Board, the company will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, seek to recover incentive-based compensation received by such individual in excess of the amount that would have been received under the accounting restatement. Any recoupment under this policy is to be in addition to any other remedies that may be available to the company, including such remedies contained in the company’s equity grant agreement, employment letters, if any, and applicable law.

Other Compensation Matters

Perquisites and Other Benefits

In addition to its direct compensation program, which includes salary, annual cash incentive and long-term incentive opportunities, the company provides indirect executive benefits such as nonqualified deferred compensation opportunities and supplemental executive retirement plan benefits for executives. The PPL Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or SERP, was closed to new officers after December 31, 2011. Additionally, PPL provides carefully selected executive perquisites, consistent with market practices, which serve a direct business interest, such as financial planning services to assist executives, who generally have more complex financial situations than most employees, and severance protection in the event of termination of employment under limited circumstances.

Officers of the company, including the named executive officers, other than Mr. Symons, are eligible for company-paid financial planning services. These services include financial planning, tax preparation support and a one-time payment for estate documentation preparation. These services are provided in recognition of time constraints on busy executives and their more complex compensation program that requires professional financial and tax planning. We believe that good financial planning by experts reduces the amount of time and attention that executive officers must spend on such issues. Such planning also helps ensure that the objectives of our compensation programs are met and not hindered by unexpected tax or other consequences.

Each of the named executive officers, other than Mr. Symons, is also eligible for an executive physical every two years, not to exceed a cost of $5,000. The Committee believes that the benefit is beneficial to both the employee and to the company through reduced costs. Executive physical examinations offer a more thorough and intensive health screening and include comprehensive tests for a number of potential health issues.

Mr. Symons receives a monthly car allowance in accordance with the WPD Executive Car Allowance Policy which provides executives a monthly cash allowance of £862.98, car insurance and fuel, all of which are detailed in the Summary Compensation Table.

The incremental cost to us of all perquisites received by our named executive officers for 2014 is summarized in Note 8 to the Summary Compensation Table.

Indirect Compensation

Officers of the company, including the named executive officers, participate in certain benefit programs offered to all PPL employees, or all LKE employees in the case of Mr. Staffieri, or all WPD employees in the case of Mr. Symons. In addition, officers are eligible for the executive benefit plans discussed below. LKE executive benefit plans are identified and discussed separately below.

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For the named executive officers other than Messrs. Staffieri and Symons, the primary retirement income program consists of two plans: (1) the PPL Retirement Plan, a tax-qualified, defined benefit pension plan available to employees of the company generally; and (2) the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or SERP, a nonqualified defined benefit pension plan available for officers of the company. For Mr. Farr, who is vested in the PPL Retirement Plan, but not vested in the SERP, the Supplemental Compensation Pension Plan, which is a nonqualified plan that is available to employees of the company generally, is also available to him until he becomes vested in the SERP. In 2011, the company made a change for salaried new hires, including executive officers, by closing the PPL Retirement Plan, the Supplemental Compensation Pension Plan and the SERP to new entrants and adopting the new PPL Retirement Savings Plan. This change, however, did not affect any of the named executive officers as they were serving as executive officers prior to 2011. Additional details on these plans are provided under “Executive Compensation Tables — Pension Benefits in 2014” at page 64.

The primary capital accumulation opportunities for named executive officers other than Mr. Symons are: (1) stock gains under the company’s long-term incentive program and employee stock ownership plan; and (2) voluntary savings opportunities that, for 2014, included savings through the tax-qualified employee savings plan, which is a 401(k) plan (our PPL Deferred Savings Plan), and the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, which is a nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement. Mr. Symons does not participate in the employee stock ownership plan, the 401(k) plan or the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

Under the PPL Deferred Savings Plan, the company provides matching cash contributions of up to 3% of the participating employee’s pay (defined as salary plus annual cash incentive award) subject to contribution limits imposed by federal tax rules. Participating employees are vested in the company’s matching contributions after one year of service. This plan provides a selection of core investment options, including publicly available mutual funds, institutionally managed funds and “lifestyle funds” available from a mutual fund provider. The plan investment options also include a brokerage account option that allows participants to select from a broad range of publicly available mutual funds, including those of the plan trustee as well as competitor funds. Participants may request distribution of their accounts at any time following termination of employment.

Our Executive Deferred Compensation Plan permits participants to defer a portion or all of their cash compensation in excess of the estimated minimum legally required annual payroll tax withholding. A hypothetical account is established for each participant who elects to defer, and the participant selects one or more investment choices that generally mirror those that are available generally to employees under the PPL Deferred Savings Plan. For additional details on the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, see the “Executive Compensation Tables — Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2014” table on page 71. Matching contributions are made under this plan on behalf of participating officers to make up for matching contributions that would have been made on behalf of such officers under the PPL Deferred Savings Plan but for the imposition of maximum statutory limits on qualified plan benefits (for example, annual limits on eligible pay and contributions). Executive officers who reach the maximum limits in the PPL Deferred Savings Plan are generally eligible for matching contributions under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. There is no vesting requirement for the company matching contributions.

The company also has a tax-qualified employee stock ownership plan, the PPL Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP, to which the company may make an annual contribution. Historically before 2013, the company had contributed a dollar amount to the ESOP that was equal to the tax benefit it received for a tax deduction on dividends paid on PPL common stock held by the trustee of the ESOP. Contributions were then allocated among the ESOP participants based on the following two measures: (1) the amount of total dividends paid on the participant’s account; and (2) a pro rata amount based on

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salary up to a median salary amount. The total allocation cannot exceed 5% of a participant’s compensation. The ESOP trustee invests exclusively in the company’s common stock. No contributions have been made by the company since 2012. All named executive officers except Messrs. Staffieri and Symons participated in the ESOP during 2014. Shares held for a minimum of 36 months are available for withdrawal, and participants may request distribution of their account at any time following termination of employment. There is no vesting period for contributions made under the ESOP. The participant has the option of receiving the actual shares of common stock or the cash equivalent of such shares at the time of withdrawal or distribution.

There are similar employee benefits, such as a retirement plan, a savings plan, a supplemental executive retirement plan and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan, in place for Mr. Staffieri and other LKE executives that provide retirement income benefits and capital accumulation opportunities for executives. See “Executive Compensation Tables — Pension Benefits in 2014 — LG&E and KU Retirement Plan” at page 66 and “— LG&E and KU Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan” on page 67, and the description of the LG&E and KU Nonqualified Savings Plan at “Executive Compensation Tables — Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2014” at page 71.

Mr. Symons was a participant in the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme, or ESPS, in the United Kingdom until April 6, 2006, at which time he ceased to accrue any benefits under the ESPS. See “Executive Compensation Tables — Pension Benefits in 2014 — Electricity Supply Pension Scheme” at page 67.

Special Compensation

In addition to the annual direct and indirect compensation described above, the company provides special compensation under specific situations.

Hiring and Retention. As part of the executive recruiting process, the company may make offers of employment to new executive candidates that will attract talent to the company and compensate these candidates for compensation they may lose when terminating employment with their prior employer.

Generally, annual compensation for new executive officers is consistent with that of current executives in similar positions. Incentive awards for the year of hire are generally prorated for the period of service during the executive’s initial year of employment and paid out after the end of the year. One-time awards may be made in restricted stock or restricted stock units to replace awards a new executive may be losing from a former employer or as part of a sign-on award to encourage an executive to join the company.

In limited circumstances, generally involving mid-career hiring or as part of a merger or acquisition, the company may enter into retention agreements with key executives to encourage their long-term employment with the company. The intention is to retain key executives for the long term and focus the executive’s attention on stock price growth during the retention period. These agreements typically involve the grant of restricted stock or restricted stock units on which the restrictions lapse after a period of time that may vary on a case-by-case basis.

Individual awards vary based on an executive’s level, company service and the need for retention, as well as the market demand for an executive’s talent. The amount of an award is typically a multiple of salary converted to a special equity grant based on the closing price of PPL common stock on the NYSE as of the grant date. For specific details on retention agreements that are outstanding for named executive officers, see “Retention Agreement” on page 77.

Employment Agreements. We generally do not enter into traditional employment agreements with executive officers. Other than an amended and restated Service Agreement entered into with

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Mr. Symons in the United Kingdom as described below under “Employment Agreement,” there are no specific agreements pertaining to length of employment that would commit the company to pay an executive for a specific period. Generally, our executive officers are “employees-at-will” whose employment is conditioned on performance and subject to termination by the company at any time.

Change in Control Protections. The company believes executive officers who are terminated without cause or who resign for “good reason” (as defined in “Change in Control Arrangements” below at page 73) in connection with a change in control of PPL Corporation should be provided separation benefits. These benefits are intended to ensure that executives focus on serving the company and shareowner interests without the distraction of possible job and income loss. All of our named executive officers have separation benefits in the event of a change in control.

The major components of the company’s change in control protections are:

•

accelerated vesting of specific outstanding equity awards in order to protect executives’ equity-based award value from an acquirer;

•

severance benefits; and

•

trusts to fund promised obligations in order to protect executive compensation from an acquirer.

The 2012 Stock Incentive Plan eliminated the acceleration of the vesting of outstanding equity awards granted under the plan upon a change in control, unless there is a qualifying termination of employment.

The company’s change in control benefits are consistent with the practices of companies with whom PPL competes for talent and assist in retaining executives and recruiting new executives to the company.

Accelerated Vesting of Equity Awards. As of the close of a transaction that results in a change in control of PPL Corporation, all outstanding equity awards granted under the former Incentive Compensation Plan, or ICP, as part of the company’s compensation program (excluding restricted stock and restricted stock units issued pursuant to retention agreements) become available to executives. As a result, the vesting and exercisability of stock awards and option awards granted as part of the long-term incentive program accelerate — in other words, restrictions on all outstanding restricted stock units lapse, a pro rata portion of performance units become payable and all unexercisable stock options become exercisable. Under the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, equity awards granted under this plan do not automatically become available to executives as of a change in control, unless the executive is terminated (a “double trigger”). Stock options granted prior to 2007 are exercisable for 36 months following a qualifying termination of employment in connection with a change in control; options granted in 2007 and thereafter under the ICP are, after a change in control, exercisable for the remaining term of the stock option. Stock options granted under the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan are exercisable for the remaining term of the stock option or five years after retirement, whichever is earlier.

Severance Benefits. To continue to retain and protect our executives, the company adopted an Executive Severance Plan in 2012 that provides severance benefits for officers, including the named executive officers other than Mr. Symons, terminated for reasons other than cause. The key features of the plan that apply to such named executive officers include (1) two years of base pay; (2) an allowance for benefit continuation; and (3) outplacement or career services support. Severance benefits payable under this program are conditioned on the executive officer agreeing to release the

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company from any liability arising from the employment relationship. Additional details on current arrangements for named executive officers are discussed under “Termination Benefits” below at page 77.

The company has change in control agreements with all of the named executive officers that provide benefits to the executives upon specified terminations of employment in connection with a change in control of PPL Corporation. The benefits provided under these agreements replace any other severance benefits provided to these officers by PPL Corporation, including the Executive Severance Plan or any prior severance agreement. Additional details on the terms of these agreements are described in “Change in Control Arrangements” at page 73.

Rabbi Trust. The company has entered into trust arrangements that currently cover some PPL compensation programs, namely the SERP, the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, the change in control agreements and the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. These trust arrangements provide that specified trusts are to be funded when a “change in control” occurs. See “Change in Control Arrangements” at page 73 for a description of change in control events.

The trusts, which specifically relate to programs managed by PPL and do not currently cover the LKE programs, are currently unfunded but would become funded upon the occurrence of a change in control. The trust arrangements provide for immediate funding of benefits upon the occurrence of a potential change in control, and further provide that the trusts, which are funded upon a potential change in control, can be revoked and the contributions returned if a change in control in fact does not occur. There are no current plans to fund any of the trusts.

Tax and Accounting Considerations

Section 162(m). Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally provides that publicly held corporations may not deduct in any taxable year specified compensation in excess of $1,000,000 paid to the principal executive officer and the next three most highly compensated executive officers (excluding the principal financial officer). Performance-based compensation in excess of $1,000,000 is deductible if specified criteria are met, including shareowner approval of applicable plans. In this regard, the PPL Corporation Short-term Incentive Plan is designed to enable us to make cash awards to officers that are deductible under Section 162(m). Similarly, the PPL Corporation Incentive Compensation Plan and the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan are structured to enable grants of equity-based incentive awards to be deductible under Section 162(m). The Committee generally seeks ways to limit the impact of Section 162(m). However, the Committee believes that the tax deduction limitation should not compromise our ability to establish and implement incentive programs that support the compensation objectives discussed above. Accordingly, achieving these objectives and maintaining required flexibility in this regard may result in payments of compensation or grants of awards that are not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Sections 280G and 4999. Several years ago, we entered into change in control agreements with Messrs. Spence, Farr and Grey that provide benefits to the executives upon specified terminations of employment in connection with a change in control of PPL Corporation. The agreements provide for tax protection in the form of a gross-up payment to reimburse the executive for any excise tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code, as well as any additional income and employment taxes resulting from such reimbursement.

Section 4999 imposes a 20% non-deductible excise tax on the recipient of an “excess parachute payment,” and Section 280G disallows the tax deduction to the payor of any amount that is considered an excess parachute payment. Payments as a result of a change in control must equal or exceed three times the executive’s base amount, a five-year average of the executive officer’s compensation as

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defined by the IRS, in order to be considered excess parachute payments, and then the lost deduction and excise tax is imposed on the parachute payments that exceed the executive’s base amount. The intent of the tax gross-up under the separation protection agreements is to make the executive officers whole for a tax penalty they may incur when receiving their contractual separation payments in the event of their displacement in connection with a change in control. We believe the provision of tax protection for the adverse tax consequences imposed on the executive under these rules was consistent with market practice, has been an important executive retention component of our program and remains consistent with our compensation objectives.

For executives hired in 2012 or later, however, PPL will not provide executives with a gross-up payment in connection with Section 4999. The company entered into new change in control agreements with Mr. Staffieri in 2013 and Mr. Sorgi effective in 2014, in which there are no provisions for gross-up payments.

ASC Topic 718. Under the guidance of Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation (formerly, FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” which was known as SFAS 123(R)), the following methods are used by PPL to determine the aggregate grant date fair value of PPL’s stock-based awards: (1) the closing market price of PPL common stock at the date of grant is used to value its restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards; (2) a Monte Carlo pricing model that considers both implied and historical volatility over three years using daily stock price observations for PPL and all companies that are in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Utility Index is used to value its performance unit awards; and (3) the Black-Scholes stock option pricing model was used to determine the value of its stock option awards.

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Executive Compensation Tables

The following table summarizes all compensation for our chief executive officer, our current chief financial officer, our former chief financial officer and our next three most highly compensated executives, or “named executive officers,” for the last three fiscal years, for service to PPL and its subsidiaries. Mr. Spence also served as a director but received no separate compensation for board service.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE


Name and Principal Position⁽¹⁾	Year		Salary⁽²⁾		Bonus⁽³⁾		Stock Awards⁽⁴⁾		Option Awards⁽⁵⁾		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation⁽⁶⁾		Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings⁽⁷⁾		All Other Compensation⁽⁸⁾		Total
William H. Spence		2014	$	1,126,760		—	$	6,292,601		—		$2,134,132		$3,808,318		$ 27,445	$	13,389,256
Chairman, President		2013		1,098,846		—		4,768,559	$	1,526,000		2,519,440		2,144,007		52,868		12,109,720
and Chief Executive		2012		1,049,039		—		3,329,179		972,475		2,623,238		3,324,089		76,169		11,374,189
Officer
Vincent Sorgi		2014		398,404		—		613,624		—		344,924		318,067		27,602		1,702,621
Senior Vice
President and Chief
Financial Officer
Paul A. Farr		2014		736,155		—		2,418,196		—		883,025		1,122,169		56,599		5,216,144
Former Executive Vice		2013		701,377		—		1,796,407		593,156		861,354		28,870		40,582		4,021,746
President and Chief		2012		673,967		—		1,607,302		328,835		1,154,172		1,375,340		54,363		5,193,980
Financial Officer
Robert J. Grey		2014		563,253		—		1,056,292		—		572,910		591,769		33,185		2,817,409
Executive Vice		2013		499,292		—		837,779		251,463		531,806		—		30,729		2,151,069
President, General		2012		464,812		—		846,916		173,215		683,646		1,166,686		36,648		3,371,923
Counsel and Secretary
Victor A. Staffieri		2014		811,220		—		1,843,401		—		751,393		3,173,983		88,862		6,668,859
Chairman of the Board,		2013		811,220	$	20,000		1,597,735		479,774		923,574		—		134,265		3,966,568
Chief Executive Officer		2012		811,221		25,000		1,669,471		341,846		769,000		2,001,301		98,500		5,715,979
and President — LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Robert A. Symons		2014		872,710		—		775,944		—		636,275		1,520,212		27,115		3,832,257
Chief Executive Officer — WPD

⁽¹⁾

On June 10, 2014, Mr. Farr was named President of PPL Energy Supply, LLC in anticipation of the spinoff of the company’s competitive generation business. See “CD&A — Overview” beginning on page 32 for a description of the proposed transaction. On that same date, Mr. Sorgi was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Symons is based in the United Kingdom and is compensated in Pounds Sterling. We converted his 2014 cash compensation, changes in pension value and personal benefits to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of $1.6474, which is the average monthly translation rate for 2014, except with respect to the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation amount, which was converted to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of $ , which is the translation rate for March 26, 2015, the date the cash incentive award was paid to Mr. Symons.

⁽²⁾

Salary includes cash compensation deferred to the PPL Executive Deferred Compensation Plan or, for Mr. Staffieri, to the LG&E and KU Nonqualified Savings Plan. The following executive officers deferred salary in 2014 in the amounts indicated: Mr. Sorgi ($11,952); Mr. Farr ($73,615); Mr. Grey ($16,898); and Mr. Staffieri ($44,929). These amounts are included in the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2014” table on page 71 as executive contributions for the last fiscal year.

⁽³⁾	Amounts paid to Mr. Staffieri in 2013 and 2012 reflect a cash payment in lieu of a salary increase.

⁽⁴⁾

This column represents the aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock units and performance units as calculated under ASC Topic 718, without taking into account estimated forfeitures. Aggregate grant date fair value of restricted stock units is calculated using the closing price of PPL common stock on the NYSE on the date of grant. The grant date fair values of the performance units reflected in this column are the target payouts based on the probable outcome of

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the performance condition, determined as of the grant date, and are disclosed in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During 2014” table on page 59. The maximum potential values of the performance units granted in 2014 would be as follows: Mr. Spence—$6,772,767; Mr. Sorgi—$808,023; Mr. Farr—$2,593,694; Mr. Grey—$1,129,368; Mr. Staffieri—$1,942,347; and Mr. Symons—$817,794. For additional information on the assumptions made in the valuation of performance units, refer to Note 10 to the PPL financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, as filed with the SEC. Further information regarding the 2014 awards is included in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During 2014” and “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2014” tables elsewhere in this proxy statement.

⁽⁵⁾	No stock options were awarded in 2014.

⁽⁶⁾

This column represents cash awards made in January 2015 for performance under the company’s annual cash incentive award program for 2014, which were made under PPL’s Short-term Incentive Plan for all named executive officers other than Mr. Symons. These amounts include amounts executive officers have elected to defer to the PPL Executive Deferred Compensation Plan or, for Mr. Staffieri, to the LG&E and KU Nonqualified Savings Plan. The following executive officers deferred cash awards in the amounts indicated: Mr. Spence ($64,024); Mr. Sorgi ($137,970); Mr. Farr ($441,513); and Mr. Staffieri ($45,084). These amounts will be included in the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2015” table as executive contributions in next year’s proxy statement.

⁽⁷⁾

This column represents the sum of the changes in the actuarial present value of accumulated benefit in the PPL Retirement Plan and PPL Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan during 2014 for Messrs. Spence, Sorgi, Farr and Grey, the PPL Subsidiary Retirement Plan for Mr. Farr, the LG&E and KU Retirement Plan and the LG&E and KU Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan for Mr. Staffieri and the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme in the United Kingdom for Mr. Symons. See the “Pension Benefits in 2014” table on page 64 for additional information. No above-market or preferential earnings under the PPL Executive Deferred Compensation Plan are reportable for 2014. As to Mr. Staffieri, no above-market or preferential earnings under the LG&E and KU Nonqualified Savings Plan are reportable for 2014. See the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation in 2014” table on page 71 for additional information.

⁽⁸⁾

The table below reflects the components of this column for 2014, which include the company’s matching contribution for each individual’s 401(k) plan contributions under respective savings plans, the company’s matching contribution for each individual’s contributions under nonqualified deferred compensation plans, or NQDC, and the perquisites of financial planning and tax preparation services, company car, installation of a security system and executive physical.


Name	401(k) Match		NQDC Employer Contributions		Financial Planning		Company Car^(a)		Other			Total
W. H. Spence	$	7,800		$ 40	$	11,000		—	$	8,605	^(b)	$	27,445
V. Sorgi		7,800		9,052		10,750		—		—			27,602
P. A. Farr		7,800		48,799		—		—		—			56,599
R. J. Grey		7,800		15,046		9,000		—		1,339	^(c)		33,185
V. A. Staffieri		10,920		61,942		16,000		—		—			88,862
R. A. Symons		—		—		—		$25,412		1,703	^(d)		27,115

^(a)

Car benefits provided to Mr. Symons, including monthly car allowance and reimbursement for car insurance and fuel. Benefit is capped at £20,000 per year.

^(b)

Cost to install additional security system at Mr. Spence’s residence.

^(c)

Amount paid for an annual executive physical.

^(d)

Cost of private medical insurance plan in the United Kingdom for Mr. Symons, his wife and daughter.

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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS DURING 2014

The following table provides information about equity and non-equity awards granted to the named executive officers in 2014.


	Grant Date		Estimated Future Payouts under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards⁽¹⁾						Estimated Future Payouts under Equity Incentive Plan Awards⁽²⁾						All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units⁽³⁾		All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options⁽⁴⁾	Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh)⁽⁴⁾	Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards⁽⁵⁾
Name	Grant Date		Threshold		Target		Maximum		Threshold		Target		Maximum
W. H. Spence		1/23/2014		$789,250		$1,578,500		$3,157,000
		1/23/2014														96,360				$2,906,218
		1/23/2014								24,618		98,470		196,940						3,386,383
V. Sorgi		1/23/2014		127,911		255,822		511,644
		1/23/2014														6,950				209,612
		1/23/2014								1,698		6,790		13,580						233,508
		6/10/2014								1,078		4,310		8,620						170,504
P. A. Farr		1/23/2014		294,840		589,680		1,179,360
		1/23/2014														37,180				1,121,349
		1/23/2014								9,428		37,710		75,420						1,296,847
R. J. Grey		1/23/2014		211,875		423,750		847,500
		1/23/2014														16,300				491,608
		1/23/2014								4,105		16,420		32,840						564,684
V. A. Staffieri		1/23/2014		304,207		608,415		1,216,830
		1/23/2014														28,920				872,227
		1/23/2014								7,060		28,240		56,480						971,174
R. A. Symons		1/23/2104		242,374		484,747		969,495
		1/23/2014														12,170				367,047
		1/23/2014								2,973		11,890		23,780						408,897

⁽¹⁾

These columns show the potential payout range under the 2014 annual cash incentive award program. For additional information, see “CD&A — 2014 Total Direct Compensation — Annual Cash Incentive Awards” beginning on page 39. The cash incentive payout range is from 50% to 200% of target. If the actual performance falls below the 50% payout level, the payout is zero. Mr. Symons is based in the United Kingdom and is compensated in Pounds Sterling. We converted his annual cash incentive award ranges to U.S. dollars at an exchange rate of $1.6474, which is the average monthly translation rate for 2014.

⁽²⁾

These columns show the potential payout range for the performance units granted in 2014 to the named executive officers under PPL’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan. For additional information, see “CD&A — 2014 Total Direct Compensation — Long-Term Incentive Awards (Equity Awards) — Performance Units” beginning on page 47. The payout range for performance unit awards granted in 2014 is from 25% to 200% of target. The performance period is 2014-2016. At the end of the performance period, PPL TSR for the three-year period is compared to the total return of the companies in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Utility Index. Shares of PPL common stock reflecting the applicable number of performance units, as well as reinvested cash or stock dividend equivalents, will vest and be paid according to the applicable level of achievement of the performance goal. If actual performance falls below the 25% payout level, the payout is zero.

⁽³⁾

This column shows the number of performance-contingent restricted stock units granted in 2014 to the named executive officers under PPL’s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan based on EPS performance during 2011-2013. For additional information, see “CD&A — 2014 Total Direct Compensation — Long-Term Incentive Awards (Equity Awards) — Performance-Contingent Restricted Stock Units” beginning on page 45. In general, restrictions on the awards will lapse on January 23, 2017, three years from the date of grant. Each restricted stock unit entitles the executive to receive additional restricted stock units equal in value to the amount of quarterly dividends paid on PPL common stock. These additional restricted stock units are payable in shares of PPL common stock at the end of the restriction period, subject to the same conditions as the underlying restricted stock units.

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⁽⁴⁾	No stock options were awarded during 2014.

⁽⁵⁾

This column shows the full grant date fair value, as calculated under ASC Topic 718, of the performance units and restricted stock units granted to the named executive officers, without taking into account estimated forfeitures. For restricted stock units granted on January 23, 2014, grant date fair value is calculated using the closing price of PPL common stock on the NYSE on the grant date of $30.16. For performance units, grant date fair value is calculated using a Monte Carlo pricing model value of $34.39 for the awards granted on January 23, 2014, and $39.56 for the award granted to Mr. Sorgi on June 10, 2014. For additional information on the valuation assumptions for performance units, see Note 10 to the PPL financial statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, as filed with the SEC.

Employment Agreement

Mr. Symons is a party to an amended and restated Service Agreement, dated March 16, 2015, with Western Power Distribution (South West) plc, or WPD (South West). He serves as the Chief Executive of the Western Power Distribution group of companies, of which four of the companies are British regional electricity distribution utility companies. The Service Agreement provides that Mr. Symons is entitled to an annual base salary equal to £535,000, subject to annual review. His salary for 2014 was £514,000 for the first three months of 2014 and increased to £535,000 on April 1, 2014. Furthermore, Mr. Symons is eligible to participate, at WPD (South West)’s discretion, in any bonus or incentive plans for senior executives and/or directors that WPD (South West) may operate, from time to time. Currently, Mr. Symons participates in the Directors’ Results Related Bonus Scheme. The terms of the Service Agreement further provide that Mr. Symons, his wife and dependent children are entitled to participate in a private medical insurance plan, at WPD (South West)’s expense. Mr. Symons is also entitled to car usership and private fuel benefits in accordance with WPD (South West)’s executive car program. His car usership benefits are capped at an annual amount equal to £20,000. WPD (South West) has also committed, while Mr. Symons is employed with the company, to provide life insurance for him in the amount of £4.75 million. The amount of insurance is adjusted annually in connection with The Retail Price Index in the United Kingdom. This benefit terminates once Mr. Symons leaves WPD (South West). The term of the Service Agreement is to continue until Mr. Symons reaches his 65^th birthday, unless otherwise terminated as provided in the agreement, or after six months’ notice to terminate provided by either WPD (South West) or Mr. Symons.

In the event that Mr. Symons’ employment is terminated during the two-year period following a change in control of WPD (South West) (as defined in the Service Agreement) pursuant to a “relevant event” (as described below), Mr. Symons is entitled to (1) a lump-sum payment equal to two times his taxable pay received from WPD (South West) during the 12-month period immediately preceding the change in control, payable within seven days of the termination of his employment and (2) amounts owed to him under the pension plan in which he participated up until April of 2006. See also “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control of PPL Corporation — Change in Control Arrangements” beginning on page 73 for additional change in control benefits available to Mr. Symons.

For purposes of the Service Agreement, “relevant event” is defined to mean (1) a termination of Mr. Symons’ employment by WPD (South West) other than because of his gross misconduct or his material breach of contract or (2) a termination of Mr. Symons’ employment by him pursuant to one of a number of circumstances including: (a) a material alteration in his position or responsibilities; (b) a reduction in his base salary; (c) the relocation of Mr. Symons’ place of work more than 50 miles away; or (d) a cutback or exclusion from a compensation plan, pension plan or welfare plan.

Mr. Symons’ Service Agreement contains restrictive covenants, including an indefinite covenant not to disclose confidential information and, during Mr. Symons’ employment and for the 12-month period following the termination of his employment, a covenant not to solicit employees and directors of WPD (South West) or its subsidiaries.

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END 2014

The following table provides information on all unexercised stock option awards, as well as all unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards and unearned and unvested performance units, for each named executive officer as of December 31, 2014. Each stock option grant, as well as each grant of performance units that is unearned and unvested, is shown separately for each named executive officer, and the restricted stock or restricted stock units that have not vested are shown in the aggregate. The vesting schedule for each grant is shown following this table, based on the grant date of the stock option, phantom stock option, restricted stock or restricted stock unit award, or performance unit award grant date. The market value of the stock awards is based on the closing price of PPL common stock on the NYSE as of December 31, 2014, the last trading day of 2014, which was $36.33. For additional information about stock awards, see “CD&A — 2014 Total Direct Compensation — Long-Term Incentive Awards (Equity Awards)” beginning on page 44.


Name	Option Awards										Stock Awards
Name	Grant Date⁽¹⁾		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable⁽²⁾		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable⁽²⁾		Option Exercise Price ($)		Option Expiration Date		Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested⁽³⁾ (#)		Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested⁽⁴⁾ (#)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
W. H. Spence		1/25/07		113,720				35.12		1/24/2017
		1/24/08		69,750				47.55		1/23/2018
		1/27/11		57,160				25.74		1/26/2021
		7/22/11		9,320				28.01		7/21/2021
		1/26/12		258,293		129,147		28.20		1/25/2022
		1/24/13		233,333		466,667		29.51		1/23/2023
												252,335		9,167,331
		1/24/13														66,375		2,411,404
		1/23/14														101,777		3,697,558
V. Sorgi		3/29/10		12,340				27.89		3/28/2020
		1/27/11		23,930				25.74		1/26/2021
		1/26/12		17,793		8,897		28.20		1/25/2022
		1/24/13		16,563		33,127		29.51		1/23/2023
												22,212		806,962
		1/24/13														4,707		171,005
		1/23/14														11,376		413,290
P. A. Farr		1/26/06		61,890				30.14		1/25/2016
		1/25/07		56,320				35.12		1/24/2017
		1/24/08		46,030				47.55		1/23/2018
		1/22/09		72,990				31.93		1/20/2019
		1/21/10		71,650				31.17		1/20/2020
		1/27/11		124,120				25.74		1/26/2021
		1/26/12		87,340		43,670		28.20		1/25/2022
		1/24/13		90,696		181,394		29.51		1/23/2023
												150,030		5,450,590
		1/24/13														25,802		937,387
		1/23/14														38,976		1,415,998
R. J. Grey		1/25/07		56,320				35.12		1/24/2017
		1/24/08		30,180				47.55		1/23/2018
		1/22/09		45,220				31.93		1/21/2019
		1/21/10		41,490				31.17		1/20/2020
		1/27/11		69,210				25.74		1/26/2021
		1/26/12		46,006		23,004		28.20		1/25/2022
		1/24/13		38,450		76,900		29.51		1/23/2023
												53,641		1,948,778
		1/24/13														10,943		397,559
		1/23/14														16,971		616,556

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Name	Option Awards										Stock Awards
Name	Grant Date⁽¹⁾		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable⁽²⁾		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable⁽²⁾		Option Exercise Price ($)		Option Expiration Date		Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested⁽³⁾ (#)		Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested⁽⁴⁾ (#)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
V. A. Staffieri		1/26/12				45,350		28.20		1/25/2022
		1/24/13				146,720		28.51		1/23/2023
												101,268		3,679,066
		1/24/13														20,867		758,062
		1/23/14														29,188		1,060,400
R. A. Symons		2/15/07		26,020				37.18		2/15/2017
		2/15/08		21,810				47.59		2/15/2018
		2/15/12				16,474		27.85		2/15/2022
		2/15/13				55,506		30.53		2/15/2023
												38,099		1,384,137
		1/24/13														8,026		291,585
		1/23/14														12,289		446,459

⁽¹⁾	For a better understanding of this table, we have included an additional column showing the grant date of the outstanding stock options and the unearned and unvested performance units.

⁽²⁾

Under the terms of PPL’s Incentive Compensation Plan and 2012 Stock Incentive Plan, stock options for the named executive officers, except for Mr. Symons, vest, or become exercisable, in three equal annual installments over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. The vesting dates of unvested stock option awards for the following named executive officers are:

Name

Grant

Date

2015

1/24/16

1/24

1/26

W. H. Spence

1/26/12

129,147

1/24/13

233,333

V. Sorgi

1/26/12

8,897

1/24/13

16,563

16,564

P. A. Farr

1/26/12

43,670

1/24/13

90,696

90,697

R. J. Grey

1/26/12

23,003

1/24/13

38,450

V. A. Staffieri

1/26/12

45,350

1/24/13

73,360

Prior to 2014, Mr. Symons received phantom stock option awards pursuant to Western Power Distribution’s Long-Term Incentive Plan. Phantom stock options are the right to receive the appreciation in the value of PPL common stock over a fixed price for a specified period of time and are sometimes referred to as stock appreciation rights, or SARs. The exercise price of the phantom stock options, which have a 10-year term, is equivalent to the closing price of PPL’s common stock on the NYSE the day before the grant. The options vest, or become exercisable, in three equal annual installments over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. The vesting dates of unvested phantom stock option awards for Mr. Symons are:


Name	Grant Date	2/15/15	2/15/16
R. A. Symons	2/15/12	16,474
	2/15/13	27,753	27,753

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⁽³⁾

All restricted stock units for the named executive officers under PPL’s Incentive Compensation Plan and the 2012 Stock Incentive Plan vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The dates that restrictions lapse for each restricted stock or restricted stock unit award granted to the named executive officers are:

Grant

Date

Vesting Dates

Name

1/26/15

1/24/16

1/23/17

4/27/27

W. H. Spence

1/26/12

54,250

1/24/13

98,489

1/23/14

99,596

V. Sorgi

1/26/12

7,220

1/24/13

7,809

1/23/14

7,183

P. A. Farr

4/22/02

24,600

1/27/06

15,400

1/26/12

35,420

1/24/13

36,181

1/23/14

38,429

R. J. Grey

1/26/12

18,660

1/24/13

18,134

1/23/14

16,847

V. A. Staffieri

1/26/12

36,790

1/24/13

34,587

1/23/14

29,891

R. A. Symons

1/26/12

13,260

1/24/13

12,260

1/23/14

12,579

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The number of performance units granted in 2013 disclosed in the table for each named executive officer represents the target amount for 2013 awards. The target amount is used because PPL’s total relative shareowner return was below the 100th percentile, but above the threshold level, as compared to its industry peers for the time period of 2013 through 2014, the second year of the three-year performance period for the 2013 awards. The number of performance units granted in 2014 disclosed in the table for each named executive officer represents the target amount for 2014 awards. The target amount is used because PPL’s total relative shareowner return was below the 100th percentile, but above the threshold level, as compared to its industry peers for 2014, the first year of the three-year performance period for the 2014 awards. SEC disclosure rules require amounts reported in the table for each year to be based on the threshold attainment amount, except if performance exceeds the threshold amount but is below the target amount, the disclosure is based on the target attainment amount and if performance exceeds the target amount, the disclosure is based on the maximum attainment amount. The number of shares shown in the table for each named executive officer also includes dividend equivalents reflected as additional performance units.

These performance units are payable in shares of PPL common stock following the performance period. While the performance period ends on December 31, 2015 for the 2013 awards and December 31, 2016 for the 2014 awards, the number of performance units earned is not determined until the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee, or CGNC, certifies that the level of performance goals have been achieved. The number of performance units earned at the time of certification may be more or less than the number of awards reflected in this table, depending on whether or not the performance goals have been achieved and the level of achievement. See “CD&A — 2014 Total Direct Compensation — Long-Term Incentive Awards (Equity Awards) — Performance Units” beginning on page 47 for a discussion of the performance goals related to TSR and the attainment levels for each award.

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OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED IN 2014

The following table provides information for each of the named executive officers with respect to (1) stock option and phantom stock option award exercises during 2014, including the number of shares acquired or treated as acquired upon exercise and the value realized, and (2) the number of shares acquired during 2014 upon the vesting of stock awards in the form of restricted stock units and the value realized, each before payment of any applicable withholding tax and broker commissions.


	Option Awards		Stock Awards
Name	Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise⁽¹⁾	Value Realized on Exercise⁽²⁾	Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting	Value Realized on Vesting⁽³⁾
W. H. Spence	—	—	75,533		$2,507,892
V. Sorgi	—	—	7,131		230,117
P. A. Farr	—	—	39,383		1,259,836
R. J. Grey	131,530	$740,396	21,554		687,713
V. A. Staffieri	165,554	569,333	13,921		505,750
R. A. Symons	59,011	236,850	14,238		456,599

⁽¹⁾	For Mr. Symons, the phantom stock option awards reflected in the table were settled in cash in accordance with their terms.

⁽²⁾	Amounts reflect the difference between the exercise price of the stock option or phantom stock option award and the closing price on the NYSE of PPL common stock underlying the stock option or phantom stock option award at the time of exercise.

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Amounts reflect the closing price on the NYSE of the shares of PPL common stock underlying the restricted stock units on the day the restrictions lapsed and the closing price on December 31, 2014 on the NYSE of the shares of PPL common stock underlying the performance units granted in 2012 that are deemed to have been earned as of December 31, 2014.

PENSION BENEFITS IN 2014

The following table sets forth information on the pension benefits for the named executive officers under each of the following pension plans:

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PPL Retirement Plan. The PPL Retirement Plan is a funded and tax-qualified defined benefit retirement plan that covers approximately 4,994 active employees as of December 31, 2014. The PPL Retirement Plan was closed to new salaried employees after December 31, 2011. As applicable to Messrs. Spence, Sorgi, Farr and Grey, the plan provides benefits based primarily on a formula that takes into account the executive’s earnings for each fiscal year. Benefits under the PPL Retirement Plan for eligible employees are determined as the greater of the following two formulas:

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The first is a “career average pay formula” of 2.25% of annual earnings for each year of credited service under the plan.

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The second is a “final average pay formula” as follows:

1.3% of final average earnings up to the Average Social Security Wage Base

plus

1.7% of final average earnings in excess of the Average Social Security Wage Base

multiplied by

the sum of years of credited service (up to a maximum of 40 years).

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Under the final average pay formula, “final average earnings” equal the average of the highest 60 months of pay during the last 120 months of credited service. The Average Social Security Wage Base is the average of the taxable Social Security Wage Base for the 35 consecutive years preceding an employee’s retirement date or, for employees retiring at the end of 2014, $69,996. The executive’s annual earnings taken into account under each formula include base salary and cash incentive awards, but may not exceed an IRS-prescribed limit applicable to tax-qualified plans ($260,000 for 2014).

The benefit an employee earns is payable starting at retirement on a monthly basis for life. Benefits are computed on the basis of the life annuity form of pension, with a normal retirement age of 65. Benefits are reduced for retirement prior to age 60 for employees with 20 years of credited service and reduced prior to age 65 for other employees. Employees vest in the PPL Retirement Plan after five years of credited service. In addition, the plan provides for joint and survivor annuity choices and does not require employee contributions.

Benefits under the PPL Retirement Plan are subject to the limitations imposed under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Section 415 limit for 2014 was $210,000 per year for a single life annuity payable at an IRS-prescribed retirement age. Benefits in excess of these federal limits are payable from company funds under the Supplemental Compensation Pension Plan described below unless the employee is eligible for benefits under the PPL Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan described below.

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Supplemental Compensation Pension Plan. The PPL Supplemental Compensation Pension Plan is a nonqualified plan that applies to approximately 65 active employees hired prior to January 1, 2012 who are vested in the PPL Retirement Plan and, in the case of Messrs. Sorgi and Farr, are not vested in the PPL Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or SERP, at the time of termination or retirement. The benefit formula is the same as the PPL Retirement Plan, but it reflects compensation in excess of the IRS-prescribed limit of $260,000 for 2014. The plan benefit is calculated using all PPL affiliated company service, not just service credited under the PPL Retirement Plan. Upon retirement, this plan will only pay out the “excess” benefit above and beyond the PPL Retirement Plan. At such time as Messrs. Sorgi and Farr vest in the SERP, they will no longer be eligible for this plan.

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PPL Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. The company offered the PPL SERP to approximately 16 active officers as of December 31, 2014, including Messrs. Spence, Sorgi, Farr and Grey, to provide for retirement benefits above amounts available under the PPL Retirement Plan described above. The PPL SERP is unfunded and is not qualified for tax purposes. Accrued benefits under the PPL SERP are subject to claims of the company’s creditors in the event of bankruptcy. The PPL SERP was closed to new officers after December 31, 2011.

The PPL SERP formula is 2.0% of final average earnings for the first 20 years of credited service plus 1.5% of final average earnings for the next 10 years. “Final average earnings” is the average of the highest 60 months of earnings during the last 120 months of credited service. “Earnings” include base salary and annual cash incentive awards.

Benefits are computed on the basis of the life annuity form of pension, with a normal retirement age of 65. Generally, no benefit is payable under the PPL SERP if the executive officer has less than 10 years of service unless specifically authorized, such as upon a qualifying termination in connection with a change in control. Benefits under the PPL SERP are paid, in accordance with a participant’s advance election, as a single sum or as an annuity, including choices of a joint and survivor or years-certain annuity. At age 60, or at age 50 with 10 years of service, accrued benefits are vested and may not be reduced by an amendment to the PPL SERP or termination by the company. After the completion of 10 years of service, participants are eligible for death benefit protection.

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The company does not have a policy for granting additional years of service but has done so under the PPL SERP in individual situations. A grant of additional years of service to any executive officer must be approved by the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee, or the CGNC. The CGNC granted Mr. Spence an additional year of service for each year of employment under the PPL SERP as a retention mechanism. Mr. Grey is credited with service under the PPL SERP commencing as of age 30, based on plan provisions in effect prior to January 1, 1998. The total PPL SERP benefit cannot increase beyond 30 years of service for any participant. The table below reflects the additional service amounts based on service as of December 31, 2014. Please refer to the table footnotes for additional information related to credited service under the SERP.

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PPL Subsidiary Retirement Plan. The PPL Subsidiary Retirement Plan, in which Mr. Farr became a participant before he became an officer of the company, is a defined benefit plan that covers approximately 344 active employees as of December 31, 2014, and utilizes a hypothetical account balance to determine a monthly retirement annuity when an individual retires (known as a “cash balance plan”). The PPL Subsidiary Retirement Plan was closed to new salaried employees after December 31, 2011. Age 65 is the normal retirement age, but an individual may receive a reduced benefit as early as age 50 if the participant has at least five years of service.

The benefit formula for yearly increases to the hypothetical account balance is an increasing scale, based on age plus years of service. A participant whose age plus years of service is 32 or lower receives the minimum yearly credit of 5% of compensation plus 1.5% of compensation that is in excess of 50% of the Social Security Wage Base for that year. “Compensation” generally means base salary. The amount credited increases as age plus years of service increases, up to a maximum credit, at age plus years of service of 75 or above, of 14% of compensation plus 6% of compensation that is in excess of 50% of the Social Security Wage Base.

A participant has a vested right to a benefit under this plan after three years of service. Benefits are paid as a monthly annuity amount for life, or as a joint and survivor annuity. The amount of the annuity is determined by converting the hypothetical account balance, plus an assumed rate of interest, into a monthly annuity for life or joint lives at the participant’s date of commencement of payment.

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LG&E and KU Retirement Plan. The LG&E and KU Retirement Plan, or LG&E Retirement Plan, is a funded and tax-qualified defined benefit retirement plan that covers approximately 1,707 active employees as of December 31, 2014 and that was closed to new participants on December 31, 2005. As applicable to Mr. Staffieri, the LG&E Retirement Plan provides benefits based on a formula that takes into account the executive’s average monthly earnings and years of service. Benefits for eligible employees are determined as the greater of the following two formulas:

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The first formula is 1.58% of average monthly earnings plus 0.40% of average monthly earnings in excess of “covered compensation” multiplied by years of credited service (up to a maximum of 30 years).

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The second formula is 1.68% of average monthly earnings multiplied by years of credited service (up to a maximum of 30 years).

Under the LG&E Retirement Plan, the “average monthly earnings” is the average of the highest five consecutive monthly earnings prior to termination of employment. “Monthly earnings” is defined as total compensation as indicated on Form W-2 including deferrals to a 401(k) plan, but excluding any earnings from the exercise of stock options, limited to the IRS-prescribed limit applicable to tax-qualified plans ($260,000 for 2014), divided by 12.

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“Covered compensation” is one-twelfth of the average of the Social Security Wage Base for the 35-year period ending with the year of a participant’s social security retirement age. The Social Security Wage Base for future years is assumed to be equal to the Social Security Wage Base of the current year.

The benefit an employee earns is payable starting at retirement on a monthly basis for life. Benefits are calculated on the basis of the life annuity form of pension with a normal retirement age of 65. Early retirement occurs at the earlier of age 55 or 30 years of service. Prior to January 1, 2015, there was no early retirement reduction after attainment of age 62. Prior to age 62, benefits were reduced. Effective January 1, 2015, there is no early retirement reduction after attainment of age 60. As a result, prior to age 60, benefits are reduced. Employees vest in the LG&E Retirement Plan after five years of service.

Benefits under the LG&E Retirement Plan are subject to the limitations imposed under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Section 415 limit for 2014 is $210,000 per year for a single life annuity payable at an IRS-prescribed retirement age.

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LG&E and KU Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. Mr. Staffieri is a participant in the LG&E and KU Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, or LG&E SERP. The LG&E SERP is unfunded and is not qualified for tax purposes. It was closed to new participants effective January 1, 2012. Accrued benefits under the LG&E SERP are subject to claims of the company’s creditors in the event of bankruptcy.

The LG&E SERP formula is equal to 64% of the average monthly compensation less

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100% of the monthly qualified LG&E Retirement Plan benefit payable at age 65;

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100% of the primary Social Security Benefit payable at age 65;

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100% of any matching contribution or the employer contribution for those participants for whom the defined contribution plan is the primary retirement vehicle; and

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100% of any other employer-provided benefit payable at age 65 as a life annuity from any qualified defined benefit plan or defined contribution plan (if such qualified defined contribution plan was the employer’s primary vehicle for retirement) sponsored by previous employers.

The net benefit is multiplied by a fraction, not to exceed one, the numerator of which is years of service at date of termination and the denominator is 15.

“Average monthly compensation” is the average compensation for the highest 36 consecutive months preceding termination of employment. “Compensation” is defined as base salary plus short-term incentive pay prior to any deferrals under any qualified or nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

Normal retirement is age 65. Early retirement for a participant who has been credited with at least five years of service and whose age is at least age 50 is the later of separation of service or age 55. There is no early retirement reduction after attainment of age 62.

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Electricity Supply Pension Scheme. Mr. Symons was a participant in the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme, or ESPS, in the United Kingdom until April 6, 2006, at which time he ceased to accrue any benefits under the ESPS. The ESPS is a United Kingdom tax-approved defined benefit pension scheme. It provides at retirement an annual pension of 1/80th of final salary for each year of service, a lump sum of three times a member’s annual pension, which is payable at retirement, and dependents’ benefits payable on the member’s death. In addition

to the standard benefit accrual rate of 1/80th, Mr. Symons received an enhancement to his

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pension of 1/30th accrual rate for the period April 1, 2000 to April 5, 2006. He began receiving distributions from the ESPS on March 20, 2012, and the distributions received during 2014 are included in the following table.


Name	Plan Name	Number of Years Credited Service⁽¹⁾	Present Value of Accumulated Benefit⁽²⁾⁽³⁾			Payments During Last Fiscal Year
W. H. Spence	PPL Retirement Plan	8.5		$ 473,632		—
	PPL SERP	17.0⁽⁴⁾		12,837,942		—
V. Sorgi	PPL Retirement Plan	8.7		358,631		—
	Supplemental Compensation Pension Plan	8.7		259,621		—
	PPL SERP	8.7		342,253
P. A. Farr	PPL Retirement Plan	10.3		491,238		—
	Supplemental Compensation Pension Plan	16.6		4,054,101		—
	PPL Subsidiary Retirement Plan	4.8		57,751		—
	PPL SERP	16.6		4,180,966		—
R. J. Grey	PPL Retirement Plan	19.8		1,209,638		—
	PPL SERP	30.0⁽⁵⁾		6,701,516		—
V. A. Staffieri	LG&E Retirement Plan	22.8		1,411,674		—
	LG&E SERP	22.8		13,806,513		—
R. A. Symons	Electricity Supply Pension Scheme	34.0		16,325,936	⁽⁶⁾	640,656⁽⁶⁾

⁽¹⁾	See “PPL Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan” above for a description of the years of service that have been granted under the SERP to Messrs. Spence and Grey.

⁽²⁾	The assumptions used in estimating