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Financing Activities
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financing Activities
8. Financing Activities

Credit Arrangements and Short-term Debt

(All Registrants)

The Registrants maintain credit facilities to enhance liquidity, provide credit support and act as a backstop to commercial paper programs. For reporting purposes, on a consolidated basis, the credit facilities and commercial paper programs of PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E and KU also apply to PPL and the credit facilities and commercial paper programs of LG&E and KU also apply to LKE. The amounts listed in the borrowed column below are recorded as "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets except for borrowings under PPL Capital Funding's term loan agreement due March 2022, which are reflected in "Long-term debt" on the Balance Sheets. The following credit facilities were in place at:
 June 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 Expiration
Date		CapacityBorrowedLetters of
Credit
and
Commercial
Paper
Issued		Unused
Capacity		BorrowedLetters of
Credit
and
Commercial
Paper
Issued
PPL       
U.K.       
WPD plc       
Syndicated Credit Facility (a)Jan. 2023£210  £162  £—  £48  £155  £—  
WPD (South West)       
Syndicated Credit Facility (b)May 2023220  —  —  220  40  —  
WPD (South Wales)
Syndicated Credit Facility (c)May 2023125  5  —  120  —  —  
WPD (East Midlands)      
Syndicated Credit FacilityMay 2023250  —  —  250  —  —  
WPD (West Midlands)      
Syndicated Credit Facility (d)May 2023250  39  —  211  48  —  
Uncommitted Credit Facilities (e) 100  60  4  36  —  4  
Total U.K. Credit Facilities (f) £1,155  £266  £4  £885  £243  £4  
U.S.       
PPL Capital Funding (g)       
Syndicated Credit FacilityJan. 2024$1,450  $—  $—  $1,450  $—  $450  
Term Loan Credit FacilityMar. 2021200  200  —  —  —  —  
Bilateral Credit FacilityMar. 202150  —  —  50  —  —  
Bilateral Credit FacilityMar. 202150  —  15  35  —  15  
Term Loan Credit FacilityMar. 2021100  100  —  —  —  —  
Term Loan Credit FacilityMar. 2022100  100  —  —  —  —  
Total PPL Capital Funding Credit Facilities$1,950  $400  $15  $1,535  $—  $465  
PPL Electric        
Syndicated Credit FacilityJan. 2024$650  $—  $201  $449  $—  $1  
LG&E      
Syndicated Credit FacilityJan. 2024$500  $—  $—  $500  $—  $238  
Total LG&E Credit Facilities$500  $—  $—  $500  $—  $238  
KU       
Syndicated Credit FacilityJan. 2024$400  $—  $—  $400  $—  $150  
Total KU Credit Facilities $400  $—  $—  $400  $—  $150  
 
(a) The amounts borrowed at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were USD-denominated borrowings of $200 million for both periods, which bore interest at 1.00% and 2.52%. The interest rates on the borrowings are equal to one-month USD LIBOR plus a spread.
(b) The amount borrowed at December 31, 2019 was GBP-denominated borrowings which equated to $51 million and bore interest at 1.09%. The interest rate on the borrowing are equal to one-month GBP LIBOR plus a margin.
(c) The amount borrowed at June 30, 2020 was GBP-denominated borrowing which equated to $6 million and bore interest at 0.60%. The interest rate on the borrowing are equal to one-month GBP LIBOR plus a margin.
(d) The amount borrowed at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were GBP-denominated borrowings which equated to $48 million and $62 million and bore interest at 0.60% and 1.11%. The interest rates on the borrowings are equal to one-month GBP LIBOR plus a margin.
(e) The amount borrowed at June 30, 2020 was GBP-denominated borrowings which equated to $74 million and bore interest at 1.35%.
(f) At June 30, 2020, the unused capacity under the U.K. credit facilities was $1.1 billion.
(g) The interest rates on the borrowings are based on one-month LIBOR plus a spread, which resulted in a weighted-average rate of 1.04% at June 30, 2020.
(PPL)

In March 2020, PPL Capital Funding entered into a $200 million term loan credit facility expiring in March 2021 and borrowed the full principal amount under the facility at an initial interest rate of 1.96%. The applicable interest rate on borrowings fluctuates periodically and is based on LIBOR plus a spread. The proceeds were used to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2020, PPL Capital Funding entered into a $100 million term loan credit facility expiring in March 2021 and borrowed the full principal amount under the facility at an initial interest rate of 1.73%. The applicable interest rate on borrowings fluctuates periodically and is based on LIBOR plus a spread. The proceeds were used to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.

PPL has guaranteed PPL Capital Funding's obligations under these credit agreements.

(All Registrants)

PPL, 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:
 June 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Weighted -
Average
Interest Rate		CapacityCommercial
Paper
Issuances		Unused
Capacity		Weighted -
Average
Interest Rate		Commercial
Paper
Issuances
PPL Capital Funding—%$1,500  $—  $1,500  2.13%$450  
PPL Electric
0.26%650  200  450  —  
LG&E—%350  —  350  2.07%238  
KU—%350  —  350  2.02%150  
Total $2,850  $200  $2,650   $838  

(PPL Electric, LKE, LG&E, and KU)

See Note 11 for discussion of intercompany borrowings.

Long-term Debt

(PPL)

In April 2020, PPL Capital Funding entered into a $100 million term loan credit facility expiring in March 2022 and borrowed the full principal amount under the facility at an initial interest rate of 1.72%. The applicable interest rate on borrowings fluctuates periodically and is based on LIBOR plus a spread. The proceeds were used to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2020, PPL Capital Funding issued $1 billion of 4.125% Senior Notes due 2030. PPL Capital Funding received proceeds of $993 million, net of a discount and underwriting fees, which were used to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.

PPL has guaranteed PPL Capital Funding's obligations under the credit agreement and notes.

(PPL and LKE)

In June 2020, LKE issued a notice to redeem its series of $475 million of 3.75% senior notes due November 2020 on August 15, 2020.

(PPL, LKE and KU)

In June 2020, KU issued $500 million of 3.30% First Mortgage Bonds due 2050. KU received proceeds of $493 million, net of discounts and underwriting fees, which were initially used to repay short-term debt and for other general corporate purposes, pending application to the redemption of KU’s 3.25% First Mortgage Bonds in August 2020.
In August 2020, KU redeemed $500 million of 3.25% First Mortgage Bonds due November 2020.

Equity Securities

ATM Program

In February 2018, PPL entered into an equity distribution agreement, pursuant to which PPL may sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $1.0 billion of its common stock through an at-the-market offering program, including a forward sales component. The compensation paid to the selling agents by PPL may be up to 2% of the gross offering proceeds of the shares. There were no issuances under the ATM program for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

Distributions

In May 2020, PPL declared a quarterly common stock dividend, payable July 1, 2020, of 41.50 cents per share (equivalent to $1.66 per annum). 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.