UNITED STATES

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): February 1620, 2026

Commission FileNumber	Registrant; State of Incorporation;Address and Telephone Number				IRS EmployerIdentification No.
1-11459	PPL Corporation				23-2758192
	(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
	Pennsylvania
	645 Hamilton Street
	Allentown,		PA	18101
	(610)	774-5151
1-2893	Louisville Gas and Electric Company				61-0264150
	(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
	Kentucky
	820 West Broadway
	Louisville,		KY	40202
	(502)	627-2000
1-3464	Kentucky Utilities Company				61-0247570
	(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
	Kentucky and Virginia
	One Quality Street
	Lexington,		KY	40507-1462
	(502)	627-2000

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol:	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock of PPL Corporation	PPL	New York Stock Exchange

Junior Subordinated Notes of PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
2007 Series A due 2067	PPL/67	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐			PPL Corporation
☐			Louisville Gas and Electric Company
☐			Kentucky Utilities Company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐			PPL Corporation
☐			Louisville Gas and Electric Company
☐			Kentucky Utilities Company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 813(a) -of ~~Other~~the ~~Events~~Exchange Act. ☐

~~Item~~Section ~~8.01~~2 ~~Other~~- ~~Events~~Financial Information

OnItem ~~February~~2.02 ~~16,~~Results ~~2026, the Kentucky Public Service Commission ("KPSC") issued orders in the regulatory proceedings commenced in May 2025~~ of ~~Louisville~~Operations ~~Gas~~ and ~~Electric~~Financial Company ("LG&E") and Kentucky Utilities Company ("KU", and collectively with LG&E, the "Companies") requesting increases in annual electricity and gas revenues and associated accounting and other matters.Condition

~~The~~On ~~KPSC's~~February ~~orders~~20, ~~approve~~2026, ~~portions~~PPL ofCorporation ~~the~~("PPL") ~~Companies'~~issued ~~October~~a ~~2025~~press ~~stipulation~~release ~~and~~announcing ~~recommendation~~its ~~previously~~financial ~~entered~~results ~~into~~for ~~with~~the ayear ~~majority~~ended ofDecember ~~the~~31, ~~intervenors~~2025, inand ~~the~~other ~~rates~~business ~~proceeding,~~matters. ~~with~~A ~~modifications.~~copy Inof ~~connection~~the ~~with~~press ~~these~~release ~~orders,~~is ~~PPL~~furnished ~~Corporation~~as ~~reaffirms~~Exhibit ~~its~~99.1 ~~previously~~to ~~disclosed~~this ~~long-term~~Current ~~earnings~~Report ~~growth~~on ~~targets.~~Form 8-K.

~~The~~Section ~~KPSC~~7 ~~orders~~- ~~provide~~Regulation for increases in annual electricity revenues of $59 million and $128 million at LG&E and KU, respectively, and an increase in annual gas revenues of $46 million at LG&E. The orders include authorized returns on equity of 9.775% for base rate purposes and 9.675% for capital rate adjustment mechanisms.FD

~~The~~Item ~~KPSC~~7.01 ~~orders~~Regulation ~~approve~~FD ~~the Companies' requests for establishment of certain new rate adjustment mechanisms or tariffs, with modifications;~~Disclosure

•aOn ~~temporary~~February ~~Pilot~~20, ~~Generation~~2026, ~~Recovery~~at ~~Adjustment~~11:00 ~~Clause~~a.m. (~~"Adjustment~~Eastern ~~Clause PGR"~~Time), tomembers ~~provide~~of ~~recovery~~PPL's senior management will hold a teleconference and ~~return~~webcast onwith ~~investment~~financial ofanalysts ~~applicable~~to ~~costs~~discuss ofPPL's ~~certain~~financial ~~new~~results ~~generation~~for the year ended December 31, 2025, and ~~storage~~other ~~assets~~business ~~being~~matters. ~~built~~The orevent ~~anticipated~~will be available live, in audio format, together with the slides to be ~~built~~used byduring the ~~Companies~~teleconference, ason ~~authorized~~PPL's inInternet ~~approval~~website: ~~proceedings~~www.pplweb.investorroom.com/events. ~~before~~The ~~the~~webcast ~~KPSC~~will inbe ~~2023~~available ~~and~~for ~~2025;~~replay on PPL's website for 90 days.

~~•the~~Section ~~inclusion~~9 in- ~~the~~Financial ~~Adjustment~~Statements ~~Clause PGR of recovery~~ and ~~return on investment of certain costs associated with a potential extension of the operating life of LG&E's Mill Creek Unit 2 beyond its original 2027 retirement date; and~~Exhibits

~~•an~~Item ~~Extremely~~9.01 ~~High~~Financial ~~Load~~Statements ~~Factor Tariff for future applicable customers, such as data centers, which includes requirements such as long-term contracts, minimum revenue payments~~ and ~~collateral security structures that help protect the interests of the Companies and of other ratepayers.~~Exhibits

The Adjustment Clause PGR is similar to a new generation cost recovery adjustment mechanism proposed in the Companies' stipulation, but restructured by the KPSC to be a pilot adjustment mechanism with a term until the earlier of ten months following the submission of the Companies' next base rate proceeding or the effective date of new rates in such proceeding, with the expectation that the mechanism would be reviewed in such proceeding. The pilot mechanism will apply to the Companies' planned Mill Creek Unit 5, Brown Battery Energy Storage System, Mercer County Solar and Marion County Solar generation-related projects. The KPSC also included LG&E's Mill Creek Unit 2's potential stay-open costs in Adjustment Clause PGR in lieu of approving the stipulation's request for a stand-alone adjustment mechanism for such costs. Finally, the KPSC excluded from coverage under Adjustment Clause PGR costs related to LG&E's Mill Creek Unit 6 and the Companies' Brown Unit 12 planned new generation assets due to their anticipated in-service dates falling outside of the estimated pilot mechanism's duration, but without prejudice to the Companies seeking recovery of such costs in future proceedings.

(d)

Exhibits

99.1 -

Press Release, dated February 20, 2026, announcing PPL's financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025, and other business matters.

104 -

Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File is embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

~~The~~As ~~KPSC~~provided ~~orders~~in ~~also~~General ~~approved,~~Instruction ~~approved~~B.2 ~~with~~of ~~modifications~~Form 8-K, orthe ~~denied~~information contained in ~~some~~Items ~~cases~~2.02 and 7.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~other~~as ~~requested~~amended, ~~accounting~~nor ~~and~~shall ~~rate~~any ~~matters~~such ~~relating~~information be deemed to ~~regulatory~~be ~~assets~~incorporated orby ~~liabilities~~reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, ~~depreciation~~as ~~rates~~amended, ~~and~~except ~~other~~as ~~areas~~shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The rate changes have a retroactive effective date as of January 1, 2026. Consistent with authorized rate case procedures, the Companies will refund to customers relevant amounts in excess of the final approved rates within sixty days. SIGNATURE

~~The~~Pursuant ~~KPSC~~to ~~orders~~the ~~did~~requirements ~~not~~of ~~approve~~the aSecurities ~~proposed~~Exchange ~~earnings-sharing~~Act ~~mechanism~~of ~~adjustment~~1934, ~~clause that had been requested in~~ the ~~Companies'~~Registrant ~~stipulation.~~has ~~The~~duly ~~stipulation~~caused ~~also~~this ~~included~~report ato ~~conditional~~be ~~stay~~signed ~~out~~on ~~offer~~its behalf by the ~~Companies~~undersigned tohereunto ~~refrain~~duly ~~from effective base rate increases prior to August 2028~~authorized.

~~The~~PPL ~~Companies~~CORPORATION ~~and~~By: ~~all~~/s/ ~~intervenors~~Marlene have rights to request rehearing or appeal of the orders of the KPSC and because the KPSC orders modified or denied terms of the proposed stipulation, the Companies and all stipulating parties have the right to withdraw from the stipulationC. ~~The~~Beers ~~Companies~~Marlene ~~continue to evaluate the details contained in the orders and related matters as they consider next steps~~C. ~~PPL~~BeersVice ~~Corporation~~President and ~~the Companies cannot predict the outcome of this matter.~~Controller

~~Cautionary~~Dated: February ~~Statement~~20, ~~on Forward-Looking Statements~~2026

Statements in this report regarding future events and their timing, including statements as to future costs or expenses, regulation, corporate strategy and performance, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although PPL Corporation and the Companies believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these expectations, assumptions and statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the statements. The following are among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: subsequent phases of rate proceedings and regulatory cost recovery; market demand and prices for electricity and natural gas; political, regulatory or economic conditions in states and regions where the Companies conduct business; final negotiated terms and conditions in any prospective contracts and the progress of actual construction, purchase or installation of assets or operations. All forward-looking statements should be considered in light of these important factors and in conjunction with PPL Corporation's and the Companies' Form 10-K and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

PPL CORPORATION By: /s/ Marlene C. Beers Marlene C. BeersVice President and Controller LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ Christopher M. Garrett Christopher M. GarrettVice President-Finance and Accounting KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY By: /s/ Christopher M. Garrett Christopher M. GarrettVice President-Finance and Accounting

Dated: February 17, 2026

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