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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):  May 17, 2023
 
Commission File
Number
Registrant;
State of Incorporation;
Address and Telephone Number
IRS Employer
Identification No.
   
1-11459PPL Corporation23-2758192
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown,PA18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
 
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:
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol:
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock of PPL Corporation
PPL
New York Stock Exchange
Junior Subordinated Notes of PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
2007 Series A due 2067
PPL/67
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Annual Meeting of Shareowners of PPL Corporation (the "Company") held on May 17, 2023, the shareowners:

Elected all ten nominees for the office of director. The votes for individual nominees were:
Number of Votes
ForAgainstAbstainBroker
Non-Vote
Arthur P. Beattie522,362,5974,049,1251,218,62381,970,643
Raja Rajamannar515,321,20310,888,3371,420,80581,970,643
Heather B. Redman522,023,2024,426,1461,180,99781,970,643
Craig A. Rogerson506,851,95019,584,9021,193,49381,970,643
Vincent Sorgi517,508,5688,839,4031,282,37481,970,643
Linda G. Sullivan521,987,1294,437,3531,205,86381,970,643
Natica von Althann508,257,27118,061,6711,311,40381,970,643
Keith H. Williamson514,976,04611,400,1641,254,13581,970,643
Phoebe A. Wood516,503,5739,921,3821,205,39081,970,643
Armando Zagalo de Lima520,392,1625,803,6711,434,51281,970,643


Approved, on an advisory basis, the 2022 compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
ForAgainstAbstainBroker
Non-Vote
505,452,07719,408,5892,769,67981,970,643


Approved, on an advisory basis, for future advisory votes on executive compensation to occur each year.

One YearTwo YearsThree YearsAbstainBroker
Non-Vote
514,136,3721,968,3779,166,2122,359,38481,970,643


Ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
ForAgainstAbstainBroker
Non-Vote
602,114,0896,010,6701,476,2290








Rejected a shareowner proposal to adopt a policy to require the chair of the Board of Directors to be an independent member of the Board.

ForAgainstAbstainBroker
Non-Vote
86,900,972437,446,9843,282,38981,970,643


As shown above, the shareowners voted, in an advisory, non-binding vote, in favor of having a shareowner vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year. In light of such vote, and consistent with the Company's recommendation, the Company's Board of Directors determined that it currently intends to include an advisory, non-binding vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareowner votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.






SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
PPL CORPORATION
By:/s/ Marlene C. Beers
Marlene C. Beers
Vice President and Controller
 
  
Dated:  May 19, 2023