PPL CORPORATION

1st Quarter 2024 Investor Update

May 1, 2024

Cautionary Statements and Factors That May Affect Future Results

Statements made in this presentation about future operating results or other future events are forward-looking statements under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A discussion of some of the factors that could cause actual results or events to vary is contained in the Appendix of this presentation and in PPL's SEC filings.

Management utilizes non-GAAP financial measures such as "earnings from ongoing operations" or "ongoing earnings" in this presentation. For additional information on non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the appropriate GAAP measure, refer to the Appendix of this presentation and PPL's SEC filings.

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Business Update

1st QUARTER 2024

Vince Sorgi

INVESTOR UPDATE

President & Chief Executive Officer

May 1, 2024

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1st Quarter Financial Highlights

  • Continued execution, delivered solid 1st quarter financial results
    • Reported Q1 2024 GAAP results of $0.42 per share and ongoing earnings of $0.54 per share, representing 12.5% increase year-over-year
  • Reaffirmed 2024 ongoing earnings forecast range of $1.63 - $1.75 per share with a midpoint of $1.69 per share
  • On track to complete ~$3.1 billion capex plan to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy to our customers
  • Reaffirmed long-term financial targets
    • 6% - 8% annual earnings per share and dividend growth through at least 2027 (1)
    • $14.3 billion capital investment plan through 2027
    • O&M savings of at least $175 million by 2026 from the company's 2021 baseline

Note: See Appendix for the reconciliation of reported earnings to earnings from ongoing operations.

(1) Refers to PPL's projected earnings per share growth from 2024 guidance range midpoint of $1.69 per share to 2027 and targeted dividend per share growth in line with EPS.

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Operational and Regulatory Updates

  • Received approval for $326 million Infrastructure, Safety and Reliability (ISR) plans that support critical investment needs in Rhode Island
    • Includes capital investments for $132 million of electric distribution and $168 million of gas distribution, plus an additional $26 million in operating costs
    • Investments to be recovered through an annual rider
  • Filed request with PAPUC to enhance DSIC mechanism in Pennsylvania, supporting timely recovery of capital investments in eligible property (1)
    • Requested to increase revenue cap to 9% (currently 5%) beginning January 1, 2025
    • Expect decision from the PAPUC by end of 2024
  • Default Service Plan (DSP) filing in Pennsylvania with modifications to drive lower costs
    • Leveraging data analytics, our plan includes modifications to the current product mix designed to lower supply costs for our customers
    • Expect decision from the PAPUC by the end of 2024 for plan effective June 1, 2025 - May 31, 2029

PAPUC: Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

DSIC: Distribution System Improvement Charge

  1. DSIC petition filed under Docket# P-2024-3048732.

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Advancing Plans to Support Prospective Data Centers

  • PPL is well positioned to serve the needs of data centers in both Pennsylvania and Kentucky
    • Favorable attributes include capacity on our electricity grids, strong reliability, an abundance of available land, geographic locations and incentive programs to support data center development in each state
    • Current business plan does not reflect incremental data center load or capital investments
  • Data center potential in Pennsylvania
    • PPL Electric received a record number of new requests in both 2023 and Q1 2024, with ~3 GWs in advanced stages
    • Prospective data centers represent upside to our capital plan as large data centers (>500 MW) need transmission upgrades $50 to $150 million per data center (PPL Electric's share of capital investment), depending on the size, location, and data center needs
    • Every $125M of incremental investment (PPL Electric's share) is projected to add $0.01 of EPS
    • Importantly, we expect the net impact of each data center connection to reduce the retail customer transmission rates for our PA customers
  • Data center potential in Kentucky
    • LG&E and KU are also engaged with several data center developers
    • Prospective data centers represent modest upside to our capital plan through any required transmission upgrades and more significant upside through additional generation capacity required

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Items on the Horizon

  • Assessing potential impact of new suite of finalized EPA rules
    • Finalized rules include Section 111 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) CO2 Standards, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG), and Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR)
    • We anticipate these rules to be challenged and that the legal process could take years to complete
    • However, should these rules be upheld, compliance would likely require significant additional environmental investments in our Kentucky generation fleet and/or require new generation in the latter years of the current planning period and beyond
    • The new rules could exacerbate long-term resource adequacy concerns, especially with new data center load requirements
  • LG&E and KU's Renewable Energy Request For Proposal (RFP)
    • Evaluating alternatives to provide customers with the least-cost,long-term supply of renewable energy
    • Exploring potential additions, no earlier than 2026, in light of new EPA regulations and expected load growth
    • Proposals due by end of Q2 with our expected evaluations to be completed in Q4 of 2024
  • Kentucky Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)
    • Expect to file plan in Q4 2024 (no later than October 19th)
    • IRP will incorporate updated load forecasts and generation supply planning, including November 2023 CPCN outcome, for the next 15-year planning horizon
  • PPL's Climate Assessment report
    • To be updated in 2025 following completion of the Kentucky IRP process

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Financial Update

1st QUARTER 2024

Joe Bergstein

INVESTOR UPDATE

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

May 1, 2024

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Financial Overview

Overview of 1st Quarter Financial Results

(Earnings per share)

Q1 2024

Q1 2023

Reported Earnings (GAAP)

$0.42

$0.39

Less: Special Items

($0.12)

($0.09)

  • Q1 2024 GAAP earnings of $0.42 per share
    • Q1 2024 special items of ($0.12) per share, primarily related to RI integration costs
  • Q1 2024 ongoing earnings of $0.54 per share, a $0.06 per share increase from prior year

Ongoing Earnings

$0.54

$0.48

KY Regulated

$0.25

$0.22

PA Regulated

$0.22

$0.19

RI Regulated

$0.11

$0.10

Corp. and Other

($0.04)

($0.03)

Note: See Appendix for the reconciliation of reported earnings to earnings from ongoing operations.

    • Increase was primarily due to returns on capital investments, improved sales volumes primarily due to weather and lower operating costs, partially offset by higher interest expense
  • Executed ~$1.2 billion of utility debt issuances, including the first at RIE under PPL's ownership
    • $650 million of First Mortgage Bonds at PPL Electric Utilities (coupon of 4.85% due in 2034)
    • $500 million of Senior Unsecured Notes at Rhode Island Energy (coupon of 5.35% due 2034)

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Review of 1st Quarter Financial Results

Ongoing Earnings Walk: Q1 2024 vs. Q1 2023

(Earnings per share)

Sales Volumes

(Primarily Weather)

+$0.03

Transmission

+$0.02

Revenue

Operating Costs

+$0.01

Distribution

+$0.01

Revenue

Transmission

+$0.01

Revenue

Operating Costs

+$0.01

Interest Expense

($0.01)

Other(1)

($0.01)

Other(1)

($0.01)

Segment

KY Regulated

PA Regulated

RI Regulated

Corporate & Other

Total PPL

2024 Q1 Ongoing EPS

$0.25

$0.22

$0.11

($0.04)

$0.54

Note: See Appendix for the reconciliation of reported earnings to earnings from ongoing operations.

(1) Reflects factors that were not individually significant.

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