Financing Activities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Financing Activities

Credit Arrangements and Short-term Debt

(All Registrants)

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 also apply to PPL. 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" at December 31, 2020. The following credit facilities were in place at:

	December 31, 2021									December 31, 2020
	Expiration Date	Capacity		Borrowed		Letters of Credit and Commercial Paper Issued		Unused Capacity		Borrowed		Letters of Credit and Commercial Paper Issued
PPL
PPL Capital Funding
Syndicated Credit Facility (a) (b)	Dec 2026	$	1,250	$	—	$	—	$	1,250	$	—	$	402
Bilateral Credit Facility (a) (b)	Mar 2022	50		—		—		50		—		—
Bilateral Credit Facility (a) (b)	Mar 2022	50		—		15		35		—		15
Term Loan Credit Facility (a) (b)	Mar 2021	—		—		—		—		200		—
Term Loan Credit Facility (a) (b)	Mar 2021	—		—		—		—		100		—
Term Loan Credit Facility (a) (b)	Mar 2022	—		—		—		—		100		—
Total PPL Capital Funding Credit Facilities		$	1,350	$	—	$	15	$	1,335	$	400	$	417
PPL Electric
Syndicated Credit Facility (a) (b)	Dec 2026	$	650	$	—	$	1	$	649	$	—	$	1
LG&E
Syndicated Credit Facility (a) (b)	Dec 2026	$	500	$	—	$	69	$	431	$	—	$	262
KU
Syndicated Credit Facility (a) (b)	Dec 2026	$	400	$	—	$	—	$	400	$	—	$	203

(a)Each company pays customary fees under its respective facility and borrowings generally bear interest at LIBOR-based rates plus an applicable margin.

(b)The facilities contain a financial covenant requiring debt to total capitalization not to exceed 70% for PPL Capital Funding, PPL Electric, LG&E and KU, as calculated in accordance with the facilities and other customary covenants. Additionally, subject to certain conditions, PPL Capital Funding may request that the capacity of one of its bilateral credit facilities expiring in March 2022 be increased by up to $30 million and PPL Capital Funding, PPL Electric, LG&E and KU may each request up to a $250 million increase in its syndicated credit facility's capacity. Participation in any such increase is at the sole discretion of each lender.

(PPL)

In December 2021, PPL Capital Funding amended and restated its existing $1.450 billion revolving credit facility to extend the termination date from January 26, 2024 to December 6, 2026, to decrease the borrowing capacity to $1.250 billion and to

provide for the option to add Narragansett Electric as an additional borrower upon acquisition by PPL Rhode Island Holdings, LLC.

(PPL and PPL Electric)

In December 2021, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation amended and restated its existing $650 million revolving credit facility to extend the termination date from January 26, 2024 to December 6, 2026.

(PPL and LG&E)

In December 2021, LG&E amended and restated its existing $500 million revolving credit facility to extend the termination date from January 26, 2024 to December 6, 2026.

(PPL and KU)

In December 2021, KU amended and restated its existing $400 million revolving credit facility to extend the termination date from January 26, 2024 to December 6, 2026.

(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:

	December 31, 2021							December 31, 2020
	Weighted - Average Interest Rate	Capacity		Commercial Paper Issuances		Unused Capacity		Weighted - Average Interest Rate	Commercial Paper Issuances
PPL Capital Funding		$	1,500	$	—	$	1,500	0.25%	$	402
PPL Electric		650		—		650			—
LG&E (a)	0.31%	425		69		356		0.28%	262
KU		350		—		350		0.28%	203
Total		$	2,925	$	69	$	2,856		$	867

(a)In March 2021, the capacity for the LG&E commercial paper program was increased from $350 million to $425 million.

(PPL Electric, LG&E and KU)

See Note 15 for a discussion of intercompany borrowings.

Long-term Debt (All Registrants)

				December 31,
	Weighted-Average Rate (d)		Maturities (d)	2021		2020
PPL
Senior Unsecured Notes	3.81	%	2026 - 2047	$	1,566	$	4,850
Senior Secured Notes/First Mortgage Bonds (a) (b) (c)	3.59	%	2022 - 2050	9,205		8,955
Junior Subordinated Notes	2.89	%	2067	480		930
Term Loan Credit Facility				—		100
Total Long-term Debt before adjustments				11,251		14,835
Unamortized premium and (discount), net				(34)		(40)
Unamortized debt issuance costs				(77)		(106)
Total Long-term Debt				11,140		14,689
Less current portion of Long-term Debt				474		1,074
Total Long-term Debt, noncurrent				$	10,666	$	13,615

				December 31,
	Weighted-Average Rate (d)		Maturities (d)	2021		2020
PPL Electric
Senior Secured Notes/First Mortgage Bonds (a) (b)	3.37	%	2022 - 2049	$	4,539	$	4,289
Total Long-term Debt Before Adjustments				4,539		4,289
Unamortized discount				(22)		(23)
Unamortized debt issuance costs				(33)		(30)
Total Long-term Debt				4,484		4,236
Less current portion of Long-term Debt				474		400
Total Long-term Debt, noncurrent				$	4,010	$	3,836
LG&E
First Mortgage Bonds (a) (c)	3.59	%	2025 - 2049	$	2,024	$	2,024
Total Long-term Debt Before Adjustments				2,024		2,024
Unamortized discount				(4)		(4)
Unamortized debt issuance costs				(14)		(13)
Total Long-term Debt				2,006		2,007
Less current portion of Long-term Debt				—		292
Total Long-term Debt, noncurrent				$	2,006	$	1,715
KU
First Mortgage Bonds (a) (c)	3.97	%	2023 - 2050	$	2,642	$	2,642
Total Long-term Debt Before Adjustments				2,642		2,642
Unamortized premium				5		5
Unamortized discount				(9)		(9)
Unamortized debt issuance costs				(20)		(20)
Total Long-term Debt				2,618		2,618
Less current portion of Long-term Debt				—		132
Total Long-term Debt, noncurrent				$	2,618	$	2,486

(a)Includes PPL Electric's senior secured and first mortgage bonds that are secured by the lien of PPL Electric's 2001 Mortgage Indenture, which covers substantially all of PPL Electric’s tangible distribution properties and certain of its tangible transmission properties located in Pennsylvania, subject to certain exceptions and exclusions. The carrying value of PPL Electric's property, plant and equipment was approximately $11.3 billion and $10.8 billion at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Includes LG&E's first mortgage bonds that are secured by the lien of the LG&E 2010 Mortgage Indenture which creates a lien, subject to certain exceptions and exclusions, on substantially all of LG&E's real and tangible personal property located in Kentucky and used or to be used in connection with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the storage and distribution of natural gas. The aggregate carrying value of the property subject to the lien was $5.7 billion and $5.5 billion at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Includes KU's first mortgage bonds that are secured by the lien of the KU 2010 Mortgage Indenture which creates a lien, subject to certain exceptions and exclusions, on substantially all of KU's real and tangible personal property located in Kentucky and used or to be used in connection with the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. The aggregate carrying value of the property subject to the lien was $6.9 billion and $6.7 billion at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

(b)Includes PPL Electric's series of senior secured bonds that secure its obligations to make payments with respect to each series of Pollution Control Bonds that were issued by the LCIDA and the PEDFA on behalf of PPL Electric. These senior secured bonds were issued in the same principal amount, contain payment and redemption provisions that correspond to and bear the same interest rate as such Pollution Control Bonds. These senior secured bonds were issued under PPL Electric's 2001 Mortgage Indenture and are secured as noted in (a) above. This amount includes $224 million of which PPL Electric is allowed to convert the interest rate mode on the bonds from time to time to a commercial paper rate, daily rate, weekly rate, or term rate of at least one year and $90 million which is subject to mandatory redemption upon determination that the interest rate on the bonds would be included in the holders' gross income for federal tax purposes.

Includes $250 million of notes that may be called on or after September 28, 2021 and $650 million of notes that may be called on or after June 24, 2022, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the bonds, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, such redemption date.

(c)Includes LG&E's and KU's series of first mortgage bonds that were issued to the respective trustees of tax-exempt revenue bonds to secure its respective obligations to make payments with respect to each series of bonds. The first mortgage bonds were issued in the same principal amounts, contain payment and redemption provisions that correspond to and bear the same interest rate as such tax-exempt revenue bonds. These first mortgage bonds were issued under the LG&E 2010 Mortgage Indenture and the KU 2010 Mortgage Indenture and are secured as noted in (a) above. The related tax-exempt revenue

bonds were issued by various governmental entities, principally counties in Kentucky, on behalf of LG&E and KU. The related revenue bond documents allow LG&E and KU to convert the interest rate mode on the bonds from time to time to a commercial paper rate, daily rate, weekly rate, term rate of at least one year or, in some cases, an auction rate or a LIBOR index rate.

At December 31, 2021, the aggregate tax-exempt revenue bonds issued on behalf of LG&E and KU that were in a term rate mode totaled $782 million for PPL, comprised of $473 million and $309 million for LG&E and KU. At December 31, 2021, the aggregate tax-exempt revenue bonds issued on behalf of LG&E and KU that were in a variable rate mode totaled $66 million and $33 million for LG&E and KU. These variable rate tax-exempt revenue bonds are subject to tender for purchase by LG&E and KU at the option of the holder and to mandatory tender for purchase by LG&E and KU upon the occurrence of certain events.

(d)The table reflects principal maturities only, based on stated maturities or earlier put dates, and the weighted-average rates as of December 31, 2021.

None of the outstanding debt securities noted above have sinking fund requirements. The aggregate maturities of long-term debt, based on stated maturities or earlier put dates, for the periods 2022 through 2026 and thereafter are as follows:

	PPL		PPL Electric		LG&E		KU
2022	$	474	$	474	$	—	$	—
2023	353		340		—		13
2024	650		650		—		—
2025	550		—		300		250
2026	904		—		90		164
Thereafter	8,320		3,075		1,634		2,215
Total	$	11,251	$	4,539	$	2,024	$	2,642

(PPL)

In April 2021, PPL Capital Funding repaid its $100 million term loan expiring in March 2022.

In June 2021, PPL Capital Funding commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash and retire (1) any and all of its outstanding 4.20% Senior Notes due 2022, 3.50% Senior Notes due 2022, 3.40% Senior Notes due 2023 and 3.95% Senior Notes due 2024 and (2) up to $1 billion aggregate purchase price of its outstanding 4.70% Senior Notes due 2043, 5.00% Senior Notes due 2044, 4.00% Senior Notes due 2047, 4.125% Senior Notes due 2030 and 3.10% Senior Notes due 2026.

In June 2021, in connection with the tender offer, PPL Capital Funding retired $1,962 million combined aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Senior Notes for $2,293 million aggregate cash purchase price that included the tender premium and accrued interest. These Senior Notes had a weighted average interest rate of 4.14%. The loss on extinguishment associated with the transaction was $322 million, which included the tender premium, bank fees and unamortized fees, hedges and discounts. This loss on extinguishment was recorded to "Interest Expense" on the Statements of Income.

In July 2021, PPL Capital Funding redeemed the remaining $1,072 million combined aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 4.20% Senior Notes due 2022, 3.50% Senior Notes due 2022, 3.40% Senior Notes due 2023 and 3.95% Senior Notes due 2024 that had not been validly tendered for an aggregate cash purchase price of $1,133 million, which included make-whole premiums and accrued interest. These Senior Notes had a weighted average interest rate of 3.71%. The loss on extinguishment associated with the transaction was $58 million, which included make-whole premiums, unamortized fees, hedges and discounts. PPL Capital Funding also redeemed its $450 million of 5.90% Junior Subordinated Notes due in 2073 at par. The loss on extinguishment associated with this transaction was $15 million, which included unamortized fees.

In July 2021, LKE redeemed at par the $250 million 4.375% Senior Notes due 2021.

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

(PPL and PPL Electric)

In June 2021, PPL Electric issued $650 million of First Mortgage Bonds, Floating Rate Series due 2024. PPL Electric received proceeds of $647 million, net of underwriting fees, which were used to redeem its $400 million outstanding First Mortgage Bonds, 3% Series due 2021 in July 2021 and for general corporate purposes.

(PPL and LG&E)

In April 2021, the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government of Kentucky remarketed $128 million of Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, 2003 Series A due 2033 previously issued on behalf of LG&E. The bonds were remarketed at a long-term rate and will bear interest at 2.00% through their maturity date of October 1, 2033.

In May 2021, the County of Trimble, Kentucky remarketed $35 million of Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, 2001 Series B due 2027 previously issued on behalf of LG&E. The bonds were remarketed at a long-term rate and will bear interest at 1.35% through their maturity date of November 1, 2027.

In May 2021, the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government of Kentucky remarketed $35 million of Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, 2001 Series B due 2027 previously issued on behalf of LG&E. The bonds were remarketed at a long-term rate and will bear interest at 1.35% through their maturity date of November 1, 2027.

In June 2021, LG&E converted the $31 million of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government of Kentucky Environmental Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2007 Series A issued on its behalf to a weekly interest rate. The bonds mature on June 1, 2033.

In June 2021, LG&E converted the $35 million of Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, of Kentucky Environmental Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2007 Series B issued on its behalf to a weekly interest rate. The bonds mature on June 1, 2033.

In September 2021, the County of Trimble, Kentucky remarketed $28 million of Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, 2001 Series A due 2026, previously issued on behalf of LG&E. The bonds were remarketed at a long-term rate and will bear interest at 0.625% through their maturity date of September 1, 2026.

(PPL and KU)

In June 2021, the County of Carroll, Kentucky remarketed $54 million of Environmental Facilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2006 Series B due 2034 previously issued on behalf of KU. The bonds were remarketed at a long-term rate and will bear interest at 2.125% though their maturity date of October 1, 2034.

In June 2021, the County of Carroll, Kentucky remarketed $78 million of Environmental Facilities Revenue Bonds 2008 Series A due 2032 previously issued on behalf of KU. The bonds were remarketed at a long-term rate and will bear interest at 2.00% through their maturity date of February 1, 2032.

See Note 15 for additional information related to intercompany borrowings.

Legal Separateness (All Registrants)

The subsidiaries of PPL are separate legal entities. PPL's subsidiaries are not liable for the debts of PPL. Accordingly, creditors of PPL may not satisfy their debts from the assets of PPL's subsidiaries absent a specific contractual undertaking by a subsidiary to pay PPL's creditors or as required by applicable law or regulation. Similarly, PPL is not liable for the debts of its subsidiaries, nor are its subsidiaries liable for the debts of one another. Accordingly, creditors of PPL's subsidiaries may not satisfy their debts from the assets of PPL or its other subsidiaries absent a specific contractual undertaking by PPL or its other subsidiaries to pay the creditors or as required by applicable law or regulation.

Similarly, the subsidiaries of PPL Electric are each separate legal entities. These subsidiaries are not liable for the debts of PPL Electric. Accordingly, creditors of PPL Electric may not satisfy its debts from the assets of its subsidiaries absent a specific contractual undertaking by a subsidiary to pay the creditors or as required by applicable law or regulation. Similarly, PPL Electric is not liable for the debts of its subsidiaries, nor are its subsidiaries liable for the debts of one another. Accordingly, creditors of these subsidiaries may not satisfy their debts from the assets of PPL Electric (or its other subsidiaries) absent a specific contractual undertaking by PPL Electric or any such other subsidiary to pay such creditors or as required by applicable law or regulation.

(PPL)

Equity Securities

Share Repurchases

In August 2021, PPL's Board of Directors authorized share repurchases of up to $3 billion of PPL common shares. The actual amount repurchased will depend on various factors, including PPL’s share price, market conditions, and the determination of other uses for the proceeds from the sale of the U.K. utility business, including for incremental capital expenditures. PPL may purchase shares on each trading day subject to market conditions and principles of best execution.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, PPL repurchased 34.8 million shares at a cost of $1.0 billion. Commission fees incurred, which have been included in the cost of repurchases above, were insignificant through December 31, 2021.

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 twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The ATM program expired in February 2021.

Distributions and Related Restrictions

In November 2021, PPL declared its quarterly common stock dividend, payable January 3, 2022, at 41.50 cents per share (equivalent to $1.66 per annum). On February 18, 2022, PPL announced a quarterly common stock dividend of 20.00 cents per share, payable April 1, 2022, to shareowners of record as of March 10, 2022. Future dividends will be declared at the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon future earnings, cash flows, financial and legal requirements and other factors.

Neither PPL Capital Funding nor PPL may declare or pay any cash dividend or distribution on its capital stock during any period in which PPL Capital Funding defers interest payments on its 2007 Series A Junior Subordinated Notes due 2067. At December 31, 2021, no interest payments were deferred.

(All Registrants)

PPL relies on dividends or loans from its subsidiaries to fund PPL's dividends to its common shareholders. The net assets of certain PPL subsidiaries are subject to legal restrictions. LG&E, KU and PPL Electric are subject to Section 305(a) of the Federal Power Act, which makes it unlawful for a public utility to make or pay a dividend from any funds "properly included in capital account." The meaning of this limitation has never been clarified under the Federal Power Act. LG&E, KU and PPL Electric believe, however, that this statutory restriction, as applied to their circumstances, would not be construed or applied by the FERC to prohibit the payment from retained earnings of dividends that are not excessive and are for lawful and legitimate business purposes. In February 2012, LG&E and KU petitioned the FERC requesting authorization to pay dividends in the future based on retained earnings balances calculated without giving effect to the impact of purchase accounting adjustments for PPL's 2010 acquisition of LG&E and KU. In May 2012, the FERC approved the petitions with the further condition that each utility may not pay dividends if such payment would cause its adjusted equity ratio to fall below 30% of total capitalization. Accordingly, at December 31, 2021, net assets of $1.4 billion for LG&E and $1.9 billion for KU were restricted for purposes of paying dividends to LKE, and net assets of $1.7 billion for LG&E and $2.0 billion for KU were available for payment of dividends to LKE. LG&E and KU believe they will not be required to change their current dividend practices as a result of the foregoing requirement. In addition, under Virginia law, KU is prohibited from making loans to affiliates without the prior approval of the VSCC. There are no comparable statutes under Kentucky law applicable to LG&E and KU, or under Pennsylvania law applicable to PPL Electric. However, orders from the KPSC require LG&E and KU to obtain prior consent or approval before lending amounts to PPL.