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): May 19, 2010
Commission File Number | Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification No. |
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| 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
At PPL Corporation's (“PPL” or the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Shareowners held on May 19, 2010, the shareowners:
Elected the three nominees for the office of director. The votes for individual nominees were:
| | | Number of Votes |
| | | For | | Withhold Authority | | Broker Non-Vote |
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| Stuart E. Graham | | 251,428,728.907 | | 13,614,594.026 | | 43,142,062.000 |
| Stuart Heydt | | 245,844,549.822 | | 16,198,723.111 | | 43,142,062.000 |
| Craig A. Rogerson | | 252,802,120.865 | | 12,241,202.068 | | 43,142,062.000 |
| Directors whose terms of office continued were Frederick M. Bernthal, John W. Conway, E. Allen Deaver, Louise K. Goeser, James H. Miller, Natica von Althann and Keith H. Williamson. |
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| Approved PPL's proposal to amend its Bylaws to eliminate classification of terms of the Board of Directors. The vote was 297,525,220.135 in favor and 8,444,786.768 against, with 2,215,378.030 abstaining and no broker non-votes. A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of PPL reflecting the approved amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. |
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| Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010. The vote was 304,580,744.302 in favor and 2,341,779.930 against, with 1,262,860.701 abstaining and no broker non-votes. |
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| Approved a non-binding shareowner proposal that requested the Board to amend governance documents to allow shareowners of 10% of the outstanding shares of PPL to call special shareowner meetings. The vote was 137,345,084.567 in favor and 124,483,312.789 against, with 3,214,925.577 abstaining and 43,142,062.000 broker non-votes. |
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| Rejected a non-binding shareowner proposal that requested the Board to amend PPL's governance documents to eliminate plurality voting for the election of directors and require that directors be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of shareowners. The vote was 86,738,710.906 in favor and 175,074,510.887 against, with 3,230,101.140 abstaining and 43,142,062.000 broker non-votes. |
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| | (d) | | Exhibits | |
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| | | | 99.1 - | Amended and Restated Bylaws of PPL Corporation effective as of May 19, 2010. |
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 |
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| | By: | /s/ Paul A. Farr | |
| | | Paul A. Farr Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: May 24, 2010
