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September 10, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PPL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. employer identification no.) |
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrants principal executive offices)
James E. Abel
Vice President-Finance and Treasurer
PPL Corporation
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies of all notices, orders and communication to:
Vincent Pagano, Jr., Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 455-2000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after
the effective date of this registration statement as determined by market conditions and other
factors.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box: þ
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box: o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities
Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions
of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting
company in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The price shown is
based on the average of the high and low sales prices for the Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange consolidated tape on September 8, 2009 in accordance with Rule 457(c). |
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, the Registration Statement also is amended
to cover any additional shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the applicable
equity-based compensation plans to prevent dilution resulting from any subsequent stock split,
stock dividend or similar transaction.
PPL CORPORATION
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
CUSIP # 69351T 10 6
The Dividend Reinvestment Plan of PPL Corporation (the Plan) provides participants in the
Plan with a convenient way of investing cash dividends and cash payments in additional shares of
our Common Stock.
Participants in the Plan may:
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have cash dividends on their Common Stock of PPL Corporation and their Preferred
Stock of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation automatically reinvested in shares of PPL
Corporation Common Stock; |
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invest optional cash payments on a monthly basis of up to $80,000 in a calendar
year; and |
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deposit certificated shares of our Common Stock registered in their names to their
Plan accounts for safekeeping. |
In addition, employees of some of our subsidiaries may invest in shares of our Common Stock
through automatic payroll deductions and through optional cash payments.
The price for newly issued shares of Common Stock will be the average of the high and low sale
prices of the Common Stock on the investment date. The price for shares of Common Stock purchased
in the open market will be determined by dividing the total cost of all shares purchased by the
number of shares so purchased.
Shareowners who do not wish to participate in the Plan will receive dividends, as declared, in
the usual manner. The amount of any future dividends paid by PPL Corporation or PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation will depend upon future earnings, cash flows, financial condition and other
factors.
Our Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PPL. Investing
in our common stock involves risks associated with market fluctuations. See Risk Factors on page
1 hereof.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has
approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this
Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus is September 10, 2009.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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RISK FACTORS
Our business is subject to significant risks. You should carefully consider the risks and
uncertainties described in this Prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein,
including the risks and uncertainties described in our consolidated financial statements and the
notes to those financial statements and the risks and uncertainties described under the caption
Risk Factors included in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, and updates in Part II, Item 1A of our Form 10-Q filings, which are incorporated
by reference in this Prospectus. If any of the risks and uncertainties described in this
Prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference herein actually occur, our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In turn, the
trading price of our common stock could decline, perhaps significantly, and you could lose part or
all of your investment.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
Available Information
PPL Corporation files reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or the SEC. You may read and copy any materials that PPL Corporation files
with the SEC at the SECs Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Further information on the operation of the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. can be
obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
The SEC also maintains an Internet world-wide Web site that contains reports, proxy and
information statements and other information about issuers, such as PPL Corporation, who file
electronically with the Commission. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov.
PPL Corporation Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: PPL), and
reports, proxy statements and other information concerning PPL Corporation can also be inspected at
the offices of the NYSE at 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. In addition, reports, proxy
statements and other information concerning PPL Corporation can be inspected at its offices at Two
North Ninth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179. PPL Corporation maintains an Internet site
at http://www.pplweb.com (which is not intended to be an active hyperlink herein), which contains
information concerning PPL Corporation and its affiliates. The information at PPL Corporations
Internet site is not incorporated in this Prospectus by reference, and you should not consider it a
part of this Prospectus.
Incorporation by Reference
The rules of the SEC allow us to incorporate by reference information into this Prospectus,
which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document
filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of
this Prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede that information. This Prospectus incorporates by reference the documents set forth below
that have been previously filed with the SEC. These documents contain important information about
PPL Corporation.
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SEC Filings (File No. 1-11459) |
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Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Year ended December 31, 2008 |
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Quarterly Report(s) on Form 10-Q
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Quarters ended March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 |
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Current Reports on Form 8-K
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January 12, January 28, February 18, February
24, March 4, March 13, March 17, April 1,
April 2, April 6, April 9, April 13, May 27,
May 29, June 22, July 2, September 8 and
September 9, 2009. |
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PPL Corporations Registration
Statement on Form 8-B
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We are also incorporating by reference additional documents that PPL Corporation files with
the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act between the date of this
Prospectus and the termination of the offering made by this Prospectus.
PPL Corporation will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to
whom a copy of this Prospectus has been delivered, a copy of any and all of these filings. You may
request a copy of these filings by writing or telephoning us at:
PPL Corporation
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179
Attention: PPL Investor Services Department
Telephone: 1-800-345-3085
GENDER REFERENCE
References herein to he, him and his include the feminine forms of such terms.
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THE COMPANY
We are a holding company with headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Our subsidiaries
include: PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, which provides electricity delivery service in eastern
and central Pennsylvania; PPL Energy Supply, LLC, a holding company for our unregulated businesses;
PPL EnergyPlus, LLC, which sells energy and energy services in competitive wholesale and
deregulated retail markets; PPL Generation, LLC, which owns and operates our U.S. generation
facilities; PPL Montana, LLC, which generates electricity for wholesale and retail customers in
Montana and the Northwest; PPL Global, LLC, which owns and operates international energy businesses
that are focused on the distribution of electricity; and PPL Gas Utilities Corporation, which
provides natural gas distribution, transmission and storage services and sells propane.
Our principal executive offices are located at Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
18101-1179, and our telephone number is (610) 774-5151. We also can be contacted through our
Investor Services Department via telephone by calling toll-free at (800) 345-3085 or via e-mail at
invserv@pplweb.com.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
The following is a question and answer description of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan of PPL
Corporation.
PURPOSE
1. What is the purpose of the Plan?
The purpose of the Plan is to provide participants with a convenient way of investing cash
dividends on shares of Common Stock of PPL Corporation and Preferred Stock of PPL Electric
Utilities Corporation and cash payments in additional shares of Common Stock of PPL Corporation.
Under the terms of their respective articles of incorporation, PPL Corporation is authorized
to issue Preferred Stock in series from time to time, and PPL Electric Utilities Corporation is
authorized to issue Preference Stock in series from time to time in addition to its Preferred
Stock. In the event that PPL Corporation issues Preferred Stock or PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation issues Preference Stock in the future, the dividends paid on those shares may be
reinvested pursuant to the Plan in additional shares of Common Stock of PPL Corporation. For
convenience, throughout the balance of this Prospectus, the term Preferred Stock means the
Preferred Stock of PPL Corporation and the Preferred and Preference Stock of PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation, and the term Common Stock means the Common Stock of PPL Corporation.
Specifically, participants in the Plan may (a) have cash dividends on their shares of
Preferred Stock and Common Stock automatically reinvested in Common Stock or (b) continue to
receive cash dividends on their shares and invest by making optional cash payments of up to $80,000
in a calendar year or (c) invest both their cash dividends and such optional cash payments. In
addition, employees of certain subsidiaries of PPL Corporation may invest in shares of Common Stock
through automatic payroll deductions and through optional cash payments. Full investment of funds
is possible under the Plan because the Plan permits fractions of shares, as well as full shares, to
be credited to participants accounts. In addition, dividends with respect to such fractions, as
well as full shares, will be credited to participants accounts. Regular Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Account Statements provide each participant who is reinvesting his dividends with a record of each
transaction.
Shares purchased through the Plan will, at the option of PPL Corporation, be either newly
issued shares of Common Stock or shares purchased in the open market. To the extent that shares of
Common Stock purchased with reinvested dividends, optional cash payments or employee payroll
deductions are
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purchased from PPL Corporation as newly issued shares, PPL Corporation will have available
funds for its general corporate purposes.
Participants may deposit to their Plan accounts for safekeeping shares of Common Stock
registered in their names. See Question #24 for information concerning the certificate safekeeping
features of the Plan.
The Plan also provides a convenient method for participants to sell or withdraw shares of
Common Stock held in their accounts under the Plan. See Questions #28 and #29 for additional
information concerning the disposition of shares credited to participants accounts.
ADMINISTRATION
2. Who administers the Plan for participants?
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, and/or such other agent as PPL Corporation may from time to
time designate, administers the Plan on behalf of PPL Corporation, keeps records, sends quarterly
(or more frequent) Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statements to participants who are
reinvesting their dividends and performs other duties relating to the Plan. Purchases of shares of
Common Stock in the open market will be made by a broker selected by Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services, which may be an affiliate of Wells Fargo Shareowner Services. Shares of Common Stock
purchased under the Plan will be registered in Wells Fargo Shareowner Services name, as nominee,
and allocated to participants accounts.
Questions concerning a participants account under the Plan should be directed to Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services. Wells Fargo Shareowner Services can be contacted, and transactions can be
effected, as indicated below. See Question #18 for information regarding the types of inquiries
that can be made, and transactions that can be effected, over the Internet or by telephone.
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For Mail Inquiries/Transactions:
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PPL Corporation Plan |
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P.O. Box 64856 |
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St. Paul, MN 55164-0856 |
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For Overnight Deliveries:
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PPL Corporation Plan |
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161 N. Concord Exchange |
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South St. Paul, MN 55075-1139 |
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For Telephone Inquiries/Transactions:
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1-866-280-0245 (toll-free) |
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For Fax Transactions:
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651-450-4085 |
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For Internet Inquiries/Transactions:
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www.shareowneronline.com (account transactions) |
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www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices (general inquiries) |
PARTICIPATION
3. Who is eligible to participate in the Plan?
All holders of record of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock are eligible to
participate in the Plan. To be eligible to participate in the Plan, beneficial owners whose only
shares are registered in names other than their ownsuch as a trustee, broker or bank nomineemust
first become holders of record by having their shares transferred into their names unless such
trustee or broker or bank nominee
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participates in the Plan. See Question #6 for information concerning participation in the Plan
by nominee holders.
Employees of certain subsidiaries of PPL Corporation are eligible to participate in the Plan
through automatic payroll deductions and/or optional cash payments even though they do not have any
shares registered in their names. Those employees who are not residents or citizens of the United
States are eligible to participate in the Plan only if their participation would not violate any
applicable local laws.
4. Can a participant open a new account in the name of another person?
Yes. A participant may direct Wells Fargo Shareowner Services (or such other agent as
designated by PPL Corporation) to open a new account in the name of another personfor example, a
family member. To open the account, the participant simply submits a New Account Sponsor Form, with
the name and signature of the participant and the name, address, social security number and
signature of the person for whom the new account is being opened, along with a check for the
initial optional cash payment. The initial optional cash payment to the new account is subject to
the limitations described in Question #16 and will be invested in accordance with Question #17. At
that time, the designated person will become a full participant in the Plan.
New Account Sponsor Forms may be obtained by contacting Wells Fargo Shareowner Services as
indicated in Question #2.
PARTICIPATION BY SHAREOWNERS
5. How does a shareowner participate?
A shareowner who is not currently participating may join the Plan at any time by completing an
Authorization Form and returning it to Wells Fargo Shareowner Services. If the Authorization Form
returned by a shareowner entitled to a dividend is received by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services on
or before the record date for a particular dividend, that dividend will be paid and/or reinvested
in accordance with that Authorization Form. If the Authorization Form is received by Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services after the record date for a particular dividend, then the request made in the
Authorization Form will not become effective until the next dividend. For example, in order to
reinvest the quarterly dividend payable on October 1, a shareowners Authorization Form must be
received by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services no later than the record date for that dividend in
September. If the Authorization Form is received after that record date, the dividend payable on
October 1 will be paid in cash and the shareowners participation in the Plan will begin with the
dividend payable on January 1.
Those shareowners who do not wish to participate in the Plan will receive dividends, as
declared, in the usual manner.
Authorization Forms may be obtained by contacting Wells Fargo Shareowner Services as indicated
in Question #2.
6. What does the shareowner Authorization Form provide?
The shareowner Authorization Form allows each shareowner to decide the extent to which he
wants to participate in the Plan. By checking the appropriate box on the Authorization Form, a
shareowner may indicate whether he wants to (a) reinvest dividends paid on all, none or a
percentage of the shares of Common Stock registered in his name or (b) reinvest dividends paid on
all or none of the shares of Preferred Stock registered in his name or (c) reinvest dividends paid
on both the shares of Common Stock and the shares of Preferred Stock registered in his name or
(d) participate in the Plan by making optional cash payments only. If no election is made with
respect to the reinvestment of dividends, then all dividends credited to a participants account
will be reinvested. Participants may change these options by contacting Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services as indicated in Question #2. With respect to changes to dividend
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reinvestment options, change requests received on or before the record date for a particular
dividend will be effective for that dividend, while change requests received after the record date
for a particular dividend will be effective for the next dividend.
A nominee holdersuch as a trustee, broker or bankwho wishes to reinvest dividends on only a
portion of the shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock registered in its name may obtain
additional information and an appropriate authorization card by contacting Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services as indicated in Question #2.
PARTICIPATION BY EMPLOYEES
7. How does an employee participate?
An employee may join the Plan at any time by requesting an Employee Authorization Form from:
PPL Services Corporation
Investor Services Department
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA 18101-1179
1 (800) 345-3085 (toll-free)
invserv@pplweb.com
A completed Employee Authorization Form should be returned to PPL Services Corporation.
Participants who are employees of subsidiaries located outside of the United States may be given
the name of a contact person within their company or locally situated who will assist them in
joining the Plan, subject to applicable local laws that may prohibit participation in the Plan.
8. What does the Employee Authorization Form provide?
The Employee Authorization Form allows each employee to decide the extent to which he wants to
participate in the Plan. By checking the appropriate box on the Employee Authorization Form, an
employee may indicate whether he wants to (a) invest in shares of Common Stock through automatic
payroll deductions on the PPL Services Corporation payroll system and/or (b) participate in the
Plan by making optional cash payments only.
9. What about payroll deductions?
Investing in shares of Common Stock through automatic payroll deductions will only be
available to employees who are paid through the PPL Services Corporation payroll system. Those
employees who are not paid through the PPL Services Corporation payroll system will be advised by
an appropriate contact person within their company or locally situated how investments should be
made.
Payroll deduction authorizations will be for an indefinite period of time. The employee will
specify on the Authorization Form the amount to be withheld from his pay each month. The minimum
monthly deduction is $2.00.
Payroll deductions will be invested monthly in the same manner as optional cash payments.
One-half of the deduction will be withheld from the employees pay for the first pay period ended
in each month and the remainder from the employees pay for the second pay period ended in each
month. In the event that there is a third pay period in any month, no deduction will be made for
that pay period.
10. How do I change my payroll deduction?
The amount of payroll deduction can be revised, changed or terminated at any time by written
notice to PPL Services Corporation, Investor Services Department, Two North Ninth Street,
Allentown, PA
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Corporation. Commencement, revision or termination of deductions will become effective as soon as
practicable after an employees request is received by PPL Services Corporation.
DIVIDENDS
11. When are dividends paid?
Historically, PPL Corporation and PPL Electric Utilities Corporation have paid dividends on
the first day of January, April, July and October to shareowners of record on or about the
10th day of December, March, June and September, respectively. The dividend payment
dates and dividend record dates may change in the future. In addition, future dividends, declared
at the discretion of the Board of Directors of PPL Corporation and PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation, will be dependent upon future earnings, cash flows, financial condition and other
factors.
12. Will participants be credited with dividends on shares held in their account under the Plan?
Yes. As the record holder for participants, Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, as agent, will
receive dividends for all shares held on the applicable dividend record date if those dividends are
to be reinvested. Subject to a participants election to reinvest less than all dividends on shares
in the participants Plan account as described in Question #14, Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
will credit dividends to participants on the basis of full and fractional shares held in their
accounts, and such dividends will be reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock.
13. When will shares be purchased with reinvested dividends?
In the case of shares purchased in the open market, cash dividends typically will be
reinvested on the dividend payment date, but no later than the 10th day after the dividend payment
date. In the case of newly issued shares of Common Stock, the investment date for dividends
typically will be the dividend payment date (or the first day after the dividend payment date on
which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading).
14. May I have dividends on shares held in the Plan sent directly to me?
Yes. A participant who elects to reinvest less than all of his dividends on shares in his Plan
account will be sent the dividends not reinvested by check on the applicable dividend payment date.
As an alternative to the receipt of a dividend check, the participant may arrange to have such
dividends directly deposited into a bank account selected by the participant. Information
concerning the direct deposit of dividends may be obtained by contacting Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services as indicated in Question #2.
The election to reinvest less than all of a participants Plan dividends may be made by
requesting an Authorization Form from Wells Fargo Shareowner Services as indicated in Question #2.
Such election can be made by a participant by specifying the percentage of such dividends to be
reinvested. The percentage must be from 10 to 90 percent, in increments of 10 percent. The
remaining percentage of such dividends will be received by check or direct deposit. A request to
reinvest a specified dollar amount of dividends or dividends with respect to a specific number of
shares will not be accepted. Once made, an election will remain in effect until changed by the
participant. In the absence of receipt of notice from a participant to reinvest less than all of a
participants Plan dividends, all dividends credited to that account will be reinvested.
Notice of such an election must be received by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services no later than
the record date of a particular dividend to be effective for the payment date of that dividend. For
example, in order to receive a portion of the January 1 dividend in cash, notice of the
participants election specifying the percentage of dividends to be reinvested must be received by
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services by the record date for that dividend in December. If notice of such
election is received after that record date, the
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dividend payable on January 1 will be governed by any prior election made by the participant
and the new election will take effect beginning with the dividend payable on April 1. In the case
where the participant had not previously made such an election, all of the participants January 1
dividends will be reinvested.
OPTIONAL CASH PAYMENTS
15. Who is eligible to make optional cash payments?
Shareowners who have submitted a signed Authorization Form, whether or not they have
authorized the reinvestment of dividends, are eligible to make optional cash payments. Also,
employees who have submitted a signed Employee Authorization Form, whether or not they have
authorized automatic payroll deductions, are eligible to make optional cash payments. Any optional
cash payment received from a participant will be applied to the purchase of additional shares of
Common Stock for his account. Subject to a participants election to reinvest less than all
dividends on shares in his Plan account as described in Question #14, dividends payable on shares
of Common Stock credited to the account of the participant under the Plan will be automatically
reinvested in additional shares of Common Stock.
An initial optional cash payment may be made by a participant when enrolling by enclosing a
check with the Authorization Form. Checks should be made payable, in U.S. dollars and drawn from a
U.S. bank, to Shareowner Services and returned along with the Authorization Form in the envelope
provided. Thereafter, optional cash payments may be invested by the use of the cash payment form
attached to each Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statement sent to participants.
Optional cash payments also can be effected through Wells Fargo Shareowner Services Automatic
Cash Withdrawal and Investment Service, which enables a participant to have money automatically
withdrawn from his checking or savings account and invested in his Plan account. A participant can
enroll in, change or terminate this service by contacting Wells Fargo Shareowner Services as
indicated in Question #2. Through this service, funds will be withdrawn from a participants
designated bank account approximately five business days prior to the applicable investment date.
The participant will not receive any confirmation of the transfer of funds other than as reflected
in his next Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statement and his bank account statement. To be
effective with respect to a particular investment date, any request to enroll in, change or
terminate the service must be received by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services at least 15 business days
prior to that investment date.
16. What are the limitations on making optional cash payments?
The option to make cash payments is available to each participant at any time. Optional cash
payments made by a participant must be in U.S. dollars and cannot exceed a total of $80,000 in a
calendar year. Optional cash payments must be received by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services by the
last business day of a month to be invested as of the investment date of the following month. The
same amount of money need not be sent each month or quarter, and there is no obligation to make an
optional cash payment each month or quarter.
17. When will shares be purchased with optional cash payments?
Optional cash payments will be invested monthly.
The investment date for shares purchased in the open market typically is the first day in each
month on which the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, but will be no later than the 10th
day of the month following the month in which such payments are received, or deemed to be received,
by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services. In the case of newly issued shares of Common Stock, the
investment date for optional cash payments will be the first day in each month on which the New
York Stock Exchange is open for trading.
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Since optional cash payments must be received by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services by the last
business day of a month to be invested as of the investment date in the following month, and no
interest will be paid on optional cash payments from the time that they are received by Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services until invested, you are strongly urged to make your optional cash payments
shortly before the last business day of a month. However, you should allow sufficient time to make
sure that the payments are received by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services by the last business day of
such month.
During the period from the time that optional cash payments are received by Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services until invested, the payments may be invested by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
in certain permitted investments. For purposes of the Plan, permitted investments means any
money market mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (which
may include money market mutual funds of an affiliate of Wells Fargo Shareowner Services or for
which Wells Fargo Shareowner Services or any of its affiliates provides management advisory or
other services) consisting entirely of (i) direct obligations of the United States of America,
and/or (ii) obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America. The risk of any loss from
such permitted investments is the responsibility of Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, and Wells
Fargo Shareowner Services retains the investment income from the permitted investments.
If any optional cash payment, including a payment by check or automatic withdrawal, is
returned for any reason, Wells Fargo Shareowner Services may remove from the participants account
any shares purchased through the credit of such payment and sell those shares. Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services may sell other shares in the participants account to recover any returned
funds fee for each optional cash payment returned, and it may also sell additional shares as
necessary to cover any market loss incurred by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services as a result of a
returned optional cash payment.
Optional cash payments will be refunded if a request for refund is received by Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services at least two business days prior to the investment date.
AUTOMATED TRANSACTIONS
18. Does the Plan allow for any automated transaction requests?
Yes. Plan participants can perform certain automated transactions via telephone and the
Internet, as described below, subject to certain restrictions that may apply.
Telephone Transactions
A participant can establish telephone transaction privileges by contacting Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services as indicated in Question #2 and requesting an Automated Request Authorization
Form. After establishing these privileges, a participant will be able to effect the following
transactions via telephone:
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Change the amount of or terminate automatic monthly bank withdrawals effected
through the Automatic Cash Withdrawal and Investment Service described in Question
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Change or terminate the dividend reinvestment option (for example, from full to
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Sell some or all of the Plan shares if the current market value of the shares to be
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Request a certificate for some or all full shares in the Plan if the current market
value of the shares for which certificates are requested is $50,000 or less.
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Internet Transactions
A participant can establish Internet transaction privileges by activating an online account,
which can be done by visiting Wells Fargo Shareowner Services designated Web site,
www.shareowneronline.com, clicking on First Time Visitor Sign Up and following the instructions
found on the First Time Visitor New Member Registration page. To activate an online account, a
participant will need to input the 10-digit Wells Fargo Shareowner Services account number, which
is listed on the participants Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statement, and establish a
Personal Identification Number (PIN). After establishing an online account, a participant will be
able to effect the following transactions via the Internet:
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effected through the Automatic Cash Withdrawal and Investment Service described in
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PURCHASES
19. How many shares of Common Stock will be purchased for participants?
The number of shares to be purchased for the participants account depends on the amount of
the participants dividends, including dividends on shares credited to the participants account
under the Plan, the amount of any optional cash payments and the purchase price of the shares of
Common Stock. In the case of an employee participant, the number of shares to be purchased also
depends on the amount of the employees payroll deduction. Each participants account will be
credited with that number of shares, including fractions computed to three decimal places, equal to
the total amount to be invested divided by the applicable purchase price.
20. What will be the price of shares of Common Stock purchased under the Plan?
Shares of Common Stock purchased for Plan participants may be acquired in the open market or
may be newly issued shares of Common Stock.
Purchases of shares in the open market will be made at then current market prices and may be
made on any securities exchange where the Common Stock is traded, in the over-the-counter market or
in negotiated transactions, and may be on such terms as the broker selected by Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services for such purpose may determine. The purchase price for shares acquired in the
open market will be the weighted average price of all shares purchased for the Plan, calculated by
dividing the total cost of all shares purchased by the number of shares so purchased.
The purchase price for newly issued shares of Common Stock will be the average of the high and
low sale prices of the Common Stock on the investment date as reported by The New York Times (as
composite transactions). If no trading occurs in the Common Stock on the investment date, the
purchase price will be the average of the last bid and asked prices on the New York Stock Exchange
on that date.
REPORTS TO PARTICIPANTS
21. How will participants be advised of their purchase of stock?
As soon as practicable after each purchase, a participant will be mailed a Dividend
Reinvestment Plan Account Statement. The Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statements are a
participants continuing record of the cost of his purchases and should be retained for tax
purposes. In addition, each participant will receive copies of communications sent generally to all
shareowners of PPL Corporation.
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CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
22. Will stock certificates be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased?
Certificates for shares of Common Stock purchased under the Plan will not be issued to
participants unless specifically requested. The number of shares credited to an account under the
Plan, including shares transferred to a participants account pursuant to the certificate
safekeeping features of the Plan, will be shown on the participants Dividend Reinvestment Plan
Account Statement. Any requests to receive certificates should be sent to Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services as indicated in Question #2. Any remaining full shares and fractional shares will remain
in the participants account. Certificates for fractional shares will not be issued under any
circumstances.
Shares credited to the account of a participant under the Plan may not be pledged. A
participant who wishes to pledge such shares must request that certificates for such shares be
issued in his name.
23. In whose name will accounts be maintained and certificates registered when issued?
Accounts for shareowner participants will be maintained in the participants names as shown on
the shareowner records of PPL Corporation or PPL Electric Utilities Corporation at the time the
participants join the Plan. Accounts for employee participants will be maintained in the name(s)
indicated on the Authorization Form. When issued, certificates for full shares will be registered
in the account name.
Upon written request, certificates also can be registered and issued in names other than the
account name subject to compliance with any applicable laws, provided that the request bears the
signature of the participant and the signature is guaranteed by a financial institution which is a
participant in a Medallion signature guarantee program.
DEPOSIT OF SHARES TO THE PLAN FOR SAFEKEEPING
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Yes. Participants may elect to have shares of Common Stock registered in their names held by
the Plan for safekeeping. To participate in the safekeeping features of the Plan, Common Stock
certificates must be forwarded to Wells Fargo Shareowner Services. Because participants bear the
risk of loss when sending stock certificates through the mail, we recommend that certificates be
sent via registered mail, insured for at least 3% of the current market value of the shares
represented by the certificates. Participants should not endorse the certificates when sending them
to Wells Fargo Shareowner Services for deposit.
Shares represented by such certificates will be credited to the participants account in the Plan
and the certificates will be cancelled. Subject to a participants election to reinvest less than
all dividends on shares in the participants Plan account as described in Question #14, dividends
paid on all such shares of Common Stock will be reinvested.
To take advantage of the certificate safekeeping features of the Plan, a participant must
submit the certificates to Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, along with the transaction request form
attached to each Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statement.
Shares of Common Stock held by the Plan for safekeeping are protected against loss, theft and
inadvertent destruction. Such shares may be withdrawn or sold at any time in accordance with the
procedures described in Questions #28 and #29.
The certificate safekeeping features apply only to Common Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock are
not eligible for the safekeeping features of the Plan.
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CHANGING METHOD OF PARTICIPATION AND WITHDRAWAL
25. How does a participant change his method of participation?
A participant may change his method of participation at any time by completing an
Authorization Form and returning it to Wells Fargo Shareowner Services or by submitting a request
to Wells Fargo Shareowner Services as indicated in Question #2.
26. May a participant withdraw from the Plan?
Yes. The Plan is entirely voluntary and a participant may withdraw at any time.
If a participants request to withdraw from the Plan is received on or after a record date for
a particular dividend, but before the payment date for that dividend, Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services will process the withdrawal as soon as practicable, and a check for payment of the
dividend will be mailed separately to the withdrawing participant. Thereafter, all dividends will
be paid in cash and, in the case of employee participants, any payroll deductions will be refunded.
See Question #10 for instructions to terminate payroll deductions. A shareowner or employee may
elect to re-enroll in the Plan at any time.
A participant may request to withdraw from the Plan and to transfer the shares in his Plan
account to a different Plan account. If a participant makes this request between a dividend record
date and the corresponding dividend payment date, Wells Fargo Shareowner Services will process the
transfer request, but the participants Plan account will not be terminated because the participant
may receive additional dividend reinvestment shares in his Plan account as a result of the
dividend. The participant would need to submit a written request to transfer those additional
shares before his Plan account would be terminated.
A participants Plan account may be terminated by PPL Corporation if the participant does not
have at least one full share registered in his name or in his Plan account.
27. How does a participant withdraw from the Plan?
In order to withdraw from the Plan, a participant must notify Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
as indicated in Question #2 that he wishes to withdraw. The withdrawal notice may also be provided
by completing the transaction request form attached to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account
Statement and returning that form to Wells Fargo Shareowner Services.
28. What options are available to a participant who withdraws from the Plan?
Upon withdrawing from the Plan, a participant may elect to:
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If no election is made in the withdrawal request, the full shares will be moved to Direct
Registration, and a check will be issued for the net proceeds of the fractional share.
The withdrawing participant must notify Wells Fargo Shareowner Services of his election. The
form attached to the participants Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statement may be used for
this
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purpose. The check for any fractional share will be based on the sale price of the fractional
share less any applicable brokerage commission.
If a withdrawing participant requests that his full and fractional shares be sold, Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services will place a sale order for such shares for the participants account through a
broker selected by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, which may be an affiliate of Wells Fargo
Shareowner Services. The participant will receive the proceeds of the sale less any brokerage
commission.
Direct Registration is a method of recording shares of stock in book-entry form. Book-entry
means that a shareowners shares are registered in his name on the books of the company without the
need for physical certificates. Any future share transactions involving our Common Stock, including
the issuance of shares to a participant upon his withdrawal from the Plan, will be issued in
book-entry form rather than certificated form, unless a shareowner requests otherwise. Shares held
in book-entry form have the same rights and privileges as shares held in certificated form, but
shares in book-entry form allow a shareowner to (i) eliminate the risk and cost of storing
certificates in a secure place, (ii) eliminate the cost associated with replacing lost, stolen or
destroyed certificates, and (iii) move shares electronically to his broker.
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Yes. A participant may, if he desires, request that all or any part of his shares currently
credited to his account in the Plan be sold without such participant having to withdraw from the
Plan. However, the participants Plan account may be terminated by PPL Corporation if the
participant does not have at least one full share registered in his name or in his Plan account.
The form attached to the participants Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statement may be
used to request the sale of shares credited to his account in the Plan. If a participant requests
that all or any part of his shares be sold, Wells Fargo Shareowner Services will place a sale order
for such shares for the participants account through a broker selected by Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services, which may be an affiliate of Wells Fargo Shareowner Services. The participant will
receive the proceeds of the sale less any brokerage commission. Dividends paid on any full or
fractional shares remaining in the participants account will continue to be reinvested or paid in
cash as previously elected by the participant in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
A participant can arrange for the net proceeds of a sale of his shares to be directly
deposited into a bank account by providing Wells Fargo Shareowner Services with a voided blank
check for a checking account or blank savings slip for a savings account or by having his signature
on the written request medallion guaranteed by a financial institution eligible for direct deposit.
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services will attempt to process a participants sale order on the next
business day following receipt of a properly completed request, but there is no guarantee that it
will be able to effect any sale within this time frame, and sale requests involving multiple
transactions are more likely to be subject to a delay. Participants should be aware that the market
price of the shares to be sold may fall or rise during the period between a request for sale, the
receipt by Wells Fargo Shareowner Services of the request and the ultimate sale of the shares in
the open market, and thus the net proceeds that a selling participant will receive following the
sale may vary significantly from the amount he expected when requesting the sale.
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Yes. A participant who terminates payroll deductions or the reinvestment of dividends may
leave his shares in the Plan. The participant may continue to make optional cash payments.
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OTHER INFORMATION
31. What are the costs to participate in the Plan?
Brokerage commissions and service charges incurred in connection with the purchase of shares
of Common Stock in the open market currently are paid by PPL Corporation.
If a participant requests that all or any of his Plan shares be sold, the participant will
receive the proceeds of the sale less any brokerage commission. The brokerage commission for sales
currently is $.10 per share. Service charges for sales currently are paid by PPL Corporation.
Services charges for other features of the Plan, such as account set-up fees, certificate
deposits, certificate withdrawal requests, automatic bank withdrawals, optional cash investments
and full or partial transfer of Plan shares, currently are paid by PPL Corporation.
The fee for returned checks or rejected automatic bank withdrawals is $25.00 per item.
Copies of account statements for the current year or the immediately preceding year are
provided to participants at no cost by contacting Wells Fargo Shareowner Services as indicated in
Question #2. The cost for copies of account statements for all other years is $25.00 and requests
should be mailed to PPL Investor Services, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 181011179, and
should include the participants Plan account number and name and a check for $25.00 made payable
to PPL Services Corporation.
We reserve the right to change the fee and commission structure of the Plan at any time. We
will provide participants with notice of any fee and commission changes prior to the changes
becoming effective.
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What happens when a participant sells or transfers all of the shares registered in his name
but not held in an account under the Plan? |
If a participant disposes of all shares registered in his name but not held in an account
under the Plan, dividends on the shares held for the participants account under the Plan will
continue to be paid and/or reinvested in accordance with his most recent Authorization Form.
A participants Plan account may be terminated by PPL Corporation if the participant does not
have at least one full share registered in his name or in his Plan account.
33. What happens if PPL Corporation issues a stock dividend or declares a stock split?
Any stock dividend or split shares distributed by PPL Corporation on shares credited to the
account of a participant under the Plan will be credited to the participants account. Stock
dividends or split shares distributed on shares held directly by participants will be credited to
such participants in the same manner as to shareowners who are not participating in the Plan. If a
participant submits a request to sell the shares to be received in connection with the stock
dividend or stock split or to withdraw from the Plan between the record date and the payable date
for such stock distribution, the request will not be processed until after the stock distribution
is credited to the participants account.
34. How will a participants shares held under the Plan be voted at meetings of shareowners?
If shares registered in the name of a participant (i.e., shares not held in his Plan account)
are voted by the participant on any matter submitted to a meeting of shareowners, PPL Corporation
will vote any shares held in the participants account under the Plan in accordance with the
participants proxy or instructions for the shares registered in his name. If no shares are
registered in a participants name, shares credited to the account of a participant under the Plan
will be voted in accordance with instructions of the
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participant given on an instruction form which will be furnished to the participant. If the
participant desires to vote in person at the meeting, a proxy for shares credited to his account
under the Plan may be obtained upon written request received by PPL Corporation at least 15 days
before the meeting.
If no instructions are received on a returned proxy card or instruction form, properly signed,
with respect to any item thereon, all of a participants sharesthose registered in his name, if
any, and shares credited to his account under the Planwill be voted in the same manner as for
non-participating shareowners who return proxies and do not provide instructions (i.e., in
accordance with the recommendations of the Board of Directors of PPL Corporation). If the proxy
card or instruction form is not returned or if it is returned unsigned, none of the participants
shares will be voted unless the participant votes in person.
35. What are the Federal income tax consequences of participation in the Plan?
In the case of shares acquired for a participating shareowner in open market transactions with
reinvested dividends, for Federal income tax purposes the participating shareowner must include in
gross income a dividend equal to the amount of cash used to purchase shares on his behalf in the
open market, increased by the amount of any brokerage commissions attributable to the purchase of
such shares. That amount will be reported to the participant annually on Internal Revenue Service
Form 1099. A participating shareowner who acquires shares of Common Stock from the company (i.e.,
newly-issued shares) with reinvested dividends under the Plan must include in gross income for
Federal income tax purposes a dividend equal to the amount of the fair market value of the shares
of Common Stock received.
A participants tax basis for shares purchased pursuant to the Plan with reinvested dividends
will be the amount included in gross income by the participant with reference to such shares. A
participants tax basis for shares purchased pursuant to the Plan with optional cash payments or
employee payroll deductions will be the price paid by the company for such shares, increased by the
amount of any brokerage commissions attributable to the purchase of such shares. The shares will
have a holding period beginning on the day after the shares are allocated to the participants
account. The participants Dividend Reinvestment Plan Account Statement will show the tax basis for
the current transaction and the date the shares were allocated to the participants account.
A participant will not recognize any taxable income when he receives full shares credited to
his account either upon his request that such shares be issued or upon withdrawal from the Plan or
the termination of the Plan by PPL Corporation. However, a participant must recognize gain or loss
when full shares credited to his account under the Plan are sold either at the request of the
participant or by the participant himself after shares have been registered in his name. A
participant must also recognize gain or loss when such participant receives a cash payment for any
fractional share credited to such participants account upon such participants withdrawal from the
Plan or upon the termination of the Plan by PPL Corporation. The amount of gain or loss is the
difference between the amount which the participant receives for the shares (or fractional share)
and the tax cost basis thereof. Such gain or loss will be capital in character if such shares or
fractional shares are a capital asset in the hands of the participant. The deductibility of any
capital losses is subject to certain restrictions. For further information as to the tax
consequences to participants in the Plan, participants should consult with their own tax advisors.
In the case of those foreign shareowners whose dividends are subject to United States federal
income tax withholding or in the case of domestic shareowners whose dividends are subject to backup
withholding tax, the amount applied to the purchase of shares will be equal to the amount of
dividends to be reinvested less the amount of any tax required to be withheld. The regular Dividend
Reinvestment Plan Account Statement confirming purchases will indicate the amount of any tax
withheld.
36. May the Plan be changed or discontinued?
PPL Corporation reserves the right to make modifications to the Plan. It also reserves the
right to suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Any such modification, suspension or
termination will be announced to both participating and non-participating shareowners.
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37. What are the responsibilities of PPL Corporation and Wells Fargo Shareowner Services under
the Plan?
In administering the Plan, PPL Corporation and Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, or any other
agent designated by PPL Corporation, will not be liable for any act done in good faith or for any
omission to act in good faith, including, without limitation, any claim of liability (i) arising
out of failure to terminate a participants account upon that participants death, (ii) with
respect to the prices or times at which shares are purchased or sold for participants, or (iii) as
to the value of the shares acquired for participants; provided, however, that the foregoing will
not limit any liability of either PPL Corporation or Wells Fargo Shareowner Services under the
Federal securities laws.
Wells Fargo is acting solely as agent of PPL Corporation and owes no duties, fiduciary or
otherwise, to any other person by reason of the Plan, and no implied duties, fiduciary or
otherwise, shall be read into the Plan. Wells Fargo Shareowner Services undertakes to perform such
duties and only such duties as are expressly set forth herein, to be performed by it, and no
implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the Plan against Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services or PPL Corporation. In the absence of negligence or willful misconduct on its part, Wells
Fargo Shareowner Services, whether acting directly or through agents or attorneys, shall not be
liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted or for any error of judgment made by it in the
performance of its duties hereunder. In no event shall Wells Fargo Shareowner Services be liable
for special, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not
limited to lost profit), even if Wells Fargo Shareowner Services has been advised of the likelihood
of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Wells Fargo Shareowner Services shall
not be: (i) required to and shall make no representations and have no responsibilities as to the
validity, accuracy, value or genuineness of any signatures or endorsements, other than its own, or
(ii) obligated to take any legal action hereunder that might, in its judgment, involve any expense
or liability, unless it has been furnished with reasonable indemnity. Wells Fargo Shareowner
Services shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its
obligations under the Plan arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances
beyond its reasonable control; it being understood that Wells Fargo Shareowner Services shall use
reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume
performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances. Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, as the
Plan administrator, is authorized to choose a broker/dealer, including an affiliated broker/dealer,
at its sole discretion to facilitate purchases and sales of Common Stock by Plan participants.
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services will furnish the name of the registered broker/dealer, including
any affiliated broker/dealer, utilized in share transactions within a reasonable time upon written
request from a participant.
38. Who interprets and regulates the Plan?
PPL Corporation and Wells Fargo Shareowner Services reserve the right to interpret and
regulate the Plan as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the operation of the Plan.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We cannot predict the number of shares of Common Stock that will be purchased under the Plan
or the prices at which shares will be purchased. To the extent that shares are purchased from us,
and not in the open market, we intend to add the proceeds from the sales to our general funds to be
used for general corporate purposes. The amounts and timing of the application of proceeds will
depend upon our funding requirements and the availability of other funds.
DESCRIPTION OF PPL CORPORATIONS CAPITAL STOCK
The description below is a summary of certain provisions of PPL Corporations capital stock.
The Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law, or BCL, and the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of PPL Corporation determine the rights and privileges of holders of PPL
Corporations capital stock. We encourage you to read such documents, which have been filed with
the SEC and are available on our Web site (www.pplweb.com), and the Pennsylvania law for more
information regarding such capital stock.
Authorized Capital
The authorized capital stock of PPL Corporation consists of 780,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share.
Common Stock
As of August 31, 2009, 376,611,825 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding. The
outstanding Common Stock is, and the Common Stock offered hereby when issued and paid for will be,
fully paid and non-assessable.
Dividends. Dividends on the Common Stock will be paid if, when and as determined by the
Board of Directors of PPL Corporation out of funds legally available for this purpose. The rate and
timing of future dividends will depend upon the future earnings, cash flows and financial condition
of PPL Corporation and its subsidiaries and upon other relevant factors, which PPL Corporation
cannot presently determine. As a practical matter, the ability of PPL Corporation to pay dividends
will be governed by the ability of PPL Corporations operating subsidiaries to pay dividends to PPL
Corporation. The subsidiaries ability to pay dividends to PPL Corporation will be subject to the
prior rights of the holders of such subsidiaries outstanding debt and preferred securities, the
availability of earnings and the needs of their businesses.
Voting Rights. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held by them
on all matters presented to shareowners. Pursuant to PPL Corporations Articles of Incorporation,
the holders of Common Stock will not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.
PPL Corporations Bylaws provide for a classified board of directors consisting of three classes as
nearly equal in number as may be. Each class holds office until the third year following the
election of such class, and no director may be removed except for cause upon a two-thirds vote of
all outstanding shares. PPL Corporations bylaws also provide for certain notice requirements for
shareowner nominations and proposals at annual meetings and preclude shareowners from bringing
business before any special meeting. Certain provisions of Pennsylvania law would require a
supermajority vote of the holders of Common Stock or a majority vote of disinterested directors to
approve certain business combinations and other major transactions involving PPL Corporation.
Liquidation Rights. After satisfaction of the preferential liquidation rights of any
Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share, ratably, in the distribution of
all remaining net assets.
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Preemptive and Other Rights. The holders of Common Stock do not have preemptive rights as
to additional issues of Common Stock or conversion rights. The shares of Common Stock are not
subject to redemption or to any further calls or assessments and are not entitled to the benefit of
any sinking fund provisions.
Preferred Stock
PPL Corporations Board of Directors is authorized, without further shareowner action, to
divide the Preferred Stock into one or more classes or series and to determine the designations,
preferences, limitations and special rights of any class or series including, but not limited to,
the following:
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the rate of dividend, if any; |
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the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of the series upon voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of PPL Corporation; |
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the terms and conditions upon which shares may be converted into shares of other
series or other capital stock, if issued with the privilege of conversion; |
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the price at and the terms and conditions upon which shares may be redeemed; and |
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Holders of Preferred Stock do not have any preemptive rights to subscribe for or purchase any
additional shares of the capital stock of PPL Corporation, or other securities or other right or
option to purchase shares of capital stock.
POSSIBLE ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECTS OF THE ARTICLES AND BYLAWS
Certain provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may have the effect of
discouraging unilateral tender offers or other attempts to take over and acquire the business of
PPL Corporation. As permitted by the BCL, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws:
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restrict shareowners from bringing any business before a special meeting of
shareowners, |
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require prior written notice of any business to be brought by a shareowner before the
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require advance notice for shareowner nominations for directors. |
In addition, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws authorize the Board of Directors to
create and issue a new class or series of preferred stock, provide for a classified Board of
Directors, and include certain fair price provisions and super-majority voting requirements
relating to business combinations, removal of directors and amendments to the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws. These provisions in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may limit
the ability of individuals to bring matters before shareowner meetings, change the composition of
the Board of Directors and pursue a merger, takeover, business combination or tender offer
involving PPL Corporation, which, under certain circumstances, could encourage a potentially
interested purchaser to negotiate with the Board of Directors rather than pursue a non-negotiated
takeover attempt, including one which shareowners might favor, and could reduce the market value of
our common stock.
Listing. The Common Stock will be listed on the New York Exchange.
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Transfer Agent and Registrar. The sole Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Common Stock is
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., St. Paul, Minnesota.
VALIDITY OF COMMON STOCK
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York, counsel to PPL Corporation, will pass upon
the validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby for PPL Corporation. Frederick C. Paine,
Esq., Senior Counsel of PPL Services Corporation, will pass upon the validity of the shares of
common stock for PPL Corporation. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP will rely on the opinion of Mr.
Paine as to matters involving the law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of PPL Corporation (the
Company) appearing in the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 9, 2009 for the
year ended December 31, 2008 and the effectiveness of PPL Corporations internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon included therein, and
incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements and financial statement schedule have
been incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such
firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
INDEMNIFICATION
The directors and officers of PPL Corporation are entitled to indemnification as expressly
permitted by the provisions of the BCL and the Bylaws of the company. PPL Corporation presently has
insurance policies which, among other things, include liability insurance coverage for officers and
directors and officers and directors of PPL Corporations subsidiaries under which such officers
and directors are covered against any loss by reason of any of their wrongful acts, subject to the
terms and conditions of the policy.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling PPL Corporation pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, PPL Corporation has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is therefore unenforceable.
No dealer, salesman or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any
representation not contained in this Prospectus in connection with the offer made by this
Prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as
having been authorized by PPL Corporation. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make such an offer
or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under
any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of PPL
Corporation since the date hereof.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
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Registration fee |
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4,924.07 |
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Printing and engraving |
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25,000 |
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Legal fees |
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20,000 |
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Accounting fees |
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35,000 |
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Postage |
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1,000 |
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Miscellaneous |
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3,000 |
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Total |
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88,924.07 |
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All of the above except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee are estimated.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 7.01 of the Bylaws of PPL Corporation provides:
(a) Right to Indemnification. Except as prohibited by law, every director and
officer of the corporation shall be entitled as of right to be indemnified by the
corporation against reasonable expense and any liability paid or incurred by such person in
connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding, civil,
criminal, administrative, investigative or other, whether brought by or in the right of the
corporation or otherwise, in which he or she may be involved, as a party or otherwise, by
reason of such person being or having been a director or officer of the corporation or by
reason of the fact that such person is or was serving at the request of the corporation as
a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or other representative of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity (such claim,
action, suit or proceeding hereinafter being referred to as action). Such indemnification
shall include the right to have expenses incurred by such person in connection with an
action paid in advance by the corporation prior to final disposition of such action,
subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by law. Persons who are not directors or
officers of the corporation may be similarly indemnified in respect of service to the
corporation or to another such entity at the request of the corporation to the extent the
board of directors at any time denominates such person as entitled to the benefits of this
Section 7.01. As used herein, expense shall include fees and expenses of counsel selected
by such person; and liability shall include amounts of judgments, excise taxes, fines and
penalties, and amounts paid in settlement.
(b) Right of Claimant to Bring Suit. If a claim under paragraph (a) of this Section
7.01 is not paid in full by the corporation within thirty days after a written claim has
been received by the corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit
against the corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and, if successful in
whole or in part, the claimant shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting
such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action that the conduct of the claimant was
such that under Pennsylvania law the corporation would be prohibited from indemnifying the
claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the
corporation. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its board of directors,
independent legal counsel and its shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the
circumstances because the conduct of the claimant was not such that indemnification would
be prohibited by law, nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its board
of directors, independent legal counsel or its shareholders) that the conduct of the
claimant was such that indemnification would be prohibited by law, shall be a defense to
the action or create a presumption that the conduct of the claimant was such that
indemnification would be prohibited by law.
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(c) Insurance and Funding. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to
protect itself and any person eligible to be indemnified hereunder against any liability or
expense asserted or incurred by such person in connection with any action, whether or not
the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability or
expense by law or under the provisions of this Section 7.01. The corporation may create a
trust fund, grant a security interest, cause a letter of credit to be issued or use other
means (whether or not similar to the foregoing) to ensure the payment of such sums as may
become necessary to effect indemnification as provided herein.
(d) Non-Exclusivity; Nature and Extent of Rights. The right of indemnification
provided for herein (1) shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights, whether now
existing or hereafter created, to which those seeking indemnification hereunder may be
entitled under any agreement, bylaw or charter provision, vote of shareholders or directors
or otherwise, (2) shall be deemed to create contractual rights in favor of persons entitled
to indemnification hereunder, (3) shall continue as to persons who have ceased to have the
status pursuant to which they were entitled or were denominated as entitled to
indemnification hereunder and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal
representatives of persons entitled to indemnification hereunder and (4) shall be
applicable to actions, suits or proceedings commenced after the adoption hereof, whether
arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after the adoption hereof. The right of
indemnification provided for herein may not be amended, modified or repealed so as to limit
in any way the indemnification provided for herein with respect to any acts or omissions
occurring prior to the effective date of any such amendment, modification or repeal.
Directors and officers of PPL Corporation may also be indemnified in certain circumstances
pursuant to the statutory provisions of general application contained in Pennsylvania law.
PPL Corporation presently has insurance policies which, among other things, include liability
insurance coverage for officers and directors and officers and directors of PPL Corporations
subsidiaries under which such officers and directors are covered against any loss by reason of
payment of damages, judgments, settlements and costs, as well as charges and expenses incurred in
the defense of actions, suits or proceedings. Loss is specifically defined to exclude fines and
penalties, as well as matters deemed uninsurable under the law pursuant to which the insurance
policy shall be construed. The policies also contain other specific exclusions, including illegally
obtained personal profit or advantage, and dishonesty.
Item 16. Exhibits.
Reference is made to the information contained in the Exhibit Index filed as part of this
Registration Statement, which information is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Rule 411
of the Securities and Exchange Commissions Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement;
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933 (the Act);
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was
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registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective Registration Statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs
is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Act to any
purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that
in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this Registration
Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if
the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered
to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of
the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided
by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Act, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual
report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and
has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Allentown, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 10th day
of September, 2009.
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PPL CORPORATION |
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By:
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/s/ JAMES H. MILLER
James H. Miller
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Title:
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 10th
day of September, 2009.
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
James H. Miller
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Executive Vice President and Chief |
Paul A. Farr
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Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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Vice President and Controller |
J. Matt Simmons, Jr.
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(Principal Accounting Officer) |
Directors:
Frederick M. Bernthal
John W. Conway
E. Allen Deaver
Louise K. Goeser
Stuart E. Graham
Stuart Heydt
Craig A. Rogerson
W. Keith Smith
Keith H. Williamson
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By:
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/s/ JAMES H. MILLER.
James H. Miller
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Attorney-in-fact |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of PPL Corporation (Exhibit 3(i) to PPL
Corporations current report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11459) dated May 21, 2008) |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of PPL Corporation, effective May 21, 2008 (Exhibit 3(ii) to
PPL Corporations current report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11459) dated May 21, 2008) |
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Form of Common Stock Certificate (Exhibit 4.1 to PPL Corporations registration
statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-158200) dated March 25,
2009) |
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5.1
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Opinion of Frederick C. Paine, Esq. with respect to legality of securities being
registered hereunder |
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5.2
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Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP with respect to legality of securities being
registered hereunder |
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23.1
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Consent of Frederick C. Paine, Esq. (reference is made to Exhibit 5.1 filed herewith) |
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23.2
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Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (reference is made to Exhibit 5.2 filed herewith) |
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23.3
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP |
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24.1
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Power of Attorney |
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