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filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2007
Registration Nos. 333-132574, 333-132574-01
333-132574-02, 333-132574-03
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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PPL Corporation
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Pennsylvania
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23-2758192 |
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
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Delaware
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23-2926644 |
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
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Pennsylvania
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23-0959590 |
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
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Delaware
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23-3074920 |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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organization) |
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Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each registrants principal executive offices)
James E. Abel
Vice President-Finance and Treasurer
PPL Corporation
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies To:
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Catherine C. Hood
Dewey Ballantine LLP
1301 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 259-8000
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Vincent Pagano, Jr.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 455-2000
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Robert W. Downes
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, New York 10004
(212) 558-4000 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after
the registration statement becomes effective, as determined by market and other conditions.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box.
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If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities
Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, please check the following box. þ
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount To Be Registered/ |
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Title of Each |
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Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit/ |
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Class of Securities |
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Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price/ |
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to be Registered |
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Amount of Registration Fee |
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PPL Corporation Common Stock, par value $.01 per share |
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PPL Corporation Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share |
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PPL Corporation Stock Purchase Contracts |
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PPL Corporation Stock Purchase Units |
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PPL Corporation Depositary Shares |
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PPL Capital Funding, Inc. Debt Securities |
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PPL Corporation Guarantees of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. Debt Securities (PPL Guarantees)(1) |
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PPL Capital Funding, Inc. Subordinated Debt Securities |
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PPL Corporation Subordinated Guarantees of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. Subordinated Debt Securities (PPL Subordinated Guarantees)(1) |
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PPL Energy Supply, LLC Debt Securities |
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PPL Energy Supply, LLC Subordinated Debt Securities |
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PPL Energy Supply, LLC Preferred Securities |
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PPL Electric Utilities Corporation Preferred Stock |
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PPL Electric Utilities Corporation Preference Stock |
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PPL Electric Utilities Corporation Depositary Shares |
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PPL Electric Utilities Corporation Debt Securities |
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No separate consideration will be received for the PPL Guarantees or the PPL Subordinated
Guarantees. |
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There are being registered hereunder such presently indeterminate principal amount or number
of (a) shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units
and Depositary Shares, which may be sold from time to time by PPL
Corporation, (b) Debt Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities which may be sold
from time to time by PPL Capital Funding, Inc., and which will be guaranteed as to payment by
PPL Corporation, (c) Debt Securities, Subordinated Debt Securities and
Preferred Securities which may be sold from time to time by PPL Energy Supply, LLC and
(d) Preferred Stock, Preference Stock, Depositary Shares and Debt Securities which
may be sold from time to time by PPL Electric Utilities Corporation. In addition, there are
being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock issuable by PPL
Corporation upon settlement of the Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units or upon
conversion of any other Securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the
Registrants are deferring payment of all of the registration fee, except for $63,350 that
has already been paid with respect to $500,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of
securities that were previously registered pursuant to PPL Corporations and PPL Capital
Funding, Inc.s Registration Statement No. 333-116478 and 333-116478-02 filed on June 15,
2004, and were not sold thereunder. |
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PROSPECTUS
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PPL Corporation |
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PPL Capital Funding, Inc. |
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PPL Energy Supply, LLC |
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PPL Electric Utilities Corporation |
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Two North Ninth Street |
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Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179 |
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(610) 774-5151 |
PPL Corporation
Common Stock, Preferred Stock,
Stock Purchase Contracts, Stock Purchase Units and Depositary Shares
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
Debt Securities and Subordinated Debt Securities
Guaranteed by PPL Corporation as described
in a supplement to this prospectus
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Debt Securities, Subordinated Debt Securities and Preferred Securities
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Preferred Stock, Preference Stock, Depositary Shares and Debt Securities
We will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus.
You should read this prospectus and the supplements carefully before you invest.
We may offer the securities directly or through underwriters or agents. The applicable
prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any particular plan of distribution.
Investing in the securities involves certain risks. See Risk Factors on page 4.
PPL Corporations common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol PPL.
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any state securities commission, nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any state securities commission determined that this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The
date of this prospectus is March 9, 2007.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that PPL Corporation, PPL Capital Funding,
Inc. (PPL Capital Funding), PPL Energy Supply, LLC (PPL Energy Supply) and PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation (PPL Electric) have each filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
or SEC, using the shelf registration process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to
time, sell combinations of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings.
Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain a
description of the securities we will offer and specific information about the terms of that
offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this
prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with
additional information described under Where You Can Find More Information.
We may use this prospectus to offer from time to time:
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shares of PPL Corporation Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (PPL
Common Stock); |
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shares of PPL Corporation Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (PPL
Preferred Stock); |
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contracts or other rights to purchase shares of PPL Common Stock or PPL
Preferred Stock (PPL Stock Purchase Contracts); |
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stock purchase units, each representing (1) a PPL Stock Purchase Contract
and (2) debt securities or preferred trust securities of third parties (such as
Debt Securities or subordinated debt securities of PPL Capital Funding,
preferred trust securities of a subsidiary trust or United States Treasury
securities) that are pledged to secure the stock purchase unit holders
obligations to purchase PPL Common Stock or PPL Preferred Stock under the PPL
Stock Purchase Contracts (PPL Stock Purchase Units); |
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PPL Corporations Depositary Shares, issued under a deposit agreement and
representing a fractional interest in PPL Preferred Stock; |
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PPL Capital Fundings unsecured and unsubordinated debt securities (PPL
Capital Funding Debt Securities); |
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PPL Capital Fundings unsecured and subordinated debt securities
(PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities); |
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PPL Energy Supplys unsecured and unsubordinated debt securities; |
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PPL Energy Supplys unsecured and subordinated debt securities; |
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PPL Energy Supplys preferred limited liability company membership interests; |
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PPL Electrics Series Preferred Stock (PPL Electric Preferred Stock); |
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PPL Electrics Preference Stock (PPL Electric Preference Stock); |
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PPL Electrics Depositary Shares, issued under a deposit agreement and
representing a fractional interest in PPL Electric Preferred Stock or PPL
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PPL Electrics senior secured debt securities issued under PPL Electrics
2001 indenture, as amended (PPL Electric Secured Debt Securities), which PPL
Electric Secured Debt Securities may be secured by first mortgage bonds issued
under PPL Electrics 1945 first mortgage indenture (PPL Electric 1945 Mortgage
Bonds), as well as by the lien of the 2001 indenture on PPL Electrics
distribution and transmission properties (subject to certain exceptions to be
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We sometimes refer to the securities listed above collectively as the Securities.
PPL Corporation will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment of principal,
premium and interest on the PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities and PPL Capital Funding
Subordinated Debt Securities as will be described in supplements to this prospectus. We
sometimes refer to PPL Corporations guarantees of PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities as PPL
Guarantees and PPL Corporations guarantees of PPL Capital Fundings Subordinated Debt Securities
as the PPL Subordinated Guarantees.
Information contained herein relating to each registrant is filed separately by such
registrant on its own behalf. No registrant makes any representation as to information relating to
any other registrant or Securities or guarantees issued by any other registrant, except that
information relating to PPL Capital Fundings Securities is also attributed to PPL Corporation.
As used in this prospectus, the terms we, our and us generally refer to:
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PPL Corporation with respect to Securities, PPL Guarantees or PPL
Subordinated Guarantees issued by PPL Corporation or PPL Capital Funding; |
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PPL Energy Supply with respect to Securities issued by PPL Energy Supply; and |
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PPL Electric, with respect to Securities issued by PPL Electric. |
For more detailed information about the Securities, the PPL Guarantees and the PPL
Subordinated Guarantees, you can read the exhibits to the registration statement. Those
exhibits have been either filed with the registration statement or incorporated by reference to
earlier SEC filings listed in the registration statement.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Securities involves certain risks. You are urged to read and consider the
risk factors relating to an investment in the Securities described in the Annual Reports on Form
10-K of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric, as applicable, for the year ended
December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2007 and incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider
these risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus.
The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones facing PPL Corporation, PPL
Energy Supply and PPL Electric. The prospectus supplement applicable to each type or series of
Securities we offer will contain a discussion of additional risks applicable to an investment in us
and the particular type of Securities we are offering under that prospectus supplement.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, including
statements with respect to future earnings, energy supply and demand, costs, electric rates,
subsidiary performance, growth, new technology, project development, fuel and energy prices,
strategic initiatives, and generating capacity and performance, are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although we believe that the expectations and
assumptions reflected in these statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these
expectations will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks
and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. In addition to the specific factors discussed in the Risk Factors
section in this prospectus and our reports that are incorporated by reference, the following are
among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements:
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market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel; |
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market prices for crude oil and the potential impact on synthetic fuel
operations, synthetic fuel purchases from third parties and the phase
out of synthetic fuel tax credits; |
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weather conditions affecting generation production, customer energy usage
and operating costs; |
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competition in retail and wholesale power markets; |
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liquidity of wholesale power markets; |
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defaults by our counterparties under our energy or fuel contracts; |
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the effect of any business or industry restructuring; |
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our profitability and liquidity, including access to capital markets and
credit facilities; |
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new accounting requirements or new interpretations or applications of
existing requirements; |
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operation and availability of existing generation facilities and operating costs; |
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transmission and distribution system conditions and operating costs; |
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current and future environmental conditions and requirements and the related
costs of compliance, including environmental capital expenditures and emission
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significant delays in the planned installation of pollution control
equipment at our coal-fired generating units in Pennsylvania due to weather
conditions, contractor performance or other reasons; |
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market prices of commodity inputs for ongoing capital expenditures; |
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collective labor bargaining negotiations; |
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development of new projects, markets and technologies; |
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performance of new ventures; |
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asset acquisitions and dispositions; |
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political, regulatory or economic conditions in states, regions or countries
where we or our subsidiaries conduct business; |
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any impact of hurricanes or other severe weather on our business,
including any impact on fuel prices; |
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receipt of necessary governmental permits, approvals and rate relief; |
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new state, federal or foreign legislation, including new tax legislation; |
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state, federal and foreign regulatory developments; |
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the impact of any state, federal or foreign investigations
applicable to us and our subsidiaries and the energy industry; |
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capital market conditions, including changes in interest rates, and
decisions regarding our capital structure; |
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stock price performance of PPL Corporation; |
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the market prices of equity securities and the impact on pension costs and
resultant cash funding requirements for defined benefit pension plans; |
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securities and credit ratings; |
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foreign currency exchange rates; |
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the outcome of litigation against us; |
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potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism or war or other hostilities; and |
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our commitments and liabilities. |
Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in light of such important factors
and in conjunction with other documents we file with the SEC.
New factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking statements emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all
of such factors, or the extent to which any such factor or combination of factors may cause actual
results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we do not undertake any
obligation to update the information contained in such statement to reflect subsequent developments
or information.
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PPL CORPORATION
PPL Corporation, incorporated in 1994 and headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is an
energy and utility holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the
supply and delivery of energy. Through its subsidiaries, PPL Corporation generates electricity
from power plants in the northeastern and western United States; markets wholesale or retail energy
primarily in the northeastern and western portions of the United States; delivers electricity to
approximately 5.1 million customers in Pennsylvania, the United Kingdom and Latin America; and
provides energy services for businesses in the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States. PPL
Corporations overall strategy is to achieve disciplined growth in energy supply margins while
limiting volatility in both cash flows and earnings, and to achieve stable, long-term growth in
regulated delivery businesses through efficient operations and strong customer and regulatory
relations.
PPL Corporations principal subsidiaries are shown below:
Energy Supply
PPL
Corporation, through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, PPL Generation and
PPL EnergyPlus, owns and operates electricity generating power plants and markets this electricity
and other power purchases to deregulated wholesale and retail markets. Both of these subsidiaries
also are direct, wholly owned subsidiaries of PPL Energy Supply. As of December 31, 2006,
PPL Corporation owned or controlled, through its subsidiaries, 11,556 megawatts, or MW, of
electric power generation capacity and had plans to implement capital projects at
certain existing generating facilities that would provide 349 MW of additional capacity by
2011. See PPL Energy Supply, LLC below for more information.
PPL Corporations strategy for its energy supply business is to match energy supply with load,
or customer demand, under agreements of varying lengths with creditworthy counterparties,
to capture profits while effectively managing exposure to movements in energy and fuel prices and
counterparty credit risk.
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Energy Delivery
PPL Corporation provides energy delivery services in the mid-Atlantic regions of the United
States through its regulated public utility subsidiaries, PPL Electric and PPL Gas, and in the
United Kingdom and Latin America through its subsidiary, PPL Global. PPL Electric provides
electricity delivery services to approximately 1.4 million customers in eastern and central
Pennsylvania. See PPL Electric Utilities Corporation below for more information. PPL Gas
Utilities Corporation provides natural gas distribution and propane services to approximately
110,000 customers in portions of various counties in Pennsylvania, as well as in small
portions of Maryland and Delaware. Through its subsidiaries, PPL Global provides electricity
delivery services to approximately 3.7 million customers in the United Kingdom and Latin America.
PPL Global also is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPL Energy Supply, LLC. See PPL Energy
Supply, LLC below for more information.
In March, 2007 PPL Corporation announced that it intends to sell its regulated electricity
delivery operations in Latin America through an auction process that it expects to take several
months to complete.
PPL Corporations strategy for its energy delivery businesses is to operate these businesses
at the most efficient cost while maintaining high levels of customer service and
reliability.
PPL Corporations subsidiaries, including PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric, are separate
legal entities, and are not liable for the debts of PPL Corporation, and PPL Corporation is not
liable for the debts of its subsidiaries (other than under the PPL Guarantees and the PPL
Subordinated Guarantees). Neither PPL Energy Supply nor PPL Electric will guarantee or provide
other credit or funding support for the Securities to be offered by PPL Corporation pursuant to
this prospectus.
PPL CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.
PPL
Capital Funding is a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPL
Corporation. PPL Capital Fundings primary business is to provide PPL Corporation with financing
for its operations. PPL Corporation will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment
of principal, premium and interest on the PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities pursuant to the PPL
Guarantees and the PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt Securities pursuant to the PPL
Subordinated Guarantees, as will be described in supplements to this prospectus.
PPL ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC
PPL Energy Supply, formed in 2000 and headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is an energy
company engaged, through its subsidiaries, in the generation and marketing of electricity in the
northeastern and western power markets of the United States and in the delivery of electricity in
the United Kingdom and Latin America. PPL Energy Supplys major operating subsidiaries are PPL
Generation, PPL EnergyPlus and PPL Global. PPL Energy Supply is an
indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of PPL Corporation. See PPL Corporation above for more information.
Energy Supply: PPL Generation and PPL EnergyPlus
As of December 31, 2006, PPL Energy Supply owned or controlled, through its PPL
Generation subsidiary, 11,556 MW of electric power generation capacity, with power plants
in Pennsylvania (9,229 MW), Montana (1,289 MW), Illinois (540 MW), Connecticut (243
MW), New York (159 MW) and Maine (96 MW). PPL Generation also has current plans to implement
capital projects at certain of its existing generation facilities in Pennsylvania and Montana that
would provide 349 MW of additional generation capacity by 2011. PPL
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plants are fueled by nuclear fuel, coal, gas, oil and water.
The electricity from these plants is sold to PPL EnergyPlus under FERC-jurisdictional power
purchase agreements.
PPL EnergyPlus markets or brokers the electricity produced by PPL Generations subsidiaries,
along with purchased power, natural gas and oil, in competitive wholesale and
deregulated retail markets, primarily in the northeastern and western portions of the United
States. PPL EnergyPlus also provides energy-related products and services, such as engineering and
mechanical contracting, construction and maintenance services, to commercial and industrial
customers.
At December 31, 2006, PPL Energy Supply estimated that, on average, approximately
89% of its expected annual generation output for the period 2007 through
2010 would be used to meet:
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the obligation of its subsidiary PPL EnergyPlus under two agreements to provide
electricity to PPL Electric, so that PPL Electric can, in turn, provide electricity
as a provider of last resort, or PLR, through 2009 under fixed-price tariffs
pursuant to the Pennsylvania Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition
Act, or Customer Choice Act (See PPL Electric Utilities CorporationProvider of
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NorthWestern Corporation through June 2014; and |
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In anticipation of the expiration of the PLR agreements referenced above at the end of
2009, and consistent with its business strategy, PPL Energy Supply has already entered
into commitments for a portion of the output of its facilities for the years 2010 and later. PPLs
strategy for 2007 is to obtain commitments for 30 to 50 percent of its 2010 baseload generation
output in the PJM Interconnection region. PPL has already obtained commitments at the lower end of
this range. Based on the way in which the wholesale markets have developed over the last
several years, PPL Energy Supply expects that these new agreements are likely to continue
to be of a shorter duration than the current PLR agreements, which at inception had terms of
approximately nine years.
International Energy Delivery: PPL Global
PPL Energy Supply provides electricity delivery services in the United Kingdom and Latin
America through its PPL Global subsidiary, which currently owns and operates electricity delivery
businesses serving approximately 3.7 million customers. PPL Global owns Western Power Distribution
Holdings Limited and WPD Investment Holdings Limited, which together we refer to as WPD. WPD
operates two electric distribution companies in the U.K., which together serve approximately 2.6
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end-users. PPL Globals Latin American subsidiaries in Chile, El Salvador and Bolivia
serve an aggregate of approximately 1.1 million end-users.
As discussed above, in March, 2007 PPL Corporation announced that it intends to sell its
regulated electricity delivery operations in Latin America.
PPL Energy Supplys strategy for its international electricity delivery businesses is to
operate these businesses at the most efficient cost while maintaining high levels of
customer service and reliability.
Neither PPL Corporation nor any of its other subsidiaries or affiliates will guarantee or
provide other credit or funding support for the securities to be offered by PPL Energy Supply
pursuant to this prospectus.
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
PPL Electric, incorporated in 1920 and headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a direct
subsidiary of PPL Corporation and a regulated public utility. PPL Electric provides electricity
delivery services to approximately 1.4 million customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania. PPL
Electric also provides electricity supply to retail customers in that territory as a PLR under the
Customer Choice Act.
Provider of Last Resort. Pursuant to a 1998 order issued by the Pennsylvania Public Utility
Commission, or PUC, PPL Electric agreed to provide electricity supply as a PLR to retail customers
in its service territory not selecting an alternate electric energy supplier at predetermined
capped rates through 2009. In order to meet this obligation, PPL Electric entered
into full-requirements energy supply agreements with another subsidiary of PPL Corporation, PPL
EnergyPlus, designed to provide PPL Electric with sufficient supply to satisfy its PLR
obligation through the end of 2009. PPL Electrics PLR obligation after 2009 will be determined by
the PUC pursuant to rules that have not yet been promulgated. While regulations governing PLR
obligations after 2009 have been proposed for comment by the PUC, at this time, PPL Electric cannot
predict the content of these regulations, including whether this will include requirements for
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pricing and other terms of PLR contracts, or when the regulations will be finalized.
PPL Electric also cannot predict the extent to which it will purchase power from PPL EnergyPlus
after 2009.
Strategic Initiative. In 2001, PPL Electric completed a strategic initiative designed to
reduce its business and financial risk profile by, among other things, limiting its business
activities to the transmission and distribution of electricity and businesses related to or arising
out of the electric transmission and distribution businesses and reduce its exposure to volatility
in energy prices associated with its PLR obligation. Obtaining long-term electric supply
agreements with PPL EnergyPlus to meet its PLR obligations through 2009 at prices generally equal
to the predetermined capped rates it was allowed to charge PLR customers was a key component of
this initiative. Other key components of the initiative involved actions to confirm PPL Electrics
legal separation from PPL Corporation and PPL Corporations other subsidiaries. In connection with
the initiative PPL Electric:
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adopted amendments to its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws containing
corporate governance and operating provisions designed to confirm and reinforce its
legal and corporate separateness from PPL Corporation and its other affiliated
companies and providing for PPL Electric to limit its businesses to electric
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appointed an independent director to its Board of Directors and required the
unanimous approval of the Board of Directors, including the consent of the
independent director, to amendments to these corporate governance and operating
provisions or to the commencement of any insolvency proceedings, including any
filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or other similar actions; and |
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in connection with the issuance of certain senior secured bonds, agreed to
appoint an independent compliance administrator to review, on a semi-annual basis,
its compliance with the corporate governance and operating requirements contained
in its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. When such bonds are no longer
outstanding, and in certain other circumstances, PPL Electric will not be required
to maintain an independent compliance administrator. |
The amended Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws permit PPL Electrics Board of Directors to
adopt additional amendments to the Bylaws, including amendments that revise or eliminate provisions
that are designed to reinforce PPL Electrics legal separateness from its affiliates. However, any
such amendment must be approved unanimously by PPL Electrics Board of Directors, including the
independent director.
The enhancements to PPL Electrics legal separation from its affiliates were intended to
minimize the risk that a court would order PPL Electrics assets and liabilities to be
substantively consolidated with those of PPL Corporation or another affiliate of PPL Corporation in
the event that PPL Corporation or another PPL Corporation affiliate were to become a debtor in a
bankruptcy case. However, if PPL Corporation or another PPL Corporation affiliate were to become a
debtor in a bankruptcy case, there can be no assurance that a court would not order PPL Electrics
assets and liabilities to be consolidated with those of PPL Corporation or such other PPL
Corporation affiliate. Any such substantive consolidation could result in delays or reductions in
payments on PPL Electrics Securities.
Neither PPL Corporation nor any of PPL Corporations subsidiaries or affiliates will guarantee
or provide other credit or funding support for the securities to be offered by PPL Electric
pursuant to this prospectus.
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The offices of PPL Corporation, PPL Capital Funding, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric are
located at Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179 and they can be contacted
through telephone number (610) 774-5151.
The information above concerning PPL Corporation, PPL Capital Funding, PPL Energy Supply and
PPL Electric and, if applicable, their respective subsidiaries is only a summary and does not
purport to be comprehensive. For additional information about these companies, including certain
assumptions, risks and uncertainties involved in the forward-looking statements contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, you should refer to the information described in
Where You Can Find More Information.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as otherwise described in a prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of
the PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities and the PPL Capital Funding Subordinated Debt
Securities will be loaned to PPL Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. PPL Corporation and/or its
subsidiaries are expected to use the proceeds of such loans, and the proceeds of the other
Securities issued by PPL Corporation, for general corporate purposes, including repayment of debt.
Except as otherwise described in a prospectus supplement, each of PPL Energy Supply and PPL
Electric is expected to use the proceeds of the Securities it issues for general corporate
purposes, including repayment of debt.
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED
CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
PPL Corporation
The following table sets forth PPL Corporations ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio
of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the periods
indicated:
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Ended December 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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2002 |
Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges and
ratio of earnings to
combined fixed
charges and
preferred stock
dividends (a) |
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3.0 |
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2.6 |
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2.7 |
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2.6 |
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1.9 |
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(a) |
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In calculating the earnings component, net income excludes minority interest,
loss from discontinued operations and the cumulative effects of changes in accounting
principles. See PPL Corporations reports on file with the SEC pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as described under
Where You Can Find More Information for more information. PPL Corporation had no
preferred securities outstanding during the periods indicated; therefore, the ratio of
earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends is the same as the
ratio of earnings to fixed charges. |
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PPL Energy Supply
The following table sets forth PPL Energy Supplys ratio of earnings to fixed charges and
ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred dividends for the periods
indicated:
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Twelve Months |
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Ended December 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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2002 |
Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges and
ratio of earnings to
combined fixed
charges and
preferred securities
dividends (a) |
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3.8 |
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3.3 |
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4.1 |
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4.8 |
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3.9 |
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In calculating the earnings component, net income excludes minority interest,
loss from discontinued operations and the cumulative effects of changes in accounting
principles. See PPL Energy Supplys reports on file with the SEC pursuant to the
Exchange Act as described under Where You Can Find More Information for more
information. PPL Energy Supply had no preferred securities outstanding during the
periods indicated; therefore, the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and
preferred securities dividends is the same as the ratio of earnings to fixed charges. |
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PPL Electric
The following table sets forth PPL Electrics ratio of earnings to fixed charges and ratio of
earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for the periods
indicated:
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Twelve Months |
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Ended December 31, |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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2002 |
Ratio of earnings to
fixed charges (a) |
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2.9 |
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2.1 |
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1.4 |
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1.2 |
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1.2 |
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combined fixed
charges and
preferred stock
dividends (a) |
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2.5 |
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2.1 |
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1.4 |
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1.2 |
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1.2 |
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See PPL Electrics reports on file with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act as
described under Where You Can Find More Information for more information. |
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Available Information
PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric each file reports and other information
with the SEC. You may obtain copies of this information by mail from the Public Reference Room of
the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Further
information on the operation of the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. can be obtained
by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
PPL Corporations Internet Web site is www.pplweb.com. On the Investor Center page of that
Web site PPL Corporation provides access to all SEC filings of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply
and PPL Electric free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after filing with the SEC. The
information at PPL Corporations Internet Web site is not incorporated in this prospectus
by reference, and you should not consider it a part of this prospectus. Additionally, PPL
Corporations, PPL Energy Supplys and PPL Electrics filings are available at the SECs
Internet Web site (www.sec.gov).
PPL Corporation Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange (symbol: PPL), and reports, proxy statements and other information
concerning PPL Corporation can also be inspected at the offices of the NYSE at 20 Broad Street, New
York, New York 10005 and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, 1900 Market Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103.
Certain
securities of PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric are also listed on the NYSE, and certain
information concerning PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric may be inspected at the NYSE offices in New York.
In addition, reports, proxy statements and other information concerning PPL Corporation, PPL
Energy Supply and PPL Electric can be inspected at their offices at Two North Ninth Street,
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179.
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Incorporation by Reference
Each of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric will incorporate by reference
information into this prospectus by disclosing important information to you by referring you to
another document that it files separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference
is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will
automatically update and supersede that information. This prospectus incorporates by reference the
documents set forth below that have been previously filed with the SEC. These documents contain
important information about the registrants.
PPL Corporation
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SEC Filings (File No. 1-11459) |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2006 |
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Current Reports on Form 8-K
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Filed on January 3, 2007, January
31, 2007 and March 6, 2007 |
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PPL Corporations Registration Statement
on Form 8-B
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Filed on April 27, 1995 |
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PPL Corporations 2006 Notice of Annual
Meeting and Proxy Statement
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Filed on March 20, 2006 |
PPL Energy Supply
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SEC Filings (File No. 333-74794) |
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Period/Date |
Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2006 |
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Current Report on Form 8-K
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Filed on March 6, 2007 |
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PPL Electric
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SEC Filings (File No. 1-905) |
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Period/Date |
Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2006 |
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Current Reports on Form 8-K
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Filed on January 31, 2007 |
Additional documents that PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric file with the
SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, between the date of this
prospectus and the termination of the offering of the Securities are also incorporated herein by
reference. In addition, any additional documents that PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply or
PPL Electric file with the SEC pursuant to these sections of the Exchange Act after the date of
the filing of the registration statement containing this prospectus, and prior to the effectiveness
of the registration statement are also incorporated herein by reference.
Each of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric will provide without charge to
each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered,
a copy of any and all of its filings with the SEC. You may request a copy of these filings
by writing or telephoning the appropriate registrant at:
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
Attention: Investor Services Department
Telephone: 1-800-345-3085
No separate financial statements of PPL Capital Funding are included herein or incorporated
herein by reference. PPL Corporation and PPL Capital Funding do not consider those financial
statements to be material to holders of the PPL Capital Funding Debt Securities or PPL Capital
Funding Subordinated Debt Securities because (1) PPL Capital Funding is a wholly-owned
subsidiary that was formed for the primary purpose of providing financing for PPL Corporation
and its subsidiaries, (2) PPL Capital Funding does not currently engage in any independent
operations and (3) PPL Capital Funding does not currently plan to engage, in the future, in more
than minimal independent operations. See PPL Capital Funding. PPL Capital Funding has received
a no action letter from the Staff of the SEC stating that the Staff would not raise any objection
if PPL Capital Funding does not file periodic reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange
Act. Accordingly, PPL Corporation and PPL Capital Funding do not expect PPL Capital Funding to
file those reports.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and schedule and managements assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Managements
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) of PPL Corporation audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2006, have been so incorporated in reliance on their
reports, given on their authority as experts in auditing and accounting.
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The financial statements and schedules of PPL Energy Supply, LLC and PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation audited by Ernst & Young, LLP incorporated in this Prospectus by reference
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, have been so incorporated
in reliance on their reports, given on their authority as experts in auditing and accounting.
The financial statements as of December 31, 2005 and for the years ended December 31, 2005
and 2004, of PPL Corporation, PPL Energy Supply, LLC and PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
VALIDITY OF THE SECURITIES AND THE PPL GUARANTEES
Dewey Ballantine LLP, New York, New York or Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York
and Michael A. McGrail, Esq., Associate General Counsel of PPL Services
Corporation, will pass upon the validity of the Securities, the PPL Guarantees and the
PPL Subordinated Guarantees for PPL Corporation, PPL Capital Funding, PPL Energy Supply and
PPL Electric. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, will pass upon the validity of the
Securities, the PPL Guarantees and the PPL Subordinated Guarantees for any
underwriters or agents. Dewey Ballantine LLP, Simpson Thacher
& Bartlett LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP will rely on the opinion of Mr. McGrail as
to matters involving the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As to matters involving the law
of the State of New York, Mr. McGrail will rely on the opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP or
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, as applicable.
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PART II.
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following is a statement of the estimated expenses (other than underwriting compensation)
to be incurred by PPL Corporation and subsidiaries in connection with a distribution of the
securities registered under this registration statement.
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Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee |
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* |
Printing expenses |
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* |
* |
Trustee fees and expenses |
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* |
* |
Legal fees and expenses |
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* |
* |
Accounting fees and expenses |
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* |
* |
Blue Sky fees and expenses |
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* |
* |
Rating Agency fees |
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* |
Miscellaneous |
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* |
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* |
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To be deferred pursuant to Rule 456(b) and calculated in connection with the offering of
securities under this registration statement pursuant to Rule 457(r). |
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Estimated expenses not presently known. |
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
PPL Corporation
Section 7.01 of the Bylaws of PPL Corporation provides:
(a) Right to Indemnification. Except as prohibited by law, every director and officer
of the corporation shall be entitled as of right to be indemnified by the corporation
against reasonable expense and any liability paid or incurred by such person in connection
with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding, civil, criminal,
administrative, investigative or other, whether brought by or in the right of the
corporation or otherwise, in which he or she may be involved, as a party or otherwise, by
reason of such person being or having been a director or officer of the corporation or by
reason of the fact that such person is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other representative of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity (such claim,
action, suit or proceeding hereinafter being referred to as action). Such indemnification
shall include the right to have expenses incurred by such person in connection with an
action paid in advance by the corporation prior to final disposition of such action, subject
to such conditions as may be prescribed by law. Persons who are not directors or officers
of the corporation may be similarly indemnified in respect of service to the corporation or
to another such entity at the request of the corporation to the extent the board of
directors at any time denominates such person as entitled to the benefits of this Section
7.01. As used herein, expense shall include fees and expenses of counsel selected by such
person; and liability shall include amounts of judgments, excise taxes, fines and
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement.
(b) Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under paragraph (a) of this Section
7.01 is not paid in full by the corporation within thirty days after a written claim has
been received by the corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against
the corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and, if successful in whole or in
part, the claimant shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim.
It shall be a defense to any such action that the conduct of the claimant was such that
under Pennsylvania law the corporation would be prohibited from indemnifying the claimant
for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the corporation.
Neither the failure of the corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal
counsel and its shareholders)
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to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that
indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because the conduct of the
claimant was not such that indemnification would be prohibited by law, nor an actual
determination by the corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal
counsel or its shareholders) that the conduct of the claimant was such that indemnification
would be prohibited by law, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that
the conduct of the claimant was such that indemnification would be prohibited by law.
(c) Insurance and Funding. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to
protect itself and any person eligible to be indemnified hereunder against any liability or
expense asserted or incurred by such person in connection with any action, whether or not
the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability or
expense by law or under the provisions of this Section 7.01. The corporation may create a
trust fund, grant a security interest, cause a letter of credit to be issued or use other
means (whether or not similar to the foregoing) to ensure the payment of such sums as may
become necessary to effect indemnification as provided herein.
(d) Non-Exclusivity; Nature and Extent of Rights. The right of indemnification
provided for herein (1) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights, whether now
existing or hereafter created, to which those seeking indemnification hereunder may be
entitled under any agreement, bylaw or charter provision, vote of shareholders or directors
or otherwise, (2) shall be deemed to create contractual rights in favor of persons entitled
to indemnification hereunder, (3) shall continue as to persons who have ceased to have the
status pursuant to which they were entitled or were denominated as entitled to
indemnification hereunder and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal
representatives of persons entitled to indemnification hereunder and (4) shall be applicable
to actions, suits or proceedings commenced after the adoption hereof, whether arising from
acts or omissions occurring before or after the adoption hereof. The right of
indemnification provided for herein may not be amended, modified or repealed so as to limit
in any way the indemnification provided for herein with respect to any acts or omissions
occurring prior to the effective date of any such amendment, modification or repeal.
Directors and officers of PPL Corporation may also be indemnified in certain circumstances
pursuant to the statutory provisions of general application contained in Pennsylvania law.
Furthermore, PPL Corporation, as well as its directors and officers, may be entitled to
indemnification by any underwriters named in a prospectus supplement against certain civil
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 under agreements entered into between PPL Corporation
and such underwriters.
PPL Corporation presently has insurance policies which, among other things, include liability
insurance coverage for officers and directors and officers and directors of PPL Corporations
subsidiaries, including PPL Capital Funding, Inc., under which such officers and directors are
covered against any loss by reason of payment of damages, judgments, settlements and costs, as
well as charges and expenses incurred in the defense of actions, suits or proceedings. Loss is
specifically defined to exclude fines and penalties, as well as matters deemed uninsurable under
the law pursuant to which the insurance policy shall be construed. The policies also contain other
specific exclusions, including illegally obtained personal profit or advantage, and dishonesty.
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
Article VI of the By-Laws of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. provides:
Section 6.1. Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold
harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may
hereafter be amended, any person (an Indemnitee) who was or is made or is threatened to be
made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he,
or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the
Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the
written request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss
suffered and expenses (including attorneys fees) reasonably incurred by such Indemnitee.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3, the
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Corporation shall be required to indemnify an Indemnitee in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Indemnitee only if the commencement of such
proceeding (or part thereof) by the Indemnitee was authorized by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.2. Prepayment of Expenses. The Corporation shall pay the expenses
(including attorneys fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending any proceeding in advance
of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by
law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be
made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Indemnitee to repay all amounts advanced if
it should be ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified
under this Article VI or otherwise.
Section 6.3. Claims. If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this
Article VI is not paid in full within sixty (60) days after a written claim therefor by the
Indemnitee has been received by the Corporation, the Indemnitee may file suit to recover the
unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be
paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall have
the burden of providing that the Indemnitee is not entitled to the requested indemnification
or payment of expenses under applicable law.
Section 6.4. Nonexclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any Indemnitee by this
Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Indemnitee may have or
hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, these
by-laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 6.5. Other Sources. The Corporations obligation, if any, to indemnify or to
advance expenses to any Indemnitee who was or is serving at its request as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such Indemnitee may collect as
indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.
Section 6.6. Amendment or Repeal. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing
provisions of this Article VI shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder
of any Indemnitee in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such
repeal of modification.
Section 6.7. Other Indemnification and Prepayment of Expenses. This Article VI shall
not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to
indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Indemnitees when and as authorized
by appropriate corporate action.
Article 7 of the Certificate of Incorporation of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. provides:
The Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent authorized by law any person made or
threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding whether criminal, civil,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is
or was a director or officer of the Corporation or serves or served any other enterprise as
a director or officer at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor of the
Corporation. No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation
or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director of the
Corporation, except for liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to
the Corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law; or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.
Directors and officers of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. may also be indemnified in certain
circumstances pursuant to the statutory provisions of general application contained in Delaware
law. Furthermore, PPL Capital Funding, Inc., as well as its directors and officers, may be
entitled to indemnification by any underwriters named in
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a prospectus supplement against certain civil liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933
under agreements entered into between PPL Capital Funding, Inc. and such underwriters.
PPL Capital Funding, Inc. presently has insurance policies which, among other things, include
liability insurance coverage for officers and directors of PPL Capital Funding, Inc., under which
such officers and directors are covered against any loss by reason of payment of damages,
judgments, settlements and costs, as well as charges and expenses incurred in the defense of
actions, suits or proceedings. Loss is specifically defined to exclude fines and penalties, as
well as matters deemed uninsurable under the law pursuant to which the insurance policy shall be
construed. The policies also contain other specific exclusions, including illegally obtained
personal profit or advantage, and dishonesty.
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act permits a Delaware limited
liability company to indemnify and hold harmless any member, manager or other person from and
against any and all claims and demands whatsoever, subject only to the standards and restrictions,
if any, as may be set forth in the companys limited liability company agreement. The registrants
Limited Liability Company Agreement contains provisions which limit liability to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law.
Section 6.2 of the PPL Energy Supply, LLCs Limited Liability Company Agreement provides, in
part, as follows:
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless
each Member, Manager or any officer, director, stockholder, partner, employee,
representative, member, counsel or agent of any of the foregoing, or any officer, employee,
representative, counsel, director, stockholder, partner or agent of the Company or any of
its affiliates (each a Covered Person) from and against any and all losses, claims,
demands, liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from
any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative (Claims), in which the Covered Person may be involved, or threatened to
be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its management of the affairs of the
Company or which relates to or arises out of the Company or its property, business or
affairs. A Covered Person shall not be entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.2
with respect to (i) any Claim with respect to which such Covered Person has engaged in
fraud, willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or (ii) any Claim initiated by such
Covered Person unless such Claim (or part thereof) (A) was brought to enforce such Covered
Persons rights to indemnification hereunder or (B) was authorized or consented to by the
Board. Expenses incurred by a Covered Person in defending any Claim shall be paid by the
Company in advance of the final disposition of such Claim upon receipt by the Company of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall be
ultimately determined that such Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Company as authorized by this Section 6.2.
Any repeal or modification of this Article VI by the Member shall not adversely affect
any rights of such Covered Person pursuant to this Article VI, including the right to
indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a Covered Person existing at the time
of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such
repeal or modification.
PPL Energy Supply, LLC, as well as its directors and officers, may be entitled to
indemnification by any underwriters named in a prospectus supplement against certain civil
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 under agreements entered into between PPL Energy
Supply, LLC and such underwriters.
PPL Energy Supply, LLC presently has insurance policies which, among other things, include
liability insurance coverage for officers and directors of PPL Energy Supply, LLC, under which such
officers and directors are covered against any loss by reason of payment of damages, judgments,
settlements and costs, as well as charges and expenses incurred in the defense of actions, suits or
proceedings. Loss is specifically defined to exclude fines and penalties, as well as matters
deemed uninsurable under the law pursuant to which the insurance policy shall be construed. The
policies also contain other specific exclusions, including illegally obtained personal profit or
advantage, and dishonesty.
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PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Section 7.02 of the Bylaws of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation provides:
(a) Right To Indemnification. Except as prohibited by law, every director and officer
of the Company shall be entitled as of right to be indemnified by the Company against
reasonable expense and any liability paid or incurred by such person in connection with any
actual or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding, civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative or other, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise, in
which he or she may be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of such person being or
having been a director or officer of the Company or by reason of the fact that such person
is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary
or other representative of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other entity (such claim, action, suit or proceeding hereinafter being
referred to as action). Such indemnification shall include the right to have expenses
incurred by such person in connection with an action paid in advance by the Company prior to
final disposition of such action, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by law.
Persons who are not directors or officers of the Company may be similarly indemnified in
respect of service to the Company or to another such entity at the request of the Company to
the extent the Board of Directors at any time denominates such person as entitled to the
benefits of this Section 7.02. As used herein, expense shall include fees and expenses of
counsel selected by such person; and liability shall include amounts of judgments,
excise taxes, fines and penalties, and amounts paid in settlement.
(b) Right Of Claimant To Bring Suit. If a claim under paragraph (a) of this Section
7.02 is not paid in full by the Company within thirty days after a written claim has been
received by the Company, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the
Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and, if successful in whole or in part,
the claimant shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. It
shall be a defense to any such action that the conduct of the claimant was such that under
Pennsylvania law the Company would be prohibited from indemnifying the claimant for the
amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Company. Neither the
failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel and its
shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that
indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because the conduct of the
claimant was not such that indemnification would be prohibited by law, nor an actual
determination by the Company (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or
its shareholders) that the conduct of the claimant was such that indemnification would be
prohibited by law, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the conduct
of the claimant was such that indemnification would be prohibited by law.
(c) Insurance and Funding. The Company may purchase and maintain insurance to protect
itself and any person eligible to be indemnified hereunder against any liability or expense
asserted or incurred by such person in connection with any action, whether or not the
Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability or expense by
law or under the provisions of this Section 7.02. The Company may create a trust fund,
grant a security interest, cause a letter of credit to be issued or use other means (whether
or not similar to the foregoing) to ensure the payment of such sums as may become necessary
to effect indemnification as provided herein.
(d) Non-Exclusivity; Nature And Extent Of Rights. The right of indemnification
provided for herein (1) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights, whether now
existing or hereafter created, to which those seeking indemnification hereunder may be
entitled under any agreement, bylaw or charter provision, vote of shareholders or directors
or otherwise, (2) shall be deemed to create contractual rights in favor of persons entitled
to indemnification hereunder, (3) shall continue as to persons who have ceased to have the
status pursuant to which they were entitled or were denominated as entitled to
indemnification hereunder and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal
representatives of persons entitled to indemnification hereunder and (4) shall be applicable
to actions, suits or proceedings commenced after the adoption hereof, whether arising from
acts or omissions occurring before or after the adoption hereof. The right of
indemnification provided for herein may not be amended, modified or repealed so as to limit
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way the indemnification provided for herein with respect to any acts or omissions
occurring prior to the effective date of any such amendment, modification or repeal.
Directors and officers of the PPL Electric Utilities Corporation may also be indemnified in
certain circumstances pursuant to the statutory provisions of general application contained in
Pennsylvania law. Furthermore, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, as well as its directors and
officers, may be entitled to indemnification by any underwriters named in a prospectus supplement
against certain civil liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 under agreements entered into
between PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and such underwriters.
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation presently has insurance policies which, among other things,
include liability insurance coverage for officers and directors of PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation, under which such officers and directors are covered against any loss by reason of
payment of damages, judgments, settlements and costs, as well as charges and expenses incurred in
the defense of actions, suits or proceedings. Loss is specifically defined to exclude fines and
penalties, as well as matters deemed uninsurable under the law pursuant to which the insurance
policy shall be construed. The policies also contain other specific exclusions, including
illegally obtained personal profit or advantage, and dishonesty.
Item 16. Exhibits.
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index filed herewith at page II-13, such Exhibit Index being
incorporated in this Item 16 by reference.
Item 17. Undertakings.
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(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrants pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form
of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration
statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to
any purchaser:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall
be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5),
or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to
an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of
providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933
shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the
earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the
date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the
prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any
person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new
effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the
registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a
time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of
the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
effective date.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the
undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the
underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are
offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the
undersigned registrants will be sellers to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants
relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrants;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned registrants or their
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned registrants to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual reports pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this registration
statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, PPL Corporation
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Allentown, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 8th day of March, 2007.
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PPL Corporation
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/s/ James H. Miller |
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James H. Miller |
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Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment to
the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the 8th day of March, 2007.
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/s/ James H. Miller
James H. Miller, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Principal Executive
Officer and Director |
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/s/ John R. Biggar
John R. Biggar, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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Principal Financial
Officer and Director |
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/s/ Matt Simmons
Matt Simmons, Vice President and Controller
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Principal Accounting
Officer |
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FREDERICK M. BERNTHAL, JOHN W. CONWAY, E. ALLEN
DEAVER, LOUISE K. GOESER, STUART HEYDT, CRAIG A.
ROGERSON, W. KEITH SMITH, SUSAN M. STALNECKER AND
KEITH H. WILLIAMSON
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Directors |
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By /s/ John R. Biggar
John R. Biggar, As Attorney-in-Fact
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, PPL Capital Funding,
Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Allentown, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 8th day of March, 2007.
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PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
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By
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/s/ John R. Biggar |
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John R. Biggar
President |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment to
the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the 8th day of March, 2007.
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/s/ John R. Biggar
John R. Biggar, President
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Principal Executive and Financial Officer and
Director |
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/s/ James E. Abel
James E. Abel, Treasurer
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Principal Accounting Officer and Director |
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/s/ James H. Miller
James H. Miller
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Director |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this amendment to the registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Allentown, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 8th day of March, 2007.
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PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
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/s/ William H. Spence |
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William H. Spence
President |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment to
the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the 8th day of March, 2007.
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/s/ William H. Spence
William H. Spence, President
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Principal Executive
Officer and Director |
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/s/ Paul A. Farr
Paul A. Farr, Senior Vice President-Financial
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Principal Financial Officer |
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/s/ Matt Simmons
Matt Simmons, Vice President and Controller
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Principal Accounting Officer |
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John R. Biggar
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Director |
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/s/ Dean A. Christiansen
Dean A. Christiansen
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Director |
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/s/ Robert J. Grey
Robert J. Grey
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Director |
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/s/ James H. Miller
James H. Miller
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Director |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, PPL Energy Supply, LLC
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Allentown, and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 8th day of March, 2007.
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PPL Energy Supply, LLC
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/s/ James H. Miller |
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James H. Miller
President |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this amendment to
the registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
indicated on the 8th day of March, 2007.
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/s/ James H. Miller
James H. Miller, President
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Principal Executive
Officer and Member of the
Board of Managers |
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/s/ Paul A. Farr
Paul A. Farr, Senior Vice President
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Principal Financial Officer
and Member of the Board of
Managers |
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/s/ Matt Simmons
Matt Simmons, Vice President and Controller
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Principal Accounting Officer |
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/s/ John R. Biggar
John R. Biggar
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Member of the Board of Managers |
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/s/ Robert J. Grey
Robert J. Grey
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Member of the Board of Managers |
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/s/ William H. Spence
William H. Spence
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Member of the Board of Managers |
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/s/ James E. Abel
James E. Abel
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Member of the Board of Managers |
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PPL CORPORATION
PPL CAPITAL FUNDING, INC.
PPL ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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Method of Filing |
1.1
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Form of Underwriting Agreement with respect to
Securities
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A form of underwriting agreement with
respect to any securities will be filed
as an Exhibit to a report on Form 8-K,
as contemplated by Item 601(b)(1) of
Regulation S-K under the Securities
Act. |
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4.1
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*Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
PPL Corporation
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Exhibit 3.1 to PPL Corporation Form 8-K
(File No. 1-11459) dated August 19,
2005. |
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4.2
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*By-Laws of PPL Corporation
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Exhibit 3.2 to PPL Corporation Form 8-K
(File No. 1-11459) dated August 19,
2005. |
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4.3
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Form of PPL Corporation Common Stock Certificate
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.4
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*Certificate of Incorporation of PPL Capital
Funding, Inc.
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Exhibit 3.3 to PPL Corporation and PPL
Capital Funding, Inc. Registration
Statement Nos. 333-38003 and
333-38003-01. |
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4.5
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*Amended Certificate of Incorporation of PPL
Capital Funding, Inc.
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Exhibit 3.5 to PPL Corporation, PPL
Capital Funding, Inc. and PPL Capital
Funding Trust I Registration Statement
Nos. 333-54504, 333-54504-1 and
333-54504-2. |
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4.6
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*By-Laws of PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
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Exhibit 3.4 to PPL Corporation and PPL
Capital Funding, Inc. Registration
Statement Nos. 333-38003 and
333-38003-01. |
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4.7
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*Certificate of Formation of PPL Energy Supply, LLC
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Exhibit 3.1 to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Registration Statement No. 333-74794. |
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4.8
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*Limited Liability Company Agreement of PPL Energy
Supply, LLC
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Exhibit 3.2 to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Registration Statement No. 333-74794. |
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4.9
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Form of Amendment to Limited Liability Company
Agreement of PPL Energy Supply, LLC
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To be filed by amendment in connection
with the issuance of any PPL Energy
Supply, LLC Preferred Securities. |
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4.10
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*Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
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Exhibit 3(a) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q (File No. 1-905) for the quarter
ended March 31, 2006. |
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4.11
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*By-Laws of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, as
amended and restated
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Exhibit 3.2 to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated March 30, 2006. |
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4.12
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Form of Deposit Agreement with respect to the PPL
Corporation Depositary Shares (including form of
Depositary Share Certificates)
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.13
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Form of Deposit Agreement with respect to the PPL
Electric Utilities Depositary Shares (including
form of Depositary Share Certificates)
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.14.1
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*Indenture dated as of November 1, 1997 among PPL
Corporation, PPL Capital Funding, Inc. and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly known as The
Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee
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Exhibit 4.1 to PPL Corporation Form 8-K
(File No. 1-11459) dated November 12,
1997. |
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4.14.2
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4.2 to PPL Corporation Form 8-K
(File No. 1-11459) dated November 12,
1997. |
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4.14.3
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 2 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4.3 to PPL Corporation, PPL
Capital Funding, Inc. and PPL Capital
Funding Trust I Registration Statement
Nos. 333-87847, 333-87847-01 and
333-87847-02. |
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4.14.4
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 3 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(c)-4 to PPL Corporation
Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No.
1-11459) for the year ended December
31, 1999, as amended by Form 10-K/A
filed on June 28, 2000. |
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4.14.5
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 4 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4 to PPL Corporation Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-11459)
for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. |
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4.14.6
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 5 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(a) to PPL Corporation
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No.
1-11459) for the quarter ended March
31, 2004. |
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4.14.7
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 6
to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4.7 to PPL Corporation, PPL
Capital Funding, Inc. and PPL Capital
Funding Trust I Registration Statement
Nos. 333-116478, 333-116478-01 and
333-116478-02. |
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4.15
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Form of Supplemental Indenture establishing series
of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. Debt Securities
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.16
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Form of Officers Certificate establishing the
form and terms of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. Debt
Securities.
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.17
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Form of PPL Corporation Purchase Contract Agreement
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.18
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Form of PPL Corporation Pledge Agreement
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.19
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Form of PPL Corporation Remarketing Agreement
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.20.1
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*Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2001 by PPL
Energy Supply, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
(formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee
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Exhibit 4.1 to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Registration Statement No. 333-74794. |
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4.20.2
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4.2 to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Registration Statement No. 333-74794. |
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4.20.3
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 2 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(h)-4 to PPL Energy Supply,
LLC Annual Report on Form 10-K (File
333-74794) for the year ended December
31, 2004. |
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4.20.4
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 3 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(a) to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Form 8-K (File No. 333-74794) dated
October 28, 2005. |
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4.20.5
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 4 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(a) to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No.
1-32944) for the quarter ended June 30,
2006. |
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4.20.6
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 5 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(b) to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No.
1-32944) for the quarter ended June 30,
2006. |
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4.20.7
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 6 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(c) to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No.
1-32944) for the quarter ended June 30,
2006. |
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4.20.8
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 7 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(f)-10 to PPL Energy Supply,
LLC Annual Report on Form 10-K (File
No. 333-74794) for the year ended
December 31, 2006. |
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Method of Filing |
4.21
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Form of Supplemental Indenture establishing series
of PPL Energy Supply, LLC debt securities
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.22
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Form of Officers Certificate establishing the
form and terms of PPL Energy Supply, LLC debt
securities
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.23.1
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*ŧ Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated as of October
1, 1945, between PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation and Bankers Trust Company (as
successor Trustee)
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Exhibit 2(a)-4 to PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation Registration
Statement No. 2-60291. |
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4.23.2
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*Supplement, dated as of July 1, 1954, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 2(b)-5 to PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation Registration
Statement No. 2-219255. |
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4.23.3
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*Supplement, dated as of March 1, 1994, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(b) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated March 11, 1994. |
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4.23.4
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*Supplement, dated as of March 15, 1994, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(a) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated March 30, 1994. |
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4.23.5
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*Supplement, dated as of October 1, 1994, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(a) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated October 3, 1994. |
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4.23.6
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*Supplement, dated as of August 1, 2001, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4.5 to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated August 21, 2001. |
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4.23.7
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*Supplement, dated as of January 1, 2002, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(b)-19 to PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation Annual Report on
Form 10-K (File No. 1-905) for the year
ended December 31, 2001. |
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4.23.8
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*Supplement, dated as of February 1, 2003, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(b)-20 to PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation Annual Report on
Form 10-K (File No. 1-905) for the year
ended December 31, 2002. |
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4.23.9
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*Supplement, dated as of May 1, 2003, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 10(c) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q (File No. 1-905) for the quarter
ended June 30, 2003. |
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4.23.10
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*Supplement, dated as of February 1, 2005, to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(b)-20 to PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation Annual Report on
Form 10-K (File No. 1-905) for the year
ended December 31, 2004. |
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4.23.11
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*Supplement, dated as of May 1, 2005 to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(a) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q (File No. 1-905) for the quarter
ended June 30, 2005. |
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4.23.12
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*Supplement, dated as of June 1, 2005 to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(b)-12 to PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation Annual Report on
Form 10-K (File No. 1-905) for the year
ended December 31, 2005. |
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4.23.13
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*Supplement, dated as of December 1, 2005 to said
Mortgage and Deed of Trust
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Exhibit 4(b) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated December 22, 2005. |
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4.24
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Form of Supplement to Mortgage and Deed of Trust
establishing series of 1945 Mortgage Bonds
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.25.1
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*Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2001, by PPL
Electric Utilities Corporation and JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. (formerly The Chase Manhattan Bank), as
Trustee
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Exhibit 4.1 to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated August 21, 2001. |
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4.25.2
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4.2 to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated August 21, 2001. |
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4.25.3
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 2 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(g)-3 to PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation Annual Report on
Form 10-K (File 1-905) for the year
ended December 31, 2002. |
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4.25.4
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 3 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 10(d) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q (File 1-905) for the quarter ended
June 30, 2002. |
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4.25.5
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 4 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(g)-5 to PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation Annual Report on
Form 10-K (File 1-905) for the year
ended December 31, 2004. |
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4.25.6
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 5 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(b) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q (File No. 1-905) for the quarter
ended June 30, 2005. |
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4.25.7
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*Supplemental Indenture No. 6 to said Indenture
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Exhibit 4(a) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Form 8-K (File No. 1-905)
dated December 22, 2005. |
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4.26
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Form of Supplemental Indenture to said Indenture
establishing terms of PPL Electric Secured Debt
Securities
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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Exhibit |
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Method of Filing |
4.27
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Form of Officers Certificate establishing terms
of PPL Electric Secured Debt Securities
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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4.28
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Form of Indenture with regard to PPL Capital
Funding, Inc. Subordinated Debt Securities
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Filed herewith. |
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4.29
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Form of Supplemental Indenture establishing series
of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. Subordinated Debt
Securities
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Filed herewith. |
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4.30
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Form of Officers Certificate establishing the
form and terms of PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
Subordinated Debt Securities
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Filed herewith. |
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4.31
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Form of Indenture with regard to PPL Energy
Supply, LLC Subordinated Debt Securities
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Filed herewith. |
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4.32
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Form of Supplemental Indenture establishing series
of PPL Energy Supply, LLC Subordinated Debt
Securities
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Filed herewith. |
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4.33
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Form of Officers Certificate establishing the
form and terms of PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Subordinated Debt Securities
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Filed herewith. |
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5.1
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Opinion of Thomas D. Salus, Esq., dated March 20,
2006
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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5.2
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Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP, dated March 20,
2006
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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5.3
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Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, dated
March 20, 2006
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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5.4
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Opinion of Michael A. McGrail, Esq. as to
Subordinated Debt Securities and Subordinated Guarantees, dated March
8, 2007
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Filed herewith. |
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5.5
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Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP as to Subordinated
Debt Securities and Subordinated Guarantees, dated March 8, 2007
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Filed herewith. |
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12.1
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*Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for
PPL Corporation
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Exhibit 12(a) to PPL Corporation Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006. |
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12.2
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*Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
for PPL Energy Supply, LLC
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Exhibit 12(b) to PPL Energy Supply, LLC
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006. |
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12.3
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*Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends for
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
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Exhibit 12(c) to PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006. |
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Exhibit |
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No. |
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Method of Filing |
23.1
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Consent of Thomas D. Salus, Esq.
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Previously filed as part of Exhibit 5.1. |
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23.2
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Consent of Dewey Ballantine LLP
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Previously filed as part of Exhibit
5.2. and filed herewith as part of
Exhibit 5.5. |
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23.3
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Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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Previously filed as part of Exhibit 5.3. |
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23.4
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Consent of Michael A. McGrail, Esq.
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Filed herewith as part of Exhibit 5.4 |
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23.5
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (PPL Corporation)
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Filed herewith. |
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23.6
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (PPL Energy Supply,
LLC)
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Filed herewith. |
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23.7
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation)
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Filed herewith. |
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23.8
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PPL
Corporation)
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Filed herewith. |
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23.9
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PPL Energy
Supply, LLC)
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Filed herewith. |
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23.10
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PPL
Electric Utilities Corporation)
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Filed herewith. |
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24.1
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Power of Attorney of Directors of PPL Corporation
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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25.1
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under PPL
Capital Funding, Inc. Indenture
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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25.2
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under Purchase
Contract Agreement (Purchase Contract Agent)
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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25.3
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under PPL
Energy Supply, LLC Indenture
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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25.4
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under PPL
Electric Utilities Corporation 2001 Indenture
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Previously filed as an exhibit to this
Registration Statement. |
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25.5
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under PPL
Capital Funding, Inc. Subordinated Indenture
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Filed herewith. |
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25.6
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Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under PPL
Energy Supply, LLC Subordinated Indenture
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Filed herewith. |
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Previously filed as indicated and incorporated herein by reference. |
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Certain supplemental indentures to the PPL Electric Utilities Corporation Mortgage and Deed of
Trust relating to securities no longer outstanding are not listed. |
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