DEFA14A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )

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PPL CORPORATION

 

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LOGO     

Shareowner Services

P.O. Box 64945

St. Paul, MN 55164-0945

    
     
     
      PPL CORPORATION
      ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREOWNERS
      Wednesday, May 21, 2014
      2:00 p.m. local time
      Radisson Blu Hotel
      Herald Way
      Pegasus Business Park
      East Midlands Airport
      Derby, England
      United Kingdom DE74 2TZ
      Directions to the PPL Corporation Annual
      Meeting are available by contacting the
      Corporate Secretary’s Office, c/o PPL Corporation,
      TW-15, Two North Ninth Street,
      Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101.

Important Notice

Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Annual Meeting of Shareowners to be Held on May 21, 2014.

You are receiving notice that the proxy materials for PPL Corporation’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareowners are available on the Internet in place of printed materials. This is not a proxy card. Please follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a copy of the materials by mail or e-mail.

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet or by mail. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

The proxy statement and annual report to shareowners are available at:

 

LOGO

 

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   Vote Via the Internet. If you have access to the Internet, you can view the proxy materials and vote immediately online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until 11:59 p.m. (CDT) on May 20, 2014.
  

 

Step 1:

  

 

Go to LOGO

   Step 2:    Enter the 11-digit control # listed in the box of the upper right-hand corner of this page and have the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax Identification Number
   Step 3:    Click on the links to view our proxy materials
   Step 4:    To vote, follow the prompts on the site
   Your Internet vote authorizes the Named Proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed and returned your proxy card.
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   Vote by Mail. You can vote by mail only by requesting a paper copy of the proxy materials, which will include a proxy card.
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   Vote in Person. If you choose to vote your shares in person at the Annual Meeting, please bring this Notice, which will serve as your admission ticket to the meeting. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote your shares.


If you want to receive a paper copy or e-mail copy of the proxy materials, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before May 9, 2014 to facilitate timely delivery.

 

  To request paper or e-mail copies of the proxy materials for the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareowners or proxy materials for future shareowner meetings, please contact us via:

 

 

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Internet – Access the Internet and go to LOGO . Follow the instructions to log in, and order copies.

 

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Telephone – Call us free of charge at 866-870-3684 in the U.S. or Canada, using a touch-tone phone, and follow the instructions to log in and order copies.

 

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E-mail – Send us an e-mail at LOGO with “PPL Materials Request” in the subject line.

  

•   The e-mail must include:

–  The 11-digit control # located in the box in the upper right hand corner on the front of this Notice.

–  Your preference to receive printed materials via mail -or- to receive an e-mail copy of the proxy materials.

  

•   If you choose e-mail delivery, you must include your e-mail address.

•   If you would like this election to apply to delivery of material for all future meetings, write the word “Permanent” and include the last four digits of your Social Security Number or Tax ID number in the e-mail.

At the Annual Meeting, shareowners of record at the close of business on February 28, 2014 will be asked:

 

  1. To elect 12 directors, as listed in the Proxy Statement, for a term of one year.

 

  2. To conduct an advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.

 

  3. To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.

 

  4. To consider a shareowner proposal requesting the preparation of a political spending report, if properly presented.

 

  5. To consider a shareowner proposal related to special shareowner meetings, if properly presented.

Shareowners may also be asked to consider such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all of the directors in Item 1, FOR Items 2 and 3 and AGAINST Items 4 and 5.

THIS IS NOT A FORM FOR VOTING

 

THIS NOTICE WILL SERVE AS YOUR ADMISSION TICKET TO THE ANNUAL MEETING.