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Financing Activities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financing Activities
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, 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 borrowed below are recorded as "Short-term debt" on the Balance Sheets. The following credit facilities were in place at:
 
 
June 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Expiration
Date
 
Capacity
 
Borrowed
 
Letters of
Credit
and
Commercial
Paper
Issued
 
Unused
Capacity
 
Borrowed
 
Letters of
Credit
and
Commercial
Paper
Issued
PPL
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

U.K.
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

WPD plc
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Syndicated Credit Facility
Jan 2021
 
£
210

 
£
138

 
£

 
£
72

 
£
133

 
£

WPD (South West)
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Syndicated Credit Facility
July 2020
 
245

 
100

 

 
145

 

 

WPD (East Midlands)
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Syndicated Credit Facility
July 2020
 
300

 
31

 

 
269

 

 

WPD (West Midlands)
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Syndicated Credit Facility
July 2020
 
300

 

 

 
300

 

 

Uncommitted Credit Facilities
 
 
40

 

 
4

 
36

 

 
4

Total U.K. Credit Facilities (a)
 
 
£
1,095

 
£
269

 
£
4

 
£
822

 
£
133

 
£
4

U.S.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PPL Capital Funding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syndicated Credit Facility
Jan 2021
 
$
700

 
$

 
$
320

 
$
380

 
$

 
$
151

Syndicated Credit Facility
Nov 2018
 
300

 

 

 
300

 

 
300

Bilateral Credit Facility
Mar 2017
 
150

 

 
17

 
133

 

 
20

Total PPL Capital Funding Credit Facilities
 
 
$
1,150

 
$

 
$
337

 
$
813

 
$

 
$
471

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PPL Electric
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Syndicated Credit Facility
Jan 2021
 
$
400

 
$

 
$
7

 
$
393

 
$

 
$
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LKE
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Syndicated Credit Facility (b)
Oct 2018
 
$
75

 
$

 
$

 
$
75

 
$
75

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LG&E
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Syndicated Credit Facility
Dec 2020
 
$
500

 
$

 
$
110

 
$
390

 
$

 
$
142

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KU
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Syndicated Credit Facility
Dec 2020
 
$
400

 
$

 
$
29

 
$
371

 
$

 
$
48

Letter of Credit Facility
Oct 2017
 
198

 

 
198

 

 

 
198

Total KU Credit Facilities
 
 
$
598

 
$

 
$
227

 
$
371

 
$

 
$
246

 
(a)
WPD plc's amounts borrowed at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were USD-denominated borrowings of $200 million for both periods, which bore interest at 1.27% and 1.83%. The unused capacity reflects the amount borrowed in GBP of £138 million as of the date borrowed. WPD (South West) amount borrowed at June 30, 2016 was a GBP-denominated borrowing which equated to $146 million and bore interest at 0.92%. WPD (East Midlands) amount borrowed at June 30, 2016 was a GBP-denominated borrowing which equated to $45 million and bore interest at 0.92%. At June 30, 2016, the unused capacity under the U.K. credit facilities was approximately $1.2 billion.
(b)
LKE's interest rate on outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2015 was 1.68%.

In July 2016, the expiration dates for the WPD (South West), WPD (East Midlands) and WPD (West Midlands) syndicated credit facilities were extended to July 2021.

PPL, PPL Electric, LG&E and KU maintain commercial paper programs to provide an additional financing source to fund short-term liquidity needs, as 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:
 
 
June 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
Weighted -
Average
Interest Rate
 
Capacity
 
Commercial
Paper
Issuances
 
Unused
Capacity
 
Weighted -
Average
Interest Rate
 
Commercial
Paper
Issuances
PPL Capital Funding
0.84%
 
$
1,000

 
$
320

 
$
680

 
0.78%
 
$
451

PPL Electric
0.75%
 
400

 
6

 
394

 

 

LG&E
0.70%
 
350

 
110

 
240

 
0.71%
 
142

KU
0.70%
 
350

 
29

 
321

 
0.72%
 
48

Total
 
 
$
2,100

 
$
465

 
$
1,635

 
 
 
$
641


 
(LKE)
 
See Note 11 for discussion of intercompany borrowings.
 
Long-term Debt
 
(PPL)

In May 2016, PPL Capital Funding issued $650 million of 3.10% Senior Notes due 2026. PPL Capital Funding received proceeds of $645 million, net of a discount and underwriting fees, which will be used to invest in or make loans to subsidiaries of PPL, to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.

In May 2016, WPD (East Midlands) borrowed £100 million at 0.4975% under a new ten-year index linked term loan agreement, which will be used for general corporate purposes.

In May 2016, WPD plc repaid the entire $460 million principal amount of its 3.90% Senior Notes upon maturity.

(PPL and PPL Electric)
 
In March 2016, the LCIDA issued $116 million of Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016A due 2029 and $108 million of Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016B due 2027 on behalf of PPL Electric. The bonds were issued bearing interest at an initial term rate of 0.90% through their mandatory purchase dates of September 1, 2017 and August 15, 2017. The proceeds of the bonds were used to redeem $116 million of 4.70% Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2005 Series A due 2029 and $108 million of 4.75% Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, 2005 Series B due 2027 previously issued by the LCIDA on behalf of PPL Electric.
 
In connection with the issuance of each of these new series of LCIDA bonds, PPL Electric entered into a loan agreement with the LCIDA pursuant to which the LCIDA has loaned to PPL Electric the proceeds of the LCIDA bonds on payment terms that correspond to the LCIDA bonds. In order to secure its obligations under the loan agreement, PPL Electric issued $224 million of First Mortgage Bonds under its 2001 Mortgage Indenture, which also have payment terms that correspond to the LCIDA bonds.

(PPL)
 
ATM Program
 
In February 2015, PPL filed a registration statement with the SEC and entered into two separate equity distribution agreements, pursuant to which PPL may sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $500 million of its common stock. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, PPL did not issue any shares under the agreements. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, PPL issued 421,700 shares of common stock under the program at an average price of $33.73 per share, receiving net proceeds of $14 million.
 
Distributions
 
In May 2016, PPL declared a quarterly common stock dividend, payable July 1, 2016, of 38 cents per share (equivalent to $1.52 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.