Quarterly Report


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  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 September 30, 2009
 
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
       
 
1-32944
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
       
 
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
 
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 Energy Supply, LLC
Yes  X   
No        
 
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
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 Energy Supply, LLC
Yes        
No        
 
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Yes        
No        
 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, non-accelerated filers, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

   
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated
filer
Non-accelerated
filer
Smaller reporting
company
 
PPL Corporation
[ X ]
[     ]
[     ]
[     ]
 
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
[     ]
[     ]
[ X ]
[     ]
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
[     ]
[     ]
[ X ]
[     ]

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 Energy Supply, LLC
Yes        
No  X   
 
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Yes        
No  X   
 

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, $.01 par value, 377,068,461 shares outstanding at October 23, 2009.
     
 
PPL Energy Supply, LLC
PPL Corporation indirectly holds all of the membership interests in PPL Energy Supply, LLC.
     
 
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation
Common stock, no par value, 66,368,056 shares outstanding and all held by PPL Corporation at October 23, 2009.

This document is available free of charge at the Investor Center on PPL's Web site at www.pplweb.com.  However, information on this Web site does not constitute a part of this Form 10-Q.

PPL CORPORATION
PPL ENERGY SUPPLY, LLC
PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Table of Contents
 
Page
i
 
1
 
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
 
Item 1.  Financial Statements
   
   
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
   
     
2
 
     
3
 
     
4
 
     
6
 
     
7
 
   
PPL Energy Supply, LLC and Subsidiaries
   
     
8
 
     
9
 
     
10
 
     
12
 
     
13
 
   
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation and Subsidiaries
   
     
14
 
     
15
 
     
16
 
   
18
 
 
Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
   
     
68
 
     
83
 
     
96
 
 
101
 
 
101
 
 
101
 
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
   
 
102
 
 
102
 
 
102
 
103
 
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
   
     
104
 
     
105
 
     
106
 
CERTIFICATES OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
   
     
107
 
     
109
 
     
111
 
CERTIFICATES OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
   
     
113
 
     
115
 
     
117
 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

PPL Corporation and its current and former subsidiaries

Hyder - Hyder Limited, a subsidiary of WPDL that was the previous owner of South Wales Electricity plc.  In March 2001, South Wales Electricity plc was acquired by WPDH Limited and renamed WPD (South Wales).  The Hyder non-electricity delivery businesses are substantially liquidated.

PPL   - PPL Corporation, the parent holding company of PPL Electric, PPL Energy Funding and other subsidiaries.

PPL Capital Funding - PPL Capital Funding, Inc., a wholly owned financing subsidiary of PPL.

PPL Electric   - PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, a regulated utility subsidiary of PPL that transmits and distributes electricity in its service territory and provides electric supply to retail customers in this territory as a PLR.

PPL Energy Funding - PPL Energy Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL and the parent company of PPL Energy Supply.

PPL EnergyPlus - PPL EnergyPlus, LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Energy Supply that markets and trades wholesale and retail electricity and gas, and supplies energy and energy services in deregulated markets.

PPL Energy Supply - PPL Energy Supply, LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Energy Funding and the parent company of PPL Generation, PPL EnergyPlus, PPL Global and other subsidiaries.

PPL Gas Utilities - PPL Gas Utilities Corporation, a regulated utility that provided natural gas distribution, transmission and storage services, and the competitive sale of propane, which was a subsidiary of PPL until its sale in October 2008.

PPL Generation - PPL Generation, LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Energy Supply that owns and operates U.S. generating facilities through various subsidiaries.

PPL Global - PPL Global, LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Energy Supply that primarily owns and operates a business in the U.K. that is focused on the regulated distribution of electricity.

PPL Investment Corp.   - PPL Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL Energy Supply.

PPL Maine - PPL Maine, LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Generation that owns generating operations in Maine.

PPL Martins Creek - PPL Martins Creek, LLC, a subsidiary of PPL Generation that owns generating operations in Pennsylvania.

PPL Montana - PPL Montana, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of PPL Generation that generates electricity for wholesale sales in Montana and the Pacific Northwest.

PPL Services - PPL Services Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL that provides shared services for PPL and its subsidiaries.

PPL Susquehanna - PPL Susquehanna, LLC, a nuclear generating subsidiary of PPL Generation.

WPD   - refers collectively to WPDH Limited and WPDL.

WPD LLP - Western Power Distribution LLP, a wholly owned subsidiary of WPDH Limited, which owns WPD (South West) and WPD (South Wales).

WPD   (South Wales) - Western Power Distribution (South Wales) plc, a British regional electric utility company.

WPD   (South West) - Western Power Distribution (South West) plc, a British regional electric utility company.

WPDH Limited - Western Power Distribution Holdings Limited, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of PPL Global.  WPDH Limited owns WPD LLP.

WPDL - WPD Investment Holdings Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PPL Global.  WPDL owns 100% of the common shares of Hyder.


Other terms and abbreviations

£ - British pounds sterling.

2008 Form 10-K - Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

A.M. Best - A.M. Best Company, a company that reports on the financial condition of insurance companies.

AMT   - alternative minimum tax.

AOCI - accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.

ARO - asset retirement obligation.

Baseload generation   - includes the output provided by PPL's nuclear, coal, hydroelectric and qualifying facilities.

Basis   - when used in the context of derivatives and commodity trading, the commodity price differential between two locations, products or time periods.

Bcf - billion cubic feet.

CAIR   - the EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule.

Clean Air Act - federal legislation enacted to address certain environmental issues related to air emissions, including acid rain, ozone and toxic air emissions.

COLA - license application for a combined construction permit and operating license from the NRC.

CTC - competitive transition charge on customer bills to recover allowable transition costs under the Customer Choice Act.

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.

DDCP - Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.

DEP - Department of Environmental Protection, a state government agency.

DOE - Department of Energy, a U.S. government agency.

DRIP - Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

Economic Stimulus Package - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, generally referred to as the federal economic stimulus package, which was signed into law in February 2009.

EMF - electric and magnetic fields.

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency, a U.S. government agency.

EPS - earnings per share.

ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

FASB   - Financial Accounting Standards Board, a rulemaking organization that establishes financial accounting and reporting guidance.

FERC - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the federal agency that regulates, among other things, interstate transmission and wholesale sales of electricity, hydroelectric power projects and related matters.

Fitch   - Fitch, Inc.

FTR - financial transmission rights, which are financial instruments established to manage price risk related to electricity transmission congestion.  They entitle the holder to receive compensation or require the holder to remit payment for certain congestion-related transmission charges that arise when the transmission grid is congested.

GAAP - generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.

GWh - gigawatt-hour, one million kilowatt-hours.

ICP - Incentive Compensation Plan.

ICPKE - Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees.

Intermediate and peaking generation   - includes the output provided by PPL Energy Supply's oil- and natural gas-fired units.

IRS   - Internal Revenue Service, a U.S. government agency.

IRC Sec. 481 - the Internal Revenue Code Section that identifies the tax year in which accounting method change differences are recognized in federal taxable income.

ISO - Independent System Operator.

ITC - intangible transition charge on customer bills to recover intangible transition costs associated with securitizing stranded costs under the Customer Choice Act.

LIBOR   -   London Interbank Offered Rate.

Long Island generation business - includes a 79.9 MW gas-fired plant in the Edgewood section of Brentwood, New York and a 79.9 MW oil-fired plant in Shoreham, New York.

MACT - maximum achievable control technology.

Montana Power - The Montana Power Company, a Montana-based company that sold its generating assets to PPL Montana in December 1999.  Through a series of transactions consummated during the first quarter of 2002, Montana Power sold its electricity delivery business to NorthWestern.

Moody's - Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

MW - megawatt, one thousand kilowatts.

MWh - megawatt-hour, one thousand kilowatt-hours.

NDT - nuclear plant decommissioning trust.

NERC - North American Electric Reliability Corporation.

NorthWestern   - NorthWestern Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and successor in interest to Montana Power's electricity delivery business, including Montana Power's rights and obligations under contracts with PPL Montana.

NPNS - the normal purchases and normal sales exception as permitted by derivative accounting rules.

NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the federal agency that regulates nuclear power facilities.

NUGs   (Non-Utility Generators) - generating plants not owned by public utilities, whose electrical output must be purchased by utilities under the PURPA if the plant meets certain criteria.

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.

PEDFA   - Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority.

PJM   (PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.) - operator of the electric transmission network and electric 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 to retail customers within its delivery territory 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.

PUC Final Order - final order issued by the PUC on August 27, 1998, approving the settlement of PPL Electric's restructuring proceeding.

PURPA   -   Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, legislation passed by the U.S. Congress to encourage energy conservation, efficient use of resources and equitable rates.

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.

RFC   - ReliabilityFirst Corporation (the regional reliability entity that replaced the Mid-Atlantic Area Coordination Council).

RMC - Risk Management Committee.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   - sets requirements for management's assessment of internal controls for financial reporting.  It also requires an independent auditor to make its own assessment.

SCR - selective catalytic reduction, a pollution control process.

Scrubber - an air pollution control device that can remove particulates and/or gases (such as sulfur dioxide) from exhaust gases.

SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission, a U.S. government agency whose primary mission is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets.

S&P - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

Smart grid   - an electricity distribution system that allows information to flow from a customer's electric meter in two directions.  The goal of a smart grid is to use technologies to increase power grid efficiency, reliability, and flexibility.

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.

Superfund - federal environmental legislation that addresses remediation of contaminated sites; states also have similar statutes.

Tolling agreement   - agreement whereby the owner of an electric generating facility agrees to use that facility to convert fuel provided by a third party into electric energy for delivery back to the third party.

VaR - value-at-risk.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Statements contained in this Form 10-Q report concerning expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  Although PPL, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric 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 "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the companies' 2008 Form 10-K and in "Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in this Form 10-Q report, the following are among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

·
fuel supply availability;
·
weather conditions affecting generation, customer energy use and operating costs;
·
operation, availability and operating costs of existing generation facilities;
·
transmission and distribution system conditions and operating costs;
·
collective labor bargaining negotiations;
·
the outcome of litigation against PPL and its subsidiaries;
·
potential effects of threatened or actual terrorism, war or other hostilities, or natural disasters;
·
the commitments and liabilities of PPL and its subsidiaries;
·
market demand and prices for energy, capacity, emission allowances and delivered fuel;
·
competition in retail and wholesale power markets;
·
liquidity of wholesale power markets;
·
defaults by counterparties under energy, fuel or other power product contracts;
·
market prices of commodity inputs for ongoing capital expenditures;
·
capital market conditions, including the availability of capital or credit, changes in interest rates, and decisions regarding capital structure;
·
stock price performance of PPL;
·
the fair value of debt and equity securities and the impact on defined benefit costs and resultant cash funding requirements for defined benefit plans;
·
interest rates and their effect on pension, retiree medical and nuclear decommissioning liabilities;
·
the impact of the current financial and economic downturn;
·
the profitability and liquidity, including access to capital markets and credit facilities, of PPL and its subsidiaries;
·
new accounting requirements or new interpretations or applications of existing requirements;
·
securities and credit ratings;
·
foreign currency exchange rates;
·
current and future environmental conditions and requirements and the related costs of compliance, including environmental capital expenditures, emission allowance costs and other expenses;
·
political, regulatory or economic conditions in states, regions or countries where PPL or its subsidiaries conduct business;
·
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;
·
the impact of any state, federal or foreign investigations applicable to PPL and its subsidiaries and the energy industry;
·
the effect of any business or industry restructuring;
·
development of new projects, markets and technologies;
·
performance of new ventures; and
·
asset acquisitions and dispositions.

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

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 PPL, PPL Energy Supply or PPL Electric 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 PPL, PPL Energy Supply and PPL Electric undertake no obligation to update the information contained in such statement to reflect subsequent developments or information.

Item 1. Financial Statements
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, except share data)
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
Operating Revenues
               
Utility
 
$
955
   
$
1,007
   
$
2,901
   
$
3,108
 
Unregulated retail electric and gas
   
34
     
43
     
108
     
110
 
Wholesale energy marketing
                               
Realized
   
999
     
748
     
2,564
     
1,610
 
Unrealized economic activity (Note 14)
   
(307
)
   
1,157
     
(67
)
   
361
 
Net energy trading margins
   
7
     
(132
)
   
2
     
(82
)
Energy-related businesses
   
117
     
148
     
321
     
394
 
Total Operating Revenues
   
1,805
     
2,971
     
5,829
     
5,501
 
                                 
Operating Expenses
                               
Operation
                               
Fuel
   
264
     
305
     
708
     
734
 
Energy purchases
                               
Realized
   
750
     
500
     
2,049
     
1,126
 
Unrealized economic activity (Note 14)
   
(79
)
   
1,020
     
255
     
157
 
Other operation and maintenance
   
317
     
361
     
1,043
     
1,095
 
Amortization of recoverable transition costs
   
73
     
73
     
227
     
217
 
Depreciation
   
120
     
117
     
343
     
345
 
Taxes, other than income
   
70
     
77
     
209
     
224
 
Energy-related businesses
   
109
     
134
     
298
     
361
 
Total Operating Expenses
   
1,624
     
2,587
     
5,132
     
4,259
 
                                 
Operating Income
   
181
     
384
     
697
     
1,242
 
                                 
Other Income - net
   
9
     
8
     
38
     
32
 
                                 
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
           
6
     
18
     
16
 
                                 
Interest Expense
   
106
     
119
     
294
     
335
 
                                 
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
   
84
     
267
     
423
     
923
 
                                 
Income Taxes
   
34
     
57
     
101
     
277
 
                                 
Income from Continuing Operations After Income Taxes
   
50
     
210
     
322
     
646
 
                                 
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes) (Note 8)
   
(24
)
   
(2
)
   
(53
)
   
22
 
                                 
Net Income
   
26
     
208
     
269
     
668
 
                                 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
   
6
     
5
     
15
     
15
 
                                 
Net Income Attributable to PPL Corporation
 
$
20
   
$
203
   
$
254
   
$
653
 
                                 
Amounts Attributable to PPL Corporation:
                               
Income from Continuing Operations After Income Taxes
 
$
44
   
$
205
   
$
307
   
$
631
 
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes)
   
(24
)
   
(2
)
   
(53
)
   
22
 
Net Income
 
$
20
   
$
203
   
$
254
   
$
653
 
                                 
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
                               
Income from Continuing Operations After Income Taxes Available to PPL Corporation Common Shareowners:
                               
Basic
 
$
0.12
   
$
0.54
   
$
0.82
   
$
1.68
 
Diluted
 
$
0.12
   
$
0.54
   
$
0.81
   
$
1.67
 
Net Income Available to PPL Corporation Common Shareowners:
                               
Basic
 
$
0.05
   
$
0.54
   
$
0.67
   
$
1.74
 
Diluted
 
$
0.05
   
$
0.54
   
$
0.67
   
$
1.73
 
                                 
Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock
 
$
0.345
   
$
0.335
   
$
1.035
   
$
1.005
 
                                 
Weighted-Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
(in thousands)
                               
Basic
   
376,384
     
374,290
     
375,795
     
373,394
 
Diluted
   
376,716
     
375,096
     
376,113
     
374,984
 

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

PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
2009
 
2008
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
               
Net income
 
$
269
   
$
668
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation
   
345
     
347
 
Amortization of recoverable transition costs and other
   
286
     
286
 
Defined benefits
   
(29
)
   
(55
)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
   
20
     
(56
)
Gains related to the extinguishment of notes
   
(29
)
       
Impairment of assets
   
109
     
53
 
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, and other hedging activities
   
256
     
(83
)
Other
   
36
     
52
 
Change in current assets and current liabilities
               
Accounts receivable
   
(69
)
   
127
 
Accounts payable
   
(201
)
   
(31
)
Unbilled revenue
   
98
     
(28
)
Counterparty collateral deposits
   
326
     
(18
)
Price risk management assets and liabilities
   
(216
)
   
(61
)
Other
   
28
     
(58
)
Other operating activities
               
Other assets
   
17
     
28
 
Other liabilities
   
1
     
(10
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
1,247
     
1,161
 
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
   
(821
)
   
(979
)
Expenditures for intangible assets
   
(67
)
   
(283
)
Proceeds from the sale of intangible assets
   
9
     
11
 
Purchases of nuclear plant decommissioning trust investments
   
(182
)
   
(169
)
Proceeds from the sale of nuclear plant decommissioning trust investments
   
163
     
149
 
Purchases of other investments
           
(50
)
Proceeds from the sale of other investments
   
150
     
36
 
Net (increase) decrease in restricted cash and cash equivalents
   
170
     
(70
)
Other investing activities
   
(13
)
   
5
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(591
)
   
(1,350
)
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Issuance of long-term debt
   
298
     
699
 
Retirement of long-term debt
   
(916
)
   
(299
)
Issuance of common stock
   
45
     
19
 
Repurchase of common stock due to the repurchase program
           
(38
)
Payment of common stock dividends
   
(386
)
   
(365
)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt
   
(70
)
   
109
 
Other financing activities
   
(31
)
   
(9
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(1,060
)
   
116
 
                 
Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash and Cash Equivalents
           
(5
)
                 
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents
   
(404
)
   
(78
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
   
1,100
     
430
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents included in Assets Held for Sale
           
(3
)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
 
$
696
   
$
349
 

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

PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, shares in thousands)
   
September 30,
2009
 
December 31,
2008
Assets
               
                 
Current Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
696
   
$
1,100
 
Short-term investments
           
150
 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
   
151
     
320
 
Accounts receivable (less reserve:  2009, $38; 2008, $36)
               
Customer
   
411
     
456
 
Other
   
186
     
77
 
Unbilled revenues
   
504
     
599
 
Fuel, materials and supplies
   
361
     
337
 
Prepayments
   
97
     
84
 
Price risk management assets
   
1,685
     
1,224
 
Other intangibles
   
24
     
17
 
Assets held for sale
   
175
         
Other current assets
   
9
     
19
 
Total Current Assets
   
4,299
     
4,383
 
                 
Investments
               
Equity method investments
   
34
     
47
 
Nuclear plant decommissioning trust funds
   
525
     
446
 
Other investments
   
23
     
29
 
Total Investments
   
582
     
522
 
                 
Property, Plant and Equipment
               
Electric plant
               
Transmission and distribution
   
8,528
     
8,046
 
Generation
   
10,163
     
9,588
 
General
   
885
     
840
 
Electric plant in service
   
19,576
     
18,474
 
Construction work in progress
   
721
     
1,131
 
Nuclear fuel
   
460
     
428
 
Electric plant
   
20,757
     
20,033
 
Gas and oil plant
   
68
     
68
 
Other property
   
163
     
156
 
Property, plant and equipment, gross
   
20,988
     
20,257
 
Less:  accumulated depreciation
   
8,111
     
7,882
 
Property, Plant and Equipment, net
   
12,877
     
12,375
 
                 
Regulatory and Other Noncurrent Assets
               
Regulatory assets
   
493
     
737
 
Goodwill
   
805
     
763
 
Other intangibles
   
622
     
637
 
Price risk management assets
   
1,839
     
1,392
 
Other regulatory and noncurrent assets
   
427
     
596
 
Total Regulatory and Other Noncurrent Assets
   
4,186
     
4,125
 
                 
Total Assets
 
$
21,944
   
$
21,405
 

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

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, shares in thousands)
   
September 30,
2009
 
December 31,
2008
Liabilities and Equity
               
                 
Current Liabilities
               
Short-term debt
 
$
620
   
$
679
 
Long-term debt
           
696
 
Accounts payable
   
567
     
766
 
Taxes
   
89
     
77
 
Interest
   
140
     
130
 
Dividends
   
135
     
131
 
Price risk management liabilities
   
1,425
     
1,324
 
Counterparty collateral
   
348
     
22
 
Other current liabilities
   
469
     
477
 
Total Current Liabilities
   
3,793
     
4,302
 
                 
Long-term Debt
   
7,250
     
7,142
 
                 
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities
               
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
   
2,203
     
1,764
 
Price risk management liabilities
   
927
     
836
 
Accrued pension obligations
   
839
     
899
 
Asset retirement obligations
   
398
     
389
 
Other deferred credits and noncurrent liabilities
   
597
     
677
 
Total Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities
   
4,964
     
4,565
 
                 
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 10)
               
                 
Equity
               
PPL Corporation Shareowners' Common Equity
               
Common stock - $0.01 par value (a)
   
4
     
4
 
Capital in excess of par value
   
2,264
     
2,196
 
Earnings reinvested
   
3,726
     
3,862
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(376
)
   
(985
)
Total PPL Corporation Shareowners' Common Equity
   
5,618
     
5,077
 
Noncontrolling Interests
   
319
     
319
 
Total Equity
   
5,937
     
5,396
 
                 
Total Liabilities and Equity
 
$
21,944
   
$
21,405
 

(a)
 
780,000 shares authorized; 376,639 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009 and 374,581 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008.
 
The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.

PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars, shares in thousands)
   
PPL Corporation Shareowners
       
   
Common stock shares outstanding
 
Common stock
 
Capital in excess of par value
 
Earnings reinvested
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
Non-controlling interests
 
Total
                                                       
June 30, 2009
 
376,144
   
$
4
   
$
2,246
   
$
3,837
   
$
(568
)
 
$
319
   
$
5,838
 
Common stock issued (b)
 
495
             
17
                             
17
 
Stock-based compensation
                 
1
                             
1
 
Net income
                         
20
             
6
     
26
 
Dividends, dividend equivalents and distributions (c)
                         
(131
)
           
(6
)
   
(137
)
Other comprehensive income
                                 
192
             
192
 
September 30, 2009
 
376,639
   
$
4
   
$
2,264
   
$
3,726
   
$
(376
)
 
$
319
   
$
5,937
 
                                                       
December 31, 2008 (a)
 
374,581
   
$
4
   
$
2,196
   
$
3,862
   
$
(985
)
 
$
319
   
$
5,396
 
Common stock issued (b)
 
2,092
             
66
                             
66
 
Common stock repurchased
 
(34
)
           
(1
)
                           
(1
)
Stock-based compensation
                 
3
                             
3
 
Net income
                         
254
             
15
     
269
 
Dividends, dividend equivalents and distributions (c)
                         
(391
)
           
(15
)
   
(406
)
Other comprehensive income
                                 
610
             
610
 
Cumulative effect adjustment (d)
                         
1
     
(1
)
               
September 30, 2009
 
376,639
   
$
4
   
$
2,264
   
$
3,726
   
$
(376
)
 
$
319
   
$
5,937
 
                                                       
June 30, 2008 (a)
 
374,519
   
$
4
   
$
2,193
   
$
3,634
   
$
(648
)
 
$
320
   
$
5,503
 
Common stock issued (b)
 
80
             
3
                             
3
 
Stock-based compensation
                 
3
                             
3
 
Net income
                         
203
             
5
     
208
 
Dividends, dividend equivalents and distributions (c)
                         
(126
)
           
(5
)
   
(131
)
Other comprehensive income
                                 
318
             
318
 
September 30, 2008
 
374,599
   
$
4
   
$
2,199
   
$
3,711
   
$
(330
)
 
$
320
   
$
5,904
 
                                                       
December 31, 2007 (a)
 
373,271
   
$
4
   
$
2,185
   
$
3,435
   
$
(68
)
 
$
320
   
$
5,876
 
Common stock issued (b)
 
2,152
             
28
                             
28
 
Common stock repurchased (e)
 
(824
)
           
(39
)
                           
(39
)
Stock-based compensation
                 
25
                             
25
 
Net income
                         
653
             
15
     
668
 
Dividends, dividend equivalents and distributions (c)
                         
(377
)
           
(15
)
   
(392
)
Other comprehensive loss
                                 
(262
)
           
(262
)
September 30, 2008
 
374,599
   
$
4
   
$
2,199
   
$
3,711
   
$
(330
)
 
$
320
   
$
5,904
 

(a)
 
"Capital in excess of par value" and "Earnings reinvested" have been adjusted by $13 million to reflect the adoption of new accounting guidance.  See "New Accounting Guidance Adopted - Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)" in Note 2 for additional information.
(b)
 
The three months ended September 30, 2009, includes common stock shares issued through the ICP, ICPKE, and DRIP.  The nine months ended September 30, 2009, includes common stock shares issued through the ICP, ICPKE, DRIP, ESOP and DDCP.  The three months ended September 30, 2008, includes common stock shares issued through the ICP and ICPKE, net of forfeitures.  The nine months ended September 30, 2008, includes common stock shares issued through the ICP, ICPKE and the 2-5/8% Convertible Senior Notes, net of forfeitures.  "Capital in excess of par value" for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, includes $7 million for a company contribution to the ESOP.
(c)
 
"Earnings reinvested" includes dividends and dividend equivalents on PPL Corporation common stock and restricted stock units.  "Noncontrolling interests" includes dividends and distributions to noncontrolling interests.
(d)
 
See "New Accounting Guidance Adopted - Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments" in Note 2 regarding this cumulative effect adjustment.
(e)
 
In 2007, PPL's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase by PPL of up to $750 million of its common stock.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, PPL purchased 802,816 shares of PPL common stock for $38 million.
 
The accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of the financial statements.

PPL Corporation and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
2009
   
2008
 
                                 
Net income
 
$
26
   
$
208
   
$
269
   
$
668
 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
Amounts arising during the period - gains (losses), net of tax (expense) benefit:
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $(1), $(4), $3, $(4)
   
18
     
(145
)
   
88
     
(217
)
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $(24), $10, $(35), $32
   
20
     
(7
)
   
30
     
(28
)
Qualifying derivatives, net of tax of $(12), $(452), $(184), $(104)
   
17
     
665
     
249
     
166
 
Equity investee's other comprehensive loss
                           
(1
)
Defined benefit plans:
                               
Net actuarial gain, net of tax of $(3), $(3)
   
4
             
4
         
Reclassifications to net income - (gains) losses, net of tax expense (benefit):
                               
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax of $(1), $(1)
   
2
             
2
         
Qualifying derivatives, net of tax of $(91), $137, $(158), $135
   
127
     
(203
)
   
224
     
(204
)
Defined benefit plans:
                               
Prior service costs, net of tax of $(2), $(1), $(6), $(6)
   
4
     
5
     
10
     
12
 
Net actuarial loss, net of tax of $(1), $(2), $(4)
           
3
     
2
     
9
 
Transition obligation
                   
1
     
1
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to PPL Corporation
   
192
     
318
     
610
     
(262
)
Comprehensive income
   
218
     
526
     
879
     
406
 
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
   
6
     
5
     
15
     
15
 
Comprehensive income attributable to PPL Corporation
 
$
212
   
$
521
   
$
864
   
$
391
 

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

PPL Energy Supply, LLC and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
   
Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
Operating Revenues
                               
Wholesale energy marketing
                               
Realized
 
$
999
   
$
748
   
$
2,564
   
$
1,610
 
Unrealized economic activity (Note 14)
   
(307
)
   
1,157
     
(67
)
   
361
 
Wholesale energy marketing to affiliate
   
445
     
453
     
1,353
     
1,370
 
Utility
   
165
     
195
     
496
     
647
 
Unregulated retail electric and gas
   
34
     
43
     
108
     
110
 
Net energy trading margins
   
7
     
(132
)
   
2
     
(82
)
Energy-related businesses
   
113
     
146
     
312
     
389
 
Total Operating Revenues
   
1,456
     
2,610
     
4,768
     
4,405
 
                                 
Operating Expenses
                               
Operation
                               
Fuel
   
264
     
305
     
708
     
734
 
Energy purchases
                               
Realized
   
721
     
456
     
1,956
     
996
 
Unrealized economic activity (Note 14)
   
(79
)
   
1,020
     
255
     
157
 
Energy purchases from affiliate
   
19
     
29
     
59
     
87
 
Other operation and maintenance
   
228
     
285
     
778
     
832
 
Depreciation
   
83
     
79
     
236
     
237
 
Taxes, other than income
   
23
     
26
     
64
     
70
 
Energy-related businesses
   
106
     
136
     
292
     
360
 
Total Operating Expenses
   
1,365
     
2,336
     
4,348
     
3,473
 
                                 
Operating Income
   
91
     
274
     
420
     
932
 
                                 
Other Income - net
   
9
     
6
     
32
     
25
 
                                 
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
           
6
     
18
     
16
 
                                 
Interest Income from Affiliates
           
4
     
2
     
11
 
                                 
Interest Expense
   
74
     
87
     
197
     
233
 
                                 
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
   
26
     
191
     
239
     
719
 
                                 
Income Taxes
   
17
     
33
     
41
     
213
 
                                 
Income from Continuing Operations After Income Taxes
   
9
     
158
     
198
     
506
 
                                 
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes) (Note 8)
   
(24
)
   
3
     
(53
)
   
17
 
                                 
Net Income (Loss)
   
(15
)
   
161
     
145
     
523
 
                                 
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
   
1
             
1
     
1
 
                                 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to PPL Energy Supply
 
$
(16
)
 
$
161
   
$
144
   
$
522
 
                                 
Amounts Attributable to PPL Energy Supply:
                               
Income from Continuing Operations After Income Taxes
 
$
8
   
$
158
   
$
197
   
$
505
 
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes)
   
(24
)
   
3
     
(53
)
   
17
 
Net Income (Loss)
 
$
(16
)
 
$
161
   
$
144
   
$
522
 

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

PPL Energy Supply, LLC and Subsidiaries
(Unaudited)
(Millions of Dollars)
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   
2009
 
2008
                 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
               
Net income
 
$
145
   
$
523
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
               
Depreciation
   
237
     
240
 
Amortization
   
52
     
51
 
Defined benefits
   
(64
)
   
(61
)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
   
77
     
31
 
Impairment of assets
   
105
     
49
 
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives, and other hedging activities
   
257
     
(86
)
Other
   
7
     
50
 
Change in current assets and current liabilities
               
Accounts receivable
   
121
     
164
 
Accounts payable
   
(224
)
   
(27
)
Unbilled revenue
   
49
     
(73
)
Fuel, materials and supplies
   
(26
)
   
(9
)
Collateral on PLR energy supply to affiliate
   
300
         
Counterparty collateral deposits
   
326
     
(18
)
Price risk management assets and liabilities
   
(215
)
   
(60
)
Other
   
47
     
50
 
Other operating activities
               
Other assets
   
11
     
14
 
Other liabilities
   
(36
)
   
(4
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
1,169
     
834