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 29, 2022
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Commission File Number | Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number | IRS Employer Identification No. |
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| 1-11459 | PPL Corporation | 23-2758192 |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | |
| Pennsylvania | |
| Two North Ninth Street | |
| Allentown, | PA | 18101-1179 | |
| (610) | 774-5151 | |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol: | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock of PPL Corporation | PPL | New York Stock Exchange |
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| Junior Subordinated Notes of PPL Capital Funding, Inc. | | |
| 2007 Series A due 2067 | PPL/67 | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Section 7 - Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously disclosed, on March 3, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the "Supreme Judicial Court") issued an order granting a stay of a waiver order (the "Waiver Order") that the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (the "MA DPU") had issued granting a waiver of the MA DPU's jurisdiction over the sale by National Grid USA ("National Grid") of its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Narragansett Electric Company, to PPL Rhode Island Holdings, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PPL Corporation (the "Company").
On March 25, 2022, National Grid and the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed with the Supreme Judicial Court a Joint Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal of Appeal and Motion to Lift the Court’s March 3, 2022 Order of Stay. On March 29, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court issued an order dismissing the appeal with prejudice and vacating the stay that had been previously entered.
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.
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| PPL CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Marlene C. Beers | |
| | Marlene C. Beers
Vice President and Controller | |
Dated: March 29, 2022
