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August 1, 2013

Contacts:
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PPL Corporation Reports Second-Quarter Earnings

·  
Quarterly earnings higher compared with 2012
·  
Company increases 2013 forecast of earnings from ongoing operations

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Aug. 1, 2013) ― PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) on Thursday (8/1) announced second-quarter 2013 reported earnings of $405 million, or $0.63 per share, up from $271 million, or $0.46 per share, a year ago. For the first six months, PPL’s reported earnings were $818 million, or $1.28 per share, compared with $812 million, or $1.39 per share, in the first six months of 2012.

Adjusting for special items, PPL’s earnings from ongoing operations for the quarter were $311 million, or $0.49 per share, compared with $298 million, or $0.51 per share, a year ago. Earnings from ongoing operations for the first six months were $765 million, or $1.20 per share, compared with $707 million, or $1.21 per share, for the first half of 2012.

“We continue to see solid earnings growth from our three regulated business segments, and our competitive energy supply business is managing its operations effectively. Our strong performance through the first two quarters and our expectations for the balance of the year give us confidence to increase our 2013 earnings forecast,” said William H. Spence, PPL’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.

PPL has increased its 2013 forecast of earnings from ongoing operations to a range of $2.25 to $2.40 per share, with a midpoint of $2.32 per share. The previous forecast range was $2.15 to $2.40 per share from ongoing operations. The 2013 forecast of reported earnings is $2.33 to $2.48 per share, reflecting special items recorded through the second quarter.

Second-Quarter 2013 Earnings Details

PPL’s reported earnings for the second quarter of 2013 included net special item credits of $94 million, or $0.14 per share, consisting primarily of an $0.11 per share credit for adjusted energy-related economic activity (primarily changes in the fair value of commodity hedges and the ineffective portion of qualifying cash flow hedges) and a $0.07 per share credit from the favorable U.S. Supreme Court decision that the U.K. windfall tax is creditable against U.S. income taxes, partially offset by a charge of $0.03 per share from an adjustment to the accrued liability at WPD Midlands for line losses from a  price control period in the U.K. that ended prior to PPL’s acquisition.

Reported earnings are calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Earnings from ongoing operations, a non-GAAP financial measure, is adjusted for special items, such as the impact of adjusted energy-related economic activity, foreign currency-related economic hedges and other impacts that are fully detailed at the end of this news release.

(Dollars in millions, except for per share amounts)
 
2nd Quarter
   
   
2013
 
2012
 
% Change
                     
Reported Earnings
 
$
405
   
$
271
   
49%
Reported Earnings Per Share
 
$
0.63
   
$
0.46
   
37%
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
311
   
$
298
   
4%
Earnings from Ongoing Operations Per Share
 
$
0.49
   
$
0.51
   
-4%

(See the tables at the end of the news release for details as to the reconciliation of earnings from ongoing operations to reported earnings.)

Second-Quarter and Six-Month 2013 Earnings by Business Segment

The following chart shows PPL’s earnings by business segment for the second quarter and first six months of 2013, compared with the same period of 2012.

Per share
 
2nd Quarter
 
Year to Date
   
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Earnings from ongoing operations
                               
Kentucky Regulated
 
$
0.08
   
$
0.07
   
$
0.23
   
$
0.13
 
U.K. Regulated
   
0.35
     
0.31
     
0.72
     
0.62
 
Pennsylvania Regulated
   
0.07
     
0.05
     
0.16
     
0.11
 
Supply
   
0.01
     
0.08
     
0.11
     
0.35
 
Corporate and Other1
   
(0.02
)
   
     
(0.02
)
   
 
    Total
 
$
0.49
   
$
0.51
   
$
1.20
   
$
1.21
 
                                 
Special items
                               
Kentucky Regulated
 
$
0.01
   
$
(0.01
)
 
$
   
$
 
U.K. Regulated
   
0.03
     
0.02
     
0.14
     
 
Pennsylvania Regulated
   
     
     
     
 
Supply
   
0.10
     
(0.06
)
   
(0.06
)
   
0.18
 
Corporate and Other1
   
     
     
     
 
    Total
 
$
0.14
   
$
(0.05
)
 
$
0.08
   
$
0.18
 
                                 
Reported earnings
                               
Kentucky Regulated
 
$
0.09
   
$
0.06
   
$
0.23
   
$
0.13
 
U.K. Regulated
   
0.38
     
0.33
     
0.86
     
0.62
 
Pennsylvania Regulated
   
0.07
     
0.05
     
0.16
     
0.11
 
Supply
   
0.11
     
0.02
     
0.05
     
0.53
 
Corporate and Other1
   
(0.02
)
   
     
(0.02
)
   
 
    Total
 
$
0.63
   
$
0.46
   
$
1.28
   
$
1.39
 

1 This category primarily includes unallocated corporate-level financing and other costs. Non-financing costs included in this category are not expected to be significant in 2013.

(For more details and a breakout of special items by segment, see the reconciliation tables at the end of this news release.)

Key Factors Impacting Business Segment Earnings from Ongoing Operations

Kentucky Regulated Segment
PPL’s Kentucky regulated segment primarily consists of the regulated electricity and natural gas operations of Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities.

Segment earnings from ongoing operations in the second quarter of 2013 increased by $0.01 per share compared with a year ago. This increase was primarily due to higher electricity and gas rates that went into effect Jan. 1, partially offset by lower sales volumes.

Segment earnings from ongoing operations increased during the first six months of 2013 by $0.10 per share compared with a year ago. This increase was primarily due to higher electricity and gas rates that went into effect Jan. 1, returns from additional environmental investments, higher sales volumes and lower operation and maintenance expense.

U.K. Regulated Segment
PPL’s U.K. regulated segment primarily consists of the regulated electricity delivery operations of Western Power Distribution, serving southwest and central England and south Wales.

Segment earnings from ongoing operations in the second quarter of 2013 increased by $0.04 per share compared with a year ago. This increase was primarily due to higher electricity prices, higher sales volumes due to weather and lower U.S. income taxes, partially offset by higher depreciation and dilution of $0.03 per share.

Segment earnings from ongoing operations increased during the first six months of 2013 by $0.10 per share compared with a year ago. This increase was primarily due to higher electricity prices, higher sales volumes due to weather and lower U.S. income taxes, partially offset by higher depreciation, higher operation and maintenance expense and dilution of $0.08 per share.

Pennsylvania Regulated Segment
PPL’s Pennsylvania regulated segment consists of the regulated electricity delivery operations of PPL Electric Utilities.

Segment earnings from ongoing operations in the second quarter of 2013 increased by $0.02 per share compared with a year ago. This increase was primarily due to higher electricity rates that went into effect Jan. 1, higher transmission margins and lower operation and maintenance expense, partially offset by dilution of $0.01 per share.

Segment earnings from ongoing operations increased during the first six months of 2013 by $0.05 per share compared with a year ago. This increase was primarily due to higher electricity rates that went into effect Jan. 1, higher transmission margins, higher sales volumes largely due to weather and lower operation and maintenance expense, partially offset by higher depreciation and dilution of $0.02 per share.
 
Supply Segment
PPL’s supply segment consists primarily of the competitive domestic electricity generation and energy marketing operations of PPL Energy Supply.

Segment earnings from ongoing operations in the second quarter of 2013 decreased by $0.07 per share compared with a year ago. This decrease was primarily due to lower energy prices and higher depreciation, which were partially offset by higher baseload generation, higher capacity prices and lower operation and maintenance expense.

Segment earnings from ongoing operations decreased during the first six months of 2013 by $0.24 per share compared with a year ago. This decrease was primarily due to lower energy prices, higher depreciation, higher financing costs and dilution of $0.01 per share, which were partially offset by higher baseload generation, higher capacity prices and lower operation and maintenance expense.

Earnings from Ongoing Operations Forecast by Business Segment

 
2013
Forecast Midpoint
 
2012
Actual
Earnings per share
         
Kentucky Regulated
$0.46
   
$0.33
 
U.K. Regulated
1.28
   
1.19
 
Pennsylvania Regulated
0.27
   
0.22
 
Supply
0.34
   
0.68
 
Corporate and Other
(0.03
)
 
 
    Total
$ 2.32
   
$ 2.42
 

PPL expects lower earnings per share in 2013 compared with 2012, primarily due to lower earnings in the Supply segment, higher earnings in the three regulated segments and dilution of $0.22 per share associated with shares related to the 2010 and 2011 Equity Units and the April 2012 forward stock sale that settled in 2013.

Kentucky Regulated Segment
PPL expects higher segment earnings in 2013 compared with 2012, primarily driven by electric and gas base rate increases, returns on additional environmental capital investments and load growth, partially offset by higher operation and maintenance expense. Dilution is expected to be $0.03 per share.

U.K. Regulated Segment
PPL expects higher segment earnings in 2013 compared with 2012, primarily driven by higher electricity delivery revenue and lower income taxes, partially offset by higher operation and maintenance expense, higher depreciation and higher interest expense. Dilution is expected to be $0.11 per share.

Pennsylvania Regulated Segment
PPL expects higher segment earnings in 2013 compared with 2012, primarily driven by higher distribution revenues from a distribution base rate increase and higher transmission margins, partially offset by higher depreciation and higher operation and maintenance expense. Dilution is expected to be $0.03 per share.
 
Supply Segment
PPL expects lower segment earnings in 2013 compared with 2012, primarily driven by lower energy prices, higher fuel costs, higher depreciation and higher financing costs, partially offset by lower operation and maintenance expense, higher capacity prices and higher nuclear generation output. Dilution is expected to be $0.05 per share.

Corporate and Other
This category includes primarily unallocated corporate-level financing and other costs.

PPL Corporation, with annual revenue of more than $12 billion, is one of the largest companies in the U.S. utility sector. The PPL family of companies delivers electricity and natural gas to about 10 million customers in the United States and the United Kingdom, owns more than 18,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States and sells energy in key U.S. markets. More information is available at www.pplweb.com.
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(Note: All references to earnings per share in the text and tables of this news release are stated in terms of diluted earnings per share.)

Conference Call and Webcast

PPL invites interested parties to listen to a live Internet webcast of management’s teleconference with financial analysts about second-quarter 2013 financial results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, Aug. 1. The meeting is available online live, in audio format, along with slides of the presentation, on PPL’s website:  www.pplweb.com. The webcast will be available for replay on the PPL website for 30 days. Interested individuals also can access the live conference call via telephone at 866-652-5200. International participants should call 1-412-317-6060.

“Earnings from ongoing operations,” also referred to as “ongoing earnings,” should not be considered as an alternative to reported earnings, or net income attributable to PPL shareowners, which is an indicator of operating performance determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). PPL believes that “earnings from ongoing operations,” although a non-GAAP financial measure, is also useful and meaningful to investors because it provides management’s view of PPL’s fundamental earnings performance as another criterion in making investment decisions. PPL’s management also uses “earnings from ongoing operations” in measuring certain corporate performance goals. Other companies may use different measures to present financial performance.

“Earnings from ongoing operations” is adjusted for the impact of special items. Special items include:
·  
Adjusted energy-related economic activity (as discussed below).
·  
Foreign currency-related economic hedges.
·  
Gains and losses on sales of assets not in the ordinary course of business.
·  
Impairment charges (including impairments of securities in the company’s nuclear decommissioning trust funds).
·  
Workforce reduction and other restructuring effects.
·  
Acquisition-related adjustments.
·  
Other charges or credits that are, in management’s view, not reflective of the company’s ongoing operations.

Adjusted energy-related economic activity includes the changes in fair value of positions used to economically hedge a portion of the economic value of PPL’s competitive generation assets, full-requirement sales contracts and retail activities. This economic value is subject to changes in fair value due to market price volatility of the input and output commodities (e.g., fuel and power) prior to the delivery period that was hedged. Also included in adjusted energy-related economic activity is the premium amortization associated with options and the ineffective portion of qualifying cash flow hedges and realized economic activity associated with the monetization of certain full-requirement sales contracts in 2010. This economic activity was deferred, with the exception of the full-requirement sales contracts that were monetized, and included in earnings from ongoing operations over the delivery period of the item that was hedged or upon realization. Management believes that adjusting for such amounts provides a better matching of earnings from ongoing operations to the actual amounts settled for PPL’s underlying hedged assets. Please refer to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and MD&A in PPL Corporation’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for additional information on adjusted energy-related economic activity.

Statements contained in this news release, including statements with respect to future earnings, cash flows, financing, regulation and corporate strategy, 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 conditions affecting customer energy usage and operating costs; competition in 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 generating plants and other facilities; the length of scheduled and unscheduled outages at our generating plants; environmental conditions and requirements and the related costs of compliance, including environmental capital expenditures and emission allowance and other expenses; system conditions and operating costs; development of new projects, markets and technologies; performance of new ventures; asset or business acquisitions and dispositions, and PPL Corporation’s ability to realize the expected benefits from acquired businesses, including the 2010 acquisition of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company and the 2011 acquisition of the Central Networks electricity distribution businesses in the U.K.; any impact of hurricanes or other severe weather on our business, including any impact on fuel prices; receipt of necessary government permits, approvals, rate relief and regulatory cost recovery; capital market conditions and decisions regarding capital structure; the impact of state, federal or foreign investigations applicable to PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; the outcome of litigation against PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; stock price performance; the market prices of equity securities and the impact on pension income and resultant cash funding requirements for defined benefit pension plans; the securities and credit ratings of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; political, regulatory or economic conditions in states, regions or countries where PPL Corporation or its subsidiaries conduct business, including any potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism or war or other hostilities; foreign exchange rates; new state, federal or foreign legislation, including new tax legislation; and the commitments and liabilities of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries. Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in light of such important factors and in conjunction with PPL Corporation’s Form 10-K and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Note to Editors: Visit PPL’s media website at www.pplnewsroom.com for additional news and background about PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries.

 
 
PPL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (a)
                 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
                 
       
June 30,
 
December 31,
       
2013
 
2012 
Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
 711 
 
$
 901 
Price risk management assets - current
   
 1,334 
   
 1,525 
Other current assets
   
 2,730 
   
 2,642 
Investments
   
 818 
   
 759 
Property, Plant and Equipment
           
 
Regulated utility plant
   
 25,620 
   
 25,196 
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation - regulated utility plant
   
 4,424 
   
 4,164 
   
Regulated utility plant, net
   
 21,196 
   
 21,032 
 
Non-regulated property, plant and equipment
   
 12,942 
   
 12,545 
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation - non-regulated property, plant and equipment
   
 6,063 
   
 5,942 
   
Non-regulated property, plant and equipment, net
   
 6,879 
   
 6,603 
 
Construction work in progress
   
 2,525 
   
 2,397 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
   
 30,600 
   
 30,032 
Regulatory assets - noncurrent
   
 1,443 
   
 1,483 
Goodwill and other intangibles
   
 4,898 
   
 5,083 
Price risk management assets - noncurrent
   
 599 
   
 572 
Other noncurrent assets
   
 613 
   
 637 
Total Assets
 
$
 43,746 
 
$
 43,634 
                 
Liabilities and Equity
           
Short-term debt
 
$
 1,206 
 
$
 652 
Long-term debt due within one year
   
 751 
   
 751 
Accounts payable
   
 1,114 
   
 1,252 
Price risk management liabilities - current
   
 887 
   
 1,065 
Other current liabilities
   
 1,584 
   
 1,905 
Long-term debt - noncurrent
   
 18,875 
   
 18,725 
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
   
 4,054 
   
 3,715 
Price risk management liabilities - noncurrent
   
 514 
   
 629 
Accrued pension obligations
   
 1,551 
   
 2,076 
Regulatory liabilities - noncurrent
   
 1,052 
   
 1,010 
Other noncurrent liabilities
   
 1,204 
   
 1,356 
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
   
 7,201 
   
 6,942 
Earnings reinvested
   
 5,863 
   
 5,478 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
 (2,128)
   
 (1,940)
Noncontrolling interests
   
 18 
   
 18 
Total Liabilities and Equity
 
$
 43,746 
 
$
 43,634 

(a)
The Financial Statements in this news release have been condensed and summarized for purposes of this presentation.  Please refer to PPL Corporation’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for full financial statements, including note disclosure.
   

 

 

 PPL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                               
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, Except Share Data)
                               
         
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
         
2013 
 
2012 
 
2013 
 
2012 
 
                             
Operating Revenues
                       
 
Utility
 
$
 1,655 
 
$
 1,605 
 
$
 3,605 
 
$
 3,319 
 
Unregulated retail electric and gas (a)
   
 257 
   
 179 
   
 494 
   
 402 
 
Wholesale energy marketing
         
 
   
 
   
 
   
Realized
   
 811 
   
 1,083 
   
 1,787 
   
 2,291 
   
Unrealized economic activity (a)
   
 590 
   
 (458)
   
 (232)
   
 394 
 
Net energy trading margins
   
 
   
 10 
   
 (11)
   
 18 
 
Energy-related businesses
   
 137 
   
 130 
   
 264 
   
 237 
 
Total Operating Revenues
   
 3,450 
   
 2,549 
   
 5,907 
   
 6,661 
                               
Operating Expenses
                       
 
Operation
                       
   
Fuel (a)
   
 441 
   
 411 
   
 970 
   
 835 
   
Energy purchases
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
     
Realized
   
 572 
   
 787 
   
 1,263 
   
 1,670 
     
Unrealized economic activity (a)
   
 479 
   
 (442)
   
 (155)
   
 149 
   
Other operation and maintenance
   
 698 
   
 739 
   
 1,374 
   
 1,445 
 
Depreciation
   
 286 
   
 271 
   
 570 
   
 535 
 
Taxes, other than income
   
 86 
   
 87 
   
 182 
   
 178 
 
Energy-related businesses
   
 130 
   
 124 
   
 252 
   
 226 
 
Total Operating Expenses
   
 2,692 
   
 1,977 
   
 4,456 
   
 5,038 
                               
Operating Income
   
 758 
   
 572 
   
 1,451 
   
 1,623 
                               
Other Income (Expense) - net
   
 13 
   
 30 
   
 135 
   
 13 
                               
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
   
 
   
 1 
   
 
   
 1 
                               
Interest Expense
   
 258 
   
 236 
   
 509 
   
 466 
                               
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
   
 513 
   
 365 
   
 1,077 
   
 1,169 
                               
Income Taxes
   
 109 
   
 88 
   
 260 
   
 347 
                               
Income from Continuing Operations After Income Taxes
   
 404 
   
 277 
   
 817 
   
 822 
                               
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes)
   
 1 
   
 (6)
   
 1 
   
 (6)
                               
Net Income
   
 405 
   
 271 
   
 818 
   
 816 
                               
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 4 
                               
Net Income Attributable to PPL Shareowners
 
$
 405 
 
$
 271 
 
$
 818 
 
$
 812 
                               
Amounts Attributable to PPL Shareowners:
                       
 
Income from Continuing Operations After Income Taxes
 
$
 404 
 
$
 277 
 
$
 817 
 
$
 818 
 
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes)
   
 1 
   
 (6)
   
 1 
   
 (6)
 
Net Income
 
$
 405 
 
$
 271 
 
$
 818 
 
$
 812 
                               
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
                       
 
Income from Continuing Operations After Income Taxes Available
                       
 
 to PPL Common Shareowners:
                       
 
  Basic
 
$
 0.68 
 
$
 0.47 
 
$
 1.39 
 
$
 1.40 
 
  Diluted
 
$
 0.63 
 
$
 0.47 
 
$
 1.28 
 
$
 1.40 
 
 Net Income Available to PPL Common Shareowners:
                       
 
  Basic
 
$
 0.68 
 
$
 0.46 
 
$
 1.39 
 
$
 1.39 
 
  Diluted
 
$
 0.63 
 
$
 0.46 
 
$
 1.28 
 
$
 1.39 
                               
Weighted-Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
                       
  (in thousands)
                       
 
  Basic
   
589,834 
   
579,881 
   
586,683 
   
579,462 
 
  Diluted
   
664,615 
   
580,593 
   
661,263 
   
580,062 

(a)
Includes activity from energy-related contracts that hedge future cash flows that were not eligible for hedge accounting, or for which hedge accounting was not elected.

 

 


 PPL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
                   
         
Six Months Ended June 30,
         
2013 
 
2012 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
           
 
Net income
 
$
  818 
 
$
  816 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
           
   
Depreciation
   
  570 
   
  535 
   
Amortization
   
  113 
   
  88 
   
Defined benefit plans - expense
   
  91 
   
  84 
   
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
   
  291 
   
  364 
   
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, and other hedging activities
   
 (11)
   
 (209)
   
Other
   
  50 
   
  25 
 
Change in current assets and current liabilities
           
   
Accounts receivable
   
 (189)
   
  21 
   
Accounts payable
   
 (75)
   
 (126)
   
Unbilled revenues
   
  144 
   
  72 
   
Prepayments
   
 (64)
   
 (97)
   
Taxes
   
  128 
   
  29 
   
Other
   
 (391)
   
 (101)
 
Other operating activities
           
   
Defined benefit plans - funding
   
 (468)
   
 (493)
   
Other
   
 (60)
   
 (61)
     
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
  947 
   
  947 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
           
 
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
   
 (1,797)
   
 (1,309)
 
Ironwood acquisition, net of cash acquired
   
 
   
 (84)
 
Purchases of nuclear plant decommissioning trust investments
   
 (66)
   
 (85)
 
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear plant decommissioning trust investments
   
  59 
   
  79 
 
Other investing activities
   
 (30)
   
  46 
     
Net cash used in investing activities
   
 (1,834)
   
 (1,353)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
           
 
Issuance of long-term debt
   
  450 
   
  575 
 
Repurchase of common stock
   
 (28)
   
 
 
Issuance of common stock
   
  259 
   
  35 
 
Payment of common stock dividends
   
 (426)
   
 (413)
 
Redemption of preference stock of a subsidiary
   
 
   
 (250)
 
Debt issuance and credit facility costs
   
 (33)
   
 (9)
 
Contract adjustment payments
   
 (48)
   
 (48)
 
Net increase in short-term debt
   
  563 
   
  311 
 
Other financing activities
   
 (27)
   
 (10)
     
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
  710 
   
  191 
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents
   
 (13)
   
 (6)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
   
 (190)
   
 (221)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
   
  901 
   
  1,202 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
 
$
  711 
 
$
  981 

 

 


Key Indicators (Unaudited)
                             
                       
12 Months Ended
                       
June 30,
Financial
         
2013 
 
2012 
                             
Dividends declared per share of common stock
         
$ 1.455
 
$ 1.42
Book value per share (a)(b)
         
$ 18.48
 
$ 18.89
Market price per share (a)
         
$ 30.26
 
$ 27.81
Dividend yield
         
4.8%
 
5.1%
Dividend payout ratio (c)
         
58%
 
48%
Dividend payout ratio - earnings from ongoing operations (c)(d)
         
60%
 
53%
Price/earnings ratio (c)
         
12.1 
 
9.5 
Price/earnings ratio - earnings from ongoing operations (c)(d)
         
12.6 
 
10.4 
Return on average common equity
         
14.34%
 
15.63%
Return on average common equity - earnings from ongoing operations (d)
         
13.82%
 
14.23%
                             
(a) End of period.
(b) Based on 591,622 and 580,213 shares of common stock outstanding (in thousands) at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012.
(c) Based on diluted earnings per share.
(d) Calculated using earnings from ongoing operations, which is a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes the
 
  impact of special items, as described in the text and tables of this news release.
                             
                             
                             
                             
Operating - Domestic & International Electricity Sales (Unaudited)
                             
       
3 Months Ended June 30,
 
6 Months Ended June 30,
               
Percent
         
Percent
(GWh)
 
2013 
 
2012 
 
Change
 
2013 
 
2012 
 
Change
                             
Domestic Retail Delivered
                       
 
PPL Electric Utilities
 
 8,438 
 
 8,328 
 
1.3%
 
 18,321 
 
 17,696 
 
3.5%
 
LKE
 
 7,326 
 
 7,583 
 
(3.4%)
 
 15,326 
 
 15,088 
 
1.6%
   
Total
 
 15,764 
 
 15,911 
 
(0.9%)
 
 33,647 
 
 32,784 
 
2.6%
                             
Domestic Retail Supplied (a)
                       
 
PPL EnergyPlus
 
 3,246 
 
 2,684 
 
20.9%
 
 6,527 
 
 5,386 
 
21.2%
 
LKE
 
 7,326 
 
 7,583 
 
(3.4%)
 
 15,326 
 
 15,088 
 
1.6%
   
Total
 
 10,572 
 
 10,267 
 
3.0%
 
 21,853 
 
 20,474 
 
6.7%
                             
International Delivered
                       
 
United Kingdom
 
 20,007 
 
 18,981 
 
5.4%
 
 41,548 
 
 40,404 
 
2.8%
                             
Domestic Wholesale
                       
 
PPL EnergyPlus - East
 
 10,221 
 
 8,911 
 
14.7%
 
 24,678 
 
 21,329 
 
15.7%
 
PPL EnergyPlus - West
 
 1,714 
 
 1,531 
 
12.0%
 
 3,624 
 
 3,449 
 
5.1%
 
LKE (b)
 
 585 
 
 512 
 
14.3%
 
 1,160 
 
 1,101 
 
5.4%
   
Total
 
 12,520 
 
 10,954 
 
14.3%
 
 29,462 
 
 25,879 
 
13.8%
                             
(a) Represents GWh supplied by PPL EnergyPlus to PPL Electric Utilities as PLR, and to other retail customers in Pennsylvania, New
 
  Jersey, Montana, Delaware and Maryland.  Also includes GWh supplied by LKE to retail customers in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee.
(b) Represents FERC-regulated municipal and unregulated off-system sales.

 
 

 


Reconciliation of Segment Earnings from Ongoing Operations to Reported Earnings
(After Tax)
(Unaudited)
                                       
                                       
                                       
2nd Quarter 2013
 
(millions of dollars)
     
Kentucky
 
U.K.
 
Pennsylvania
     
Corporate
   
     
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Supply
 
and Other
 
Total
                                       
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
 48 
 
$
 226 
 
$
 45 
 
$
 3 
 
$
 (11)
 
$
 311 
Special Items:
                                 
 
Adjusted energy-related economic activity, net
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 76 
         
 76 
Foreign currency-related economic hedges
         
 (5)
                     
 (5)
Other:
                                   
 
LKE discontinued operations
   
 1 
                           
 1 
 
Change in tax accounting method related to repairs
                     
 (3)
         
 (3)
 
Counterparty bankruptcy
                     
 1 
         
 1 
 
Windfall tax litigation
         
 43 
                     
 43 
 
Change in WPD line loss accrual
         
 (19)
                     
 (19)
Total Special Items
   
 1 
   
 19 
   
 
   
 74 
   
 
   
 94 
Reported Earnings
 
$
 49 
 
$
 245 
 
$
 45 
 
$
 77 
 
$
 (11)
 
$
 405 
                                       
                                       
                                       
     
(per share - diluted) (a)
     
Kentucky
 
U.K.
 
Pennsylvania
     
Corporate
   
     
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Supply
 
and Other
 
Total
                                       
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
 0.08 
 
$
 0.35 
 
$
 0.07 
 
$
 0.01 
 
$
 (0.02)
 
$
 0.49 
Special Items:
                                   
Adjusted energy-related economic activity, net
                     
 0.11 
         
 0.11 
Foreign currency-related economic hedges
         
 (0.01)
                     
 (0.01)
Other:
                                   
 
LKE discontinued operations
   
 0.01 
                           
 0.01 
 
Change in tax accounting method related to repairs
                     
 (0.01)
         
 (0.01)
 
Windfall tax litigation
         
 0.07 
                     
 0.07 
 
Change in WPD line loss accrual
         
 (0.03)
                     
 (0.03)
Total Special Items
   
 0.01 
   
 0.03 
   
 
   
 0.10 
   
 
   
 0.14 
Reported Earnings
 
$
 0.09 
 
$
 0.38 
 
$
 0.07 
 
$
 0.11 
 
$
 (0.02)
 
$
 0.63 
                                       
                                       
(a)  The "If-Converted Method" was applied to PPL's Equity Units beginning in the first quarter of 2013, resulting in $15 million of interest charges
      (after tax) being added back to net income for the three months ended June 30, 2013, and approximately 73 million shares of PPL Common
      Stock being treated as outstanding.  Both adjustments are only done for purposes of calculating earnings per share diluted.
                                       

 
 

 


Reconciliation of Segment Earnings from Ongoing Operations to Reported Earnings
(After Tax)
(Unaudited)
                                       
                                       
                                       
Year-to-Date June 30, 2013
 
(millions of dollars)
     
Kentucky
 
U.K.
 
Pennsylvania
     
Corporate
   
     
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Supply
 
and Other
 
Total
                                       
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
 132 
 
$
 464 
 
$
 109 
 
$
 74 
 
$
 (14)
 
$
 765 
Special Items:
                                 
 
Adjusted energy-related economic activity, net
                     
 (41)
         
 (41)
Foreign currency-related economic hedges
         
 73 
                     
 73 
Acquisition-related adjustments:
                                   
 
WPD Midlands
                                   
 
Separation benefits
         
 (1)
                     
 (1)
 
Other acquisition-related adjustments
         
 (2)
                     
 (2)
Other:
                                   
 
LKE discontinued operations
   
 1 
                           
 1 
 
EEI adjustments
   
 1 
                           
 1 
 
Change in tax accounting method related to repairs
                     
 (3)
         
 (3)
 
Counterparty bankruptcy
                     
 1 
         
 1 
 
Windfall tax litigation
         
 43 
                     
 43 
 
Change in WPD line loss accrual
         
 (19)
                     
 (19)
Total Special Items
   
 2 
   
 94 
   
 
   
 (43)
   
 
   
 53 
Reported Earnings
 
$
 134 
 
$
 558 
 
$
 109 
 
$
 31 
 
$
 (14)
 
$
 818 
                                       
                                       
                                       
     
(per share - diluted) (a)
     
Kentucky
 
U.K.
 
Pennsylvania
     
Corporate
   
     
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Supply
 
and Other
 
Total
                                       
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
 0.23 
 
$
 0.72 
 
$
 0.16 
 
$
 0.11 
 
$
 (0.02)
 
$
 1.20 
Special Items:
                                 
 
Adjusted energy-related economic activity, net
                     
 (0.05)
         
 (0.05)
Foreign currency-related economic hedges
         
 0.11 
                     
 0.11 
Other:
                                   
 
Change in tax accounting method related to repairs
                     
 (0.01)
         
 (0.01)
 
Windfall tax litigation
         
 0.06 
                     
 0.06 
 
Change in WPD line loss accrual
         
 (0.03)
                     
 (0.03)
Total Special Items
   
 
   
 0.14 
   
 
   
 (0.06)
   
 
   
 0.08 
Reported Earnings
 
$
 0.23 
 
$
 0.86 
 
$
 0.16 
 
$
 0.05 
 
$
 (0.02)
 
$
 1.28 
                                       
                                       
(a)  The "If-Converted Method" was applied to PPL's Equity Units beginning in the first quarter of 2013, resulting in $30 million of interest charges (after
       tax) being added back to net income for the six months ended June 30, 2013, and approximately 73 million shares of PPL Common Stock being
       treated as outstanding.  Both adjustments are only done for purposes of calculating earnings per share diluted.
                                       

 
 

 


Reconciliation of Segment Earnings from Ongoing Operations to Reported Earnings
(After Tax)
(Unaudited)
                                 
                                 
                                 
2nd Quarter 2012
 
(millions of dollars)
     
Kentucky
 
U.K.
 
Pennsylvania
       
     
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Supply
 
Total
                                 
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
 39 
 
$
 180 
 
$
 29 
 
$
 50 
 
$
 298 
Special Items:
         
 
               
 
Adjusted energy-related economic activity, net
                     
 (32)
   
 (32)
Foreign currency-related economic hedges
         
 16 
               
 16 
Acquisition-related adjustments:
                           
 
 
WPD Midlands
                           
 
 
Separation benefits
         
 (4)
               
 (4)
 
Other acquisition-related adjustments
         
 4 
               
 4 
Other:
                             
 
LKE discontinued operations
   
 (5)
                     
 (5)
 
Wholesale supply cost reimbursement
                     
 1 
   
 1 
 
Coal contract modification payments
                     
 (7)
   
 (7)
Total Special Items
   
 (5)
   
 16 
   
 
   
 (38)
   
 (27)
Reported Earnings
 
$
 34 
 
$
 196 
 
$
 29 
 
$
 12 
 
$
 271 
                                 
                                 
                                 
     
(per share - diluted)
     
Kentucky
 
U.K.
 
Pennsylvania
       
     
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Supply
 
Total
                                 
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
 0.07 
 
$
 0.31 
 
$
 0.05 
 
$
 0.08 
 
$
 0.51 
Special Items:
                             
Adjusted energy-related economic activity, net
                     
 (0.05)
   
 (0.05)
Foreign currency-related economic hedges
         
 0.02 
               
 0.02 
Acquisition-related adjustments:
                           
 
 
WPD Midlands
                           
 
 
Separation benefits
         
 (0.01)
               
 (0.01)
 
Other acquisition-related adjustments
         
 0.01 
               
 0.01 
Other:
                           
 
 
LKE discontinued operations
   
 (0.01)
                     
 (0.01)
 
Coal contract modification payments
                     
 (0.01)
   
 (0.01)
Total Special Items
   
 (0.01)
   
 0.02 
   
 
   
 (0.06)
   
 (0.05)
Reported Earnings
 
$
 0.06 
 
$
 0.33 
 
$
 0.05 
 
$
 0.02 
 
$
 0.46 

 
 

 


Reconciliation of Segment Earnings from Ongoing Operations to Reported Earnings
(After Tax)
(Unaudited)
                                 
                                 
                                 
Year-to-Date June 30, 2012
 
(millions of dollars)
     
Kentucky
 
U.K.
 
Pennsylvania
       
     
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Supply
 
Total
                                 
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
 77 
 
$
 363 
 
$
 62 
 
$
 205 
 
$
 707 
Special Items:
                           
 
Adjusted energy-related economic activity, net
                     
 118 
   
 118 
Foreign currency-related economic hedges
         
 2 
               
 2 
Impairments:
                           
 
 
Adjustments - nuclear decommissioning trust investments
                     
 1 
   
 1 
Acquisition-related adjustments:
                           
 
 
WPD Midlands
                           
 
 
Separation benefits
         
 (8)
               
 (8)
 
Other acquisition-related adjustments
         
 4 
               
 4 
 
LKE
                           
 
 
Net operating loss carryforward and other tax related adjustments
   
 4 
                     
 4 
Other:
                           
 
 
LKE discontinued operations
   
 (5)
                     
 (5)
 
Counterparty bankruptcy
                     
 (6)
   
 (6)
 
Wholesale supply cost reimbursement
                     
 1 
   
 1 
 
Ash basin leak remediation adjustment
                     
 1 
   
 1 
 
Coal contract modification payments
                     
 (7)
   
 (7)
Total Special Items
   
 (1)
   
 (2)
   
 
   
 108 
   
 105 
Reported Earnings
 
$
 76 
 
$
 361 
 
$
 62 
 
$
 313 
 
$
 812 
                                 
                                 
                                 
     
(per share - diluted)
     
Kentucky
 
U.K.
 
Pennsylvania
       
     
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Supply
 
Total
                                 
Earnings from Ongoing Operations
 
$
 0.13 
 
$
 0.62 
 
$
 0.11 
 
$
 0.35 
 
$
 1.21 
Special Items:
                           
 
Adjusted energy-related economic activity, net
                     
 0.20 
   
 0.20 
Acquisition-related adjustments:
                           
 
 
WPD Midlands
                           
 
 
Separation benefits
         
 (0.01)
               
 (0.01)
 
Other acquisition-related adjustments
         
 0.01 
               
 0.01 
 
LKE
                           
 
 
Net operating loss carryforward and other tax related adjustments
   
 0.01 
                     
 0.01 
Other:
                           
 
 
LKE discontinued operations
   
 (0.01)
                     
 (0.01)
 
Counterparty bankruptcy
                     
 (0.01)
   
 (0.01)
 
Coal contract modification payments
                     
 (0.01)
   
 (0.01)
Total Special Items
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 0.18 
   
 0.18 
Reported Earnings
 
$
 0.13 
 
$
 0.62 
 
$
 0.11 
 
$
 0.53 
 
$
 1.39