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PPL Corp., et al. – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/21 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 5/6/21, at 12:18pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/21   ·   Accession #:  922224-21-21   ·   File #s:  1-00905, 1-02893, 1-03464, 1-11459, 333-173665

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 5/06/21  PPL Corp.                         10-Q        3/31/21  106:25M
          Louisville Gas & Electric Co./KY
          LG&E & KU Energy LLC
          Kentucky Utilities Co.
          PPL Electric Utilities Corp.

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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                Liquidation or Succession                                        
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12: EX-31.F     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
13: EX-31.G     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
14: EX-31.H     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
15: EX-31.I     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
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19: EX-32.C     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
20: EX-32.D     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
21: EX-32.E     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     31K 
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29: R2          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income         HTML    137K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
30: R3          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     67K 
                Income (Unaudited)                                               
31: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     39K 
                Income (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                               
32: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    247K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
33: R6          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML    293K 
34: R7          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML     61K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
35: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity         HTML    123K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
36: R9          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity         HTML     28K 
                (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)                                      
37: R10         Segment and Related Information                     HTML     62K 
38: R11         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     62K 
39: R12         Income Taxes                                        HTML    102K 
40: R13         Utility Rate Regulation                             HTML    220K 
41: R14         Financing Activities                                HTML    110K 
42: R15         Defined Benefits                                    HTML    106K 
43: R16         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     84K 
44: R17         Related Party Transactions                          HTML    109K 
45: R18         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    206K 
46: R19         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    263K 
47: R20         Asset Retirement Obligations                        HTML     92K 
48: R21         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    113K 
49: R22         Acquisitions, Development and Divestitures          HTML     76K 
                (Tables)                                                         
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51: R24         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     68K 
52: R25         Revenue from Contracts with Customers               HTML    151K 
53: R26         Acquisitions, Development and Divestitures          HTML     81K 
54: R27         Other Income (Expense) - net                        HTML     49K 
55: R28         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML     30K 
                (Policies)                                                       
56: R29         Adoption of Accounting Guidance (Tables)            HTML     69K 
57: R30         Segment and Related Information (Tables)            HTML     57K 
58: R31         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)      HTML    152K 
59: R32         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     65K 
60: R33         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    107K 
61: R34         Utility Rate Regulation (Tables)                    HTML    203K 
62: R35         Financing Activities (Tables)                       HTML    106K 
63: R36         Defined Benefits (Tables)                           HTML    144K 
64: R37         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     45K 
65: R38         Related Party Transactions (Tables)                 HTML     70K 
66: R39         Other Income (Expense) - net (Tables)               HTML     51K 
67: R40         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    201K 
68: R41         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities       HTML    377K 
                (Tables)                                                         
69: R42         Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)               HTML     86K 
70: R43         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)       HTML    115K 
                (Tables)                                                         
71: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     83K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R45         Segment and Related Information (Details)           HTML     96K 
73: R46         Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details)     HTML    157K 
74: R47         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     78K 
75: R48         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     67K 
76: R49         Utility Rate Regulation - Regulatory Assets         HTML    111K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R50         Utility Rate Regulation - Regulatory Liabilities    HTML    314K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R51         Utility Rate Regulation - Regulatory Matters        HTML    183K 
                (Details)                                                        
79: R52         Utility Rate Regulation - Other (Details)           HTML     34K 
80: R53         Financing Activities - Credit Arrangements          HTML     82K 
                (Details)                                                        
81: R54         Financing Activities - Short-term Debt (Details)    HTML     64K 
82: R55         Financing Activities - Long-term Debt (Details)     HTML     68K 
83: R56         Financing Activities - Equity Securities (Details)  HTML     34K 
84: R57         Financing Activities - Distributions (Details)      HTML     32K 
85: R58         Acquisitions, Development and Divestitures -        HTML    152K 
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
86: R59         Acquisitions, Development and Divestitures -        HTML     31K 
                Development (Details)                                            
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88: R61         Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Matters and   HTML     65K 
                Regulatory Issues (Details)                                      
89: R62         Commitments and Contingencies - Environmental       HTML     35K 
                Matters and Other (Details)                                      
90: R63         Commitments and Contingencies - Guarantees and      HTML     74K 
                Other Assurances (Details)                                       
91: R64         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     86K 
92: R65         Other Income (Expense) - net (Details)              HTML     47K 
93: R66         Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities    HTML    105K 
                Measured on Recurring Basis Table (Details)                      
94: R67         Fair Value Measurements - Financial Instruments     HTML     47K 
                Not Recorded at Fair Value (Details)                             
95: R68         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     40K 
                Intro (Details)                                                  
96: R69         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     62K 
                Risk Disclosures (Details)                                       
97: R70         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML    110K 
                Fair Values (Details)                                            
98: R71         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML    102K 
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99: R72         Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities -     HTML     75K 
                Offsetting Derivative Instruments and Credit                     
                Risk-Related Features (Details)                                  
100: R73         Asset Retirement Obligations (Details)              HTML     43K  
101: R74         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) -     HTML     65K  
                After-tax Changes by Component (Details)                         
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                Income (Expense) Effect of Reclassifications                     
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 2/16/24  PPL Corp.                         10-K       12/31/23  135:50M
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 3/18/21  PPL Corp.                         8-K:1,2,7,9 3/17/21   15:11M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/04/21  PPL Corp.                         8-K:1,2,9   2/26/21   13:27M
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