Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0287
Expires: January 31, 2005
Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Thompson Paul W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PPL Corp [PPL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President of a PPL Subsidiary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
TWO NORTH NINTH STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2018
(Street)

ALLENTOWN, PA 18101
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/26/2018   M   2,493 A $ 32.27 12,804 D  
Common Stock 01/26/2018   F(1)   812 D $ 32.27 11,992 D  

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. SEC 1474 (9-02)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Unit (SIP) (2) 01/25/2018   A   5,485     (3)   (3) Common Stock 5,485 $ 0 5,485 (4) D  
Performance Stock Unit (SIP) (5) 01/25/2018   A   10,970     (5)   (5) Common Stock 10,970 $ 0 10,970 (6) D  
Performance Stock Unit (SIP) (7) 01/25/2018   A   10,970     (7)   (7) Common Stock 10,970 $ 0 10,970 (6) D  
Performance Stock Unit (ICPKE) $ 0 01/26/2018   M     2,493 (8)   (9)   (9) Common Stock 2,493 (8) $ 0 0 (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Thompson Paul W
TWO NORTH NINTH STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA 18101
      President of a PPL Subsidiary  

Signatures

 /s/Frederick C. Paine, as Attorney-In-Fact for Paul W. Thompson.   01/29/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares withheld by the company at the request of the executive officer to pay taxes due following expiration of the applicable restriction period, under the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees (ICPKE).
(2) No conversion or exercise price applies. Under the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan (SIP), a restricted stock unit converts to a share of common stock on the applicable vesting date.
(3) The units will vest on 01/25/2021.
(4) As of 01/29/2018, the total restricted stock units beneficially owned is 27,128.965. This total includes the 01/21/2016 grant of 8,478 restricted stock units, the 01/03/2017 grant of 4,531.483 restricted stock units, and the 02/17/2017 grant of 8,634.482 restricted stock units, plus in the case of the 01/03/2017 and 02/17/2017 grants, the incremental addition of restricted stock units credited to the original grant in amounts equal to dividend equivalents deemed earned on shares underlying such restricted stock units, and the 01/25/2018 grant of 5,485 restricted stock units.
(5) No conversion or exercise price or exercise or expiration date applies. Under the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan (SIP), all, some or none of the underlying securities will be earned depending on the Company's performance relative to an industry peer group over a three-year performance period ending 12/31/2020. Determination of number of underlying securities that have been earned, if any, will be made by the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee in January 2021.
(6) As of 01/29/2018, total performance units beneficially owned is 49,856.313. This total includes the 01/21/2016 grant of 9,790.382 performance units and the 01/03/2017 grants of 13,594.448 and 4,531.483 performance units, plus in each case, the incremental addition of performance units credited to the original grant in amounts equal to dividend equivalents deemed earned on shares underlying such performance units, and the 01/25/2018 grants of 10,970 and 10,970 performance units.
(7) No conversion or exercise price or exercise or expiration date applies. Under the terms of the Stock Incentive Plan (SIP), all, some or none of the underlying securities will be earned depending on the Company's return on equity over a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2020. Determination of number of underlying securities that have been earned, if any, will be made by the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee in January 2021.
(8) Total includes the reinvestment of dividends.
(9) No conversion or exercise price or exercise or expiration date applies. Under the terms of the Incentive Compensation Plan for Key Employees (ICPKE), the underlying securities were earned (25%) based on the Company's performance relative to an industry peer group over a three-year performance period ending 12/31/2017. Determination of the percentage of the award earned was made by the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee on 01/25/2018 and calculation of the underlying shares to be delivered, net of withholding, was completed on 01/26/2018.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.