-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D9lnsqV7CFohM2t6tnKSXpqQyjABZVHioUeqC2ahrFuVGW2CRU5TC/ZF0dR0NNil JW5SVaY1yPvlDCbKvAy6tw== 0000922224-09-000127.txt : 20091207 0000922224-09-000127.hdr.sgml : 20091207 20091207154520 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000922224-09-000127 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20091207 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20091207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20091207 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PPL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000922224 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 232758192 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 0521 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11459 FILM NUMBER: 091226104 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO N NINTH ST CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 181011179 BUSINESS PHONE: 6107745151 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO N NINTH ST CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18101-1179 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PP&L RESOURCES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941123 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PPL ENERGY SUPPLY LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001161976 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32944 FILM NUMBER: 091226105 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO NORTH NINTH STREET CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18101 BUSINESS PHONE: 610.774.5151 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: TWO NORTH NINTH STREET CITY: ALLENTOWN STATE: PA ZIP: 18101 8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8-K form8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  December 7, 2009

Commission File
Number
Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address and Telephone Number
IRS Employer
Identification No.
     
1-11459
PPL Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Pennsylvania)
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA  18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
23-2758192
     
1-32944
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Delaware)
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA  18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
23-3074920
     

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

        On December 7, 2009, PPL Corporation (“PPL”) issued a press release relating to the final decision on new distribution price controls made on December 7, 2009, by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, the entity that regulates Western Power Distribution, PPL’s electricity distribution company in the United Kingdom.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 
(d)
 
Exhibits
 
         
     
99.1 -
Press Release, dated December 7, 2009, relating to the final decision on new distribution price controls made by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets.

 
 

 
 

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
PPL CORPORATION
       
 
By:
/s/ J. Matt Simmons, Jr.
 
   
J. Matt Simmons, Jr.
Vice President and Controller
 


 
PPL ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC
       
 
By:
/s/ J. Matt Simmons, Jr.
 
   
J. Matt Simmons, Jr.
Vice President and Controller
 




Dated:  December 7, 2009
EX-99.1 2 form8k-exhibit99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 form8k-exhibit99_1.htm
Exhibit 99.1

Contact:
 
Joseph P. Bergstein for financial community, 610-774-4124
   
George Biechler, for news media, 610-774-5997
   
   
Two N. Ninth St.
   
Allentown, PA 18101
 
 
Ofgem’s decision governs prices charged by electricity distribution companies such as WPD for the five-year period from April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2015.
The regulator’s decision allows WPD an average increase in total revenues, before inflationary adjustments, of 6.9 percent in each of the five years through March 31, 2015. The revenue increase includes reimbursement to electricity distributors for higher operating and capital costs to be incurred. WPD was one of only two efficient companies identified by Ofgem to be allocated its requested costs as opposed to an overall average reduction of 8 percent across all companies.
In the report, Ofgem set the weighted average cost of capital (“vanilla”) at 4.7 percent for all companies. This is a 0.8 percent decrease from the previous regulatory period. Additionally, Ofgem has established strong incentive mechanisms to provide companies significant opportunities to enhance overall returns by improving network efficiency, reliability or customer service.
“We’re pleased that Ofgem has balanced fair customer rates in the near term with our long-term need to fund costs related to system reliability, to upgrade aging infrastructure and to accommodate emerging low-carbon energy sources,” said Rick Klingensmith, president of PPL Global, WPD’s parent company. “We are also pleased that Ofgem has recognized, in its revenue determination, WPD’s outperformance in setting the benchmark for quality of service and network investment efficiency.”
Klingensmith said, “While we were disappointed with the weighted average cost of capital determination, when factoring in all component pieces of the Ofgem determination, the anticipated earnings contribution from PPL’s international delivery business segment is consistent with our expectations for 2010.”
The full Ofgem report can be accessed at www.ofgem.gov.uk.
WPD serves 2.6 million customers in southwest England and south Wales.
PPL Corporation, headquartered in Allentown, Pa., owns or controls nearly 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to about 4 million customers in Pennsylvania and the United Kingdom. More information is available at www.pplweb.com.

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Certain statements contained in this news release, including statements with respect to future earnings and costs, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although PPL Corporation believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the statements. The following are among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel; weather variations affecting customer energy usage; competition in retail and wholesale power markets; the effect of any business or industry restructuring; the profitability and liquidity of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; new accounting requirements or new interpretations or applications of existing requirements; operating performance of plants and other facilities; environmental conditions and requirements; system conditions and operating costs; development of new projects, markets and technologies; performance of new ventures; asset acquisitions and dispositions; political, regulatory or economic conditions in states, regions and countries where PPL Corporation or its subsidiaries conduct business; receipt of necessary governmental permits, approvals and rate relief; the outcome of litigation against PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; capital market conditions; stock price performance; the securities and credit ratings of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; foreign exchange rates; and the commitments and liabilities of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries. Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in light of such factors and in conjunction with PPL Corporation’s Form 10-K and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note to Editors: Visit our media Web site at www.pplnewsroom.com for additional news and background about PPL Corporation.
 
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