Acquisitions, Development and Divestitures

(All Registrants)

The Registrants from time to time evaluate opportunities for potential acquisitions, divestitures and development projects. Development projects are reexamined based on market conditions and other factors to determine whether to proceed with, modify or terminate the projects. Any resulting transactions may impact future financial results. See Note 8 in the Registrants' 2015 Form 10-K for additional information.

(PPL)

Discontinued Operations

Spinoff of PPL Energy Supply

In June 2015, PPL completed the spinoff of PPL Energy Supply, which combined its competitive power generation businesses with those of Riverstone to form a new, stand-alone, publicly traded company named Talen Energy.

Following completion of the spinoff, PPL shareowners owned 65% of Talen Energy and affiliates of Riverstone owned 35%. The spinoff had no effect on the number of PPL common shares owned by PPL shareowners or the number of shares of PPL common stock outstanding. The transaction is intended to be tax-free to PPL and its shareowners for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

PPL has no continuing ownership interest in or control of Talen Energy and Talen Energy Supply (formerly PPL Energy Supply). See Note 8 in PPL's 2015 Form 10-K for additional information.

Loss on Spinoff

In June 2015, in conjunction with the accounting for the spinoff, PPL evaluated whether the fair value of the Supply segment's net assets was less than the carrying value as of the June 1, 2015 spinoff date.

PPL considered several valuation methodologies to derive a fair value estimate of its Supply segment at the spinoff date. These methodologies included considering the closing "when-issued" Talen Energy market value on June 1, 2015 (the spinoff date), adjusted for the proportional share of the equity value attributable to the Supply segment, as well as, the valuation methods consistently used in PPL's goodwill impairment assessments - an income approach using a discounted cash flow analysis of the Supply segment and an alternative market approach considering market multiples of comparable companies.

Although the Talen Energy market value approach utilized the most observable inputs of the three approaches, PPL considered certain limitations of the "when-issued" trading market for the spinoff transaction including the short trading duration, lack of liquidity in the market and anticipated initial Talen stock ownership base selling pressure, among other factors, and concluded that these factors limited this input being solely determinative of the fair value of the Supply segment. As such, PPL also considered the other valuation approaches in estimating the overall fair value, but ultimately assigned the highest weighting to the Talen Energy market value approach.

The following table summarizes PPL's fair value analysis:



Approach	Weighting	Weighted Fair Value (in billions)
Talen Energy Market Value	50%	$	1.4
Income/Discounted Cash Flow	30%	1.1
Alternative Market (Comparable Company)	20%	0.7
Estimated Fair Value		$	3.2

A key assumption included in the fair value estimate is the application of a control premium of 25% in the two market approaches. PPL concluded it was appropriate to apply a control premium in these approaches as the goodwill impairment testing guidance was followed in determining the estimated fair value of the Supply segment which had historically been a reporting unit for PPL. This guidance provides that the market price of an individual security (and thus the market capitalization of a reporting unit with publicly traded equity securities) may not be representative of the fair value of the reporting unit. This guidance also indicates that substantial value may arise to a controlling shareholder from the ability to take advantage of synergies and other benefits that arise from control over another entity, and that the market price of a company's individual share of stock does not reflect this additional value to a controlling shareholder. Therefore, the quoted market price need not be the sole measurement basis for determining the fair value, and including a control premium is appropriate in measuring the fair value of a reporting unit.

In determining the control premium, PPL reviewed premiums received during the prior five years in market sales transactions obtained from observable independent power producer and hybrid utility transactions greater than $1 billion. Premiums for these transactions ranged from 5% to 42% with a median of approximately 25%. Given these metrics, PPL concluded a control premium of 25% to be reasonable for both of the market valuation approaches used.

Assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis included forward energy prices, forecasted generation, and forecasted operation and maintenance expenditures that were consistent with assumptions used in the Energy Supply portion of the Talen Energy business planning process at that time and a market participant discount rate.

Using these methodologies and weightings, PPL determined the estimated fair value of the Supply segment (classified as Level 3) was below its carrying value of $4.1 billion and recorded a loss on the spinoff of $879 million in the second quarter of 2015, which is reflected in discontinued operations and is nondeductible for tax purposes. This amount served to reduce the basis of the net assets accounted for as a dividend at the June 1, 2015 spinoff date.

Costs of Spinoff

Employee-related costs incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily included accelerated stock-based compensation and pro-rated performance-based cash incentive and stock-based compensation awards, primarily for PPL Energy Supply employees and for PPL Services employees who became PPL Energy Supply employees in connection with the transaction. PPL Energy Supply recognized $24 million of these costs at the spinoff closing date, which are reflected in discontinued operations.

PPL also recorded $44 million of third-party costs related to this transaction during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Of these costs, $31 million were primarily for bank advisory, legal and accounting fees to facilitate the transaction, and are reflected in discontinued operations. An additional $13 million of consulting and other costs were incurred to prepare the new Talen Energy organization for the spinoff and reconfigure the remaining PPL service functions. These costs are primarily recorded in "Other operation and maintenance" on the Statement of Income.

At the close of the transaction, $72 million ($42 million after-tax) of cash flow hedges, primarily unamortized losses on PPL interest rate swaps recorded in AOCI and designated as cash flow hedges of PPL Energy Supply's future interest payments, were reclassified into earnings and are reflected in discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Continuing Involvement (PPL and PPL Electric)

As a result of the spinoff, PPL and PPL Energy Supply entered into a Transition Services Agreement (TSA) that terminates no later than two years after the spinoff. Pursuant to the TSA, PPL is providing Talen Energy certain information technology, financial and accounting, human resource and other specified services. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the amounts PPL billed Talen Energy for these services were $9 million and $29 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the amounts PPL billed Talen Energy for these services were $11 million and $14 million. In general, the fees for the transition services allow the provider to recover its cost of the services, including overheads, but without margin or profit.

Additionally, prior to the spinoff, through the annual competitive solicitation process, PPL EnergyPlus was awarded supply contracts for a portion of the PLR generation supply for PPL Electric, which were retained by Talen Energy Marketing as part of the spinoff. PPL Electric's supply contracts with Talen Energy Marketing extend through November 2016. Energy purchases from PPL EnergyPlus were previously included in PPL Electric's Statements of Income as "Energy purchases from affiliate" but were eliminated in PPL's Consolidated Statements of Income.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, PPL Electric's energy purchases from Talen Energy Marketing were $15 million and $98 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, PPL Electric's energy purchases from Talen Energy Marketing were not significant. These energy purchases are no longer considered affiliate transactions.

Summarized Results of Discontinued Operations (PPL)

The operations of the Supply segment prior to the spinoff on June 1, 2015 are included in "Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes)" on the Statements of Income. Following are the components of Discontinued Operations in the Statement of Income for the periods ended September 30, 2015:



	Three Months			Nine Months
Operating revenues	$	—		$	1,427
Operating expenses	—			1,328
Other Income (Expense) - net	—			(22		)
Interest expense (a)	—			150
Income (loss) before income taxes	—			(73		)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3			(37		)
Loss on spinoff	—			(879		)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes)	$	(3	)	$	(915	)


(a)	Includes interest associated with the Supply segment with no additional allocation as the Supply segment was sufficiently capitalized.

Development

Regional Transmission Line Expansion Plan (PPL and PPL Electric)

Northeast/Pocono

In October 2012, the FERC issued an order in response to PPL Electric's December 2011 request for ratemaking incentives for the Northeast/Pocono Reliability project (a new 58-mile, 230 kV transmission line that includes three new substations and upgrades to adjacent facilities). The FERC granted the incentive for inclusion in rate base of all prudently incurred construction work in progress costs but denied the requested incentive for a 100 basis point adder to the return on equity.

In December 2012, PPL Electric submitted an application to the PUC requesting permission to site and construct the project. In January 2014, the PUC issued a final order approving the application. The line was energized in April 2016, completing the approximately $350 million project which includes additional substation security enhancements. Costs related to the project are included on the Balance Sheets, primarily in "Regulated utility plant."