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 16, 2012
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Commission File
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Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address and Telephone Number
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IRS Employer
Identification No.
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1-11459
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PPL Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Pennsylvania)
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA 18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
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23-2758192
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At PPL Corporation's (“PPL” or the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Shareowners held on May 16, 2012, the shareowners:
Elected all eleven nominees for the office of director. The votes for individual nominees were:
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Number of Votes
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For
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Withhold
Authority
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Broker
Non-Vote
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Frederick M. Bernthal
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446,762,734
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8,680,658
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55,602,970
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John W. Conway
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445,702,825
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9,740,567
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55,602,970
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Steven G. Elliott
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449,029,230
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6,414,162
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55,602,970
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Louise K. Goeser
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443,215,920
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12,227,471
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55,602,970
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Stuart E. Graham
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443,848,037
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11,595,355
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55,602,970
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Stuart Heydt
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439,222,202
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16,221,190
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55,602,970
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Raja Rajamannar
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448,524,365
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6,919,027
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55,602,970
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Craig A. Rogerson
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444,161,400
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11,281,992
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55,602,970
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William H. Spence
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439,922,729
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15,520,663
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55,602,970
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Natica von Althann
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448,685,211
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6,758,181
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55,602,970
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Keith H. Williamson
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449,427,457
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6,015,935
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55,602,970
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Approved the PPL Corporation 2012 Stock Incentive. The vote was 424,139,130 in favor and 27,951,403 against, with 3,351,804 abstaining and 55,604,025 broker non-votes.
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Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2012. The vote was 504,316,808 in favor and 4,931,429 against, with 1,798,125 abstaining and no broker non-votes.
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Approved a non-binding request of the PPL board of directors (“Board”) to approve the 2011 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The vote was 423,372,605 in favor and 27,378,491 against, with 4,690,241 abstaining and 55,605,025 broker non-votes.
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Approved a non-binding shareowner proposal requesting the Board to initiate the appropriate process to amend the Company’s governance documents to provide that director nominees be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of shareholders, with a plurality vote standard retained for director elections where the number of director nominees exceeds the number of board seats to be filled. The vote was 244,441,312 in favor and 205,196,347 against, with 5,803,733 abstaining and 55,604,970 broker non-votes.
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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.
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PPL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Paul A. Farr
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Paul A. Farr
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: May 21, 2012