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, 2017
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 |
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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 ("PPL" or the "Company") held on May 17, 2017, the shareowners:
Elected all nine nominees for the office of director. The votes for individual nominees were:
Number of Votes | |||||
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||
Rodney C. Adkins | 495,124,841 | 5,995,332 | 2,254,191 | 96,827,509 | |
John W. Conway | 483,394,086 | 17,779,357 | 2,200,920 | 96,827,509 | |
Steven G. Elliott | 497,641,420 | 3,498,372 | 2,234,572 | 96,827,509 | |
Raja Rajamannar | 492,249,609 | 8,523,998 | 2,600,756 | 96,827,509 | |
Craig A. Rogerson | 487,854,329 | 13,277,192 | 2,242,843 | 96,827,509 | |
William H. Spence | 476,878,673 | 22,892,428 | 3,603,262 | 96,827,509 | |
Natica von Althann | 493,273,295 | 7,710,001 | 2,391,068 | 96,827,509 | |
Keith H. Williamson | 494,389,983 | 6,732,330 | 2,252,050 | 96,827,509 | |
Armando Zagalo de Lima | 496,587,078 | 4,283,867 | 2,503,418 | 96,827,509 | |
Approved, on an advisory basis, the 2016 compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
469,730,587 | 28,854,771 | 4,788,066 | 96,828,449 |
Approved, on an advisory basis, for future advisory votes on executive compensation to occur each year
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
442,197,301 | 4,449,239 | 52,907,927 | 3,818,957 | 96,828,449 |
Approved the PPL Corporation Amended and Restated 2016 Stock Incentive Plan.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
467,272,323 | 31,393,424 | 4,707,676 | 96,828,449 |
Ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
592,565,656 | 5,375,721 | 2,260,495 | 96,828,449 |
Approved a non-binding shareowner proposal requesting PPL to publish an assessment of the long-term impacts on the Company’s portfolio, of public policies and technological advances that are consistent with limiting global warming to no more than two degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote |
266,269,673 | 202,519,416 | 34,584,335 | 96,828,449 |
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/ Stephen K. Breininger | ||
Stephen K. Breininger Vice President and Controller | |||
Dated: May 18, 2017