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): March 28, 2008
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 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 28, 2008, PPL Corporation ("PPL" or the "Company") announced that on April 3, 2008, James H. Miller, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PPL will participate in the 15th annual Morgan Stanley Global Electricity & Energy Conference in New York City. At this conference, Mr. Miller will make a Webcast presentation and discuss the Company's corporate strategy and general business outlook with investors and financial analysts. A copy of the press release announcing this presentation and Webcast is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. In addition, copies of the slides for this presentation are attached as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Webcast also will be available for 30 days on PPL's Internet Web site: www.pplweb.com.
During this conference, it is expected that Mr. Miller will reaffirm the Company’s previously announced earnings forecasts of $2.35 to $2.45 per share for 2008 and 2010 earnings per share of $4.00 to $4.60.
In addition to this conference, representatives of PPL will be discussing the Company’s business outlook with and making presentations to financial analysts and investors through April 30, 2008. Unless it publicly discloses otherwise, PPL expects that during these meetings and discussions it will reaffirm the Company’s earnings forecasts.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits | ||||
| 99.1 - | March 28, 2008 press release announcing PPL presentation at the 15th annual Morgan Stanley Global Electricity & Energy Conference on Thursday, April 3 in New York City. | ||||
| 99.2 - | Slides to be used with the presentation by PPL’s Chairman, President and CEO at the 15th annual Morgan Stanley Global Electricity & Energy Conference on Thursday, April 3 in New York City. | ||||
“Earnings from ongoing operations” excludes the impact of special items. Special items include charges, credits or gains that are unusual or non-recurring and the mark-to-market impact of energy-related, non-trading economic hedges. The mark-to-market impact of these hedges is economically neutral to the company in that offsetting gains or losses on underlying accrual positions will be recognized as energy is delivered over the terms of the contracts. Earnings from ongoing operations should not be considered as an alternative to reported earnings, or net income, which is an indicator of operating performance determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). PPL believes that earnings from ongoing operations, although a non-GAAP measure, is also useful and meaningful to investors because it provides them with PPL’s underlying earnings performance as another criterion in making their investment decisions. PPL’s management also uses earnings from ongoing operations in measuring certain corporate performance goals. Other companies may use different measures to present financial performance.
Statements contained in this Form 8-K, including statements with respect to future earnings, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although PPL Corporation believes that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the statements. The following are among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: market demand and prices for energy, capacity and fuel; market prices for crude oil; weather conditions affecting generation production, customer energy usage and operating costs; competition in retail and wholesale power markets; liquidity of wholesale power markets; the effect of any business or industry restructuring; the profitability and liquidity, including access to capital markets and credit facilities, of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; new accounting requirements or new interpretations or applications of existing requirements; operation and availability of existing generation facilities and operating costs; transmission and distribution system conditions and operating costs; current and future environmental conditions and requirements and the related costs of compliance, including environmental capital expenditures and emission allowance and other expenses; significant delays in the planned installation of pollution control equipment at certain coal-fired generating units in Pennsylvania due to weather conditions, contractor performance or other reasons; development of new projects, markets and technologies; performance of new ventures; asset acquisitions and dispositions; political, regulatory or economic conditions in states, regions or countries where PPL Corporation or its subsidiaries conduct business; any impact of severe or changing weather or other natural or other disasters on PPL and its subsidiaries, including any impact on fuel prices; receipt of necessary governmental permits, approvals and rate relief; new state, federal or foreign legislation, including new tax legislation; state, federal and foreign regulatory developments; any impact of state, federal or foreign investigations applicable to PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries and the energy industry; capital market conditions, including changes in interest rates, and decisions regarding capital structure; stock price performance of PPL Corporation; the market prices of equity securities and the impact on pension costs and resultant cash funding requirements for defined benefit pension plans; securities and credit ratings; disposition proceeds; foreign currency exchange rates; the outcome of litigation against PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries; potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism or war or other hostilities; and the commitments and liabilities of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries. Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in light of such important factors and in conjunction with PPL Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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/ Paul A. Farr | ||
Paul A. Farr Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Dated: March 31, 2008