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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018.
OR
[   ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from _________ to ___________
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
 
 
 
1-905
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Pennsylvania)
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA 18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
23-0959590
 
 
 
333-173665
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Kentucky)
220 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202-1377
(502) 627-2000
20-0523163
 
 
 
1-2893
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Kentucky)
220 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202-1377
(502) 627-2000
61-0264150
 
 
 
1-3464
Kentucky Utilities Company
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Kentucky and Virginia)
One Quality Street
Lexington, KY 40507-1462
(502) 627-2000
61-0247570


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
PPL Corporation
Yes  X   
No        
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Yes  X   
No        
 
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Yes  X   
No        
 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Yes  X  
No        
 
Kentucky Utilities Company
Yes  X   
No        
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically and posted on their corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit and post such files). 
PPL Corporation
Yes  X   
No        
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Yes  X   
No        
 
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Yes  X   
No        
 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Yes  X   
No        
 
Kentucky Utilities Company
Yes  X   
No        
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, non-accelerated filers, smaller reporting companies or emerging growth companies. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated
filer
Accelerated
filer
Non-accelerated
filer
Smaller reporting
company
Emerging growth company
PPL Corporation
[ X ]
[     ]
[     ]
[     ]
[     ]
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
[     ]
[     ]
[ X ]
[     ]
[     ]
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
[     ]
[     ]
[ X ]
[     ]
[     ]
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
[     ]
[     ]
[ X ]
[     ]
[     ]
Kentucky Utilities Company
[     ]
[     ]
[ X ]
[     ]
[     ]

If emerging growth companies, indicate by check mark if the registrants have 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.
PPL Corporation
[     ]
 
 
 
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
[     ]
 
 
 
 
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
[     ]
 
 
 
 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
[     ]
 
 
 
 
Kentucky Utilities Company
[     ]
 
 
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
PPL Corporation
Yes        
No  X   
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Yes        
No  X   
 
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
Yes        
No  X   
 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Yes        
No  X   
 
Kentucky Utilities Company
Yes        
No  X   
 
 


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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
PPL Corporation
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 699,570,660 shares outstanding at July 31, 2018.
 
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Common stock, no par value, 66,368,056 shares outstanding and all held by PPL Corporation at July 31, 2018.
 
 
LG&E and KU Energy LLC
PPL Corporation directly holds all of the membership interests in LG&E and KU Energy LLC.
 
 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Common stock, no par value, 21,294,223 shares outstanding and all held by LG&E and KU Energy LLC at July 31, 2018.
 
 
Kentucky Utilities Company
Common stock, no par value, 37,817,878 shares outstanding and all held by LG&E and KU Energy LLC at July 31, 2018.

This document is available free of charge at the Investors section of PPL Corporation's website at www.pplweb.com. However, information on this website does not constitute a part of this Form 10-Q.


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PPL CORPORATION
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
LG&E AND KU ENERGY LLC
LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY
 
FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2018
 
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This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by the following Registrants in their individual capacity: PPL Corporation, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, LG&E and KU Energy LLC, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company. Information contained herein relating to any individual Registrant is filed by such Registrant solely on its own behalf, and no Registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other Registrant, except that information under "Forward-Looking Information" relating to subsidiaries of PPL Corporation is also attributed to PPL Corporation and information relating to the subsidiaries of LG&E and KU Energy LLC is also attributed to LG&E and KU Energy LLC.
 
Unless otherwise specified, references in this Report, individually, to PPL Corporation, PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, LG&E and KU Energy LLC, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company are references to such entities directly or to one or more of their subsidiaries, as the case may be, the financial results of which subsidiaries are consolidated into such Registrants' financial statements in accordance with GAAP. This presentation has been applied where identification of particular subsidiaries is not material to the matter being disclosed, and to conform narrative disclosures to the presentation of financial information on a consolidated basis.
 
 
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Item 1.  Financial Statements
 
 
 
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LG&E and KU Energy LLC and Subsidiaries
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kentucky Utilities Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Combined Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.  Combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
COMPUTATIONS OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
 
CERTIFICATES OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
CERTIFICATES OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 


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GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
 
PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries
 
KU - Kentucky Utilities Company, a public utility subsidiary of LKE engaged in the regulated generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity, primarily in Kentucky.
 
LG&E - Louisville Gas and Electric Company, a public utility subsidiary of LKE engaged in the regulated generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and the distribution and sale of natural gas in Kentucky.
 
LKE - LG&E and KU Energy LLC, a subsidiary of PPL and the parent of LG&E, KU and other subsidiaries.
 
LKS - LG&E and KU Services Company, a subsidiary of LKE that provides administrative, management, and support services primarily to LKE and its subsidiaries.
 
PPL - PPL Corporation, the parent holding company of PPL Electric, PPL Energy Funding, PPL Capital Funding, LKE and other subsidiaries.
 
PPL Capital Funding - PPL Capital Funding, Inc., a financing subsidiary of PPL that provides financing for the operations of PPL and certain subsidiaries. Debt issued by PPL Capital Funding is guaranteed as to payment by PPL.
 
PPL Electric - PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, a public utility subsidiary of PPL engaged in the regulated transmission and distribution of electricity in its Pennsylvania service area and that provides electricity supply to its retail customers in this area as a PLR.
 
PPL Energy Funding - PPL Energy Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL and the parent holding company of PPL Global and other subsidiaries.
 
PPL EU Services - PPL EU Services Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL that provides administrative, management and support services primarily to PPL Electric.
 
PPL Global - PPL Global, LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Energy Funding that, primarily through its subsidiaries, owns and operates WPD, PPL's regulated electricity distribution businesses in the U.K.

PPL Services - PPL Services Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL that provides administrative, management and support services to PPL and its subsidiaries.
 
PPL WPD Limited - an indirect U.K. subsidiary of PPL Global. Following a reorganization in October 2015 and October 2017, PPL WPD Limited is an indirect parent to WPD plc having previously been a sister company.
 
WPD - refers to PPL WPD Limited and its subsidiaries.
 
WPD (East Midlands) - Western Power Distribution (East Midlands) plc, a British regional electricity distribution utility company.
 
WPD plc - Western Power Distribution plc, an indirect U.K. subsidiary of PPL WPD Limited. Its principal indirectly owned subsidiaries are WPD (East Midlands), WPD (South Wales), WPD (South West) and WPD (West Midlands).
 
WPD Midlands - refers to WPD (East Midlands) and WPD (West Midlands), collectively.
 
WPD (South Wales) - Western Power Distribution (South Wales) plc, a British regional electricity distribution utility company.
 
WPD (South West) - Western Power Distribution (South West) plc, a British regional electricity distribution utility company.
 
WPD (West Midlands) - Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) plc, a British regional electricity distribution utility company.
 

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WKE - Western Kentucky Energy Corp., a subsidiary of LKE that leased certain non-regulated utility generating plants in western Kentucky until July 2009.
 
 
Other terms and abbreviations
 
£ - British pound sterling.
 
2017 Form 10-K - Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.
 
Act 11 - Act 11 of 2012 that became effective on April 16, 2012. The Pennsylvania legislation authorized the PUC to approve two specific ratemaking mechanisms: the use of a fully projected future test year in base rate proceedings and, subject to certain conditions, a DSIC.
 
Act 129 - Act 129 of 2008 that became effective in October 2008. The law amended the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code and created an energy efficiency and conservation program and smart metering technology requirements, adopted new PLR electricity supply procurement rules, provided remedies for market misconduct and changed the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS).

Act 129 Smart Meter program - PPL Electric's system wide meter replacement program that installs wireless digital meters that provide secure communication between PPL Electric and the meter as well as all related infrastructure.

Adjusted Gross Margins - a non-GAAP financial measure of performance used in "Item 2. Combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" (MD&A).
 
Advanced Metering System - meters and meter-reading systems that provide two-way communication capabilities, which communicate usage and other relevant data to LG&E and KU at regular intervals, and are also able to receive information from LG&E and KU, such as software upgrades and requests to provide meter readings in real time.

AFUDC - allowance for funds used during construction. The cost of equity and debt funds used to finance construction projects of regulated businesses, which is capitalized as part of construction costs.

AOCI - accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.

ARO - asset retirement obligation.
 
ATM Program - at-the-market stock offering program.
 
CCR(s) - coal combustion residual(s). CCRs include fly ash, bottom ash and sulfur dioxide scrubber wastes.
 
Clean Air Act - federal legislation enacted to address certain environmental issues related to air emissions, including acid rain, ozone and toxic air emissions.
 
Clean Water Act - federal legislation enacted to address certain environmental issues relating to water quality including effluent discharges, cooling water intake, and dredge and fill activities.

CPCN - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Authority granted by the KPSC pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 278.020 to provide utility service to or for the public or the construction of certain plant, equipment, property or facility for furnishing of utility service to the public.
 
CPIH - Consumer Price Index including owner-occupiers' housing costs. An aggregate measure of changes in the cost of living in the U.K., including a measure of owner-occupiers' housing costs.

Customer Choice Act - the Pennsylvania Electricity Generation Customer Choice and Competition Act, legislation enacted to restructure the state's electric utility industry to create retail access to a competitive market for generation of electricity.

Depreciation not normalized - the flow-through income tax impact related to the state regulatory treatment of depreciation-related timing differences.

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DNO - Distribution Network Operator in the U.K.
 
DRIP - PPL Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Plan.

DSIC - the Distribution System Improvement Charge authorized under Act 11, which is an alternative ratemaking mechanism providing more-timely cost recovery of qualifying distribution system capital expenditures.
 
DSM - Demand Side Management. Pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 278.285, the KPSC may determine the reasonableness of DSM programs proposed by any utility under its jurisdiction. DSM programs consist of energy efficiency programs intended to reduce peak demand and delay the investment in additional power plant construction, provide customers with tools and information regarding their energy usage and support energy efficiency.

DUoS - Distribution Use of System, the charge to licensed third party energy suppliers who are WPD's customers and use WPD's networks to deliver electricity to their customers, the end-users.
 
Earnings from Ongoing Operations - a non-GAAP financial measure of earnings adjusted for the impact of special items and used in "Item 2. Combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" (MD&A).

ECR - Environmental Cost Recovery. Pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statute 278.183, Kentucky electric utilities are entitled to the current recovery of costs of complying with the Clean Air Act, as amended, and those federal, state or local environmental requirements that apply to coal combustion wastes and byproducts from the production of energy from coal.

ELG(s) - Effluent Limitation Guidelines, regulations promulgated by the EPA.
 
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency, a U.S. government agency.

EPS - earnings per share.
 
FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the U.S. federal agency that regulates, among other things, interstate transmission and wholesale sales of electricity, hydroelectric power projects and related matters.
 
GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the U.S.
 
GBP - British pound sterling.

GHG(s) - greenhouse gas(es).
 
GLT - gas line tracker. The KPSC approved mechanism for LG&E's recovery of costs associated with gas transmission lines, gas service lines, gas risers, leak mitigation, and gas main replacements.

HB 487 - House Bill 487. Comprehensive Kentucky state tax legislation enacted on April 27, 2018.

IBEW - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

IRS - Internal Revenue Service, a U.S. government agency.
 
KPSC - Kentucky Public Service Commission, the state agency that has jurisdiction over the regulation of rates and service of utilities in Kentucky.
 
kWh - kilowatt hour, basic unit of electrical energy.

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate.

Mcf - one thousand cubic feet, a unit of measure for natural gas.

Moody's - Moody's Investors Service, Inc., a credit rating agency.

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MPR - Mid-period review, which is a review of output requirements in RIIO-ED1 that can be initiated by Ofgem halfway through the price control covering material changes to existing outputs that can be justified by clear changes in government policy or new outputs that may be needed to meet the needs of consumers and other network users. On April 30, 2018, Ofgem decided not to engage in a mid-period review of the RIIO-ED1 price-control period.

MW - megawatt, one thousand kilowatts.
 
NAAQS - National Ambient Air Quality Standards periodically adopted pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
 
NERC - North American Electric Reliability Corporation.
 
NPNS - the normal purchases and normal sales exception as permitted by derivative accounting rules. Derivatives that qualify for this exception may receive accrual accounting treatment.

OCI - other comprehensive income or loss.
 
Ofgem - Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, the British agency that regulates transmission, distribution and wholesale sales of electricity and related matters.
 
OVEC - Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, located in Piketon, Ohio, an entity in which LKE indirectly owns an 8.13% interest (consists of LG&E's 5.63% and KU's 2.50% interests), which is accounted for as a cost-method investment. OVEC owns and operates two coal-fired power plants, the Kyger Creek plant in Ohio and the Clifty Creek plant in Indiana, with combined capacities of 2,120 MW.

Performance unit - stock-based compensation award that represents a variable number of shares of PPL common stock that a recipient may receive based on PPL's attainment of (i) total shareowner return (TSR) over a three-year performance period as compared to companies in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Utility Index; or (ii) corporate return on equity (ROE) based on the average of the annual ROE for each year of the three-year performance period.

PJM - PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., operator of the electricity transmission network and electricity energy market in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

PLR - Provider of Last Resort, the role of PPL Electric in providing default electricity supply within its delivery area to retail customers who have not chosen to select an alternative electricity supplier under the Customer Choice Act.
 
PP&E - property, plant and equipment.
 
PUC - Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the state agency that regulates certain ratemaking, services, accounting and operations of Pennsylvania utilities.
 
RAV - regulatory asset value. This term, used within the U.K. regulatory environment, is also commonly known as RAB or regulatory asset base. RAV is based on historical investment costs at time of privatization, plus subsequent allowed additions less annual regulatory depreciation, and represents the value on which DNOs earn a return in accordance with the regulatory cost of capital. RAV is indexed to Retail Price Index (RPI) in order to allow for the effects of inflation. RAV additions have been and continue to be based on a percentage of annual total expenditures that have a long-term benefit to WPD (similar to capital projects for the U.S. regulated businesses that are generally included in rate base).
 
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976.

Registrant(s) - refers to the Registrants named on the cover of this Report (each a "Registrant" and collectively, the "Registrants").
 
Regulation S-X - SEC regulation governing the form and content of and requirements for financial statements required to be filed pursuant to the federal securities laws.
 

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RFC - ReliabilityFirst Corporation, one of eight regional entities with delegated authority from NERC that work to safeguard the reliability of the bulk power systems throughout North America.
 
RIIO - Ofgem's framework for setting U.K. regulated gas and electric utility price controls which stands for "Revenues = Incentive + Innovation + Outputs." RIIO-1 refers to the first generation of price controls under the RIIO framework. RIIO-ED1 refers to the RIIO regulatory price control applicable to the operators of U.K. electricity distribution networks, the duration of which is April 2015 through March 2023. RIIO-2 refers to the second generation of price controls under the RIIO framework. RIIO-ED2 refers to the second regulatory price control applicable to the operators of U.K. electricity distribution networks, which will begin in April 2023.

RPI - retail price index, is a measure of inflation in the United Kingdom published monthly by the Office for National Statistics.
 
Sarbanes-Oxley - Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which sets requirements for management's assessment of internal controls for financial reporting. It also requires an independent auditor to make its own assessment.
 
SCRs - selective catalytic reduction, a pollution control process for the removal of nitrogen oxide from exhaust gas.

Scrubber - an air pollution control device that can remove particulates and/or gases (primarily sulfur dioxide) from exhaust gases.
 
SEC - the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a U.S. government agency primarily responsible to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.
 
SERC - SERC Reliability Corporation, one of eight regional entities with delegated authority from NERC that work to safeguard the reliability of the bulk power systems throughout North America.
 
Smart meter - an electric meter that utilizes smart metering technology.
 
Smart metering technology - technology that can measure, among other things, time of electricity consumption to permit offering rate incentives for usage during lower cost or demand intervals. The use of this technology also has the potential to strengthen network reliability.

S&P - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a credit rating agency.
 
Superfund - federal environmental statute that addresses remediation of contaminated sites; states also have similar statutes.
 
TCJA - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Comprehensive U.S. federal tax legislation enacted on December 22, 2017.

Treasury Stock Method - a method applied to calculate diluted EPS that assumes any proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options and warrants (and their equivalents) would be used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the relevant period.

U.K. Finance Acts - refers to U.K. Finance Act of 2015 and 2016, enacted in November 2015 and September 2016 respectively, which collectively reduced the U.K. statutory corporate income tax rate from 20% to 19%, effective April 1, 2017 and from 19% to 17%, effective April 1, 2020.

VEBA - Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association. A tax-exempt trust under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(9) used by employers to fund and pay eligible medical, life and similar benefits.

VSCC - Virginia State Corporation Commission, the state agency that has jurisdiction over the regulation of Virginia corporations, including utilities.

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Forward-looking Information
 
Statements contained in this Form 10-Q concerning expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although the Registrants believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements. In addition to the specific factors discussed in each Registrant's 2017 Form 10-K and in "Item 2. Combined Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this Form 10-Q, the following are among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from the forward-looking statements:
 
•
the outcome of rate cases or other cost recovery or revenue proceedings;
•
changes in U.S. state or federal, or U.K. tax laws or regulations, including the TCJA;
•
effects of cyber-based intrusions or natural disasters, threatened or actual terrorism, war or other hostilities;
•
significant decreases in demand for electricity in the U.S.;
•
expansion of alternative and distributed sources of electricity generation and storage;
•
changes in foreign currency exchange rates for British pound sterling and the related impact on unrealized gains and losses on PPL's foreign currency economic hedges;
•
the effectiveness of our risk management programs, including foreign currency and interest rate hedging;
•
non-achievement by WPD of performance targets set by Ofgem;
•
the effect of changes in RPI on WPD's revenues and index linked debt;
•
developments related to ongoing negotiations regarding the U.K.'s intent to withdraw from the European Union and any actions in response thereto;
•
defaults by counterparties or suppliers for energy, capacity, coal, natural gas or key commodities, goods or services;
•
capital market conditions, including the availability of capital or credit, changes in interest rates and certain economic indices, and decisions regarding capital structure;
•
a material decline in the market value of PPL's equity;
•
significant decreases in the fair value of debt and equity securities and its impact on the value of assets in defined benefit plans, and the potential cash funding requirements if fair value declines;
•
interest rates and their effect on pension and retiree medical liabilities, ARO liabilities and interest payable on certain debt securities;
•
volatility in or the impact of other changes in financial markets and economic conditions;
•
the potential impact of any unrecorded commitments and liabilities of the Registrants and their subsidiaries;
•
new accounting requirements or new interpretations or applications of existing requirements;
•
changes in the corporate credit ratings or securities analyst rankings of the Registrants and their securities;
•
any requirement to record impairment charges pursuant to GAAP with respect to any of our significant investments;
•
laws or regulations to reduce emissions of GHGs or the physical effects of climate change;
•
continuing ability to access fuel supply for LG&E and KU, as well as the ability to recover fuel costs and environmental expenditures in a timely manner at LG&E and KU and natural gas supply costs at LG&E;
•
weather and other conditions affecting generation, transmission and distribution operations, operating costs and customer energy use;
•
changes in political, regulatory or economic conditions in states, regions or countries where the Registrants or their subsidiaries conduct business;
•
receipt of necessary governmental permits and approvals;
•
new state, federal or foreign legislation or regulatory developments;
•
the impact of any state, federal or foreign investigations applicable to the Registrants and their subsidiaries and the energy industry;
•
our ability to attract and retain qualified employees;
•
the effect of any business or industry restructuring;
•
development of new projects, markets and technologies;
•
performance of new ventures;
•
business dispositions or acquisitions and our ability to realize expected benefits from such business transactions;
•
collective labor bargaining negotiations; and
•
the outcome of litigation against the Registrants and their subsidiaries.

Any such forward-looking statements should be considered in light of such important factors and in conjunction with other documents of the Registrants on file with the SEC.

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New factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Registrants to predict all such factors, or the extent to which any such factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the Registrants undertake no obligation to update the information contained in such statement to reflect subsequent developments or information.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, except share data)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating Revenues
$
1,848

 
$
1,725

 
$
3,974

 
$
3,676

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel
189

 
183

 
403

 
374

Energy purchases
148

 
136

 
389

 
351

Other operation and maintenance
506

 
432

 
974

 
902

Depreciation
273

 
246

 
542

 
488

Taxes, other than income
74

 
70

 
157

 
145

Total Operating Expenses
1,190

 
1,067

 
2,465

 
2,260

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income
658

 
658

 
1,509

 
1,416

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense) - net
234

 
(68
)
 
191

 
(77
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense
235

 
222

 
474

 
439

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Before Income Taxes
657

 
368

 
1,226

 
900

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes
142

 
76

 
259

 
205

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
515

 
$
292

 
$
967

 
$
695

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
 
Net Income Available to PPL Common Shareowners:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.74

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.39

 
$
1.02

Diluted
$
0.73

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.38

 
$
1.01

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock
$
0.41

 
$
0.395

 
$
0.82

 
$
0.79

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
699,006

 
683,841

 
696,772

 
682,370

Diluted
700,976

 
686,351

 
698,161

 
684,725

 
The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net income
$
515

 
$
292

 
$
967

 
$
695

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Amounts arising during the period - gains (losses), net of tax (expense) benefit:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of ($2), $0, ($2), ($1)
(250
)
 
231

 
(134
)
 
207

Qualifying derivatives, net of tax of ($4), $5, $0, $7
19

 
(24
)
 
(1
)
 
(30
)
Defined benefit plans:
 

 


 
 
 
 
Prior service costs, net of tax of $0, $0, $0, $0
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

Net actuarial gain (loss), net of tax of $0, $7, $0, $7
—

 
(11
)
 
(1
)
 
(11
)
Reclassifications from AOCI - (gains) losses, net of tax expense (benefit):
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Qualifying derivatives, net of tax of $3, ($7), $1, ($7)
(19
)
 
25

 
(7
)
 
24

Equity investees' other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax of $0, $0, $0, $0
—

 
1

 
—

 
1

Defined benefit plans:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Prior service costs, net of tax of $0, $0, $0, $0
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

Net actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax of ($9), ($9), ($18), ($18)
34

 
31

 
70

 
63

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(216
)
 
254

 
(73
)
 
255

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
299

 
$
546

 
$
894

 
$
950

 
The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 

 
 

Net income
$
967

 
$
695

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
 

 
 

Depreciation
542

 
488

Amortization
34

 
45

Defined benefit plans - (income)
(101
)
 
(45
)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
171

 
201

Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, and other hedging activities
(91
)
 
135

Stock-based compensation expense
16

 
22

Other
(9
)
 
(5
)
Change in current assets and current liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
46

 
26

Accounts payable
(90
)
 
(92
)
Unbilled revenues
91

 
70

Fuel, materials and supplies
32

 
42

Prepayments
(60
)
 
(66
)
Taxes payable
28

 
(27
)
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net
42

 
(19
)
Accrued interest
(79
)
 
(77
)
Other current liabilities
(47
)
 
(52
)
Other
(16
)
 
13

Other operating activities
 
 
 
Defined benefit plans - funding
(206
)
 
(552
)
Proceeds from transfer of excess benefit plan funds
65

 
—

Other assets
(67
)
 
(1
)
Other liabilities
57

 
(11
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
1,325

 
790

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 

 
 

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
(1,527
)
 
(1,373
)
Purchase of available-for-sale securities
(65
)
 
—

Other investing activities
(57
)
 
(12
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(1,649
)
 
(1,385
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 

 
 

Issuance of long-term debt
584

 
594

Retirement of long-term debt
(250
)
 
(60
)
Issuance of common stock
147

 
177

Payment of common stock dividends
(558
)
 
(529
)
Net increase in short-term debt
788

 
554

Other financing activities
(16
)
 
(25
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
695

 
711

Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
(7
)
 
7

Net Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
364

 
123

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period
511

 
367

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period
$
875

 
$
490

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
 
 
 
Significant non-cash transactions:
 
 
 
Accrued expenditures for property, plant and equipment at June 30,
$
329

 
$
284

Accrued expenditures for intangible assets at June 30,
$
59

 
$
56


 The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, shares in thousands)

 
June 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Assets
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Current Assets
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
852

 
$
485

Accounts receivable (less reserve: 2018, $55; 2017, $51)
 

 
 

Customer
675

 
681

Other
66

 
100

Unbilled revenues
453

 
543

Fuel, materials and supplies
288

 
320

Prepayments
126

 
66

Price risk management assets
78

 
49

Other current assets
62

 
50

Total Current Assets
2,600

 
2,294

 
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment
 

 
 

Regulated utility plant
38,999

 
38,228

Less:  accumulated depreciation - regulated utility plant
7,083

 
6,785

Regulated utility plant, net
31,916

 
31,443

Non-regulated property, plant and equipment
370

 
384

Less:  accumulated depreciation - non-regulated property, plant and equipment
108

 
110

Non-regulated property, plant and equipment, net
262

 
274

Construction work in progress
1,645

 
1,375

Property, Plant and Equipment, net
33,823

 
33,092

 
 
 
 
Other Noncurrent Assets
 

 
 

Regulatory assets
1,530

 
1,504

Goodwill
3,308

 
3,258

Other intangibles
694

 
697

Pension benefit asset
498

 
284

Price risk management assets
185

 
215

Other noncurrent assets
192

 
135

Total Other Noncurrent Assets
6,407

 
6,093

 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
42,830

 
$
41,479

 
The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, shares in thousands)

 
June 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Liabilities and Equity
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 

 
 

Short-term debt
$
1,864

 
$
1,080

Long-term debt due within one year
203

 
348

Accounts payable
804

 
924

Taxes
132

 
105

Interest
203

 
282

Dividends
287

 
273

Customer deposits
271

 
292

Regulatory liabilities
137

 
95

Other current liabilities
547

 
624

Total Current Liabilities
4,448

 
4,023

 
 
 
 
Long-term Debt
20,217

 
19,847

 
 
 
 
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities
 

 
 

Deferred income taxes
2,632

 
2,462

Investment tax credits
128

 
129

Accrued pension obligations
665

 
800

Asset retirement obligations
297

 
312

Regulatory liabilities
2,747

 
2,704

Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities
456

 
441

Total Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities
6,925

 
6,848

 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Notes 7 and 10)


 


 
 
 
 
Equity
 

 
 

Common stock - $0.01 par value (a)
7

 
7

Additional paid-in capital
10,462

 
10,305

Earnings reinvested
4,266

 
3,871

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(3,495
)
 
(3,422
)
Total Equity
11,240

 
10,761

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Equity
$
42,830

 
$
41,479

 
(a)
1,560,000 shares authorized; 699,128 and 693,398 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)  

 
Common
stock
shares
outstanding (a)
 
Common
stock
 
Additional
paid-in
capital
 
Earnings
reinvested
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
Total
December 31, 2017
693,398

 
$
7

 
$
10,305

 
$
3,871

 
$
(3,422
)
 
$
10,761

Common stock issued
5,730

 


 
163

 
 
 
 
 
163

Stock-based compensation
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 
967

 
 
 
967

Dividends and dividend equivalents
 
 
 
 
 
 
(572
)
 
 
 
(572
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(73
)
 
(73
)
June 30, 2018
699,128

 
$
7

 
$
10,462

 
$
4,266

 
$
(3,495
)
 
$
11,240

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
679,731

 
$
7

 
$
9,841

 
$
3,829

 
$
(3,778
)
 
$
9,899

Common stock issued
5,742

 
 

 
202

 
 

 
 

 
202

Stock-based compensation
 

 
 

 
(20
)
 
 

 
 

 
(20
)
Net income
 

 
 

 
 

 
695

 
 

 
695

Dividends and dividend equivalents
 

 
 

 
 

 
(541
)
 
 

 
(541
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
255

 
255

June 30, 2017
685,473

 
$
7

 
$
10,023

 
$
3,983

 
$
(3,523
)
 
$
10,490

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
Shares in thousands. Each share entitles the holder to one vote on any question presented at any shareowners' meeting.

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating Revenues
$
517

 
$
500

 
$
1,156

 
$
1,073

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Operation
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Energy purchases
115

 
107

 
276

 
253

Other operation and maintenance
159

 
139

 
292

 
302

Depreciation
88

 
76

 
173

 
151

Taxes, other than income
22

 
23

 
54

 
52

Total Operating Expenses
384

 
345

 
795

 
758

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income
133

 
155

 
361

 
315

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense) - net
7

 
4

 
13

 
4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Income from Affiliate
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense
39

 
36

 
76

 
69

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Before Income Taxes
102

 
124

 
299

 
251

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes
27

 
47

 
76

 
95

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (a)
$
75

 
$
77

 
$
223

 
$
156

 
(a)
Net income equals comprehensive income.

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 

 
 

Net income
$
223

 
$
156

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
 

 
 

Depreciation
173

 
151

Amortization
11

 
15

Defined benefit plans - expense
—

 
7

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
53

 
84

Other
(9
)
 
(4
)
Change in current assets and current liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
37

 
13

Accounts payable
(60
)
 
(59
)
Unbilled revenues
30

 
17

Prepayments
(47
)
 
(52
)
Regulatory assets and liabilities, net
(27
)
 
(12
)
Taxes payable
(1
)
 
(4
)
Other
1

 
(6
)
Other operating activities
 

 
 

Defined benefit plans - funding
(28
)
 
(24
)
Other assets
(41
)
 
(4
)
Other liabilities
49

 
1

Net cash provided by operating activities
364

 
279

 
 
 
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 

 
 

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
(518
)
 
(550
)
Net decrease in notes receivable from affiliate
—

 
(270
)
Other investing activities
(3
)
 
(4
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(521
)
 
(824
)
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 

 
 

Issuance of long-term debt
398

 
470

Contributions from parent
425

 
575

Payment of common stock dividends to parent
(222
)
 
(154
)
Net decrease in short-term debt
—

 
(295
)
Other financing activities
(4
)
 
(5
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
597

 
591

 
 
 
 
Net Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
440

 
46

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period
51

 
15

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash at End of Period
$
491

 
$
61

 
 
 
 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
 
 
 
Significant non-cash transactions:
 
 
 
Accrued expenditures for property, plant and equipment at June 30,
$
180

 
$
157


 The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, shares in thousands)

 
June 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Assets
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Current Assets
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
489

 
$
49

Accounts receivable (less reserve: 2018, $27; 2017, $24)
 

 
 

Customer
289

 
279

Other
23

 
71

Accounts receivable from affiliates
11

 
—

Unbilled revenues
97

 
127

Materials and supplies
28

 
34

Prepayments
53

 
6

Regulatory assets
16

 
16

Other current assets
13

 
6

Total Current Assets
1,019

 
588

 
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment
 

 
 

Regulated utility plant
11,140

 
10,785

Less: accumulated depreciation - regulated utility plant
2,815

 
2,778

Regulated utility plant, net
8,325

 
8,007

Construction work in progress
586

 
508

Property, Plant and Equipment, net
8,911

 
8,515

 
 
 
 
Other Noncurrent Assets
 

 
 

Regulatory assets
737

 
709

Intangibles
260

 
259

Other noncurrent assets
56

 
11

Total Other Noncurrent Assets
1,053

 
979

 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
10,983

 
$
10,082

 
The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, shares in thousands)

 
June 30,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Liabilities and Equity
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
374

 
$
386

Accounts payable to affiliates
29

 
31

Taxes
7

 
8

Interest
37

 
36

Regulatory liabilities
66

 
86

Other current liabilities
99

 
98

Total Current Liabilities
612

 
645

 
 
 
 
Long-term Debt
3,693

 
3,298

 
 
 
 
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities
 

 
 

Deferred income taxes
1,225

 
1,154

Accrued pension obligations
212

 
246

Regulatory liabilities
692

 
668

Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities
131

 
79

Total Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities
2,260

 
2,147

 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Notes 7 and 10)


 


 
 
 
 
Equity
 

 
 

Common stock - no par value (a)
364

 
364

Additional paid-in capital
3,154

 
2,729

Earnings reinvested
900

 
899

Total Equity
4,418

 
3,992

 
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Equity
$
10,983

 
$
10,082

 
(a)
170,000 shares authorized; 66,368 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)

 
Common
stock
shares
outstanding
(a)
 
Common
stock
 
Additional
paid-in
capital
 
Earnings
reinvested
 
Total
December 31, 2017
66,368

 
$
364

 
$
2,729

 
$
899

 
$
3,992

Net income


 


 


 
223

 
223

Capital contributions from PPL


 


 
425

 


 
425

Dividends declared on common stock


 


 


 
(222
)
 
(222
)
June 30, 2018
66,368

 
$
364

 
$
3,154

 
$
900

 
$
4,418

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
66,368

 
$
364

 
$
2,154

 
$
873

 
$
3,391

Net income


 


 


 
156

 
156

Capital contributions from PPL


 


 
575

 


 
575

Dividends declared on common stock


 


 


 
(154
)
 
(154
)
June 30, 2017
66,368

 
$
364

 
$
2,729

 
$
875

 
$
3,968

 
(a)
Shares in thousands. All common shares of PPL Electric stock are owned by PPL.

The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.















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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
LG&E and KU Energy LLC and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Operating Revenues
$
743

 
$
723

 
$
1,615

 
$
1,532

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operation
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Fuel
189

 
183

 
403

 
374

Energy purchases
33

 
29

 
113

 
98

Other operation and maintenance
211

 
192

 
416

 
397

Depreciation
118

 
105

 
235

 
210

Taxes, other than income
18

 
16

 
35

 
32

Total Operating Expenses
569

 
525

 
1,202

 
1,111

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income
174

 
198

 
413

 
421

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense) - net
1

 
(4
)
 
(2
)
 
(8
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense
52

 
50

 
102

 
99

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Expense with Affiliate
6

 
4

 
11

 
8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Before Income Taxes
117

 
140

 
298

 
306

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes
31

 
53

 
70

 
116

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
86

 
$
87

 
$
228

 
$
190

 
The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
LG&E and KU Energy LLC and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)


Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
Net income
$
86

 
$
87

 
$
228

 
$
190

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts arising during the period - gains (losses), net of tax (expense) benefit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net actuarial gain (loss), net of tax of $0, $7, $0, $7
1

 
(11
)
 
—

 
(11
)
Reclassifications from AOCI - (gains) losses, net of tax expense (benefit):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity investees' other comprehensive (income) loss, net of tax of $0, $0, $0, $0
—

 
—

 
—

 
1

Defined benefit plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service costs, net of tax of $0, $0, $0, $0
1

 
1

 
1

 
1

Net actuarial (gain) loss, net of tax of $0, ($1), ($1), ($2)
(1
)
 
1

 
1

 
2

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
1

 
(9
)
 
2

 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
$
87

 
$
78

 
$
230

 
$
183


The accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.


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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
LG&E and KU Energy LLC and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2018
 
2017
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 

 
 

Net income
$
228

 
$
190

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
 

 
 

Depreciation
235

 
210

Amortization
9

 
14

Defined benefit plans - expense
8

 
12

Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
30

 
91

Other
(1
)
 
—

Change in current assets and current liabilities
 

 
 

Accounts receivable
16

 
13

Accounts payable
(10
)
 
(28
)
Accounts payable to affiliates
1

 
—

Unbilled revenues
40

 
23

Fuel, materials and supplies
26

 
41

Regulatory assets and liabilities, net
69

 
(7
)
Taxes payable
(25
)
 
3

Other
(40
)
 
(14
)
Other operating activities
 

 
 

Defined benefit plans - funding
(122
)
 
(29
)
Expenditures for asset retirement obligations
(26
)
 
(12
)
Other assets
(1
)
 
(2
)
Other liabilities
3

 
6

Net cash provided by operating activities
440

 
511

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 

 
 

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
(564
)
 
(355
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(564
)
 
(355
)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 

 
 

Net increase (decrease) in notes payable with affiliate
(126
)
 
(4
)
Issuance of long-term debt with affiliate
250

 
—

Issuance of long-term debt
100

 
60

Retirement of long-term debt
—