8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 18, 2018

Commission File Number	Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number	IRS Employer Identification No.
1-11459	PPL Corporation (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) (Pennsylvania) Two North Ninth Street Allentown, PA  18101-1179 (610) 774-5151	23-2758192

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Election of Director

On January 18, 2018, the Board of Directors ("Board") of PPL Corporation ("PPL" or the "Company") elected Phoebe A. Wood a director of the Company for a term expiring at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareowners in May 2018.  

Ms. Wood is Principal of CompaniesWood, a consulting firm specializing in early stage investments, a position she has held since 2008. She is the former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation, a diversified consumer products manufacturer, a position she held from 2006 to 2008. Prior to this, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2006. Before joining Brown-Forman Corporation, Ms. Wood served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and a director, of Propel Corporation, a telecom subsidiary of Motorola, Inc., from 2000 to 2001. Previously, Ms. Wood served in various financial management capacities during her almost 24-year tenure at Atlantic Richfield Company (now BP). Ms. Wood serves on the boards of Invesco Ltd., Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, and Pioneer Natural Resources Company. Ms. Wood will serve as a member of the Board's Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee. The Board has determined that Ms. Wood satisfies the requirements for "independence" as set forth in the Company's Independence Guidelines and the applicable rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

As a non-employee director, Ms. Wood will receive the same compensation paid to other non-employee directors of PPL in accordance with the policies and procedures previously approved by the Board for non-employee directors. There were no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Ms. Wood was elected, nor are there any relationships or related transactions between the Company and Ms. Wood to be disclosed under applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Section 7 - Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 18, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing Ms. Wood's election. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1 -	January 18, 2018 press release announcing the election of Phoebe A. Wood as a director of PPL Corporation.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PPL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Stephen K. Breininger
	Stephen K. Breininger Vice President and Controller

Dated:  January 18, 2018

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1
news release
www.pplnewsroom.com

Contacts: For news media: Ryan Hill, 610-774-5997

PPL Corporation Names Former Brown-Forman Executive to its Board of Directors

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Jan. 18, 2018) -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) announced today that Phoebe A. Wood, an executive with three decades of international, financial and operational management experience, will join the company's board of directors.

Wood, currently the principal of investment firm CompaniesWood, has been elected to the PPL board, effective January 18, 2018.

“We are very pleased to welcome Phoebe to the PPL board,” said William H. Spence, PPL chairman, president and Chief Executive Officer. “Her strong financial and strategic planning background makes her an exceptional addition to our board.”

From 2001 through 2008, Wood served as Chief Financial Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation, as well as executive vice president from 2001 to 2006 and as vice chairman from 2006 to 2008. A key leader and decision maker, she was responsible for controllership, treasury, tax, corporate development, investor relations, information technology, knowledge management and audit functions.

Prior to joining Brown-Forman, Wood served from 2000 to 2001 as vice president and Chief Financial Officer, and as a director, of Propel Corporation, a telecommunications subsidiary of Motorola, Inc.

Until 2000, Wood served in various financial leadership and business development positions, both domestically and internationally, during her almost 24-year tenure at Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). While at ARCO, she served as vice president of finance planning and control of ARCO Alaska, Inc., vice president of business development of ARCO’s U.S. exploration and production subsidiary and vice president of finance, planning and control at ARCO’s subsidiary in England, as well as in other management positions.

A resident of Louisville, Kentucky, Wood holds a master’s degree in business administration from UCLA and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Smith College.

She also serves on the board of directors of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, Invesco Ltd. and Pioneer Natural Resources Company. She is a trustee of The Gheens Foundation, Pitzer College, the American Printing House for the Blind and a trustee emerita of Smith College. She is also an active member of The Committee of 200 and Women Corporate Directors.

Her appointment will bring PPL’s total board membership to 10, nine of whom are outside, independent directors. The board has also appointed Wood to the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee, effective January 18, 2018.

Headquartered in Allentown, Pa., PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) is one of the largest companies in the U.S. utility sector. PPL’s seven high-performing, award-winning utilities serve 10 million customers in the U.S. and United Kingdom. With about 13,000 employees, PPL is dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and reliability and delivering superior value for shareowners. To learn more, visit www.pplweb.com.

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