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): December 18, 2007
Commission File Number | Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification No. |
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| 333-74794 | PPL Energy Supply, LLC (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) (Delaware) Two North Ninth Street Allentown, PA 18101-1179 (610) 774-5151 | 23-3074920 |
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Section 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On December 18, 2007, PPL Energy Supply, LLC (“PPL Energy Supply” or the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., as underwriter (the “Underwriter”), relating to the offering and sale by PPL Energy Supply of $50,000,000 of 6.20% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued on December 20, 2007 under PPL Energy Supply’s Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2001, to The Bank of New York (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A. (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank)), as trustee (the “Indenture”), as supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 8 dated as of December 1, 2007. Pursuant to the Indenture as previously supplemented, the Company had issued $300 million of Notes on May 18, 2006 and $150 million of Notes on July 18, 2006. The maturity date of the Notes is May 15, 2016. The Notes may be redeemed at the Company’s option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the redemption prices set forth in the prospectus supplement. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1(a) to this report. The Indenture, Supplemental Indenture and Officer’s Certificate are filed with this report as Exhibits 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c), respectively.
The Bonds were offered and sold under PPL Energy Supply’s joint Registration Statement on Form S-3 on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 333-132574-03), as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.1 thereto. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with the offering. PPL Energy Supply does not intend to list the Bonds on any securities exchange.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| | (d) | | Exhibits | |
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| | | | 1(a) | Underwriting Agreement, dated December 18, 2007, among PPL Energy Supply, LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. |
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| | | | 4(a) | Indenture, dated as of October 1, 2001, of PPL Energy Supply, LLC to The Bank of New York (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A. (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank)), as Trustee (Exhibit 4.1 to PPL Energy Supply’s Form S-4 Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-74794). |
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| | | | 4(b) | Supplemental Indenture No. 8, dated as of December 1, 2007, of PPL Energy Supply, LLC to The Bank of New York (as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A. (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank)), as Trustee. |
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| | | | 4(c) | Officer’s Certificate, dated December 18, 2007, pursuant to Section 301 of the Indenture. |
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 ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC |
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| | By: | /s/ James E. Abel | |
| | | James E. Abel Vice President and Treasurer | |
Dated: December 20, 2007
