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Financing Activities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Financing Activities

7. Financing Activities

 

Credit Arrangements and Short-term Debt

 

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

 

Credit facilities are maintained to enhance liquidity and provide credit support, and as a backstop to commercial paper programs, when necessary. The following credit facilities were in place at:

       June 30, 2011 December 31, 2010
                Letters of      Letters of
       Expiration    Borrowed Credit  Unused Borrowed Credit
        Date Capacity (a) Issued Capacity (a) Issued
PPL                    
 WPD Credit Facilities                    
  PPL WW Syndicated                    
   Credit Facility (b) Jan. 2013 £ 150 £ 113  n/a £ 37 £ 115  n/a
  WPD (South West)                     
   Syndicated Credit Facility July 2012   210     n/a   210     n/a
  WPD (East Midlands)                     
   Syndicated Credit Facility (c) Apr. 2016   300    £ 70   230  n/a  n/a
  WPD (West Midlands)                    
   Syndicated Credit Facility (c) Apr. 2016   300      71   229  n/a  n/a
  Uncommitted Credit Facilities     113      3   110    £ 3
   Total WPD Credit Facilities (d)   £ 1,073 £ 113 £ 144 £ 816 £ 115 £ 3
                           
PPL Energy Supply (e)                    
 Syndicated Credit Facility (f) Dec. 2014 $ 3,000 $ 250 $ 122 $ 2,628 $ 350   
 Letter of Credit Facility Mar. 2013   200  n/a   55   145  n/a $ 24
 Structured Credit Facility (g) Mar. 2011  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a  n/a   161
   Total PPL Energy Supply                    
    Credit Facilities   $ 3,200 $ 250 $ 177 $ 2,773 $ 350 $ 185
                           
PPL Electric (e)                    
 Syndicated Credit Facility Dec. 2014 $ 200    $ 13 $ 187    $ 13
 Asset-backed Credit Facility (h) July 2011   150     n/a   150     n/a
   Total PPL Electric Credit Facilities   $ 350    $ 13 $ 337    $ 13
                           
LG&E (e) (i)                    
 Syndicated Credit Facility (j) Dec. 2014 $ 400       $ 400 $ 163   
                           
KU (e) (i)                    
 Syndicated Credit Facility (j) Dec. 2014 $ 400       $ 400    $ 198
 Letter of Credit Facility (k) Apr. 2014   198  n/a $ 198     n/a  n/a
   Total KU Credit Facilities   $ 598    $ 198 $ 400    $ 198

(a)       Amounts borrowed are recorded as "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets.

 

(b)       The borrowing outstanding at June 30, 2011 was a USD-denominated borrowing of $181 million, which equated to £113 million at the time of borrowing and bore interest at approximately 1.07%.

 

(c)       In April 2011, following the completion of the acquisition of WPD Midlands, WPD (East Midlands) and WPD (West Midlands) each entered into a £300 million 5-year syndicated credit facility. Under the facilities, WPD (East Midlands) and WPD (West Midlands) each have the ability to make cash borrowings and to request the lenders to issue up to £80 million of letters of credit in lieu of borrowing. Each company pays customary commitment and utilization fees under its respective facility, and borrowings generally bear interest at LIBOR-based rates plus a spread, depending upon the respective company's senior unsecured long-term debt rating. Each credit facility contains financial covenants that require the respective company to maintain an interest coverage ratio of consolidated earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization to interest expense of at least 3.0 to 1 and total net debt not in excess of 85% of its RAV, in each case calculated in accordance with the credit facilities. An aggregate of $7 million in fees were incurred in connection with establishing these facilities.

 

(d)       In June 2011, WPD repaid £84 million of short-term debt (which equated to $138 million at the time of repayment) with proceeds received from the issuance of long-term debt. Although financial information of foreign subsidiaries is recorded on a one-month lag, the repayment of short-term debt is reflected in the financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. See "Long-term Debt and Equity Securities" below for further discussion.

 

       At June 30, 2011, the unused capacity of the WPD credit facilities was approximately $1.3 billion.

 

(e)       All credit facilities at PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric, LG&E and KU also apply to PPL on a consolidated basis for financial reporting purposes.

 

(f)       The borrowing outstanding at June 30, 2011 bears interest at 2.44%.

 

(g)       In March 2011, PPL Energy Supply's $300 million Structured Credit Facility expired. PPL Energy Supply's obligations under this facility were supported by a $300 million letter of credit issued on PPL Energy Supply's behalf under a separate but related $300 million 5-year credit agreement, which also expired in March 2011.

 

(h)       PPL Electric participates in an asset-backed commercial paper program through which PPL Electric obtains financing by selling and contributing its eligible accounts receivable and unbilled revenue to a special purpose, wholly owned subsidiary on an ongoing basis. The subsidiary has pledged these assets to secure loans from a commercial paper conduit sponsored by a financial institution.

 

       At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, $274 million and $248 million of accounts receivable and $87 million and $134 million of unbilled revenue were pledged by the subsidiary under the credit agreement related to PPL Electric's and the subsidiary's participation in the asset-backed commercial paper program. Based on the accounts receivable and unbilled revenue pledged at June 30, 2011, the amount available for borrowing under the facility was limited to $107 million. PPL Electric's sale to its subsidiary of the accounts receivable and unbilled revenue is an absolute sale of assets, and PPL Electric does not retain an interest in these assets. However, for financial reporting purposes, the subsidiary's financial results are consolidated in PPL Electric's financial statements. PPL Electric performs certain record-keeping and cash collection functions with respect to the assets in return for a servicing fee from the subsidiary.

 

       In July 2011, PPL Electric and the subsidiary extended the expiration date of the credit agreement to July 2012.

 

(i)       All credit facilities at LG&E and KU also apply to LKE on a consolidated basis for financial reporting purposes.

 

(j)       In June 2011, these facilities were amended such that the fees and the spreads to benchmark interest rates for borrowings depend upon the respective company's senior secured long-term debt rating rather than the senior unsecured long-term debt rating.

 

(k)        In April 2011, KU entered into a letter of credit facility that has been used to issue letters of credit to support outstanding tax-exempt bonds. The facility contains a financial covenant requiring KU's debt to total capitalization not to exceed 70%, as calculated in accordance with the credit facility. KU pays customary commitment and letter of credit fees under the new facility.

 

(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 June 30, 2011, 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 2015, but is subject to automatic one-year renewals under certain conditions. There were no secured obligations outstanding under this facility at June 30, 2011.

 

(PPL and PPL Electric)

 

PPL Electric maintains a commercial paper program for up to $200 million to provide an additional financing source to fund its short-term liquidity needs, if and when necessary. Commercial paper issuances are supported by PPL Electric's Syndicated Credit Facility, which expires in December 2014, based on available capacity. PPL Electric had no commercial paper outstanding at June 30, 2011.

 

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

 

See Note 11 for discussion of intercompany borrowings.

 

2011 Bridge Facility (PPL)

 

In March 2011, concurrently and in connection with entering into the agreement to acquire WPD Midlands, PPL entered into a commitment letter with certain lenders pursuant to which the lenders committed to provide PPL with 364-day unsecured bridge financing of up to £3.6 billion solely to (i) fund the acquisition and (ii) pay certain fees and expenses in connection with the acquisition. The bridge financing commitment was subsequently syndicated to a group of banks, including the initial commitment lenders. Upon the syndication of the commitment, in March 2011, PPL Capital Funding and PPL WEM, as borrowers, and PPL, as guarantor, entered into the £3.6 billion 2011 Bridge Facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, PPL incurred $43 million of fees in connection with establishing the 2011 Bridge Facility, which is reflected in "Interest Expense" on the Statement of Income. Of the total fees incurred, $36 million was recorded in "Interest Expense" on the Statement of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 

On April 1, 2011, concurrent with the closing of the WPD Midlands acquisition, PPL Capital Funding borrowed an aggregate of £1.75 billion and PPL WEM borrowed £1.85 billion under the 2011 Bridge Facility. Borrowings bore interest at approximately 2.62%, determined by one-month LIBOR rates plus a spread, based on PPL Capital Funding's senior unsecured debt rating and the length of time from the date of the acquisition closing that borrowings were outstanding. See Note 8 for additional information on the acquisition.

 

In accordance with the terms of the 2011 Bridge Facility, PPL Capital Funding's borrowings of £1.75 billion were repaid with approximately $2.8 billion of proceeds received from PPL's issuance of common stock and 2011 Equity Units in April 2011, as discussed in "Long-term Debt and Equity Securities" below. In April 2011, PPL WEM repaid £650 million of its 2011 Bridge Facility borrowing. Such repayment was funded primarily with proceeds received from PPL WEM's issuance of senior notes, which is also discussed below. In May 2011, PPL WEM repaid the remaining £1.2 billion of borrowings then-outstanding under the 2011 Bridge Facility, primarily with the proceeds from senior notes issued by WPD (East Midlands) and WPD (West Midlands), as described below.

 

In anticipation of the repayment of a portion of the borrowings under the 2011 Bridge Facility with U.S. dollar proceeds received from PPL's issuance of common stock and 2011 Equity Units and PPL WEM's issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes, PPL entered into forward contracts to purchase GBP in order to economically hedge the foreign currency exchange rate risk related to the repayment. See Note 14 for further discussion.

 

Long-term Debt and Equity Securities

 

(PPL)

 

In connection with the closing of the acquisition of WPD Midlands, PPL assumed, through consolidation, £250 million of Senior Notes due 2040 (2040 Notes) previously issued by WPD (East Midlands), and £250 million of Senior Notes due 2025 (2025 Notes) previously issued by WPD (West Midlands), equating to an aggregate principal amount of approximately $800 million at the time of closing. The interest rates on the notes are subject to adjustment into June 2012 in the event of a rating change on the notes. The 2040 Notes currently bear interest at 5.75%, and the 2025 Notes currently bear interest at 6.00%. The maximum rate of interest allowable under the adjustment provisions is 6.50% for the 2040 Notes and 6.25% for the 2025 Notes. The notes may be put by the holders back to the respective issuer for redemption if the long-term credit ratings assigned to the notes by Moody's or S&P are withdrawn by either of the rating agencies or reduced to a non-investment grade rating of Ba1 or BB+ in connection with a restructuring event. A restructuring event includes the loss of, or material adverse change to, the distribution license under which WPD (West Midlands) and WPD (East Midlands) operate.

 

In April 2011, PPL issued 92 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $25.30 per share, for a total of $2.328 billion. Proceeds from the issuance were $2.258 billion, net of the $70 million underwriting discount. PPL also issued 19.55 million 2011 Equity Units at a stated amount per unit of $50.00 for a total of $978 million. Proceeds from the issuance were $948 million, net of the $30 million underwriting discount. PPL used the net proceeds to repay PPL Capital Funding's borrowings under the 2011 Bridge Facility, as discussed above, to pay certain acquisition-related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes.

 

Each 2011 Equity Unit consists of a 2011 Purchase Contract and, initially, a 5.0% undivided beneficial ownership interest in $1,000 principal amount of PPL Capital Funding 4.32% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2019 (2019 Notes).

 

Each 2011 Purchase Contract obligates the holder to purchase, and PPL to sell, for $50.00 a number of shares of PPL common stock to be determined by the average VWAP of PPL's common stock for the 20-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to May 1, 2014, subject to antidilution adjustments and an early settlement upon a Fundamental Change as follows:

 

  • if the average VWAP equals or exceeds approximately $30.99, then 1.6133 shares (a minimum of 31,540,015 shares);
  • if the average VWAP is less than approximately $30.99 but greater than $25.30, a number of shares of common stock having a value, based on the average VWAP, equal to $50.00; and
  • if the average VWAP is $25.30, then 1.9763 shares (a maximum of 38,636,665 shares).

 

If holders elect to settle the 2011 Purchase Contract prior to May 1, 2014, they will receive 1.6133 shares of PPL common stock, subject to antidilution adjustments and an early settlement upon a Fundamental Change.

 

A holder's ownership interest in the 2019 Notes is pledged to PPL to secure the holder's obligation under the related 2011 Purchase Contract. If a holder of a 2011 Purchase Contract chooses at any time no longer to be a holder of the 2019 Notes, such holder's obligation under the 2011 Purchase Contract must be secured by a U.S. Treasury security.

 

Each 2011 Purchase Contract also requires PPL to make quarterly contract adjustment payments at a rate of 4.43% per year on the $50.00 stated amount of the 2011 Equity Unit. PPL has the option to defer these contract adjustment payments until the 2011 Purchase Contract settlement date. Deferred contract adjustment payments will accrue additional contract adjustment payments at the rate of 8.75% per year until paid. Until any deferred contract adjustment payments have been paid, PPL may not declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase or acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock, subject to certain exceptions.

 

The 2019 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by PPL as to payment of principal and interest. The 2019 Notes initially bear interest at 4.32% and are not subject to redemption prior to May 2016. Beginning May 2016, PPL Capital Funding may, at its option, redeem the 2019 Notes, in whole but not in part, at any time, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest. The 2019 Notes are expected to be remarketed in 2014 into two tranches, such that neither tranche will have an aggregate principal amount of less than the lesser of $250 million and 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2019 Notes to be remarketed. One tranche will mature on or about the third anniversary of the settlement of the remarketing, and the other tranche will mature on or about the fifth anniversary of such settlement. Upon a successful remarketing, the interest rate on the 2019 Notes may be reset and the maturity of the tranches may be modified as necessary. In connection with a remarketing, PPL Capital Funding may elect with respect to each tranche, to extend or eliminate the early redemption date and/or calculate interest on the notes of a tranche on a fixed or floating rate basis. If the remarketing fails, holders of the 2019 Notes will have the right to put their notes to PPL Capital Funding on May 1, 2014 for an amount equal to the principal amount plus accrued interest.

 

Prior to May 2016, PPL Capital Funding may elect at one or more times to defer interest payments on the 2019 Notes for one or more consecutive interest periods until the earlier of the third anniversary of the interest payment due date and May 2016. Deferred interest payments will accrue additional interest at a rate equal to the interest rate then applicable to the 2019 Notes. Until any deferred interest payments have been paid, PPL may not, subject to certain exceptions, (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or redeem, purchase or acquire or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of its capital stock, (ii) make any payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, or repay, purchase or redeem any of its debt securities that upon its liquidation ranks equal with, or junior in interest to, the subordinated guarantee of the 2019 Notes by PPL as of the date of issuance and (iii) make any payments regarding any guarantee by PPL of securities of any of its subsidiaries (other than PPL Capital Funding) if the guarantee ranks equal with, or junior in interest to, the 2019 Notes as of the date of their issuance.

 

In the financial statements, the proceeds from the sale of the 2011 Equity Units were allocated to the 2019 Notes and the 2011 Purchase Contracts, including the obligation to make contract adjustment payments, based on the underlying fair value of each instrument at the time of issuance. As a result, the 2019 Notes were recorded at $978 million, which approximated fair value, as long-term debt. At the time of issuance, the present value of the contract adjustment payments of $123 million was recorded to other liabilities representing the obligation to make contract adjustment payments, with an offsetting reduction to additional paid-in capital for the issuance of the 2011 Purchase Contracts, which approximated the fair value of each. The liability is being accreted through interest expense over the three-year term of the 2011 Purchase Contracts. The initial valuation of the contract adjustment payments is considered a non-cash transaction that is excluded from the Statement of Cash Flows in 2011. Costs to issue the 2011 Equity Units were primarily allocated on a relative cost basis, resulting in $25 million being recorded to "Additional paid-in capital" and $5 million being recorded to "Other noncurrent assets". See Note 4 for EPS considerations related to the 2011 Purchase Contracts.

 

Also in April 2011, PPL WEM issued $460 million of 3.90% Senior Notes due 2016 (2016 Notes) and $500 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 (2021 Notes). The 2016 Notes may be redeemed any time prior to maturity at PPL WEM's option at make-whole redemption prices. The 2021 Notes may be redeemed at PPL WEM's option at make-whole redemption prices until the date three months prior to maturity and at par thereafter. PPL WEM received proceeds of $953 million, net of discounts and underwriting fees, from the combined issuance of the notes. The net proceeds were used to repay a portion of PPL WEM's borrowing under the 2011 Bridge Facility as discussed above. In connection with the issuance of the senior notes, PPL WEM, through PPL, entered into cross currency interest rate swaps for the entire aggregate principal amount of each series of notes in order to hedge PPL WEM's risk of variability in the GBP functional currency equivalent cash flows related to its U.S. dollar interest and principal payments on the notes.

 

In May 2011, WPD (West Midlands) issued £800 million of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2032 (2032 Notes) and WPD (East Midlands) issued £600 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2023 (2023 Notes). WPD (West Midlands) and WPD (East Midlands) collectively received proceeds of £1.4 billion, which equated to $2.2 billion at the time of issuance, net of discounts and underwriting fees, from the combined debt issuances. A portion of the net proceeds were dividended to PPL WEM and used to repay the remaining balance of PPL WEM's borrowing under the 2011 Bridge Facility in May 2011 as discussed above. The balance of the net proceeds have been or will be used to pre-fund certain capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes.

 

The 2032 Notes and the 2023 Notes may be put by the holders back to the respective issuer for redemption if the long-term credit ratings assigned to the notes by Moody's or S&P are withdrawn by either of the rating agencies or reduced to a non-investment grade rating of Ba1 or BB+ in connection with a restructuring event. A restructuring event includes the loss of, or material adverse change to, the distribution license under which WPD (West Midlands) and WPD (East Midlands) operate.

 

In June 2011, WPD (East Midlands) issued £100 million of Index-Linked Notes due 2043 (2043 Notes). The principal amount of the 2043 Notes is adjusted on a semi-annual basis based on changes in a specified index, as detailed in the terms of the notes. WPD (East Midlands) received proceeds of £99 million, which equated to $163 million at the time of issuance, net of discounts and underwriting fees, from the issuance of the 2043 Notes. As discussed below, the majority of the net proceeds were used to repay certain short-term debt.

 

The 2043 Notes may be put by the holders back to WPD (East Midlands) for redemption if the long-term credit ratings assigned to the notes by Moody's or S&P are withdrawn by either of the rating agencies or reduced to a non-investment grade rating of Ba1 or BB+ in connection with a restructuring event. A restructuring event includes the loss of, or material adverse change to, the distribution license under which WPD (East Midlands) operates.

 

Although financial information of foreign subsidiaries is recorded on a one-month lag, the June 2011 issuance of the 2043 Notes, and the related repayment of £84 million of short-term debt (which equated to $138 million at the time of repayment), are reflected in the financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 due to the materiality of the issuance of the 2043 Notes.

 

(PPL and PPL Energy Supply)

 

In July 2011, PPL Energy Supply redeemed at par the entire $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.00% Senior Notes due 2046.

 

(PPL and PPL Electric)

 

In July 2011, PPL Electric issued $250 million of 5.20% First Mortgage Bonds due 2041. The bonds may be redeemed at PPL Electric's option at make-whole redemption prices until the date six months prior to maturity and at par thereafter. PPL Electric received proceeds of $246 million, net of discounts and underwriting fees. The net proceeds will be used for capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes.

 

Also in July 2011, PPL Electric redeemed the entire $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.125% Senior Secured Bonds due 2013 for $458 million, plus accrued interest.

 

(PPL, LKE, LG&E and KU)

 

In April 2011, LKE, LG&E and KU each filed a 2011 Registration Statement with the SEC, as agreed in registration rights agreements entered into in connection with the issuances of senior notes (in the case of LKE) and first mortgage bonds (in the case of LG&E and KU) in November 2010 in transactions not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. See Note 7 in PPL's 2010 Form 10-K for additional information on the original debt issuances. The 2011 Registration Statements relate to offers to exchange either the senior notes or first mortgage bonds issued in November 2010 with similar but registered securities. The 2011 Registration Statements became effective in June 2011, and the exchanges were completed in July 2011, with substantially all of LKE's senior notes and LG&E's and KU's first mortgage bonds being exchanged.

 

(PPL, LKE and LG&E)

 

In January 2011, LG&E remarketed $163 million of variable rate tax-exempt revenue bonds, which were issued on its behalf by Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky, to unaffiliated investors in a term rate mode, bearing interest at 1.90% into 2012. At December 31, 2010, such bonds were held by LG&E and reflected as "Short-term investments" on the Balance Sheet. The proceeds from the remarketing were used to repay a $163 million borrowing under LG&E's syndicated credit facility.

 

Legal Separateness

 

(PPL, PPL Energy Supply, PPL Electric and LKE)

 

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 the 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 May 2011, PPL declared its quarterly common stock dividend, payable July 1, 2011, at 35.0 cents per share (equivalent to $1.40 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.

 

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

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 the following distributions and capital contributions occurred:

    PPL Energy             
    Supply  PPL Electric LKE LG&E KU
                   
Dividends/distributions paid to parent $ 134(a) $ 52 $ 146 $ 42 $ 68
Capital contributions received from parent   168             
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

(a)       In addition to the cash distributions paid, in January 2011, PPL Energy Supply distributed its membership interest in PPL Global to its parent company, PPL Energy Funding. See Note 8 for additional information.