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Financing Activities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Financing Activities [Abstract]  
Financing Activities

7. 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 Energy Supply, PPL Electric, 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 borrowed below are recorded as "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets. The following credit facilities were in place at:

       September 30, 2013 December 31, 2012
                Letters of      Letters of
                Credit Issued       Credit Issued
                and       and
                Commercial       Commercial
       Expiration      Paper Unused   Paper
        Date Capacity Borrowed Backup Capacity Borrowed Backup
PPL                     
 WPD Credit Facilities                    
  PPL WW Syndicated                    
   Credit Facility (a) (b) Dec. 2016 £ 210 £ 106  n/a £ 104 £ 106  n/a
  WPD (South West)                     
   Syndicated Credit Facility  Jan. 2017   245     n/a   245     n/a
  WPD (East Midlands)                     
   Syndicated Credit Facility (b) Apr. 2016   300   44      256      
  WPD (West Midlands)                    
   Syndicated Credit Facility (b) Apr. 2016   300   34      266      
  Uncommitted Credit Facilities     84    £ 5   79    £ 4
   Total WPD Credit Facilities (c)   £ 1,139 £ 184 £ 5 £ 950 £ 106 £ 4
                           
PPL Energy Supply                     
 Syndicated Credit Facility  Nov. 2017 $ 3,000    $ 61 $ 2,939    $ 499
 Letter of Credit Facility (d) Mar. 2014   150  n/a   109   41  n/a   132
 Uncommitted Credit Facilities (e)      175  n/a   51   124  n/a   40
   Total PPL Energy Supply Credit Facilities  $ 3,325    $ 221 $ 3,104    $ 671
                           
PPL Electric                     
 Syndicated Credit Facility  Oct. 2017 $ 300    $ 1 $ 299    $ 1
                           
LG&E                     
 Syndicated Credit Facility  Nov. 2017 $ 500    $ 72 $ 428    $ 55
                           
KU                     
 Syndicated Credit Facility  Nov. 2017 $ 400    $ 140 $ 260    $ 70
 Letter of Credit Facility (f) May 2016   198      198         198
   Total KU Credit Facilities   $ 598    $ 338 $ 260    $ 268

(a)       In December 2012, the PPL WW syndicated credit facility that was set to expire in January 2013 was replaced and the capacity was increased from £150 million.

(b)       PPL WW's amounts borrowed at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were USD-denominated borrowings of $166 million and $171 million, which equated to £106 million at the time of borrowings and bore interest at 1.89% and 0.85%. WPD (East Midlands) amount borrowed at September 30, 2013 was a GBP-denominated borrowing of £44 million, which equated to $68 million and bore interest at 1.30%. WPD (West Midlands) amount borrowed at September 30, 2013 was a GBP-denominated borrowing of £34 million, which equated to $53 million and bore interest at 1.30%.

(c)       At September 30, 2013, the USD equivalent of unused capacity under WPD's credit facilities was $1.5 billion.

(d)       In February 2013, PPL Energy Supply extended the expiration date from March 2013 and, effective April 2013, the capacity was reduced from $200 million.

(e)       In August 2013, the capacity was reduced from $200 million.

(f)       In May 2013, KU extended the letter of credit facility from April 2014.

 

In September 2013, PPL Electric terminated its asset-backed commercial paper program sponsored by a financial institution. See Note 7 in PPL's and PPL Electric's 2012 Form 10-K for more information regarding the asset-backed commercial paper program.

 

In October 2013, LKE entered into a $75 million syndicated credit facility that expires in October 2018.

 

PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LG&E and KU maintain commercial paper programs to provide an additional financing source to fund their short-term liquidity needs, if and when necessary. Commercial paper issuances, included in "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets, are supported by the respective Registrant's Syndicated Credit Facility. The following commercial paper programs were in place at:

       September 30, 2013 December 31, 2012
       Weighted -    Commercial   Weighted - Commercial
       Average     Paper Unused Average  Paper
       Interest Rate Capacity Issuances Capacity Interest Rate Issuances
 PPL Energy Supply   $ 750    $ 750  0.50% $ 356
 PPL Electric     300      300      
 LG&E (a) 0.28%   350 $ 72   278  0.42%   55
 KU (a) 0.28%   350   140   210  0.42%   70
   Total    $ 1,750 $ 212 $ 1,538    $ 481

(a)       In April 2013, the capacity was increased from $250 million.

 

(PPL and PPL Energy Supply)

 

PPL Energy Supply maintains a $500 million Facility Agreement expiring June 2017, whereby PPL Energy Supply has the ability to request up to $500 million of committed letter of credit capacity at fees to be agreed upon at the time of each request, based on certain market conditions. At September 30, 2013, PPL Energy Supply had not requested any capacity for the issuance of letters of credit under this arrangement.

 

PPL Energy Supply, PPL EnergyPlus, PPL Montour and PPL Brunner Island maintain an $800 million secured energy marketing and trading facility, whereby PPL EnergyPlus will receive credit to be applied to satisfy collateral posting obligations related to its energy marketing and trading activities with counterparties participating in the facility. The credit amount is guaranteed by PPL Energy Supply, PPL Montour and PPL Brunner Island. PPL Montour and PPL Brunner Island have granted liens on their respective generating facilities to secure any amount they may owe under their guarantees. The facility expires in November 2017, but is subject to automatic one-year renewals under certain conditions. There were no secured obligations outstanding under this facility at September 30, 2013.

 

(LKE)

 

See Note 11 for discussion of intercompany borrowings.

 

Long-term Debt and Equity Securities

 

(PPL)

 

In connection with an April 2012 registered public offering of 9.9 million shares of PPL common stock, PPL entered into forward sale agreements with two counterparties. In conjunction with that offering, the underwriters exercised an overallotment option and PPL entered into additional forward sale agreements covering 591 thousand shares of PPL common stock.

 

In April 2013, PPL settled the initial forward sale agreements by issuing 8.4 million shares of PPL common stock and cash settling the remaining 1.5 million shares. PPL received net cash proceeds of $205 million, which was calculated based on an initial forward price of $27.02 per share, reduced during the period the contracts were outstanding as specified in the forward sale agreements. PPL used the net proceeds to repay short-term debt obligations and for other general corporate purposes. In May 2013, PPL cash settled the forward sale agreements covering the 591 thousand remaining shares for $4 million.

 

The forward sale agreements were classified as equity transactions. As a result, no amounts were recorded in the consolidated financial statements until the April 2013 settlement of the initial forward sale agreements. However, prior to settlement, incremental shares were included within the calculation of diluted EPS using the treasury stock method. See Note 4 for the impact on the calculation of diluted EPS.

 

In March 2013, PPL Capital Funding issued $450 million of 5.90% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2073. PPL Capital Funding received proceeds of $436 million, net of underwriting fees, which was loaned to or invested in affiliates of PPL Capital Funding and used to fund their capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes.

 

In May 2013, PPL Capital Funding remarketed $1.150 billion of 4.625% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2018 that were originally issued in June 2010 as a component of PPL's 2010 Equity Units. In connection with the remarketing, PPL Capital Funding issued $300 million of 2.04% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2016 and $850 million of 2.77% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2018, which were simultaneously exchanged into three tranches of Senior Notes. As a result of the exchange, the new Senior Notes include $250 million of 1.90% Senior Notes due 2018, $600 million of 3.40% Senior Notes due 2023 and $300 million of 4.70% Senior Notes due 2043. The transaction was accounted for as a debt extinguishment, resulting in a $10 million loss on extinguishment of the Junior Subordinated Notes, which was recorded to "Interest Expense" on the Statement of Income. The transaction was considered non-cash activity that was excluded from the 2013 Statement of Cash Flows.

 

In July 2013, PPL issued 40 million shares of common stock at $28.73 per share to settle the 2010 Purchase Contracts. PPL received net cash proceeds of $1.150 billion, which will be used to repay short-term and long-term debt obligations and for other general corporate purposes.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, PPL repurchased 2.4 million shares of its common stock for $74 million to offset the 2013 issuances of common stock under stock-based compensation plans, ESOP and DRIP. These repurchases were recorded as a reduction to "Additional paid-in capital" on the Balance Sheet.

 

In September 2013, WPD (East Midlands) issued £40 million aggregate principal amount of 1.676% Index-linked Senior Notes due 2052. WPD (East Midlands) received proceeds of £40 million, which equated to $64 million at the time of issuance. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. Although WPD's results are generally recorded on a one-month lag, this transaction was recognized in the current period financial statements.

 

In October 2013, WPD (East Midlands) issued £25 million aggregate principal amount of 1.676% Index-linked Senior Notes due 2052. WPD (East Midlands) received proceeds of £25 million, which equated to $40 million at the time of issuance. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

In October 2013, WPD (West Midlands) issued £400 million aggregate principal amount of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2024. WPD (West Midlands) received proceeds of £394 million, which equated to $637 million at the time of issuance, net of a discount and underwriting fees. The net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

 

See Note 7 in PPL's 2012 Form 10-K for information on the 2011 Equity Units (with respect to which the related $978 million of Notes are expected to be remarketed as early as the first quarter of 2014).

 

(PPL and PPL Energy Supply)

 

In February 2013, PPL Energy Supply completed an offer to exchange up to all, but not less than a majority, of PPL Ironwood's 8.857% Senior Secured Bonds due 2025, (Ironwood Bonds), for newly issued PPL Energy Supply Senior Notes, Series 4.60% due 2021. A total of $167 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding Ironwood Bonds was exchanged for $212 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes, Series 4.60% due 2021. This transaction was accounted for as a modification of the existing debt; therefore, the amount of debt on the Balance Sheet remained at $167 million and will be accreted to $212 million over the life of the new Senior Notes. No gain or loss was recorded and the exchange was considered non-cash activity that was excluded from the 2013 Statement of Cash Flows.

 

In July 2013, PPL Energy Supply repaid the entire $300 million principal amount of its 6.30% Senior Notes upon maturity.

 

(PPL and PPL Electric)

 

In July 2013, PPL Electric issued $350 million of 4.75% First Mortgage Bonds due 2043. PPL Electric received proceeds of $345 million, net of a discount and underwriting fees, which will be used for capital expenditures, to fund pension obligations and for other general corporate purposes.

 

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, absent a specific contractual undertaking or as required by applicable law or regulation, 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 such creditors or as required by applicable law or regulation.

 

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

 

Distributions and Capital Contributions

 

(PPL)

 

In August 2013, PPL declared its quarterly common stock dividend, payable October 1, 2013, at 36.75 cents per share (equivalent to $1.47 per annum). Future dividends, declared at the discretion of the Board of Directors, will be dependent upon future earnings, cash flows, financial and legal requirements and other factors.

 

(All Registrants except PPL)

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the following distributions and capital contributions occurred:

 

    PPL Energy             
    Supply  PPL Electric LKE LG&E KU
                   
Dividends/distributions paid to parent/member $ 408  $ 94 $ 116 $ 67 $ 83
Capital contributions received from parent/member   980    205   146   54   92