SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2002 PPL Corporation --------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Pennsylvania 1-11459 23-2758192 ------------ ------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18101-1179 ---------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive office) Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (610) 774-5151 -------------- ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE ------------------------ PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ---------------------------------------------------- On July 1, 2002, the top four executive officers of PPL Corporation ("PPL") and the presidents of its principal operating subsidiaries purchased an aggregate of 13,730 shares, or $448,500, of PPL's common stock through the optional cash payment feature of PPL's dividend reinvestment plan ("DRIP"). The DRIP is open to every record shareowner of PPL and permits shareowners to invest optional cash payments monthly. The details of each purchase are provided in the table below. These purchases will also be reported by each listed officer on a Form 4 in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF PER SHARE AGGREGATE NAME AND TITLE OF DATE OF SHARES PURCHASE VALUE OF METHOD OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURCHASE PURCHASED PRICE PURCHASE PURCHASE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William F. Hecht 7/1/02 7,347.315 $32.665 $240,000 Optional cash Chairman, President payment feature and Chief Executive of DRIP Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John R. Biggar 7/1/02 2,081.739 $32.665 $68,000 Optional cash Executive Vice payment feature President and Chief of DRIP Financial Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence E. De Simone 7/1/02 1,989.897 $32.665 $65,000 Optional cash Executive Vice payment feature President-Supply of DRIP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert J. Grey 7/1/02 229.604 $32.665 $7,500 Optional cash Senior Vice President, payment feature General Counsel and of DRIP Secretary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael E. Bray 7/1/02 765.345 $32.665 $25,000 Optional cash President - PPL payment feature Electric Utilities of DRIP Corporation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul T. Champagne 7/1/02 765.345 $32.665 $25,000 Optional cash President - PPL payment feature EnergyPlus, LLC of DRIP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James H. Miller 7/1/02 459.207 $32.665 $15,000 Optional cash President - PPL payment feature Generation, LLC of DRIP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger L. Petersen 7/1/02 91.841 $32.665 $3,000 Optional cash President - PPL payment feature Global, LLC of DRIP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNATURE --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. PPL CORPORATION By: /s/ John R. Biggar ----------------------------------- John R. Biggar Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dated: July 3, 2002