FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PPL Corp [ PPL ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 01/26/2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 01/27/2017 | M | 1,932 | A | $34.41 | 4,861(1) | D | |||
Common Stock | 01/27/2017 | F(2) | 718 | D | $34.41 | 4,143(1) | D | |||
Common Stock | 263.338(1) | I | Held in trust pursuant to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan. | |||||||
Common Stock | 42.42(1) | I | As custodian for children under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Stock Unit (SIP) | (3) | 01/26/2017 | A | 1,221 | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 1,221 | $0.00 | 1,221(5) | D | ||||
Performance Stock Unit (SIP) | (6) | 01/26/2017 | A | 3,662 | (6) | (6) | Common Stock | 3,662 | $0.00 | 3,662(7) | D | ||||
Performance Stock Unit (SIP) | (8) | 01/26/2017 | A | 1,221 | (8) | (8) | Common Stock | 1,221 | $0.00 | 1,221(7) | D | ||||
Performance Stock Unit (ICPKE) | $0.00 | 01/27/2017 | M | 1,932(1) | (9) | (9) | Common Stock | 1,932(1) | $0.00 | 0(7) | D |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Total includes the reinvestment of dividends. |
2. Shares withheld by the company at the request of the executive officer to pay taxes due following expiration of the applicable restriction period, under the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees (ICPKE). |
3. No conversion or exercise price applies. Under the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan (SIP), a restricted stock unit converts to a share of common stock on the applicable vesting date. |
4. The units will vest on 01/26/2020. |
5. As of 01/30/2017, the total restricted stock units beneficially owned is 9,061.194. This total includes the 03/01/2014 grant of 2,796 restricted stock units, 03/01/2015 grant of 2,377 restricted stock units and the 01/21/2016 grant of 2,667.194 restricted stock units, plus in the case of the 01/21/2016 grant, the incremental addition of restricted stock units credited to the original grant in amounts equal to dividend equivalents deemed earned on shares underlying such restricted stock units, and the 01/26/2017 grant of 1,221 restricted stock units. |
6. No conversion or exercise price or exercise or expiration date applies. Under the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan (SIP), all, some or none of the underlying securities will be earned depending on the Company's performance relative to an industry peer group over a three-year performance period ending 12/31/2019. Determination of number of underlying securities that have been earned, if any, will be made by the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee in January 2020. |
7. As of 01/30/2017, total performance units beneficially owned is 10,787.388. This total includes the 03/01/2015 grant of 2,608.208 performance units and the 01/21/2016 grant of 3,296.18 performance units, plus in each case, the incremental addition of performance units credited to the original grant in amounts equal to dividend equivalents deemed earned on shares underlying such performance units, and the 01/26/2017 grants of 3,662 and 1,221 performance units. |
8. No conversion or exercise price or exercise or expiration date applies. Under the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan (SIP), all, some or none of the underlying securities will be earned depending on the Company's return on equity over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2019. Determination of number of underlying securities that have been earned, if any, will be made by the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee in January 2020. |
9. No conversion or exercise price or exercise or expiration date applies. Under the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees (ICPKE), the underlying securities were earned (62%) based on the Company's performance relative to an industry peer group over a three-year performance period ending 12/31/2016. Determination of the percentage of the award earned was made by the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee on 01/26/2017 and calculation of the underlying shares to be delivered, net of withholding, was completed on 01/27/2017. |
Remarks: |
/s/Frederick C. Paine, as Attorney-In-Fact for Joseph P. Bergstein, Jr. | 01/30/2017 | |
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