PPL Capital Funding, Inc. announces pricing of $1 billion of 3.000% Exchangeable Senior Notes

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PPL (NYSE: PPL) priced $1.0 billion of 3.000% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030 through PPL Capital Funding, with initial purchasers granted a 13-day option for an additional $150 million. The offering is expected to settle on November 24, 2025 and to yield approximately $988.8 million net proceeds (assuming no option exercise) for repayment of short-term debt and general corporate purposes.

Notes bear interest semi-annually, are exchangeable at 23.4412 shares per $1,000 (≈$42.66 per share, ~20% exchange premium to the Nov 19, 2025 NYSE close), are senior unsecured and guaranteed by PPL, and include customary exchange, redemption and repurchase provisions.

Positive

• $988.8M estimated net proceeds
• Low fixed coupon of 3.000% per year
• Initial exchange premium of approximately 20%

Negative

• Exchangeable at 23.4412 shares per $1,000 (dilution risk)
• Issuer may redeem only after Dec 5, 2028 subject to 130% threshold
• Holders can require repurchase on a fundamental change at 100% principal

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PPL Capital Funding priced $1.0B of 3.000% exchangeable notes due 2030; proceeds will repay short-term debt and fund general purposes.

PPL Capital Funding sold $1 billion of 3.000% exchangeable senior notes due 2030, with expected net proceeds of approximately $988.8 million (before offering expenses). The notes are senior, unsecured obligations guaranteed by PPL Corporation and carry an initial exchange rate equivalent to an initial exchange price of approximately $42.66 per share, which is about a 20% premium to the last reported sale price on Nov 19, 2025. The offering includes a $150 million initial purchaser option exercisable within 13 days and is expected to settle on Nov 24, 2025.

The business effect is straightforward: the issuance converts short-term borrowings into longer-dated capital while providing optional equity-linked conversion. Key dependencies and risks include potential share dilution if exchanges occur, the conditional exchange windows before Sep 1, 2030, and the issuer’s ability to refinance or repurchase notes under stated redemption tests (redeemable on or after Dec 5, 2028 if the share price meets the specified 130% threshold). The guarantee by PPL Corporation supports credit standing but does not eliminate exchange-related equity dilution.

Watch the settlement on Nov 24, 2025, whether the initial purchasers exercise the $150 million option, the timing and size of repayments of short-term debt using proceeds, and trading around the initial exchange price level and the Dec 5, 2028 redemption trigger; monitor through the nearer-term interest start date on Jun 1, 2026 and the full convertibility window opening on Sep 1, 2030.

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Capital Funding, Inc. ("PPL Capital Funding"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), announced today the pricing of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 3.000% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2030 (the "notes") in a private placement (the "offering") to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). PPL Capital Funding also granted the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase, within a 13-day period beginning on, and including, the first date on which the notes are issued, up to an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of notes. The sale of the notes to the initial purchasers is expected to settle on November 24, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to result in approximately $988.8 million in net proceeds to PPL Capital Funding after deducting the initial purchasers' discount but before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by PPL Capital Funding (assuming no exercise of the initial purchasers' option to purchase additional notes).

The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of PPL Capital Funding and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by PPL Corporation. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 3.000% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2026. The notes will mature on December 1, 2030, unless earlier exchanged, redeemed or repurchased.

The notes will be exchangeable at an initial exchange rate of 23.4412 shares of PPL Corporation's common stock (the "common stock") per $1,000 principal amount of notes (equivalent to an initial exchange price of approximately $42.66 per share of common stock, which represents an exchange premium of approximately 20% to the last reported sale price of $35.55 per share of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 19, 2025).  Upon exchange of the notes, PPL Capital Funding will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be exchanged and pay or deliver (or cause to be delivered), as the case may be, cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at PPL Capital Funding's election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of its exchange obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being exchanged. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding September 1, 2030, the notes will be exchangeable at the option of the noteholders only upon the satisfaction of specified conditions and during certain periods. On or after September 1, 2030, until the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date, the notes will be exchangeable at the option of the noteholders at any time regardless of these conditions or periods.

PPL Capital Funding may not redeem the notes prior to December 5, 2028. PPL Capital Funding may redeem for cash all or any portion of the notes (subject to certain limitations), at its option, on or after December 5, 2028, if the last reported sale price of the common stock has been at least 130% of the exchange price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive), during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on and including the trading day immediately preceding the date on which PPL Capital Funding provides notice of redemption, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. No sinking fund is provided for the notes.

Subject to certain conditions and a limited exception, holders of the notes will have the right to require PPL Capital Funding to repurchase all or a portion of their notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the indenture that will govern the notes) at a repurchase price of 100% of their principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest. In connection with certain corporate events or if PPL Capital Funding calls any notes for redemption, PPL Capital Funding will, under certain circumstances, increase the exchange rate for noteholders who elect to exchange their notes in connection with any such corporate event or exchange their notes called for redemption.

PPL Capital Funding intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.

The notes are being offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The notes, the guarantee, and the shares of common stock deliverable upon exchange of the notes, if any, have not been, nor will be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from such registration requirements.

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

About PPL

PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL), based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is a leading U.S. energy company focused on providing electricity and natural gas safely, reliably and affordably to more than 3.6 million customers in the U.S. PPL's high-performing, award-winning utilities are addressing energy challenges head-on by building smarter, more resilient and more dynamic power grids and advancing sustainable energy solutions.

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FAQ

What did PPL announce on November 20, 2025 regarding exchangeable notes?

PPL priced $1.0 billion of 3.000% Exchangeable Senior Notes due Dec 1, 2030, expected to settle Nov 24, 2025.

How much net proceeds will PPL receive from the November 2025 offering?

Estimated net proceeds are approximately $988.8 million, assuming no exercise of the initial purchasers' option.

What is the exchange rate and exchange price for PPL's 2025 notes?

Initial exchange rate is 23.4412 shares per $1,000 principal, equivalent to ≈$42.66 per share.

When can noteholders freely exchange PPL's exchangeable notes into common stock?

On or after September 1, 2030, noteholders may exchange at any time until the business day before maturity.

What are the key investor risks from PPL's exchangeable note offering?

Primary risks include dilution if exchanges occur and limited early redemption until Dec 5, 2028.

Will PPL use the offering proceeds to reduce debt or for growth?

PPL intends to use net proceeds to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes.