PPL prices $1.15 billion of 3.000% exchangeable notes due 2030
PPL Capital Funding, a PPL subsidiary, issued $1.15 billion of 3.000% exchangeable senior notes due December 1, 2030, including an extra $150 million from the full exercise of the initial purchasers' option. Net proceeds were $1.14 billion, which the company intends to use to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes. The notes can be exchanged for PPL common stock at an initial price of about $42.66 per share, a 20.0% premium to the $35.55 reference price, and the filing says a maximum of 32,348,695 shares could be issued on exchange.
Key points
- Notes: $1.15 billion, 3.000% interest, payable semiannually, maturing December 1, 2030
- Net proceeds: $1.14 billion, to repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes
- Initial exchange price about $42.66 per share, a 20.0% premium to the $35.55 reference price on November 19, 2025
- Maximum of 32,348,695 common shares may be issued on exchange; the notes were sold in a private placement
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 24, 2025.
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