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PPL Corp Capital/Financing Update 2013

Dec 20, 2013

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Capital/Financing Update

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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): December 20, 2013

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:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

As previously disclosed, on September 26, 2013, PPL Montana, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of PPL Energy Supply, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of PPL Corporation, announced that it had agreed to terminate its lease arrangement related to its partial interests in Units 1, 2 and 3 of the Colstrip coal-fired electricity generating facility and to acquire those interests, collectively, for $271 million (the "Acquisition").

On December 20, 2013, the Acquisition was completed. Also as previously disclosed, pursuant to the lease termination agreements, $106 million of the Acquisition proceeds was applied by the selling owner-lessors to redeem outstanding owner-lessor issued notes, including an approximately $12 million "make-whole" premium.

SIGNATURES

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/ Vincent Sorgi
Vincent Sorgi Vice President and Controller
PPL ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC
By: /s/ Vincent Sorgi
Vincent Sorgi Vice President and Controller

Dated: December 20, 2013