PPL Corp
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed Apr 30, 2025.
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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed Apr 30, 2025
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Registrants had the following at:
| PPL · PPL Electric · LG&E · KU | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $312 | $27 | $10 | $14 | |||
| Short-term debt | 778 | 55 | 89 | 208 | |||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 569 | — | 300 | 268 | |||
| Notes payable to affiliates | — | — | 8 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $306 | $24 | $8 | $13 | |||
| Short-term debt | 303 | — | 25 | 140 | |||
| Long-term debt due within one year | 551 | — | 300 | 250 | |||
| Notes payable to affiliates | — | 43 | 73 | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the three month periods ended March 31, and the changes between periods, were as follows.
| PPL | PPL Electric | LG&E | KU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | $513 | $134 | $199 | $253 |
| Investing activities | (783) | (97) | (122) | (174) |
| Financing activities | 271 | (34) | (78) | (81) |
| Operating activities | $282 | $28 | $166 | $252 |
| Investing activities | (591) | (780) | (120) | (148) |
| Financing activities | 248 | 722 | (60) | (108) |
| Change - Cash Provided (Used) | ||||
| Operating activities | $231 | $106 | $33 | $1 |
| Investing activities | (192) | 683 | (2) | (26) |
| Financing activities | 23 | (756) | (18) | 27 |
Operating Activities
The components of the change in cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared with 2024 were as follows.
| PPL | PPL Electric | LG&E | KU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change - Cash Provided (Used) | ||||
| Net income | $107 | $35 | $12 | $17 |
| Non-cash components | (23) | (4) | (3) | 5 |
| Working capital | 202 | 89 | 56 | (3) |
| Other operating activities | (55) | (14) | (32) | (18) |
| Total | $231 | $106 | $33 | $1 |
(PPL)
PPL's cash provided by operating activities in 2025 increased $231 million compared with 2024.
Net income increased $107 million between the periods and included a decrease in non-cash components of $23 million. The decrease in non-cash components was primarily due to a decrease in deferred income taxes and investment tax credits.
The $202 million increase in cash from changes in working capital was primarily due to increases in accounts payable and taxes payable (primarily due to timing of payments), a decrease in net regulatory assets (primarily due to the timing of rate recovery mechanisms), a decrease in unbilled revenues (primarily due to weather) and a decrease in prepayments (primarily due to the timing of payments), partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable (primarily due to timing of payments).
The $55 million decrease in cash provided by other operating activities was driven primarily by an increase in other assets (primarily related to preliminary survey costs for new generation projects) and an increase in noncurrent regulatory assets (primarily related to deferred storm costs recorded as noncurrent regulatory assets).
PPL Electric's cash provided by operating activities in 2025 increased $106 million compared with 2024.
Net income increased $35 million between the periods and included a decrease in non-cash components of $4 million.
The $89 million increase in cash from changes in working capital was primarily due to increases in accounts payable and taxes payable (primarily due to timing of payments), a decrease in net regulatory assets (primarily due to the timing of rate recovery mechanisms) and a decrease in prepayments (primarily due to the timing of payments), partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable (primarily due to timing of payments).
The $14 million decrease in cash provided by other operating activities was driven primarily by an increase in noncurrent regulatory assets (primarily related to deferred storm costs recorded as noncurrent regulatory assets).
(LG&E)
LG&E's cash provided by operating activities in 2025 increased $33 million compared with 2024.
Net income increased $12 million between the periods and included a decrease in non-cash components of $3 million.
The $56 million increase in cash from changes in working capital was primarily due to a decrease in accounts receivable from affiliates (primarily due to timing of payments), an increase in accounts payable (primarily due to timing of payments) and decreases in fuel, materials and supplies and accounts receivable (primarily due to weather).
The $32 million decrease in cash provided by other operating activities was driven by an increase in other assets (primarily related to preliminary survey costs for new generation projects).
(KU)
KU's cash provided by operating activities in 2025 increased $1 million compared with 2024.
Net income increased $17 million between the periods and included an increase in non-cash components of $5 million.
The $3 million decrease in cash from changes in working capital was primarily due to a decrease in accounts payable to affiliates (primarily due to timing of payments) and an increase in accounts receivable (primarily due to weather), partially offset by a decrease in unbilled revenues (primarily due to weather) and an increase in accounts payable (primarily due to timing of payments).
The $18 million decrease in cash provided by other operating activities was driven by an increase in other assets (primarily related to higher deferred storm costs recorded as noncurrent regulatory assets).
Investing Activities
The components of the change in cash provided by (used in) investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared with 2024 were as follows.
| PPL | PPL Electric | LG&E | KU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change - Cash Provided (Used) | ||||
| Expenditures for PP&E | $(197) | $(99) | $(25) | $(26) |
| Notes receivable from affiliate | — | 776 | 23 | — |
| Other investing activities | 5 | 6 | — | — |
| Total | $(192) | $683 | $(2) | $(26) |
For PPL, the increase in expenditures for PP&E was due to an increase in project expenditures at PPL Electric, RIE, LG&E and KU. The increase in expenditures at PPL Electric was primarily due to increases in transmission and distribution projects. The increase in expenditures at LG&E and KU was primarily due to Mill Creek Unit 5 and increases in the Advanced Metering Infrastructure initiative.
For PPL Electric, the change in "Notes receivable from affiliate" activity resulted from payments received of $776 million from an affiliate. See Note 11 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of intercompany borrowings.
Financing Activities
The components of the change in cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared with 2024 were as follows.
| PPL | PPL Electric | LG&E | KU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change - Cash Provided (Used) | ||||
| Debt issuance/retirement, net | $(1,148) | $(649) | $— | $— |
| Dividends | (13) | — | (6) | 1 |
| Capital contributions/distributions, net | — | (675) | (4) | 13 |
| Change in short-term debt, net | 1,176 | 564 | 36 | 116 |
| Net increase (decrease) in notes payable with affiliate | — | — | (43) | (102) |
| Other financing activities | 8 | 4 | (1) | (1) |
| Total | $23 | $(756) | $(18) | $27 |
See Note 7 to the Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q for information on 2025 short-term and long-term debt activity, equity transactions and PPL dividends. See Note 8 to the Financial Statements in the Registrants' 2024 Form 10-K for information on 2024 activity.
Credit Facilities
The Registrants maintain credit facilities to enhance liquidity, provide credit support and provide a backstop to commercial paper programs. Amounts borrowed under these credit facilities are reflected in "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets. At March 31, 2025, the total committed borrowing capacity under credit facilities and the borrowings under these facilities were:
External
| CommittedCapacity | Borrowed | Letters ofCreditandCommercialPaper Issued | UnusedCapacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPL Capital Funding Credit Facilities (a) | $1,600 | $— | $427 | $1,173 |
| PPL Electric Credit Facility | 750 | — | 56 | 694 |
| LG&E Credit Facility | 600 | — | 89 | 511 |
| KU Credit Facility | 600 | — | 209 | 391 |
| Total Credit Facilities (b) | $3,550 | $— | $781 | $2,769 |
(a)Includes a $1.5 billion syndicated credit facility with a $250 million borrowing sublimit for RIE and a $1.25 billion sublimit for PPL Capital Funding. RIE’s borrowing sublimit is adjustable, at the borrowers’ option, from $0 to $600 million, with the remaining balance of the $1.5 billion available under the facility allocated to PPL Capital Funding. At March 31, 2025, PPL Capital Funding had $427 million of commercial paper outstanding and RIE had no commercial paper outstanding. RIE's obligations under the facility are not guaranteed by PPL.
(b)The commitments under the credit facilities are provided by a diverse bank group, with no one bank and its affiliates providing an aggregate commitment of more than the following percentages of the total committed capacity: PPL - 8%, PPL Electric - 7%, LG&E - 7% and KU - 7%.
See Note 7 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of the Registrants' credit facilities.
Intercompany (LG&E and KU)
| CommittedCapacity | Borrowed | Commercial Paper Issued | UnusedCapacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG&E Money Pool (a) | $750 | $— | $89 | $661 |
| KU Money Pool (a) | 650 | 8 | 209 | 433 |
(a)LG&E and KU participate in an intercompany money pool agreement whereby LKE and/or KU make available to LG&E, and LKE and/or LG&E make available to KU funds up to the difference between LG&E's and KU's FERC borrowing limit and LG&E's and KU's commercial paper issued, at an interest rate based on the lower of a market index of commercial paper issues and two additional rate options based on SOFR.
See Note 11 to the Financial Statements for further discussion of intercompany credit facilities.
Commercial Paper (All Registrants)
The Registrants, and PPL Capital Funding and RIE, maintain commercial paper programs to provide an additional financing source to fund short-term liquidity needs, as necessary. Commercial paper issuances, included in "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets, are supported by the respective Registrant's credit facility, with PPL Capital Funding and RIE’s issuances supported by PPL Capital Funding’s syndicated credit facility. The following commercial paper programs were in place at March 31, 2025:
| Capacity | CommercialPaperIssuances | UnusedCapacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPL Capital Funding (a) | $1,350 | $427 | $923 |
| RIE (a) | 250 | — | 250 |
| PPL Electric | 650 | 55 | 595 |
| LG&E | 500 | 89 | 411 |
| KU | 400 | 209 | 191 |
| Total PPL | $3,150 | $780 | $2,370 |
(a)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 $1.5 billion, currently with a $250 million borrowing sublimit for RIE and a $1.25 billion sublimit for PPL Capital Funding. PPL Capital Funding's Commercial paper program is also backed by a separate bilateral credit facility for $100 million.
Long-term Debt (All Registrants)
See Note 7 to the Financial Statements for information regarding the Registrants’ long-term debt activities.
(PPL)
Equity Security Activities
ATM Program
In February 2025, PPL entered into an equity distribution agreement, pursuant to which PPL may sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $2 billion of its common stock through an ATM Program, including an optional forward sales component. Each forward contract under the agreement must be settled within 24 months. The compensation paid to the selling agents by PPL may be up to 2% of the gross offering proceeds of the shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, PPL entered into a forward contract to sell approximately 2.0 million shares of its common stock at an initial forward price of $34.49 per share. The forward sale price may be adjusted based on changes in daily interest rates, for certain stock loan fees as determined by a third-party agent, and will be subject to predetermined reductions based on expected dividends. This forward contract must be settled on or before December 30, 2025. PPL may elect, at its discretion, to physically settle, net share settle or net cash settle the forward contracts. At March 31, 2025, PPL could have settled the forward sale contract with physical delivery of 2.0 million shares of common stock for proceeds of approximately $70 million. In April 2025, PPL entered into forward contracts to sell approximately 2.8 million additional shares at a blended initial forward price of approximately $35.22 per share. The forward contracts under the ATM program are classified as equity transactions.
Common Stock Dividends
In February 2025, PPL declared a quarterly common stock dividend, payable April 1, 2025, of 27.25 cents per share. Future dividends, declared at the discretion of the Board of Directors, will depend upon future earnings, cash flows, financial and legal requirements and other factors.
Rating Agency Actions
Moody's and S&P periodically review the credit ratings of the debt of the Registrants and their subsidiaries. Based on their respective independent reviews, the rating agencies may make certain ratings revisions or ratings affirmations.
A credit rating reflects an assessment by the rating agency of the creditworthiness associated with an issuer and particular securities that it issues. The credit ratings of the Registrants and their subsidiaries are based on information provided by the Registrants and other sources. The ratings of Moody's and S&P are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any securities of the Registrants or their subsidiaries. Such ratings may be subject to revisions or withdrawal by the agencies at any time and should be evaluated independently of each other and any other rating that may be assigned to the securities.
The credit ratings of the Registrants and their subsidiaries affect their liquidity, access to capital markets and cost of borrowing under their credit facilities. A downgrade in the Registrants' or their subsidiaries' credit ratings could result in higher borrowing costs and reduced access to capital markets. The Registrants and their subsidiaries have no credit rating triggers that would result in the reduction of access to capital markets or the acceleration of maturity dates of outstanding debt.
Since June 2023, the rating agencies have taken no ratings actions related to the Registrants and their subsidiaries.
Ratings Triggers
Various derivative and non-derivative contracts, including contracts for the sale and purchase of electricity and fuel, commodity transportation and storage, and interest rate instruments, contain provisions that require the posting of additional collateral or permit the counterparty to terminate the contract, if PPL's, LG&E's or KU's or their subsidiaries' credit rating, as applicable, were to fall below investment grade. See Note 14 to the Financial Statements for a discussion of "Credit Risk-Related
Contingent Features," including a discussion of the potential additional collateral requirements for PPL for derivative contracts in a net liability position at March 31, 2025.
For additional information on the Registrants' liquidity and capital resources, see "Item 7. Combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," in the Registrants' 2024 Form 10-K.
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