PPL Corp

7. Financing Activities

Credit Arrangements and Short-term Debt

The Registrants maintain credit facilities to enhance liquidity, provide credit support and provide a backstop to commercial paper programs. For reporting purposes, on a consolidated basis, the credit facilities and commercial paper programs of PPL Electric, LG&E and KU are attributable to PPL. The amounts listed in the borrowed column below are recorded as "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets. The following credit facilities were in place at:

(a)PPL Capital Funding's obligations are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by PPL.

(b)The PPL Capital Funding $1.25 billion syndicated credit facility includes a $250 million borrowing sublimit for RIE and a $1 billion sublimit for PPL Capital Funding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. RIE’s borrowing sublimit is adjustable, at the borrowers’ option, from $0 to $600 million, with the remaining balance of the $1.25 billion available under the facility allocated to PPL Capital Funding. At September 30, 2024, PPL Capital Funding and RIE hadno commercial paper outstanding. At December 31, 2023, PPL Capital Funding had $365 million commercial paper outstanding and RIE had $25 million commercial paper outstanding. RIE's obligations under the facility are not guaranteed by PPL.

(c)Commercial paper issued reflects the undiscounted face value of the issuance.

PPL Capital Funding, RIE, PPL Electric, LG&E and KU maintain commercial paper programs to provide an additional financing source to fund short-term liquidity needs. Commercial paper issuances, included in "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets, are supported by the respective Registrant's credit facilities. The following commercial paper programs were in place at:

(a)PPL Capital Funding's obligations are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by PPL.

(b)Issuances under the PPL Capital Funding and RIE commercial paper programs are supported by the PPL Capital Funding syndicated credit facility, which has a total capacity of $1.25 billion. At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the borrowing sublimits were $250 million for RIE and $1 billion for PPL Capital Funding. PPL Capital Funding’s commercial paper program is also backed by a separate bilateral credit facility for $100 million.

(c)Commercial paper issued reflects the undiscounted face value of the issuance.

(PPL Electric, LG&E, and KU)

See Note 11 for discussion of intercompany borrowings.

Long-term Debt

(PPL)

In March 2024, RIE issued $500 million of 5.35% Senior Notes due 2034. RIE received proceeds of $496 million, net of discounts and underwriting fees, to be used to repay short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.

In August 2024, PPL Capital Funding issued $750 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2034. PPL Capital Funding received proceeds of $741 million, net of discounts and underwriting fees, to be used to repay short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.

In January 2024, PPL Electric issued $650 million of 4.85% First Mortgage Bonds due 2034. PPL Electric received proceeds of $644 million, net of discounts and underwriting fees, to be used to repay short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes.

Dividends

In August 2024, PPL declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock, payable October 1, 2024, of 25.75 cents per share (equivalent to $1.03 per annum).